the president Joe Biden on Saturday night, former President Donald Trump warned of the possibility of appointing two new Supreme Court justices if he wins the November presidential election.
“The next president will have two new Supreme Court nominees — two more,” Biden said at a campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles, adding that Trump has already appointed two justices who are “very negative about the rights of individuals.”
“I think that’s one of the scariest parts,” Biden said.
Biden’s comments came at a moment’s notice campaign fundraising She was spotted in Los Angeles with former President Barack Obama, actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts, and comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
At the fundraising event, he participated in a discussion with President Kimmel and Obama on a number of policy issues. Kimmel noted that conservative judges appointed by Trump almost two years ago played an important role. Roe v. Wadethe landmark decision upholding the constitutional right to access to abortion.
“These threats to abortion rights, women’s rights, even birth control and IVF are no longer in our liberal imaginations,” Kimmel said.
“They’re very real, and these decisions, these very personal, intimate decisions, are now being made by nine unelected judges — one of whom is flying his flag. One of the others is walking around with a $267,000 gift on vacation,” the comedian added, referring to the controversy surrounding conservative Supreme Court justices. Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomasfor whom it was investigated previously undisclosed visits given by GOP megadonor.
“And I think we’re all wondering, what can we do about it?” Kimmel asked.
“Re-elect me,” Biden said, adding that the Supreme Court “has never been bolder than it is now” and that Trump would “set two more flags flying upside down.” Referring to this information, A an inverted flag was flown in front of Alito’s home In early 2021.
It was some Trump supporters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 The American flag flew upside down during the attack caused by the then president’s unsubstantiated allegations that the 2020 elections were rigged and his refusal to accept the elections.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he would not investigate the flagging of Alito, but urged the conservative justice to step aside Of the two pending cases involving Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Alito refused to give up after coming under fire for an upside-down flag at his home and another controversial flag reportedly flying at a second property. In letters Alito told members of Congress last month that it was his wife who made the decision to raise the controversial flags.
So does Chief Justice John Roberts denied the request to meet with Democratic senators to discuss Supreme Court ethics amid flag controversy.