“Thank You Again. I Won’t Forget.” New Video Exposes How Supreme Court Shields Trump and Enables His Agenda
United for Democracy Launches SCOTUS Nerve Center with Video Highlighting Supreme Court’s Role in MAGA Agenda
Washington, D.C. — United for Democracy — a coalition of leading progressive organizations including the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), the National Education Association (NEA), Planned Parenthood for America (PPFA) and Reproductive Freedom for All (RFA) — released a new video from its SCOTUS Nerve Center, calling attention to the full extent of Donald Trump’s influence over the Supreme Court.
"When Trump got down from the dais and told the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court he wouldn’t forget all the Court has done for him, he said the quiet part out loud. The Roberts Court hasn’t just bent the rules — it has shielded Trump from accountability and paved the way for his authoritarian agenda," said United for Democracy Senior Advisor Meagan Hatcher-Mays. "Democrats must stay clear-eyed about the Court’s role in enabling MAGA extremism. We shouldn’t celebrate the occasional decent ruling while ignoring a broader pattern of decisions that undermine our democracy and serve Trump — not the people."
The video highlights Trump’s hot mic moment following his joint address to Congress, in which he personally thanks Chief Justice John Roberts for ruling in his favor time and again — a bracing moment that shows just how captured by MAGA the Roberts Court is. Roberts might pay lip service to judicial independence, but the plain truth is this Court has consistently ruled in favor of Trump, paving the way for the extreme agenda we’re witnessing today.
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About United for Democracy
United for Democracy is a diverse and growing coalition of more than 100 grassroots organizations, labor unions, and advocates for reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, the environment, workers rights and more, all representing tens of millions of Americans. The new nationwide campaign launched to educate Americans about the impact today’s Supreme Court is having on their lives, freedoms, and democracy — and call on Congress to rein in its unchecked powers.