Democrats and members of the media declared and warned of a constitutional crisis multiple times during President Donald Trump's first term in office.

The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional crisis.”White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the comments as she pushed back against critics of Republican President Donald Trump's expansive actions slashing the government workforce and federal spending.

Law professors have long debated what the term means. But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power.

Judges have blocked Trump on immigration, federal spending and other issues, setting the stage for protracted legal battles.

Vance sparked immediate outrage from Democrats after he criticized the courts for ruling against Musk’s effort to investigate the Treasury Department.

The White House on Wednesday sought to turn around claims from Democrats that there was a looming “constitutional crisis” if President Trump defied court orders, arguing that the real “crisis” was