Why the Supreme Court chief justice spoke out

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He had to the Federal Courts legitimacy was being jeopardized by Trumps comments. Saying judges are beholding to the POTUS that nominated them does scream justice it screams Mafia Godfather.

this is the closest thing to a story on the border in days...

Your opinion doesn’t matter

But was it really “a startling series of events” or just Wednesday?

ChiefJusticeJR The President is 100% accurate in his thoughts about the 9th District. You have a lifetime appointment and you can only lose our respect. The President we elect. You should know better to say stupid lies - We all know that the 9th District is a biased mess.

Was already late. J.Robert should have spoken out 2 years ago when Trump started attacking justice department and judges.

He wants ppl to know they follow the constritution but u really know the truth😉CNN was soo happy. 🤣😂liberals were celebrating. Roberts called Trump and said he had to say something to calm the waters.

Disgusting ,that this traitor was ever sworn in as president !

Cortez says the fourth chamber ( Supreme Court) is the bestes speaker of the truth and make all laws. 🤪

Man, just looking at this picture makes me puke.

Let’s be honest /Judges -lawyers & politicians have destroyed the American dream time for we the peasants to take back America

He lied as soon as he raised his right hand Treason

Trump couldn’t be swearing on a BIBLE? He has zero religious base, wtf? (Was prob art of the deal?)

Can’t wait for MR MELANIE TRUMP & family go to jail...corrupt, all of them

most federal judges r nice ppl, some r bad. some r extreme left activists-judges, who use the bench as tool for the dems n the left. we elected trump bc we were sick n tired of our courts' extreme left-nonsense, n we took our courts, country, n lives back from such nonsense.

Trump criticized him for voting in favor of Obamacare and Roberts has not forgotten it.. So much for being nuetral.

30 mintues and only 41 comments.. There is something very wrong with this picture..

Fake news

Chief justice is just one justice. There is 8 more. They interpret the Constitution. So why is he speaking out. It's not his place to talk publicly. If he see something talk with the other eight.

Sad day for America.

My resumption is that the judge was attempting to comfort the citizens of America , that the courts are above the political noise and they can expect fair decisions. That should be the job of the president. However ....... ?

Maybe he just wanted an excuse to recuse himself — or the entire court — if a case involving Trump reaches the SCOTUS.

Roberts denies History. The History of American Jurisprudence is riddled with Politicization. INCLUDING...THE Supreme Court.

He seems to be way out of touch with reality, or disingenuous.

is it any wonder that the Founding Fathers gave justices lifetime appointments?

Eric Tumps look at his younger sister - same as how Donald Trump looks at Ivanka

Ask Roberts about his illegal adoption.

Roberts should have kept his ridiculous statement to himself!! Roberts just justified the point that he might not be the brightest bulb in the room!!

We that have a responsible conscience must speak out. We have different boiling points but when that point is reached, we are required by our conscience to vocalize, protest, and act against injustice, violence, inhumanity, immorality, and stupidity. No one is above the law.

Beautiful! Someone needs to keep him in check

Because it’s obvious the judges in the 9th district make decisions every other court over turns because the judges there rewrite laws?

He was drunk

If this was Kavanaugh tweeting about Pelosi or some other Demoncrat, CNN would be all over the Justice for opening his mouth. This is about as disgusting as it gets. This is nothing but political. Stupid Humans

Because the Ninth Circuit is literally a running joke?

Sorry judge. Bush v gore

That picture is when America went to shit

Love Michelle’s face and the background

Because he is in denial that his court is a partisan entity?

If the Chief Justice was really wanting to show us how non-political they are, he wouldn't have said a word because there would be no need. But, of course that isn't what happened. Stupid Humans

It’s weird to see Tiffany in this pic.

Republicans & McConnell so derelict in their duty to check this maniac in the Oval Office, as the Constitution commands, a Supreme Court Chief Justice had to step in to save our system of democracy..We must vote these old derelict dinosours out of office.

trump is losing control. if his own party won't contain him I sure hope the supreme court eventually does. this is a slow moving train wreck.

Barron Trump in 20 years

Because he can

Because is is being partisan.

Wait until Trump realizes the power this man has 😉

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