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Calls are growing for a judicial opponent of President Donald Trump to face consequences after blocking significant parts of his agenda this month.
A Rhode Island judge overseeing one of the latest legal challenges against Trump was condemned on Tuesday by GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), who said the ruling by District Judge John McConnell is “hurting the American people” more than the president.
McConnell’s decision ordered the Trump administration to respect a previous restraining order which temporarily blocked his effort to pause federal grants and loans.
“You’re not just hurting the president,” Clyde told Fox News Digital. “You’re hurting the American people because they’re the ones who elected him, and they’re the ones who want him to do this – to exercise these specific authorities. And these judges are really denying the American people their rights.”
The root of Clyde’s ire against McConnell stems from a 2021 video resurfaced by conservative activists. In it, he argues that the judicial branch has the responsibility to “stand and enforce the rule of law, that is, against arbitrary and capricious actions by what could be a…
