WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following several days of controversy swirling among his supporters over a string of surprising U.S. Supreme Court opinions, President Donald Trump demanded an investigation into who nominated Amy Coney Barrett.
According to Trump, the American people deserve to know what kind of person would nominate a justice who keeps siding with liberal judges and against the Constitution.
"Effective today, I am ordering a full investigation into who was responsible for nominating such an unreliable justice," Trump told reporters. "Amy Coney Barrett has been a big disappointment. Very sad. Very tragic, what she's done. We have to find out who did it. I would have nominated someone much better, believe me. We'll use the full force of the federal government to find out who put her in this position, and we will hold that person accountable. We've got to do it. Maybe it was Joe. We'll see."
White House sources said that the president was advised against launching the investigation, but he was determined to get to the bottom of it.
"We can't let people nominate bad Supreme Court justices," Trump explained. "Once we find out who is responsible for making such a bonehead choice, I'll deal with them myself. They're not going to want to deal with me. I just want to ask them what they were thinking. They really could've done a better job. It's sad."
At publishing time, Trump had also ordered an investigation into who decided to plunge North America into a trade war by threatening to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
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