President Joe Biden on Monday lamented “extreme opinions” that he said have undermined “long-established civil rights principles and protections” in his first public comments following his decision to endorse legislation calling for Supreme Court term limits, a binding code of conduct for the court and a constitutional amendment prohibiting presidential immunity.
President Joe Biden speaks during a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Acts ... [+]
The president criticized specific recent rulings of the Supreme Court, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its recent ruling on presidential immunity, and said the court is experiencing “a crisis of ethics.”
Biden also warned against Project 2025 and the “extreme MAGA movement,” saying Supreme Court reforms are needed because extremists are “planning another onslaught attacking civil rights in America” and other issues that are “likely to come before the court in the years to come.”
Biden made the remarks in Austin, Texas, during an appearance to honor the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
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Biden was speaking at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin on Monday to recognize the Civil Rights Act, which was passed under Johnson—who coincidentally was also the last president to announce he would not be seeking reelection. It was the first time Biden publicly spoke since backing the Supreme Court changes Monday morning.