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BumRushDaShow

(153,947 posts)
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 12:15 PM Tuesday

Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated

Source: CNN Politics

Published 9:00 AM EDT, Tue June 3, 2025


CNN — President Donald Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations. But he has directed particular ire at Justice Amy Coney Barrett, his most recent appointee, one of the sources said.

The behind-closed-doors grievances have been wide-ranging, and while many have been about Barrett, Trump has also expressed frustration about Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the sources familiar with the matter said. The complaints have gone on for at least a year, the sources said.

The president’s anger, sources said, has been fueled by allies on the right, who have told Trump privately that Barrett is “weak” and that her rulings have not been in line with how she presented herself in an interview before Trump nominated her to the bench in 2020. “It’s not just one ruling. It’s been a few different events he’s complained about privately,” a senior administration official told CNN.

In a statement, principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields said: “President Trump will always stand with the U.S. Supreme Court, unlike the Democrat Party, which, if given the opportunity, would pack the court, ultimately undermining its integrity. The President may disagree with the Court and some of its rulings, but he will always respect its foundational role.” A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/politics/amy-coney-barrett-justice-trump

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Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
"She's like, a woman, and stuff. You know, Nasty." - Krasnov (R-Felon/Rapist) BoRaGard Tuesday #1
The little convicted felon can't handle that woman republianmushroom Tuesday #2
He assumed that because he appointed them they now owe him Ocelot II Tuesday #3
Trump is not conservative. He is "self-servative." 3catwoman3 Tuesday #5
I love that line never heard it before jgmiller Tuesday #10
It's my own creation, just today. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #14
Well done 👍 electric_blue68 Wednesday #17
Grousing that he can't fire her and other "renegades". no_hypocrisy Tuesday #4
The SCOTUS has a history of Associate Justices becoming their own person flashman13 Tuesday #6
What a bunch of bull $h1t this statement is ... aggiesal Tuesday #7
He doesn't respect any "foundational role" other than his own. Ocelot II Tuesday #8
I guess their "agenda" is the constitution PatSeg Tuesday #9
I can remember back to 2020 when he disrespected RBG FakeNoose Tuesday #11
September 26, 2020 BumRushDaShow Tuesday #12
Yes, the assholes all infected each other FakeNoose Tuesday #13
TACO Don did not get the MEMO.... ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #15
I don't like the Trump justices either. ananda Tuesday #16

Ocelot II

(125,064 posts)
3. He assumed that because he appointed them they now owe him
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 12:27 PM
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and therefore would always decide cases in his favor. Everything is transactional with him. But of course it doesn't work that way, and although those justices are conservative that doesn't mean he automatically wins - a lot of what he does isn't "conservative" at all, and those justices won't ignore the law completely despite their biases.

3catwoman3

(26,794 posts)
14. It's my own creation, just today.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 04:14 PM
Tuesday

I'm a word nerd, and I love neologisms. Feel free to spread it around.

flashman13

(1,238 posts)
6. The SCOTUS has a history of Associate Justices becoming their own person
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:14 PM
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and not being the person that the President thought they were nominating.

aggiesal

(10,074 posts)
7. What a bunch of bull $h1t this statement is ...
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:23 PM
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"... The President may disagree with the Court and some of its rulings, but he will always respect its foundational role.”

Why doesn't Mierda47 accept its foundational decisions?

PatSeg

(50,288 posts)
9. I guess their "agenda" is the constitution
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 02:01 PM
Tuesday

Apparently, he never took that into consideration. He apparently thinks with enough bullying, everyone will bow down to him.

FakeNoose

(37,585 posts)
11. I can remember back to 2020 when he disrespected RBG
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 02:53 PM
Tuesday

He couldn't even wait until Justice Ginsberg was in the ground ... he HAD to announce her replacement immediately. And it was Amy Coney Barrett, who is close to being the least-qualified Justice we've ever had on SCOTUS. Sheesh!

To top it off, Chump had the announcement reception in the Rose Garden during the height of the 2020 lockdown. Almost nobody wore masks at the event and several were exposed to Covid. I believe that's even when Chump himself caught it, but he didn't show symptoms right away.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,664 posts)
15. TACO Don did not get the MEMO....
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 04:16 PM
Tuesday

US Supreme Court Justices DO NOT rule on or in favor of a President's agenda. They rule on what is Constitutional or not!

So far, the system seems to be holding up. Apprehending people off the streets WITHOUT due process and deporting them is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!! Any Supreme Court Justice who rules in favor of that ic VIOLATING their oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution.

Too fucking bad, TACO Don! You nominated these people. If these Justices are ruling in favor of the Constitution, then perhaps your "BEST" people need to read it to you.

ananda

(31,996 posts)
16. I don't like the Trump justices either.
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 04:22 PM
Tuesday

But if they do something Trump doesn't like,
it's OK with me.

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