Biden warns that next president could appoint two Supreme Court justices at glitzy LA fundraiser
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President Joe Biden warned that the president for the next four years might appoint two Supreme Court justices.
At a Saturday night fundraiser in Los Angeles, attended by several major Hollywood celebrities and former President Barack Obama, Biden laid out the case for why the November election was so important.
"The next president is likely to have two new Supreme Court nominees. Two more," Biden said before referring to Trump. "He's already appointed two that have been very negative in terms of rights of individuals."
He took direct aim at Justice Samuel Alito, who has been mired in controversy over two flags flown at his residencies.
"The idea that if [Trump] is reelected, he can appoint two more, flying flags upside down," Biden said, adding that the prospect of more Trump-appointed justices was "one of the scariest parts of the administration."
The president made the remarks while appearing alongside Obama and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who was moderating the discussion.
So far, Biden has appointed just one Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, compared to Trump's three: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. If Trump were to win in November, and Biden's prediction was to come true, Trump would be able to appoint over half the Supreme Court during his two terms.
Last month, at a campaign event in Philadelphia, Biden pledged to appoint "progressive judges" to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court.
The Saturday star-studded fundraising event, featuring such Hollywood figures as Julia Roberts and George Clooney, reportedly raised a whopping $28 million.
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My goodness, no wonder there is so much angst about Alito and Thomas. I wonder has any other president nominated that many SC justices?
Biden also froze and had to be led of the stage by Obama..
no wonder Biden can never be the star at his massive fundraisers. Unlike trump, he needs to bring in celebrities and Obama.,,
ROFL - that is the most pathetic interpretation of events that I have seen in a long time. Is this trash working on anyone?
The only people who it’s appropriate to grab by the wrist and lead somewhere are small children and the physically and mentally infirm . It’s incredibly demeaning to do that to a healthy man.
it definitely works on most of maga ...
Such drama. The record 30 million dollars in fundraising from this event suggests that nobody gives a fuck about the things you think people give a fuck about.
Yes. Biden and the Democrats clean up among the uber rich. That's not new.
Polling on Biden's infirmities suggest that people very much give a fuck about it. The overwhelming majority of Americans don't think Biden can even complete a second term if elected.
Does it suggest extreme income inequality?
Polling on Biden's infirmities suggest that people very much give a fuck about it.
It is nothing short of hilarious that the counter option is Donald Trump - a fact that Biden’s biggest haters routinely pretend is no big deal.
I don’t really care what it suggests. The fundraising saga in American politics is just a sad reality. I have a very hard time believing that there is anyone who doesn’t know who they are going to vote for at this point. The Republican Party has shown full subservience to the most unqualified person on earth to run the country. This will not end well for them. Trump is a lying loser who routinely loses.
Probably because Biden makes Trump look normal by comparison. Of course Trump is too old, but it's like the old saying if you want to look skinny, stand next to a bunch of really fat people. Biden makes Trump look youthful by comparison.
if you want to look skinny, stand next to a bunch of really fat people
Then I guess Biden is going to look that much skinnier, healthier, and saner at debate time.
Sorry for misunderstanding your comment 2.1.3
Tell that to Hillary.
I don't see Hillary denying the results of that election to this day
or ever
Open your eyes and see …..
Clinton isn't just in denial about 2016 still; but every other election since including the upcoming 2024.
So are other democrats. They sound like Trump; but he is a former Democrat after all; so that isn't surprising.
I guess the campaign mantra about saving democracy changes when you are begging money from the Hollywood types.
Maybe they finally realized that it is they that, by prosecuting a candidate of a other party that has a chance to beat their candidate, by attempting to keep the opposing candidate off the ballot and by threatening to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices so they can pack the court in their favor and by allowing their president to ignore the rulings of the SCOTUS, is doing more to destroy democracy more than Trump ever could.
Interesting Biden chose to attack a sitting member of SCOTUS!
Bad form.
Only if Trump were to do it.
Biden destroys norms, Trump gets attacked for it.