Revealed: Surprising reason John Roberts may like Trump's 'tongue-lashing'
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
President Donald Trump ruthlessly slammed the Supreme Court on Friday in reaction to the justices voiding his authority to enact tariffs under emergency powers law — but those attacks probably are of no concern to Chief Justice John Roberts, CNN's Jeff Zeleny speculated.In fact, Zeleny wrote in a text update displayed on the network, he is likely pleased to see it, for a simple reason."Aside from the incivility of it all, Chief Justice Roberts may not mind the tongue-lashing — at least it sends a signal the Court isn't in Trump's pocket, as many critics often suggest," wrote Zeleny.The Supreme Court has been under the majority control of Republican appointees since the 1970s, but in recent years has faced increased accusations of partisan decision-making, particularly under Trump's second term, where the justices have developed a pattern of summarily overturning lower-court rulings against the president on the so-called "shadow docket" with little or no explanation.The pattern has grown so frequent that even federal judges are increasingly speaking out in frustration, pointing out that the conservative justices are giving them little guidance for why their reasoning is wrong.
Related Coverage
- Trump announces new pardons after privately weighing "Diddy" clemency, sources said (Center — Politics - CBSNews.com)
- 'Total disaster' at Trump's fair as scorching heat leaves 7 on 'advanced life support' (Far Left — Raw Story)
- Trump, ballot seizures and a ‘declaration’: Gavin Newsom teases tiresome July 4 address to the state (Right — New York Post)
- 'Not mentally well': MAGA suspects Trump sabotaged by liberals armed with weather machines (Far Left — Raw Story)
- 'God is angry': Internet bemused as Mother Nature comes for Trump's Mount Rushmore speech (Far Left — Raw Story)
- Critics mangle MAGA’s crusade to make the nation 'sad and pathetic' like itself (Left — Alternet.org)
- ‘The second-most good-looking president’: Trump entertains on Usha Vance’s program (Far Right — WorldNetDaily)
- President Trump Reads “Presidents Play” (Far Right — The Last Refuge)
More Headlines From February 20, 2026
- Damage from Trump's 'unhinged economic sabotage' remains despite Supreme Court ruling (Left)
- As Trump Threatens Iran, We’re On the Brink of a Generational Catastrophe (Far Left)
- Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs (Left)
- Kavanaugh opinion lays out 'road map' for Trump to go around Supreme Court: legal expert (Left)
- Trump Tried to Bully the Supreme Court on Tariffs. It Failed Spectacularly. (Left)







