When Has Barrett Broken With Trump?
In addition to voting against Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, Barrett sided with Roberts and the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices to reject Trump’s attempt to withhold and freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid. Barrett also provided a dissenting opinion in Fischer v. United States, arguing a federal law against “obstructing an official proceeding” applied to the January 6 Capitol rioters. The Supreme Court ruled to narrow the application of that law, ultimately benefiting the rioters.
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Key Background
Barrett was appointed by Trump to the Supreme Court in 2020, succeeding the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has largely followed a conservative voting pattern, helping overturn Roe v. Wade, expanding gun rights in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which rejected a New York law that placed strict limits on concealed carry handguns in public, and striking down affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Barrett’s recent breaks with Trump’s agenda have made her the target of ire from the right, with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., calling for her removal from the bench after she sided with liberal justices to oppose a push against mail-in voting practices. Trump has privately expressed frustrations about Barrett in particular, according to ABC News.
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