After wrapping a day in court of his own, former President Trump reacted to the Supreme Court hearing his argument for presidential immunity; “I think it was made clear,” he said outside the Manhattan courthouse.
Judge Merchan ordered Trump to be at his NYC trial, otherwise, Trump would have been in Washington D.C.
“I was forced to be here, and I’m glad I was, because it was a very interesting day in a certain way,” Trump told reporters.
“The U.S. Supreme Court had a monumental hearing on immunity and the immunity having to do with presidential immunity,” Trump said. “And I think it was made clear, I hope it is very clear that a president has to have immunity.”
Trump once again stressed the importance of immunity, saying otherwise the President would be a “ceremonial” position.
“That’s not what the founders had in mind,” he said. “We want presidents that can get quite amazing—quite amazing.”
The former president said the Supreme Court justices “were on their game.”
Watch Trump’s comments below:
🚨Trump responds to the Supreme Court hearing on presidential immunity:
“The U.S. Supreme Court had a monumental hearing on immunity and the immunity having to do with presidential immunity, and I think it was made clear that a president has to have immunity—We want presidents… pic.twitter.com/zqf2N8iu4u
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25, 2024