The mainstream media has been promoting the idea that President Donald Trump is bringing the United States toward a Constitutional crisis.

But CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings said it is not the president but activist federal judges that are bringing the nation to that crisis.

“Well, I think there’s a difference between saying whether you’re complying with the law and then you have these individual district court judges setting effectively broad federal policy that is specifically reserved for the president of the United States,” the commentator said.

“I think we do have a constitutional crisis, and it’s being caused by these judges. They’re not here to tell us how to spend the money. They’re not here to set broad federal policy. That is the president’s job as elected by the people. These judges are supposed to be settling discreet, specific matters, not policy setting.” Jennings said.

“I think Vance is right. I think Trump has a point. And these judges want nothing more to continue the lawfare against Trump,” he said. “My answer to that simply is It is the executive branch’s job to figure out how to spend money once it is appropriated by Congress. And sometimes they spend money that’s not been appropriated, but the correct political control is between the executive and the Congress, not some random federal judge.”

“I get it. You want individual federal judges who hate Donald Trump,” he said. “to tie him up for four years.”

The panel spoke about what the president could and should do as it pertains to defying a decision from one of these district court judges.

“If a district court judge tries to usurp the authority of the chief executive of this country, he should absolutely defy it. There’s a difference between broad policy decisions and discrete disputes between parties. That’s the difference. If I want a policy decided, I’ll take it to the Supreme Court,” he said.