During a wide-ranging interview with CBS News in Detroit, President Donald Trump raised fresh concerns about his view of presidential power, suggesting that courts and even the Constitution would not ultimately constrain him if he believed he was acting in the country’s best interest. Speaking with Tony Dokoupil while visiting Michigan for an address to the Detroit Economic Club and a stop at a Ford plant, Trump downplayed judicial checks by asserting alignment between his goals and what courts would want, comments that come as his administration pushes aggressive legal and political efforts ahead of the 2026 midterms, including moves involving voter rolls and Republican-backed redistricting.
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