U.S. chief justice rebukes Trump's "Obama judge" remark
- 5 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the rare step of rebuking President Trump's criticism of a federal judge.
Trump had referred to an appeals court judge who ruled against his policy barring asylum for certain immigrants as an "Obama judge."
Roberts said in statement, "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges."
He added, "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."
It was the first time the chief justice spoke against Trump and it is very rare for the head of the Supreme Court to issue such a statement in response to a president.
Trump fired back on Twitter, defending his previous statement.
Trump had referred to an appeals court judge who ruled against his policy barring asylum for certain immigrants as an "Obama judge."
Roberts said in statement, "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges."
He added, "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."
It was the first time the chief justice spoke against Trump and it is very rare for the head of the Supreme Court to issue such a statement in response to a president.
Trump fired back on Twitter, defending his previous statement.