It’s a hallmark of Donald Trump’s presidency: Everyone around him must kiss his ass—publicly, lavishly, and without the slightest hint of embarrassment. The more obsequious the praise, the happier he is.

Foreign leaders have learned this, but no one matches the devotion of Trump’s inner circle. Case in point: Solicitor General John Sauer, the man arguing Trump’s cases before the Supreme Court.

In a letter urging the Supreme Court to uphold Trump’s supposed right to impose tariffs—even though the Constitution gives that power to Congress—Sauer outdoes himself in presidential flattery.

That’s wrong on several counts. The EU is the United States’ second-largest trading partner, behind Canada. And there is no “largest trade agreement in history.” What Trump announced was a framework, not a

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