MAGA leaders are demanding the White House ignore court rulings against National Guard deployments, threatening a constitutional showdown over the president's authority to send troops into U.S. cities.

Why it matters: The backlash reveals how deeply President Trump's base has embraced the idea that court rulings — even from Trump-appointed judges — should not constrain his powers as commander-in-chief. • Earlier this year, MAGA activists railed against district-court judges who used nationwide injunctions to block Trump administration policies, culminating in a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed that tool. • Now, the movement is going further — urging the White House to disregard court rulings entirely as Trump pushes to deploy the National Guard in cities like Chicago and Portland, O

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