Ginsburg walks back comments on Trump

In a series of recent interviews with the Associated Press, The New York Times, and CNN, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had harsh words for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calling him a faker and suggesting that she didnt even want to contemplate the impact that a Trump presidency would have on the Supreme Court and the country. Trump shot back with a call for Ginsburg to resign; the Justices comments were also widely criticized by editorial boards and pundits across the ideological spectrum.

Today Ginsburg weighed in again, perhaps seeking to quell the controversy. In a statement released by the Courts Public Information Office, Ginsburg described her recent remarks in response to press inquiries as ill-advised and added that she regret[s] making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office, she continued, and she indicated that [i]n the future I will be more circumspect.