'Brainless phony': Internet rips Biden for questioning whether Trump will fill Supreme Court vacancies with 'anybody who has a brain'

Biden, at NAACP dinner, questioned if Trump would appoint competent Supreme Court judges if re-elected, criticizing past picks
President Joe Biden claimed Donald Trump would not pick a Supreme Court justice with 'brain' (Getty Images)
President Joe Biden claimed Donald Trump would not pick a Supreme Court justice with 'brain' (Getty Images)

DETROIT, MICHIGAN: President Joe Biden suggested that Donald Trump might not appoint a US Supreme Court justice with a "brain" if re-elected.

Speaking at the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit on Sunday, May 19, the octogenarian asked the audience if they thought Trump would fill the hypothetical vacancies in the apex court with "anybody who has a brain," according to The Hill.

The incumbent seeking re-election attacked the soon-to-be official GOP nominee over his choice of justices to the high court, whose decision he eventually considered unfavorable.

During his presidential term, Trump appointed three conservative justices to the nine-bench Supreme Court.

Former President Donald Trump listens as his attorney Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing on March 25, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan scheduled Trump's criminal trial to begin on April 15, which would make it the first criminal prosecution of a former American president. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 election. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Donald Trump appointed three justices to the US Supreme Court (Michael M Santiago/Getty Images)

Joe Biden slams Donald Trump's selection of justices

Biden highlighted the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v Wade in 2022, which was made possible by Trump's appointed justices.

"He brags about getting Roe v Wade overturned," the president said about his opponent. "He not only denies reproductive freedom but worsens the mortality rate for Black moms, who are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than a white woman."

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Protesters gather in the wake of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade outs
Supreme Court's upending of Roe v Wade in 2022 led to mass protests from pro-choice Americans (Getty Images)

He further argued the former president encouraged voter suppression and election subversion and asked his crowd whom they thought Trump would nominate to the bench, citing the ex-POTUS' pledge to choose someone who would "judge justly."

"Let me ask you, if he's re-elected, who do you think you'll put on a Supreme Court? Do you think he'll put anybody who has a brain?" Biden asked. "Folks, look: As Dr. King said, give us the ballot. We'll put judges on the bench who will judge justly and do mercy."

Biden urged the re-election of him and Vice President Kamala Harris for a second term, promising to help the NAACP, sign the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act and reinstate Roe v Wade.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Vice President Kamala Harris attend th
President Joe Biden urged to re-elect him and Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Trump often expressed pride in his pick of Supreme Court justices who ruled on some crucial legal decisions, including Roe v Wade. The former president had boasted about his role in restricting access to abortion, a primary agenda of the Republican Party.

The 45th president, currently under trial in New York for his hush-money case, is leading the polls with a slight margin against his Democratic opponent. Trump has 49% voter support, while Biden holds only 43%, as per the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Internet slams Joe Biden for criticizing Donald Trump's SC justice nominations

Slamming Biden for saying Trump might not nominate someone with a brain to the top court, netizens argued the POTUS was projecting.

One user said, "Wow. He's cooked." Another remarked, "I’m pretty sure most people are thinking more about how brainless phony joe is. Cc: @JoeBiden."



 



 

"He picked some of the least experienced and least qualified candidates," a user added. One response read, "The person that was supposed to bring back respect and normalcy denouncing sitting Supreme Court members."

Another person opined, "That would leave Biden out of consideration."



 



 



 

"Waaaajajajajajajaj the old man projection at its finest," someone else chimed in. An enraged individual wrote, "From the man whose only qualification for a Supreme Court Justice was any Black woman, Biden might want to sit this one out."



 



 

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