Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized for her “ill-advised” comments towards presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
In an interview with the New York Times over the weekend, Ginsburg said that she could not imagine what the United States would be like with Donald Trump as president, adding that her late husband would have said it was “time for us to move to New Zealand.”
Speaking to CNN on Monday, Ginsburg continued her criticism of Trump.
“He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego.”
Ginsburg’s comments are surprising coming from a sitting Supreme Court justice. Although she is a liberal justice, her public criticism of a presidential candidate was unusual. Trump responded to Ginsburg’s words, telling her to resign in a series of tweets, including one that said, “If I win the Presidency, we will swamp Justice Ginsburg with real judges and real legal opinions.” She also faced criticism on other fronts.
In a statement on Thursday, Ginsburg expressed regret towards her previous statements.
“On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”
