U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts offered a rare rebuke on Wednesday of President Donald Trump — after the commander-in-chief railed against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals because a judge temporarily blocked the administration’s new asylum policy.
Lifezette reports,
Former President Barack Obama nominated U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2012.
Tigar temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Monday from enforcing a new asylum policy that barred illegal immigrants from claiming asylum unless they entered at an official port of entry.
Trump blasted Tigar as an “Obama judge” on Tuesday and told reporters the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is “a disgrace” because his administration “cannot win.”
“Every case that gets filed in the 9th Circuit, we get beaten. And then we end up having to go to the Supreme Court, like the travel ban, and we won,” Trump said. “This was an Obama judge. And I’ll tell you what, it’s not going to happen like this anymore.”
Trump said, “It’s a disgrace what happens with the 9th Circuit” — and insisted that “we will win that case in the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Although Supreme Court judges make public swipes against presidents’ words, Roberts (pictured above right) waded into the controversy in a statement on Wednesday after receiving a query from the Associated Press.
“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,” Roberts said.
“What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.”
“That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for,” Roberts emphasized.
Roberts’ criticism earned a reply from Trump on Twitter.
“Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have ‘Obama judges,’ and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an ‘independent judiciary,’ but if it is why … are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned?” Trump tweeted.
“Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security — these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!” the president added.
Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have “Obama judges,” and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an “independent judiciary,” but if it is why……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
…..are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned. Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security – these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%, & is used to get an almost guaranteed result. Judges must not Legislate Security…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2018
….and Safety at the Border, or anywhere else. They know nothing about it and are making our Country unsafe. Our great Law Enforcement professionals MUST BE ALLOWED TO DO THEIR JOB! If not there will be only bedlam, chaos, injury and death. We want the Constitution as written!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2018
