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 presidents 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. Its not just one ruling. Its been a few different events hes 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

BoRaGard
(5,671 posts)
republianmushroom
(20,144 posts)are smarted and more intelligent than him.
Ocelot II
(125,064 posts)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)jgmiller
(564 posts)3catwoman3
(26,794 posts)I'm a word nerd, and I love neologisms. Feel free to spread it around.
electric_blue68
(21,647 posts)no_hypocrisy
(51,787 posts)flashman13
(1,238 posts)and not being the person that the President thought they were nominating.
aggiesal
(10,074 posts)Why doesn't Mierda47 accept its foundational decisions?
Ocelot II
(125,064 posts)PatSeg
(50,288 posts)Apparently, he never took that into consideration. He apparently thinks with enough bullying, everyone will bow down to him.
FakeNoose
(37,585 posts)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.
BumRushDaShow
(153,947 posts)FakeNoose
(37,585 posts)

ProudMNDemocrat
(19,664 posts)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)But if they do something Trump doesn't like,
it's OK with me.