It's heating up! Donald Trump fires back at Chief Justice John Roberts

You knew this moment was coming … it’s finally arrived.

As Twitchy told you earlier, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a brief statement rebuking Donald Trump over comments about a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court:

Rare public pushback from Chief Justice Roberts to Pres Trump slamming "an Obama judge" on the Ninth Circuit for blocking his rule barring asylum application from migrants entering US illegally. pic.twitter.com/hcrKiMAD1C

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 21, 2018

Inquiring minds wanted to know: How would Trump respond to Roberts’ very public criticism? Well, now we know:

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

Is he going to finish that thought? Stay tuned to find out!

If you had a Chief Justice of the United States vs POTUS fight as part of your 2018 predictions…. https://t.co/9232XQ5jmK

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) November 21, 2018

Hey, why not?

This is a wise move and I'm sure it's going to work out great. https://t.co/JCmfJwrF9t

— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) November 21, 2018

Oh, of course. It always does.

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.

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Update:

Here’s the rest of Trump’s thought:

…..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