Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes to Trump: 'Judges Should Avoid Commenting on a Candidate for Public Office'
The apology comes after she called Trump a 'faker.'
This justice got served.
Donald Trump has received an apology from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who spoke out against the soon-to-be Republican nominee.
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"On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them," Ginsburg said in a statement. "Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect."
Ginsburg had trashed Trump in a New York Times interview Tuesday, saying: “I can't imagine what the country would be with Donald Trump as our president.”
In a CNN interview earlier this week, she called the presumptive GOP nominee a “faker” who “really has an ego.”
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Following her comments about Trump, the billionaire went off on his favorite social media platform – Twitter.
Is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg going to apologize to me for her misconduct? Big mistake by an incompetent judge!
July 13, 2016
Even the @NYTimes and @WashingtonPost Editorial Boards condemned Justice Ginsburg for her ethical and legal breach. What was she thinking?
July 13, 2016
If I win the Presidency, we will swamp Justice Ginsburg with real judges and real legal opinions!
July 13, 2016
On Tuesday, he also spoke to The New York Times where he said: “I think it’s highly inappropriate that a United States Supreme Court judge gets involved in a political campaign, frankly. I think it’s a disgrace to the court, and I think she should apologize to the court. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it.”
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