Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy said he was \u201cproud\u201d of the Supreme Court following a Friday ruling that he argued must be good for the country\u2014if only because it appeared to deeply anger Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Appearing on Fox\u2019s Faulkner Focus with anchor Harris Faulkner, Kennedy applauded the Court\u2019s 6\u20133 decision in a case involving birthright citizenship, one of several recent rulings that have drawn sharp backlash from the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ruling effectively struck down lower court injunctions blocking executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump. Faulkner pointed out that the decision could impact more than just Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship order, potentially setting a broader precedent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo this has bigger implications than just that one topic of birthright citizenship,\u201d said Faulkner. \u201cYour reaction to this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Supreme Court has turned the universal injunctions into fish food, as well it should have,\u201d said Kennedy. \u201cThere\u2019s no basis in statute. There\u2019s no basis in Supreme Court precedent. There is no basis in English common law for universal injunctions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continued, saying that, \u201cJudges who just dislike what Congress and a president, any president, has done, just made them up. And good riddance. I\u2019m proud of the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then pointed to Justice Jackson\u2019s dissent, which has become a major focus of discussion since the rulings were issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very extensive ruling. You can tell it from Justice Jackson\u2019s dissent,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s mad as a bag of cats, and that\u2019s probably a good thing for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After reviewing Trump\u2019s Truth Social post on the matter, Faulkner asked Kennedy to elaborate. He clarified that the Court didn\u2019t rule directly on birthright citizenship, but rather on what he called the \u201cillegal\u201d use of universal injunctions\u2014an authority he said that \u201cfederal judges just made up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, if they disagree, you know, I\u2019m sorry. Fill out a hurt feelings report. Buy a comfort rock,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cBut they can\u2019t just say, I disagree and I\u2019m putting the entire action by another branch of government on hold because I don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n