Psaki Reacts to Protests Outside of Homes of SCOTUS Justices

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is reacting to protesters who gathered outside of the homes of conservative Supreme Court justices. In a tweet Monday, she wrote, “ strongly believes in the Constitutional right to…

Bradley CortrightMay 9, 20223 min read

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And over the weekend, protesters gathered outside of the homes of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

The New York Post notes that it is not known if the justices or their families were home at the time of the protests.

On Thursday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy noted that activists shared the home addresses of the six conservative Supreme Court justices.

He asked, “Is that kind of thing this president wants to help your side make their point?”

“Look, I think the president’s view is that there’s a lot of passion, a lot of fear, a lot of sadness from many, many people across this country about what they saw in that leaked document,” Psaki responded.

She continued, “We obviously want people’s privacy to be respected. We want people to protest peacefully if they want to protest. That is certainly what the president’s view would be.”

“So he doesn’t care if they’re protesting outside the Supreme Court or outside someone’s private residence?” Doocy asked.

However, the press secretary said, “I don’t have an official U.S. government position on where people protest. We want it, of course, to be peaceful. And certainly, the president would want people’s privacy to be respected.”

“But I think we shouldn’t lose the point here, the reason people are protesting is because women across the country are worried about their fundamental rights that have been law for 50 years — their rights to make choices about their own bodies and their own healthcare — are at risk,” she continued.

Psaki added, “That’s why people are protesting. They’re unhappy, they’re scared.”