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Maria Villarroel

MAGA Republican Suggests Trump Take Page Out of Andrew Jackson's Playbook. Here's What He's Known For

U.S. President Donald Trump, beneath a portrait of populist President Andrew Jackson, speaks before the swearing-in of Rex Tillerson as 69th secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump is targeting courts across the country as judges block several of his moves, including granting Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) the permission to access Treasury Department records. However, their stance isn't unprecedented, with another president seeking to go after courts almost two centuries ago.

A federal judge made the decision early Saturday to block Musk from accessing the Department of the Treasury's records, while others blocked Trump's push to end birthright citizenship, among other rulings. The decisions have led to an avalanche of MAGA fanatics to question the power and authority of the judicial branch of government.

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