In an argument about pro-abortion demonstrators harassing Supreme Court justices, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy traded blows.
After Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh was compelled to leave the rear of Morton’s restaurant in Washington, DC as protestors gathered outside calling for him to be ejected, Doocy questioned President Joe Biden’s attitude on pro-abortion demonstrators’ interactions with the justices.
“We have been pretty clear on this, the president has been very clear that we condemn any intimidation of judges in this specific question here. The president has signed a piece of legislation making sure that they have the protection that they need,” Jean-Pierre stated.
“But you never said, ‘Don’t go to their houses,’” Doocy interjected. “So, as long as they’re peaceful, would you say, ‘Don’t go to a restaurant that a Supreme Court justice is at?’”
According to Jean-Pierre, the government strongly disapproves of any intimidation of the judges of the Supreme Court. She continued by saying that the government supports nonviolent protests.
When Jean-Pierre inquired if it was okay to protest when they knew a justice was at a restaurant, as long as it was nonviolent, Doocy shoved him.
The administration supports peaceful protests but would strongly denounce any intimidation of the judges, the press secretary reiterated.
Again, Doocy questioned, “So these justices, because protesters do not concur with an opinion that they signed onto, have no right to privacy?”
In a democracy, according to Jean-Pierre, people have the right to peacefully demonstrate.
She said that individuals have the right to both privacy and peaceful protest when Doocy questioned whether the justices had a right to privacy.
The Supreme Court Police Parity Act, which Biden signed into law, provides the justices and their families with round-the-clock security in the wake of the revelation of the draft majority decision that will overturn Roe v. Wade in May, she said.
Following the draft release, pro-abortion and left-wing organizations organized protests in front of the Supreme Court and the justices’ residences. Following the publication of the justices’ messages by the left-wing organization Ruth Sent Us, large demonstrations against the likely overthrow of Roe v. Wade were ongoing in front of their houses.
