Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of kilter’ as he warns of second Trump term
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President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the Supreme Court as “out of kilter” at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles as he teamed up with former President Barack Obama to warn of a second Donald Trump term.
President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the Supreme Court as “out of kilter” at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles as he teamed up with former President Barack Obama to warn of a second Donald Trump term. Biden specifically argued the next four years could see openings on the Supreme Court, potentially leading to the appointment of more conservative justices if Trump is reelected. “The idea that if he’s reelected he’s going to appoint two more flying flags upside down,” Biden said in an apparent reference to a flag that once flew outside the home of Justice Samuel Alito. Asked by television host Jimmy Kimmel if he considered this the scariest part of a second Trump term, Biden responded, “It is one of the scariest parts.” “The Supreme Court has never been as out of kilter as it is today, I mean never,” the president said, discussing the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and how Justice Clarence Thomas said other rulings could be reconsidered, including contraception. Someone in the crowd interjected, “including gay rights,” to which Biden responded, “Not on my watch.” Biden’s comments came as he sat on stage at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles for a roughly 35-minute conversation with Obama and Kimmel. “We don’t have to just vote against something in this election,” Obama said. “We have someone to worry about. And there’s a whole agenda that we should be concerned about. But we can take pride in affirming the extraordinary work that Joe has done. We want to make sure we build on that and pass it on to the next president.”
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