Biden Slams Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
President Biden declared on Thursday that the Supreme Court “is not a normal court” shortly after the conservative majority ended nearly a half-century of affirmative action in college admissions.
In brief remarks at the White House after the 6-to-3 ruling, with the court’s three liberal justices offering blistering dissents, Mr. Biden assailed the decision and said he continued to believe in the need for diversity.
“Because the truth is, we all know it: Discrimination still exists in America,” Mr. Biden told reporters during his remarks in the Roosevelt Room. “Discrimination still exists in America. Discrimination still exists in America. Today’s decision does not change that. It’s a simple fact.”
As he departed the room for a daylong trip to New York City, a reporter asked whether the decision by the justices should make people question the court’s legitimacy and asked, “Is this a rogue court?”
Source: The New York Times
