President Joe Biden called the US Supreme Court “more of an advocacy group these days,” casting doubt on the court’s legitimacy in the aftermath of its decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

Mr Biden made the remark during a virtual fundraiser on Tuesday for Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester, who represents Mr Biden’s home state of Delaware in the US House. The president’s comments about the Court were first reported by NBC News.

“I view this off-year election as one of the most important elections that I’ve been engaged in because a lot can change because the institutions have changed,” Mr Biden said. “The Supreme Court is more of an advocacy group these days than it is… evenhanded about it.”

— Read more from The Independent

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Biden says Supreme Court is ‘more of an advocacy group’ than ‘evenhanded’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued his most pointed criticism of the Supreme Court yet, describing the high court as “more of an advocacy group these days” than “evenhanded.”

Biden made the remark at a virtual fundraiser for Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., who serves as an assistant whip in House leadership.

“I view this off-year election as one of the most important elections that I’ve been engaged in because a lot can change because the institutions have changed,” he said. “The Supreme Court is more of an advocacy group these days than it is … evenhanded about it,” Biden said when speaking about the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 8.

— Read more at NBC News

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