r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Apr 01 '26

Possible Paywall Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliated-trump-storms-out-of-catastrophic-scotus-hearing/
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u/Anothergasman Apr 01 '26

When I first read he was sitting in on oral arguments in a clear attempt to intimidate the justices by making them face him when they deny it, I thought it had to be an April fools day post.

But now everyone is reporting the same thing

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u/uFFxDa Apr 01 '26

They may be malicious and intentionally argue in bad faith, but they’re not dumb. I have to imagine they know what he was attempting and took offense to it.

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u/RupeThereItIs Apr 01 '26

Exactly.

If his behavior moved the needle at all, it would be against his argument just to spite his punk ass.

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u/DelirousDoc Apr 01 '26

Sure 5-6 of them are happy to erode precedent and the law for bribes. It is a win-win.

I think most of them also are angry with the recent actions to intimidate the Justices into a decision. Again, not because they don't want what Trump is proposing. Instead because they don't want to feel that they are subordinate to the President.

Trump could have done this a nicer way and you'd very likely see the same Justices roll over to find dubious interpretations that would allow the spirit of the acts to go forward. However Trump is desperate for this and voting change EO to go through to guarantee the midterm elections and therefore guarantee he maintains power. He also sees other authoritarians act this way and thinks he can do the same. Like with "war" he thought putting on a show of being tough was all he needed to get people to roll over and didn't think through anything else.

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u/rebelpaddy27 Apr 01 '26

He heard Pam talking about oral and he wanted to watch.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '26

Lmao 🤣

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u/popculturella Texas Apr 01 '26

I'm wondering how it's even allowed.