Biden Blasts 'Out Of Step' Supreme Court In Warning Over Second Trump Presidency
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POTUS said the next president could get to name two justices and fears Trump would put more rights at risk.
President Joe Biden has issued a stark warning about the impact that electing Donald Trump would have on the future composition of the Supreme Court.
Speaking at a Hollywood campaign event Sunday, Biden said whoever wins November’s presidential election could get to name two Supreme Court justices.
He argued the court has never been so “out of step” as it is now and suggested the trend would continue under a second Trump presidency.
As president, Trump nominated three conservative justices to vacancies on the high court; they helped to overturn Roe v. Wade, taking away federal abortion protections.
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