fiat

Through fiat of executive order, Trump is reaching for an unprecedented expansion of his own power, and the Republican majority on the Supreme Court may very well assist.

“What they can’t do democratically they are now trying to do via illegal executive fiat and do an end run around Congress.”

He said he was aware that many of Trump's first-week fiats would fail in the courts but noted how effective the quick movement is from a messaging perspective.

Congress also codified birthright citizenship in the Immigration and Nationality Act, the states argue in their lawsuit — which calls Trump’s order an “executive fiat.”

He's someone who wants to hide in a bunker while sending out minions to force his will by fiat, which is exactly what happened on January 6, 2021.