Trump Suggests He’ll “PACK THE COURT” in Rant Against Justices He Appointed |
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In a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday evening, President Donald Trump lambasted two Supreme Court justices he had personally appointed to the bench for not being “loyal” enough to him.
Trump berated Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, deriding their roles in a majority ruling earlier this year that overturned his massive global tariffs. He also denounced them for appearing skeptical during recent oral arguments over his attempt to issue an executive order last year to reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause.
“They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!” Trump complained in his social media post.
Trump then suggested that he should take action in order to ensure certain conservative bloc justices — who sometimes, though infrequently, issue rulings against his policies — are no longer relevant.
“With certain Republican Nominated Justices that we have on the Supreme Court, the Democrats don’t really need to ‘PACK THE COURT’ any longer. In fact, I should be the one wanting to PACK THE COURT!” Trump said.
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