Former President Obama cheered President Biden on Wednesday after the Senate confirmed his 200th pick for a federal judgeship, amid fears from the left about what the November election could mean for the nation's highest court.
Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior Obama adviser, warned that the US Supreme Court could have a “MAGA majority” if former President Trump were re-elected in November.
Pfeiffer predicted that if Trump wins reelection, he could “most certainly” appoint two Supreme Court justices as Justices Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito near retirement.
“By the end of Trump's second term — if he were to win — Thomas will be 82, Alito will be 78,” Pfeiffer said on a recent episode of “Pod Save America.”
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Dan Pfeiffer speaks on stage at the Pod Save America event in 2018. Pfeiffer went on Pod Save America and warned of a “MAGA majority” on the Supreme Court if former President Trump were to win re-election in November. (FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO)
In his first term, Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.
The former Obama aide noted that if Trump were to get two additional appointees to the Supreme Court, there would be a “MAGA justice majority that will rule for decades.”
“If he gets two appointments, it means he will have appointed five Supreme Court judges, all of whom will be around or under the age of 60 when he leaves office,” he said. “That's a MAGA court majority that will rule for decades.”
Supreme Court Justices pose for an official photo at the Supreme Court. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Pfieffer said that even if Democrats manage to win the subsequent presidential election, Trump's “fingerprint” will be “everywhere” in the US Supreme Court.
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“We can win the next presidential election, however many there are, and if nothing extraordinary happens, Trump's fingerprint will be all over the Supreme Court,” Pfeiffer said.
U.S. President Barack Obama and senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer (L) disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 6, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Pfieffer's comments came after Obama went to X Wednesday to side with Biden's legal impact, praising the president for affirming women and minorities.
“@POTUS just confirmed his 200th justice – no easy feat with a slim majority in the Senate. And more than half are women and people of color,” Obama wrote.
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“Judges have the power to reverse progress or move us forward; to protect or take away our fundamental freedoms. “It's another reminder of what's at stake in this election and why it's so important to vote,” he added.
