JUST IN: President Biden Slams Speaker Mike Johnson Over Opposition To SCOTUS Reforms
President Biden took a shot at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his opposition to his SCOTUS reforms during remarks on Monday.
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00:00I have great respect for our institutions and the separation of powers laid out in our
00:07Constitution.
00:08But what's happening now is not consistent with that doctrine of separation of powers.
00:16Extremism is undermining the public confidence in the Court's decisions.
00:21As soon as I came to office, I convened a bipartisan presidential commission on the
00:26Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of leading constitutional scholars, both liberal
00:30and conservative, to provide recommendations on potential reforms to the Court.
00:37I've been careful in these deliberations because these are serious, serious decisions.
00:43In the face of increasing threats to American democratic institutions, I used the commission's
00:49analysis, and today I'm calling for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability
00:56to the Court and our democracy.
00:59As the press shouted to me as I got off Air Force One, the Republican Speaker of the House
01:03said whatever he proposes is dead on arrival.
01:07Well, I think his thinking is dead on arrival.