"No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way," the group's president wrote in a searing statement.

"This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law."

The legal profession’s U.S. governing body says President Donald Trump’s decrees and actions since the inauguration are “wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself.” In a statement posted on X, the American Bar Association criticised Trump’s plans to end birthright citizenship and dismantle USAID as well as his attempts to criminalize people who work on DEI programs.