Senate Democrats have launched a “calculated effort” to undermine public opinion on the Supreme Court, CBS News reporter Jan Crawford argued Sunday.
After CBS correspondent Major Garrett introduced up the courtroom’s record-low approval score on Sunday’s “Face the Nation,” Crawford steered the problems started method earlier than 2024.
“It actually began and took off within the wake of the Dobbs determination, the courtroom’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade,” Crawford mentioned. “The outrage was so excessive that you just noticed, I feel, a fairly calculated effort to undermine legitimacy of the Supreme Court by Democrats, Senate Democrats. For instance, hearings, tales about scandals, a few of which have been fairly overblown, to say the least. So that has an influence on public opinion.”
CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford defended the Supreme Court’s latest high-profile selections. ((Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images))
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She continued, “The public begins to imagine this courtroom is corrupt, that that is on the take. None of which is true. This remains to be a courtroom — chances are you’ll disagree with their selections — is a really conservative courtroom. It is just not a corrupt courtroom. These are 9 justices who’ve very completely different views on how one can interpret the Constitution, who’re form of on this titanic wrestle over legislation, not politics.”
Crawford referenced the high-profile case on presidential immunity from earlier this summer season, the place, in a 6-3 determination, the courtroom dominated that ex-presidents like President-elect Donald Trump have substantial immunity from prosecution relating to official acts.
A Fox News ballot confirmed the Supreme Court had a 38% approval score. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
She criticized Democratic opponents who “misrepresented” the case when the choice truly protects President Biden from prosecution as nicely.
“When we take a look at public opinion polls, certain, the courtroom has taken a success, however that’s true over time. The courtroom typically takes a success. So do different establishments. In the courtroom’s opinion, the general public opinion stays a lot increased than our different establishments, together with the White House, Congress, and, by far, the information media,” Crawford mentioned.
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Crawford informed a panel on “Face the Nation” Sunday that the courtroom nonetheless enjoys increased public opinion than different establishments. (CBS News)
A Fox News poll discovered the Supreme Court’s approval score dropped to a report low in 2024 at 38% with a 60% disapproval score. The ballot was taken days after the courtroom’s presidential immunity determination.
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