Supreme Court nominee: Trump’s comments on judges ‘disheartening’

The conversation sparked a war of words between Blumenthal and Trump, who said Gorsuch’s words were taken out of context.

President Donald Trump has said that comments by his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, about Trump’s criticism of a federal judge were misrepresented.

The second, sent at 8:19 a.m. EST, reads: “Chris Cuomo, in his interview with Sen. FAKE NEWS!” he tweeted.

Mr Gorsuch’s confirmation team confirmed the judge’s comments.

“On a few occasions I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that and I take full responsibility”, Blumenthal said, as quoted in a Washington Post article from 2010. However, Republican strategist Ron Bonjean, who is assisting the White House on the Gorsuch nomination, confirmed Blumenthal’s account to reporters. Mr Trump said in his tweet. But then I realized that Gorsuch is savvy enough to know that such remarks would become public.

Presidents are usually hesitant to weigh in on judicial matters out of respect for the US Constitution, which ensures a separation of powers among the president’s executive branch, Congress and the judiciary. “There is a fundamental core democratic principle at stake”.

“While [Gorsuch] made clear that he was not referring to any specific case, he said that he finds any criticism of a judge’s integrity and independence disheartening and demoralizing“, Ayotte told Frank Thorp of NBC News.

The President has made several disparaging comments about the federal judiciary in the wake of an order halting his directive that temporarily bars refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.

Trump told the American people to blame Robart and the court system if “something happens” – clearly meaning a terrorist attack on the United States.

Blumenthal stood by his remarks about the meeting.

President Trump speaks to business leaders during a strategy and policy forum in the State Dining Room of the White House last week.

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The president recently also criticized the lower court judge who put the travel ban on hold, labeling him a “so-called judge” and referred to the ruling as “ridiculous”.

On Wednesday, Trump pressed forward with his criticism, arguing that the judiciary has become too political and suggesting that judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals might rule against his appeal to reverse a temporary stay on implementing his travel ban because of political considerations, instead of the law.

Yesterday, it was reported that Gorsuch, the President’s choice to replace the late conservative giant Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, expressed his personal disapproval of Trump’s recent comments about judges, calling Trump’s commentary “disheartening” and “demoralizing”.

The organization’s communications director, Drew Courtney, wrote in another blog article, “Is Gorsuch distancing himself from Trump?”