Donald Trump made a promise on the campaign trail that he was going to increase efficiency in the federal government. For some reason, there are a few people in America who are looking to prevent that.

The battle is getting so intense, that Trump is taking things all the way to the Supreme Court in an effort to reduce the scope of the federal government, according to the Post Millennial.

The Trump administration is having to scratch and claw on behalf of the Americans taxpayers to make sure that government employees aren't taking advantage of our hard-earned money.

The case in question that reached the Supreme Court on February 16 related to Trump's efforts to fire officials in the executive branch.

Hampton Dellinger

A lower court temporarily reversed the firing of Office of Special Counsel (OSC) chief Hampton Dellinger. Politico reports that the OSC is in charge of enforcing laws regarding the employment of federal employees.

Hampton Dellinger was appointed by former President Joe Biden and served in his role until February 7, 2025, when he was dismissed by the Trump administration.

Dellinger was not happy about the decision and immediately filed a lawsuit to reclaim his position.

The lawsuit pointed to a federal law that limits the president's authority to remove special counsel appointees.

A federal court sided with Dellinger, allowing him to return to his position as the case continued.

The decision to leave Dellinger on the payroll was immediately challenged to an appeals court, which did not dismiss the first court's decision.

Take it up with SCOTUS

Trump's administration took the case straight to the Supreme Court after the appeals court did not dismiss the ruling.

"This case involves an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrants immediate relief," Solicitor General Sarah Harris wrote in the application to the Supreme Court.

She argued that the lower court undermining the president would cause "irreparable harm" to the President's "ability to manage the Executive Branch in the earliest days of his Administration."

"This Court should not allow the judiciary to govern by temporary restraining order and supplant the political accountability the Constitution ordains," Harris added. Dellinger's lawsuit "risks further emboldening district courts to issue TROs enjoining the President from undertaking myriad other actions implicating executive powers. The Executive Branch takes seriously its constitutional duty to comply with the orders of Article III courts, and it has fulfilled that duty here."

Trump promised to clean up America's federal government. So far, he's doing everything he can to keep that promise.

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