'Trouble ahead!': Trump responds to Schumer's threat to Supreme justices
WND Staff
March 9, 2020
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
President Trump on Monday suggested that there will be ramifications over Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's threat to two Supreme Court justices.
That came last week when Schumer was trying to whip up the frenzy among a crowd of pro-abortion activists in front of the Supreme Court, which was hearing a case on the issue.
He shouted, ""I want to tell you [Neil] Gorsuch. I want to tell you [Brett] Kavanaugh]. You release the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you."
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Immediately, and in a rare public statement, Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked him for his "dangerous" threats, and Schumer later tried to walk back his comments, saying he didn't mean them as a threat. But he didn't apologize or withdraw them.
See Schumer's threat, starting about 2:13:25 in this video from a pro-abortion group:
In a social media posting on Monday, the president said that goes far beyond "simple rhetoric."
The Washington Examinerreported it was an indication of "consequences."
The president quoted Schumer's comments, and wrote, "That is far beyond simple rhetoric. That is a physical threat, or at least a threat that you better vote for us. Trouble ahead!"
Country-rock superstar Charlie Daniels decided Schumer was a "hate-crazed loose cannon," just as a coalition of state attorneys general adopted a rebuke of Schumer.
Louisiana's Jeff Landry said Schumer should "immediately apologize to Justice Gorsuch, Justice Kavanaugh, and the entire Supreme Court."
Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia, said, "Any person who professes to care about the rule of law and the impartiality of the judicial branch should roundly condemn @SenSchumer for threatening two Supreme Court Justices…"
Fox New reported Sean Reyes, Utah's attorney general, called for a "censure" of Schumer for his "threatening remarks." A censure plan was, in fact, introduced in the Senate.
And Texas' Ken Paxton called Schumer's actions "immoral" and "despicable."
Ohio's Dave Yost said Schumer not only was threatening the justices, "he threatened the rule of law."
In a Fox News commentary, Andrew McCarthy, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, pointed out that Schumer, when confronted about his "menacing remarks," "brazenly lied about what he had done."
Fox News analyst Gregg Jarrett said Schumer "stepped very close to the line of felonious conduct."
"The right to free speech under the First Amendment is not without its limits. Individuals are not free to issue verbal threats of physical harm," he said. "Several federal statutes make it a crime to threaten government officials, including judges."
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blasted Schumer, saying, "There's nothing to call this except a threat."
Schumer has refused to apologize, although he admitted he "should not have used the words."
"My point was there would be political consequences for the president and Senate Republicans if the Supreme Court, with the newly appointed justices, stripped away the right to choose," he said.
However, his comments were directed to the justices, not the president or Senate Republicans.