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Trump demanded to be seated directly in front of the Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in his birthright citizenship case, only to fidget throughout the hearing.
Trump made history Wednesday by being the first U.S. president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, with critics interpreting his presence as a sign that he was trying to intimidate the justices into ruling in his favor.
Originally, he was seated at the very end of the first row, but then Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the court’s security that the president wanted to be seated more centrally, ACLU executive director Anthory Romero told MS NOW host Jonathan Lemire on Thursday.
“Then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale,” said Romero, who was seated about 6 feet behind Trump and had the president directly in his line of vision. “He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him.”
The president seemed to be trying to create some “drama” or “spectacle,” but the court didn’t take the bait,
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Trump made history Wednesday by being the first U.S. president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, with critics interpreting his presence as a sign that he was trying to intimidate the justices into ruling in his favor.
Originally, he was seated at the very end of the first row, but then Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the court’s security that the president wanted to be seated more centrally, ACLU executive director Anthory Romero told MS NOW host Jonathan Lemire on Thursday.
“Then it was clear that he was endeavoring to put his thumb on the scale,” said Romero, who was seated about 6 feet behind Trump and had the president directly in his line of vision. “He was endeavoring to glower at the justices to kind of intimidate them, almost defy them to rule against him.”
The president seemed to be trying to create some “drama” or “spectacle,” but the court didn’t take the bait,
Fidgeting Trump Had to Be Moved During SCOTUS Humiliation
President Donald Trump demanded to be seated directly in front of the Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in his birthright citizenship case, only to fidget throughout the hearing. Trump made...
