Donald Trump Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘Mind Is Shot’

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets emotional as the citation for her Radcliffe Medal is read during a luncheon at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard Friday, May 29, 2015, in Cambri... U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets emotional as the citation for her Radcliffe Medal is read during a luncheon at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard Friday, May 29, 2015, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) MORE LESS
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Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign from the court over several comments to the media criticizing the Republican presidential candidate.

Trump told the New York Times on Tuesday that Ginsburg’s comments were “inappropriate” and that she should step down.

“I think it’s a disgrace to the court and I think she should apologize to the court. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it,” he said, later adding that Ginsburg should “get off the court as soon as possible.”

Trump’s outrage followed comments from Ginsburg that Trump is a “faker” and that she “can’t imagine” a Trump presidency.

The justice does not appear to be breaking any rules with her recent comments about Trump, though she’s breaking with the Supreme Court’s tradition of not weighing in on presidential candidates, experts told TPM.

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  1. Justice Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court has embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me (DJTrump)

    Now that’s the Trump we all know and (… well, you fill in the blank here) – making child-like retorts.

  2. Well, someone was either off their meds or on their non-prescriptions late last night. Perhaps a combination of both?

  3. RBG could out debate Trump on substance on any topic any where any time, and she could do it with dignity and class.

  4. Avatar for tao tao says:

    Oopsie! His handlers lost him again. He must have a hidden key to the rubber room.

  5. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    Poor little Donnie, can dish it out against minorities, the handicapped, women, opponents and anyone else he deems a “loser,” but sure as hell cannot take it.

    The man ( and I use the term man here very loosely) is just one big watb!

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