The Commander-in-Chief is taking the fight to remove Biden-appointed bureaucrats to the Supreme Court, demanding immediate action to dismiss three Democrat members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
After a federal judge wrongfully reinstated these officials following their dismissal by Trump, the administration is asserting presidential authority to clean house at regulatory agencies that have long operated beyond accountability to the American people.
This week, the Trump administration formally requested that the Supreme Court remove three Democrat members from the CPSC who were initially fired by Trump but later reinstated by a federal judge.
This bold move follows a significant Supreme Court ruling in May that affirmed the president’s constitutional authority over the executive branch, including independent agencies.
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented a compelling case to the Supreme Court.
He argued that allowing these fired commissioners to remain in their positions has “sown chaos and dysfunction at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and that warrants this Court’s immediate intervention.”
The administration’s legal team emphasized that the May ruling “squarely controls this case.”
The core issue centers on whether the president can remove members of so-called “independent” agencies without cause.
Additionally, conservative legal scholars have argued that all executive agencies must ultimately answer to the president, who serves as the head of the executive branch.
The fired commissioners were all Biden appointees given seven-year terms, creating a Democrat majority that could obstruct the Trump administration’s regulatory reform agenda.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox, who reinstated the commissioners, based his decision on a nearly 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.
In his ruling, Maddox claimed that “Humphrey’s Executor, remains good law and is binding on” the court.
This refers to a 1935 decision that has allowed unelected bureaucrats to operate without direct presidential oversight for generations.
After their reinstatement by Maddox, attorneys for the fired commissioners claimed that the CPSC’s structure gives presidents “the opportunity to influence, but not control” the agency.
This liberal perspective effectively prevents President Trump from implementing the agenda American voters elected him to carry out, placing unelected bureaucrats above the will of the people.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, established in 1972, is responsible for protecting consumers from dangerous products through recalls and legal actions.
Its five-member structure was designed to include partisan balance, but this framework has allowed Democrat appointees to maintain control despite the change in administration.
This case could become a landmark decision if the Supreme Court’s conservative majority chooses to reconsider the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor precedent.
Such a ruling would restore constitutional order by affirming that all executive agencies must ultimately answer to the president, who is directly accountable to American voters.
The Trump administration’s appeal to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals was denied, making the Supreme Court the final opportunity to resolve this constitutional question.
Ultimately, the case represents a crucial battle in the ongoing effort to drain the swamp and ensure that unelected bureaucrats cannot thwart the policies of a duly elected president.
