President Trump's aggressive stance towards federal courts contrasts sharply with other global leaders who have historically restructured the judiciary. While countries like Hungary and Turkey have purged judges or altered laws over time, Trump appears to outright disregard court orders immediately after taking office. Scholars like Steven Levitsky argue that this approach indicates a uniquely authoritarian trend in the U.S. judicial system, surpassing the aggressive tactics used by other leaders in democratic backsliding scenarios.
"I’ve never seen anything like it. These first two months have been much more aggressively authoritarian than almost any other comparable case I know of democratic backsliding."
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