‘King Trump’ is stronger than ever after US supreme court bolsters his agenda

Birthright citizenship ruling only a surface level setback, with the court granting president's multiple power grabs

The symbolic and high profile defeats cannot obscure a more uncomfortable truth.

The US supreme court - a vital cog in the US constitutional framers' vision of an intricate system of checks and balances aimed at reining in an excessively assertive president - has made Donald Trump stronger than ever, and shows little inclination to stop.