Liberal cable news host Rachel Maddow caused a stir on The View on Tuesday with her criticism of the Supreme Court and a call for Chief Justice John Roberts to “save the legal system.”
Maddow, a well-known advocate against Donald Trump and conservatives, joined the daily chat and was asked about the behavior of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Thomas, who has been criticized for not disclosing gifts from businessman Harlan Crow, finally acknowledged some of the expensive gifts he accepted from the billionaire amid anger from the left.
Alito angered Democrats after an upside-down American flag was flown at his home following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, which he later claimed was his wife’s decision.
Maddow called them both “flagrantly corrupt” and demanded that Roberts do something about it, surprising the show’s co-host Sunny Hostin.
Liberal cable news host Rachel Maddow caused a stir on The View on Tuesday with her criticism of the Supreme Court and a call for Chief Justice John Roberts to “save the legal system.”
‘The blatant corruption of a couple of these Supreme Court justices is John Roberts’ problem. He is the chief justice, he has to watch him to save the court from him and save the legal system,” he stated.
Co-host Joy Behar said it was “doubtful” Roberts would perform.
He then believed that if corruption occurred at liberal MSNBC, it would be addressed.
Maddow asked: ‘I work at MSNBC. If there was a member of my family lobbying the White House chief of staff, saying, ‘overturn this election result,’ do you think they would let me cover that election result, much less give a binding court ruling on that election result?
The host was referring to Thomas’ wife, Ginni, who texted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows trying to get him to challenge the 2020 election results.
He also argued that the Supreme Court gave Trump effective immunity “because they’ve already delayed things so much that he’s not going to be tried for the things he did in 2020 before he potentially returns to the White House.”
Maddow, the face of MSNBC for more than a decade, recently made headlines for suggesting that Trump will put her in an internment camp if he is re-elected.
In an interview with CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcey, published in Monday’s Reliable Sources newsletter, Maddow was asked about her concerns about being personally victimized by the Trump administration if she wants to win the 2024 presidential election.
Maddow, a well-known advocate against Donald Trump and conservatives, joined the daily chat and was asked about the behavior of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Maddow called them both out for being “flagrantly corrupt” and demanded that Roberts do something about it, surprising the show’s co-host Sunny Hostin.
“Trump and his allies are openly talking about weaponizing the government to seek revenge against his critics in the media and politics, and some of his extremist allies are even talking about imprisoning their fellow Americans,” Darcy said. You are one of his most notable critics on television. Are you worried that you might be a target?
Maddow responded: “I am concerned for the country as a whole if we put in power someone who openly confesses that he plans to build camps to house millions of people and ‘root out’ what he describes in inhumane terms as his ‘enemy.'” . from inside.’
‘Once again, history is useful here. “He’s not joking when he says these things, and we’ve seen what happens when people take power proclaiming that kind of agenda.”
“I think there’s a little bit of complacency that Trump only intends to go after individual people that he’s already singled out.” Does he really believe that he plans to stop at well-known liberals?
“It also seems pretty clear that some people in politics might think they’ll be on the safe side – that they might even benefit from it – if they side with Trump. Ask Mike Pence how that turns out in the end.
‘When Trump invokes the Insurrection Act to deploy the US military against civilians on his first day in office, do you think he then rescinds the order on the second day?
He continued: ‘In fact, what convinces you that these massive camps you are planning are only for immigrants? So, yes, I’m worried about myself, but only as much as I’m worried about all of us.
Maddow, a well-known supporter of Trump’s presidential campaign, said in August that she fears Trump would become a “president for life” — in other words, a dictator — if he wins a second term in the White House.
He has criticized Trump since he was first elected in 2016, and his stunned reaction to his victory over Hillary Clinton was one of the defining media moments of that election.