Justice Clarence Thomas has found himself on the losing side of several major Supreme Court decisions this week, but that has only elevated his status among many Republicans. After the high court delivered its final opinions of the term on Tuesday, Sen. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) exalted Thomas for his steadfast support of President Donald Trump's agenda and dedication to conservative values.
Banks Praises Thomas as Greatest Living American
“I wish Clarence Thomas could live forever,” the senator raved to Real America’s Voice News. “He’s the greatest living human being, greatest living American that we have today in our country.” The remarks came just hours after Thomas issued a scathing 91-page dissent following the court's rejection of the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship. In his dissent, Thomas argued that the decision “devalues” the sanctity of American citizenship and expressed doubt that the opinion would “stand the test of time.”
Conservative Backlash After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
The court’s four liberal justices found surprising allies in Trump-appointed Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh in the 6-3 birthright citizenship ruling, inciting fierce backlash from the right-wing world. Barrett took the brunt of the outrage, having also penned the majority opinion shooting down the Trump administration’s bid to void a Mississippi law granting late-arriving mail-in ballots a grace period to be counted.
MAGA podcaster Matt Walsh slammed Barrett as a “DEI hire,” while conservative lawyer Mike Davis dubbed her a “junior varsity justice.” Heritage Foundation president Kevin Walsh called the ruling a “tremendous betrayal of the republic.”
Trump's Supreme Court Losses Mount
Though Trump packed the Supreme Court with a conservative majority during his first term, that didn't prevent him from being dealt several devastating losses this session. Along with rulings upholding birthright citizenship and Mississippi’s mail-in voting law, the court rejected his appeal over a $5 million civil judgment granted to sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll and struck down his sweeping, international tariff hikes back in February.
