{"id":2410430,"date":"2025-03-06T10:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:41:54","slug":"trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sets the record straight on why he thanked Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u200crecent \u2062address to Congress, President Donald Trump addressed speculation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlets<\/a> about his comments\u200d regarding Chief \u2062Justice John Roberts, following his\u2064 speech. \u2062He criticized these outlets for not reaching out for clarification. During the \u2062speech, Trump acknowledged Roberts,\u200d thanking him \u200bfor swearing him in during his inauguration.In a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed\u200d his frustration with media coverage, stating that if they had contacted him, he would have\u2063 clarified that his thanks were for Roberts&#8217; role in his swearing-in ceremony. He emphasized \u200bthat\u2062 Roberts had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">made important rulings<\/a> in favor of\u2062 his governance during his\u200d frist\u200c term, \u2063although he \u200dalso noted that Roberts ruled against him in certain legal matters. The \u2063speech garnered \u200bample viewership, \u2063with over 36 million\u200b people tuning in.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump sets the record straight on why he thanked Roberts at joint address<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2029253\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> blasted news outlets for speculating on his first address to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> without contacting him for clarification.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/John-Roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Roberts<\/a> was in the U.S. Capital Tuesday to listen to Trump&rsquo;s speech alongside Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. This was Trump&rsquo;s first time speaking to Congress since he began his second term, but it was Roberts who got a shout-out after the speech when Trump shook his hand and said, &ldquo;Thank you again. Thank you again. Won&rsquo;t forget it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3338099\/alito-stunned-supreme-court-reject-trump-aid-freeze\/\">Alito &#8216;stunned&#8217; after Supreme Court rejection of Trump foreign aid freeze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3337771\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-foreign-aid-freeze\/\">Supreme Court rejects Trump on USAID foreign aid freeze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3336797\/supreme-court-set-reject-mexico-gun-challenge\/\">Supreme Court looks set to reject Mexico&rsquo;s $10 billion gun challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Like most people, I don&rsquo;t watch Fake News CNN or MSDNC, but I understand they are going &lsquo;crazy&rsquo; asking what is it that I was thanking Justice Roberts for?&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social late Wednesday. &ldquo;They never called my office to ask, of course, but if they had I would have told these sleazebag &lsquo;journalists&rsquo; that I thanked him for SWEARING ME IN ON INAUGURATION DAY, AND DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB IN SO DOING! The Fake News never quits!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114113510529624746\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3338336\/maxine-waters-elon-musk-investigation-election-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MAXINE WATERS SUGGESTS &lsquo;WE DON&rsquo;T KNOW&rsquo; SCOPE OF MUSK&rsquo;S INFLUENCE OVER ELECTION\">MAXINE WATERS SUGGESTS &lsquo;WE DON&rsquo;T KNOW&rsquo; SCOPE OF MUSK&rsquo;S INFLUENCE OVER ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roberts swore Trump in ahead of his first term as well. During that first term, Roberts ruled in Trump&rsquo;s favor in key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> decisions surrounding abortion, the electoral college, among other things. However, Roberts also ruled against Trump&rsquo;s claim of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-child-tax-credit-crunch-waiting-for-harris-to-knife-biden-and-why-smith-is-stalling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Child tax credit crunch, waiting for Harris to knife Biden, and why Smith is stalling - Washington Examiner\">absolute immunity&#038;rdquo<\/a>; when it came to his tax filings and financial records.<\/p>\n<p>Over 36 million viewers tuned in to Trump&rsquo;s speech, which was too early to be considered a State of the Union address per the Constitution. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2029253\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2029253\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump clarifies his thanks to Roberts during Congress address<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2410431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Donald-Trump-John-Roberts-Mar-4-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4133,11006,3634],"class_list":["post-2410430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-news","tag-roberts","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Donald-Trump-John-Roberts-Mar-4-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410434,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410430\/revisions\/2410434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}