Donald Trump has reacted to the rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after the president called for a judge who ruled against him in a deportation case to be impeached.

Speaking to Fox News‘ Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, Trump noted that Roberts did not mention him by name in his rare public statement while doubling down on his attacks against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg.

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Why It Matters

The tension between Trump and the Supreme Court poses a potential constitutional crisis if the executive branch and the nation’s highest court continue to clash.

What to Know

Trump called for Boasberg, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, and other “crooked judges” to be impeached after he halted the administration’s attempts to quickly deport Venezuelan migrants the administration has labeled gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

The act permits the deportation of immigrants lacking permanent legal status from the U.S. without giving them the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge. The law was established in the late 18th century to give the president powers to imprison and deport “noncitizens” during times of war, and was last used during World War II.

Roberts spoke out against Trump’s impeachment calls, saying it is not an “appropriate response” to disagreement about a judicial decision.

Trump was asked about Roberts’ statement in an interview with Ingraham on Tuesday. The president said that Roberts “didn’t mention my name.”

Trump went on to suggest that other people have called for what he referred to as the “radical left” Boasberg to be impeached.

On Tuesday, Texas Republican Representative Brandon Gill filed articles of impeachment against Boasberg. A number of Trump allies and MAGA figures have also criticized Boasberg after he ruled against Trump.

Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone hit out at Trump’s impeachment calls, accusing the president of “open malice” against the judge.

Elsewhere during his Fox News interview, Trump was asked by Ingraham whether he would “defy” a court order in the future as president.

Trump replied that you “can’t do that” but added that there are some “very bad judges” and “at a certain point, you have to look at what do you do when you have a rogue judge.”

The White House denied that it refused to comply with Boasberg’s ruling after about 250 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang were flown to El Salvador over the weekend.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the ruling, which she said “had no lawful basis,” was issued after the Venezuelans were removed from U.S. territory.

What People Are Saying

Donald Trump speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Tuesday: “He [Roberts] didn’t mention my name in the statement. I just saw it quickly. He didn’t mention my name. But many people have called for the impeachment of this judge. I don’t know who the judge is, but he’s radical left. He was Obama-appointed, and he actually said we shouldn’t be able to take criminals, killers, murderers, horrible, the worst people, gang members, gang leaders, that we shouldn’t be allowed to take them out of our country. Well, that’s a presidential job. That’s not for a local judge to be making that determination.”

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in his Tuesday statement: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone told Newsweek: “The Trump administration has committed to at least trying to comply with judicial orders to reinstate probationary workers. This is a welcome development, especially with our nation on the verge of a constitutional crisis over Trump’s open malice for a judge whose orders his administration appears to have violated in another case related to the deportation of immigrants. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a mild rebuke of the president over all that, but it’s unclear if Trump will step back from the brink.”

Attorney and Trump ally Mike Davis posted on X Tuesday: “Dear Chief Justice John Roberts: For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is a political decision by Congress. An activist judge ordering planes to turn around during a national security operation is not a ‘judicial decision.’ That is a highly illegal and extremely dangerous sabotage of the presidency, which is an impeachable offense. Your statement is not an appropriate response. The normal impeachment process exists for that purpose.”

Republican Georgia Representaive Andrew Clyde posted on X: “Our Founders gave Congress the constitutional power of impeachment for a reason. If any judge can weaponize their power to usurp the president’s legitimate Article II authority, then we no longer have a Constitutional Republic.”

What Happens Next

Any attempt to impeach Boasberg is highly unlikely to pass in Congress. Any article of impeachment would need a simple majority vote in the House and pass a two-thirds vote threshold in the Senate, meaning it would require the support of multiple Democrats.