{"id":2519313,"date":"2025-12-09T15:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sends-message-to-supreme-court-conservatives-thomas-and-alito-amid-retirement-buzz\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:50:57","slug":"trump-sends-message-to-supreme-court-conservatives-thomas-and-alito-amid-retirement-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sends-message-to-supreme-court-conservatives-thomas-and-alito-amid-retirement-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Sends Message to Supreme Court Conservatives Thomas and Alito Amid Retirement Buzz"},"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\">26<\/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-sends-message-to-supreme-court-conservatives-thomas-and-alito-amid-retirement-buzz%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=2519313&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>Former President Donald Trump expressed his support for Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, urging them to remain on the bench. In an interview with Politico, Trump was asked if he wanted either justice to retire to appoint a younger conservative, but he called both justices &#8220;fantastic&#8221; and hoped they would stay. Trump also warned against Democratic efforts to pack the Supreme Court, calling it harmful to the country.During his presidency, Trump appointed three justices-Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett-securing a conservative majority on the court. Alito and Thomas have ruled favorably for Trump on key cases, including granting him immunity from certain legal challenges and allowing deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. Currently,the Supreme Court is reviewing a case on Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid ..., Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional ...s\">executive order<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >end birthright citizenship<\/a> for children of illegal immigrants,a move Trump supports,arguing the constitutional clause was never intended to apply in such cases.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump urged Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas on Tuesday to remain on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Politico&rsquo;s White House bureau chief Dasha Burns asked Trump during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVV1tbNZf_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> on Politico&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmA1aGCKyNMPIcuaVHu_DmPK24Lbc0Xn7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>&rdquo; whether he would like to see Alito or Thomas retire so he can appoint a younger conservative to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded that both of the justices are &ldquo;fantastic&rdquo; and that they should remain where they are.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you want to see one of the justices on the Supreme Court retire so you can put in one more before the end of your term? &hellip; Clarence Thomas is 77,&rdquo; Burns asked. &ldquo;Samuel Alito is 75. Do you want one more on there?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Uh, well, I hope they stay, &rsquo;cause I think they&rsquo;re fantastic, OK? Both of those men are fantastic,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Donald Trump | The Conversation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVV1tbNZf_A?start=2561&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Trump also warned that some Democrats want to pack the court, which he said would be a &ldquo;terrible thing&rdquo; for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solved-fewer-than-1-in-4-americans-and-just-1-in-3-dems-say-sexism-is-a-very-big-problem\/\" title=\"SOLVED: Fewer Than 1 in 4 Americans (And Just 1 in 3 Dems) Say Sexism Is a \u2018Very Big Problem\u2019\">president appointed<\/a> three justices, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett, to the court during his first term, which gave the court a conservative majority.<\/p>\n<p>Alito and Thomas have ruled in Trump&rsquo;s favor on many key cases, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/07\/01\/supreme-court-rules-trump-has-immunity-for-official-acts-in-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">granting<\/a> Trump immunity for official acts taken during his presidency and allowing him to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/03\/supreme-court-allows-trump-admin-to-end-protected-status-for-venezuelan-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deport<\/a> Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act.<\/p>\n<p>The court is taking up a case involving Trump&rsquo;s executive order barring <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/05\/supreme-court-will-decide-if-trump-can-end-automatic-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">birthright citizenship<\/a> to the children of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Burns that the justices must rule in the administration&rsquo;s favor, since the constitutional clause was never intended to grant citizenship to children of wealthy or illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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