Jon Favreau Reminds Everyone Media Had Meltdown When Obama ‘Politely’ Disagreed With Supreme Court Ruling
Jon Favreau, a former Obama staffer and host of the popular Pod Save America podcast, called out the media for losing “its mind” over former President Barack Obama’s response to the Supreme Cuurt’s lamdmark Citizens United ruling after President Donald Trump, today, directly criticized Chief Justice John Roberts.
“Remember when Obama politely said that he disagreed with the Citizens United ruling during a State of the Union and Official Washington lost its mind because the Justices happened to be in attendance?” Favreau tweeted.
Remember when Obama politely said that he disagreed with the Citizens United ruling during a State of the Union and Official Washington lost its mind because the Justices happened to be in attendance?
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 21, 2018
He included a link to a CNN story dated to 2010 in-which the author describes “Obama’s high-profile rebuke of a recent Supreme Court ruling” where he :committed a rare breach of political etiquette.” The author also notes that “Democrats pounded the high court decision.”
In response to one Twitter user who said Obama “rudely scolded” the court, Favreau shot back, “Yes that’s right he began the sentence with ‘With all due deference to the separation of powers’ and ended by asking Congress to pass a law.”
His media commentary came after Trump took to Twitter to rebutted Chief Justice John Roberts and knocked “Obama judges.”
Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have “Obama judges,” and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an “independent judiciary,” but if it is why……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
…..are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned. Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security – these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
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