The war of words between Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg keeps chugging on. It does seem there is a new Trump feud every week, but this time, the New York Post is getting involved.
Earlier this week, when propositioned on the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency, she responded, “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs.”
The Notorious RBG has been known for being blunt, but it was a bit out of character for a justice to be this critical of a potential nominee. For his part, Trump was having none of it, calling out Ginsburg and asking for her resignation. Ginsburg may have opened a can of worms with her comments, with both sides of the aisles lambasting her. House Speaker Paul Ryan found her comments “peculiar” and a former Hillary Clinton campaign aide felt she went a bit too far:
I ❤️ RBG but I don't think our Supreme Court justices should be publicly offering their opinions about POTUS candidates.
— howard wolfson (@howiewolf) July 11, 2016
The New York Post, never one to be subtle with headlines, chimed in on the situation with a Star Wars theme:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has lived up to her Notorious RBG nickname this week https://t.co/EXhWZPh0J0 pic.twitter.com/ieJ4yCycGw
— New York Post (@nypost) July 14, 2016
On Thursday, though, Ginsburg expressed regret over her comments, saying it’s not a justice’s place to comment on a candidate who’s running for office:
“On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”
It’s been a busy week for Ginsburg, as both her comments condemning Trump and expressing regret are both a bit out of place.
(Via The New York Post & CNN)