The chief justice of the United States, John Roberts, said on Tuesday that hostility directed in personal terms at judges is “dangerous, and it’s got to stop”. The comment came just days after Donald Trump’s latest social media broadside against judges who have ruled against him and his administration. Roberts did not mention the US president by name in his remarks at an event at Rice University in Houston. Roberts then issued a rare rebuke to the president and describe impeachment as “not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision”. The court, however, last month struck down his sweeping global tariffs as unlawful, in a ruling written by Roberts.

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2026 00:09 UTC