Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald TrumpThe news of the Supreme Court’s ruling that former President Donald Trumpenjoyed complete immunity for official acts and some “presumptive immunity” for others made quite an impact on social media.
After the ruling, many people took to X, formerly Twitter, to gripe about the ruling and speculate on its ramifications.
Many people feared the ruling put the country closer to a monarchy than a democracy.
I just want to take a step back and say that I think the Supreme Court just fundamentally altered the structure and nature of democracy in America. It awards the president the measure of power and immunity that is much, much closer to a king or emperor than an elected official. https://t.co/HB0Tvb9qvS
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) July 1, 2024
Fun Fact: 45 of 46 American presidents never needed “Strong Immunity.” pic.twitter.com/FLPoH3PsIo
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) June 30, 2024
The entire scope of American history has been to escape from the rule of monarchs with divine immunity—and now this Supreme Court turns back 250 years of history.
— Richard Stengel (@stengel) July 1, 2024
SCOTUS rules Trump HAS immunity for official acts, but DOES NOT for unofficial acts.
— Angry Staffer ???? (@Angry_Staffer) July 1, 2024
So now Biden can call in SEAL Team 6? pic.twitter.com/p2ojRvi1C2
So does the latest Supreme Court ruling mean that Nixon would have been free to do what he did if he were to argue that Watergate was an official act?
— ???? Black ???????? Aziz ???????? aNANsi ???? (@Freeyourmindkid) July 1, 2024
look absolute immunity is totally fine from an originalist perspective! the founders lived under a king for YEARS
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) July 1, 2024
The SCOTUS conservative majority put a stake through the heart of "textualism" and "originalism." Nowhere in the Constitution does the text include immunity for POTUS. And no credible argument can be made that the Founders intended the POTUS to have such unfettered power. https://t.co/54qx72bgoX
— Urban Bigfoot (@SKiP_2_mylou2) July 1, 2024
Today's SCOTUS ruling tears down one of the first principles of American democracy: that no man is above the law. To say the president has immunity from prosecution for any acts committed in their official capacity while in office is a wide open invitation to dictatorship. And in… https://t.co/F5eWktQXGa
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) July 1, 2024
Although the news was obviously good for Trump, some suggested President Joe Biden take advantage of the ruling.
The Supreme Court just gave Biden unequivocal immunity to order the military to take action against Trump.
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) July 1, 2024
Today. Right now.
If the Supreme Court gives presidents immunity Joe Biden should sign an Executive Order banning felons from becoming president.
— ????????????????????????_???????????????? (@SundaeDivine) July 1, 2024
[seal team six has left the chat]
President Biden: fire the Court and appoint one that doesn’t work for Trump. Or rescind their immunity ruling. You’re now above the law.
— Steve Donoghue (@SteveDonoghue18) July 1, 2024
It’s OFFICIAL: The Supreme Court has just disgraced itself by ruling that Presidents do have SOME immunity from prosecution for committing what they deem official acts.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) July 1, 2024
President Biden’s FIRST act under this new reality should be to postpone the election indefinitely until we…
if President Biden declared today's Supreme Court ruling to be an assault on democracy and ordered Chief Justice John Roberts imprisoned indefinitely, would that be an "official act?"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2024
