President Trump and the Courts

Re "White House: Judge Did Not Chide Trump" (front page, Feb. 10):
To his credit, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch expressed, though rather mildly, his displeasure with President Trump's disparagement of the judiciary. Typically, Donald Trump's first reaction was to accuse Senator Blumenthal of lying when he quoted Judge Gorsuch and to raise the issue of the senator's past fabrication of military service. When it was established that Judge Gorsuch had, indeed, made the quoted comments, the president's next tack was to deny that the comments were directed at his demeaning of jurists and the judicial process. Now, a spokesman for Judge Gorsuch has confirmed that the judge was addressing the president's tweets when he described himself as demoralized and disheartened.
So, once again, President Trump has demonstrated his disregard for the truth and his knee-jerk response to criticism by levying personal attacks and offering disingenuous explanations. This president, almost daily, provides proof of his lack of judgment, veracity and presidential demeanor. What's to come can only be imagined.


Gerald Harris