On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) responded to President Biden’s attacks on the Supreme Court after the Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
“The one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States,” Biden said to reporters at the conclusion of this week’s NATO summit. “And overruling not only Roe v. Wade, but essentially challenging the right to privacy. We’ve been a leader in the world in terms of personal rights and privacy rights. And it is a mistake, in my view, for the Supreme Court [to] do what it did.”
“I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law and the way to do that is to make sure that the Congress votes to do that,” Biden later added. “And if the filibuster gets in the way … we provide an exception for this.”
In response to Biden’s attacks on the Supreme Court, McConnell released a statement saying his comments were “below the dignity of the President.”
“Attacking a core American institution like the Supreme Court from the world stage is below the dignity of the President,” McConnell said. “Beyond that, President Biden’s attacks on the Court are unmerited and dangerous. He’s upset that the Court said the people, through their elected representatives, will have a say on abortion policy. That does not destabilize democracy – it affirms it. By contrast, it is behavior like the President’s that undermines equal justice and the rule of law.
“The President launched this inappropriate attack when he was asked about whether or not we are on the right track as a country,” McConnell added. “The President needs to take a look in the mirror. The Supreme Court isn’t responsible for inflation, high gas prices, crime in the streets or chaos at the border. He is. No amount of blame shifting on the global stage will change that.”
