WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a landmark 6-3 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the sitting president may now terminate the heads of all independent federal agencies using a single catchphrase or reality TV-style gesture, dramatically expanding executive power and freeing up the White House calendar for additional golf.

The ruling, delivered in the case Trump v. Slaughter, overturns nearly a century of constitutional precedent and paves the way for future presidents to clear out agency leadership with the ease of a weekly episode of ‘The Apprentice.’ Former President Donald Trump, who instantly took credit for the ruling in an all-caps, emoji-laden Truth Social post, called it “the greatest win for the American firing spirit since Alexander Graham Bell hung up the phone on his assistant.”

“Finally, presidents are free to dump bureaucrats as fast as I change cabinet members,” Trump tweeted, before suggesting President Biden ‘give it a try—Pocahontas at the EPA has got to go!’

Legal scholars were less enthusiastic. “The Founders never wanted the president to sweep away an entire regulatory regime with a simple wave and a snappy catchphrase,” complained Ruth Lefkowitz, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown. “But hey, whatever makes government more like cable television.”

Some agency heads are already updating their résumés. “I can’t wait to see what segment he uses on me,” said Mark P. Morris, interim chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. “I just hope there’s dramatic music.”

The White House has reportedly begun filming elimination-style meetings on the South Lawn, complete with rose ceremonies for surviving appointees.