Trump complains Supreme Court displayed 'no wisdom, no courage' in rejecting Texas lawsuit
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President Trump is not happy with the Supreme Court after it tossed a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's wins in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Late Friday night, a few hours after the decision, Trump tweeted that the court "really let us down" and didn't show "wisdom" or "courage."
He went on to complain specifically about the speed with which the justices dismissed the lawsuit.
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Trump, who appointed three of the nine sitting members of the court, didn't single anyone out by name, but his disappointment was palpable.
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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
