Biden Rebukes Supreme Court Following Affirmative Action Ruling

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional, President Joe Biden stated that the court “has done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any Court in recent history” on MSNBC (Left bias).

Key Quotes: “Today, the court once again walked away from decades of precedent,” Biden said in a speech following the ruling. “The court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions, and I strongly, strongly disagree with the court's decision,” Biden said, determining the present Supreme Court to be “not normal.” Biden expanded on this during an interview with MSNBC later in the day, stating, “Take a look at how it's ruled on a number of issues that have been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes. And that’s what I meant by not normal.” Biden dismissed the notion of expanding the court, arguing it “doesn’t make sense,” and adding, “I think if we start the process of trying to expand the court, we’re going to politicize it maybe forever in a way that is not healthy.”

For Context: On Thursday, the Supreme Court released a ruling in the case of Students For Fair Admissions V. Harvard, ruling that college applicants must be “treated based on his or her experiences as an individual — not on the basis of race.” 

How The Media Covered It: Biden’s comments were covered heavily across the spectrum, with coverage and headlines frequently focusing on the “not normal” comment.