Trump asks Justice Ginsberg to step down
Washington, July 13: US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump called on Wednesday for the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, describing her as mentally unfit after she lambasted him in a series of media interviews.
“Justice Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court has embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me,” Mr Trump said in a Twitter post. “Her mind is shot — resign!”
The New York billionaire chided Justice Ginsburg, 83, for criticising him this week and expressing concern for the country’s future if he is elected in November.
Mr Trump said it was inappropriate for Supreme Court Justices to weigh in on political campaigns. He told the New York Times on Tuesday that he thought it was a disgrace to the
Trump said it was inappropriate for Supreme Court justices to weigh in on political campaigns. He said that he thought it was a disgrace to the court and that Ginsburg should apologise to her colleagues court and that Justice Ginsburg should apologise to her colleagues on the bench.
Mr Trump was not alone in the rebuke. In an editorial on Wednesday, the New York Times urged Justice Ginsburg to uphold the court’s tradition of silence in political campaigns.
“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs to drop the political punditry and the name- calling,” the editorial said.
The Times said there was no legal requirement that SC justices keep silent on political campaigns, but it expressed concern that Justice Ginsburg would jeopardise her own commitment to impartiality.
Justice Ginsburg was not immediately available for comment on Mr Trump’s remarks and the editorial. In a CNN interview posted on Tuesday, Justice Ginsburg called Mr Trump “a faker.”
“He has no consistency about him,” she said. “He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that.”