President Donald Trump makes disparaging remarks against the U.S Supreme Court justices during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, February 20, 2026. That morning, the Supreme Court ruled the president exceeded authority when issuing sweeping emergency tariffs using a law reserved for national emergency. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 23 (UPI) — Insults of U.S. Supreme Court justices by President Donald Trump are “wholly inappropriate” and undermine the rule of law in the United States, the American Bar Association said Monday, as it continues to call on the president to refrain from targeting the U.S. justice system for issuing rulings he disagrees with.
“The recent remarks by the president of the United States, leveling personal criticisms against members of the U.S. Supreme Court, are not acceptable and cross a dangerous line that threatens the safety of the judiciary and our judicial process,” ABA President Michelle Behnke said in a statement.
“Such statements risk undermining the rule of law and the public’s faith in an impartial judiciary, foundational pillars of our democracy that have guided our nation since its founding.”
While judicial opinions are subject to critique, personal attacks are “wholly inappropriate,” Behnke said, stating that such incendiary rhetoric has helped to contribute to the increase of threats and attacks targeting judges.
“It must stop,” Behnke said.
The courts and the judiciary system have been a target of Trump and his allies, who have made disparaging comments against judges who rule against him.
Since the Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3