By a 6-3 vote in the landmark case Youngstown Steel & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1953), the Supreme Court disagreed. The majority opinion, written by Justice Hugo Black, held that Congress had refused to pass a statute that authorized the president to seize this kind of private property and, therefore, the president lacked legal authority for his actions.
As millions took to the streets for the No Kings protests this weekend, a wealth of concerns were voiced, from Trump's authoritarian rule, repeated ICE raids, the loss of abortion access and more. Repeatedly, LGBTQ+ rights (and especially trans rights) were a key part of those protests. While a lot of issues are covered by the No Kings protests, they come at a time when the political pressure on LGBTQ+ people is high.