Has anyone asked Grok if President Trump has the authority to do this? I don't have X premium, so I asked ChatGPT, and I know anything it comes up with saying he doesn't will automatically be dismissed here. Since I've seen many people use Grok and it not be automatically shot down, I'd like to know what it says.

Unsurprisingly, ChatGPT says the President doesn't have absolute authority on this. That's what I've been seeing from other places as well.

So, I guess we'll see whether or not if he does very soon. Either he signs this EO tomorrow, and that's it (assuming the EO does indeed intend to completely shut down the DOE immediately) and the DOE is shut down, or he signs the EO, and it gets held up by judges and then it either just slowly dies there, or the judges say that it has to be approved by Congress (which would need every Republican vote along with at least 7 democrat votes as well for it to pass). If I'm missing a glaringly obvious other route, please let me know.

My money is that judges block it and send it to Congress, where it fails. Or perhaps wait two years, hoping that we gain at least 7 seats in the Senate after midterm elections (which I think would be very unlikely at this time, but who knows where we will be in 2 years).

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer or dooming here. I'm just being pragmatic. I'm not a big believer in copium or hopium or whatever it's called. Been burned too many times before by it. 😕