President Biden's decision to target Supreme Court justices during his State of the Union address on Thursday mirrored that of former President Barack Obama in 2010. (Getty Images)
"Those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women, but they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot and we won in 2022 and we won in 2020 and when we win again in 2024," he added.
Biden's remarks drew an immediate round of applause and a standing ovation from Democrats, as well as members of his cabinet, who had gathered in the House chamber to hear the president's remarks.
The six justices in attendance — Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson — remained seated and looked on as Biden vowed to "restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land" should he be given a "Congress that supports the right to choose."
Though uncommon, Biden's move to directly target the justices for a decision they had made resembled the actions of Obama when he expressed frustration with a Supreme Court ruling during one of his own State of the Union addresses.
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2010. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In apparent disagreement with Obama's remarks at the time, Justice Samuel Alito could be seen mouthing what appeared to be the words "not true."
Alito, along with Justices Amy Coney-Barrett and Clarence Thomas, did not attend Biden's Thursday evening address. Alito, who is part of the court's conservative majority, has not attended a State of the Union address since 2010.
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Following Obama's 2010 remarks, Biden, who served as vice president at the time, reportedly argued during an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America" that Obama "didn't question the integrity of the court. He questioned the judgment of it."
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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