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Cannon nonetheless reached deep into the executive branch’s affairs to apparently impede the flow of information between the nation’s top law enforcement officer and the president, vastly exceeding her constitutional role to run interference for Trump.

On a political level, it makes perfect sense that Cannon would run interference for Trump yet again.

Elon Musk thinks a “tough” and “intimidating” figurehead on the international stage must run interference for far-right disruptors in other countries and cite outright, unapologetic lies as justification.

The court evidently willing to run interference for Trump—who, after all, appointed three members of the conservative majority that is surely behind this delay tactic.

“This is a slick, slippery politician whose state is failing, people are leaving his state, and he is trying to run interference for his failures,” Mr. DeSantis said.