In another tweet that got a lot of people talking, President Donald Trump this morning slammed a judge who has temporarily halted one of his executive orders:
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
CNN’s Jake Tapper thinks it’s unprecedented:
Judge James Robart nominated to federal bench by Bush in 2003, heralded for pro bono workhttps://t.co/4ahx5DLSza https://t.co/PdPub00fRD
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
Plenty of federal judges handed down decisions challenging actions by Presidents Obama/Bush — they never personally attacked the judges.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
It was controversial at the time when Obama criticized Citizens United as "wrong" at SOTU. https://t.co/MzTFOFVhWn
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
“We’ll abide by the court’s decision — that doesn’t mean I have to agree with it,” Bush said after Gitmo decision. https://t.co/Y0Fibzuiad
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
I cannot recall either president ever personally attacking a judge as if it were a rap beef. Because it's widely considered inappropriate.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
Tweeters remembered a time that then-President Obama used a big stage to take a swipe at a SCOTUS justice, and Tapper fielded those reminders:
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/827883582832201728
I just don't equate "this court decision was wrong" with "that judge is a stinky pants"
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/827888429853728768
I'm not defending it. But he was criticizing a decision, not personally attacking their qualifications or standing
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/827889574064054272
if Obama had taken to Twitter and referred to "so-called Justice Alito" I think you'd have a better case
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
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Close enough pic.twitter.com/A3NAljVy3n
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2017
again, this was controversial but it's not even close to personally attacking a judge.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
Could argue chastising the highest court in the country during a SOTU is worse than an early morning tweet
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2017
sure if one were changing the subject. My focus was specially a personal attack on a judge by a president. Period.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
Fair. I was looking at broader implications of executive impugning the judiciary as a whole
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2017
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https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/827882916369817601
I'm not defending Obama working the refs. But it's not "SO CALLED JUSTICE ALITO" tweets.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 4, 2017
The real takeaway from all this for some boils down to two words:
"Rap beef." @jaketapper on point right here. ?? https://t.co/GTvEItA4kJ
— Jay Walts (@AuntDidiToYou) February 4, 2017
Rap Beef. TOO FUNNY!!!
— 91slimgraham (@kelliegraham91) February 4, 2017