Trump Says He Regrets Three Supreme Court Nominations

President Donald Trump said he regretted nominating Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, telling TIME that the three had voted against him too often. His criticism followed court decisions that blocked or limited parts of his agenda, including a ruling against his sweeping tariffs and an order involving a Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots. In an interview conducted earlier this week, Trump was asked whether he regretted choosing the three justices, whom he appointed during his first term. He replied that he did, saying he had given them positions for life but that they often voted against him. The three accounts of the interview draw on the same conversation, so they do not represent independent confirmation of his explanation. Trump also described loyalty among the court’s three Democratic appointees as something he admired, saying they tended to vote together. Asked whether he wanted loyalty from justices, he said he wanted good decisions. His remarks did not establish that the Democratic appointees vote as a bloc in every case; they reflected his characterization of their voting and his comparison with his own nominees.