Donald J.Trump hails Supreme Court ruling that lifts restrictions on political spending
The president called the decision a victory for Republicans and the First Amendment in a Truth Social post on June 30, 2026.
The president called the decision a victory for Republicans and the First Amendment in a Truth Social post on June 30, 2026.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump celebrated a Supreme Court decision that removed restrictions on political spending on a Truth Social post on June 30, 2026, at 9:56 AM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “The Supreme Court just took restrictions off political spending! A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS and, more importantly, The First Amendment! Donald J.Trump”
The post appears to reference a pair of rulings the Supreme Court handed down on June 29, 2026. Chief Justice John Roberts authored both opinions, which addressed the power of the president to fire leaders of independent executive agencies (see thenation.com). The rulings dramatically reshaped the federal regulatory landscape and sparked intense debate over the balance of power between the White House and Congress.
In Trump v. Slaughter, the court ruled 6-3 that Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter from her position as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. Roberts argued that Congress lacks the authority to shield leaders of independent executive agencies from removal by the president, overturning the 90-year-old precedent set in Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (see thenation.com). The decision effectively ended the structural independence that Congress had built into agencies regulating business, banking, public health and the environment.
In a companion case, Trump v. Cook, the court ruled 5-4 that Trump could not fire Lisa Cook, a board member of the Federal Reserve. Roberts distinguished the Fed from other agencies, preserving its insulation from presidential control even as the court stripped that same protection from nearly every other independent body (see thenation.com).
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in Trump v. Slaughter, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Sotomayor argued that Congress created these agencies with the expectation that their leaders would remain insulated from political pressure, and that removing this independence upends the entire federal regulatory regime in a single stroke (see thenation.com).
The rulings carry broad implications for campaign finance and federal governance. Critics warn that concentrating more power in the presidency could increase the influence of money in politics and weaken the regulatory guardrails that constrain corporate behavior (see cbsnews.com). Supporters contend the decisions restore constitutional authority the founders intended the president to hold.
Trump framed the outcome as a free-speech victory and a political win for the Republican Party. The post did not specify which ruling he was referencing, though the decisions collectively represent one of the most consequential expansions of presidential power in modern history (see theguardian.com).
In the last 30 days, 26 of 555 Trump posts on Truth Social addressed legal topics, reflecting sustained attention to court battles and judicial outcomes during this period.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on June 30, 2026 at 10:02 AM EST
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