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Talk about bad decisions.
As President Trump again tweets about the courts and “Radical Islamic Terrorism,” Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will headline a conservative-leaning event taking place at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., just 12 days before hearing arguments on President Trump’s travel ban.
The Sept. 28 invite-only luncheon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fund for American Studies, a nonprofit with the stated goal of teaching “the principles of limited government, free-market economics and honorable leadership to students and young professionals in America and around the world.”
Other justices, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, have addressed groups that align with their own particular political leanings, but this looks to be the first time any of them have decided to appear at an event at a property that will directly benefit the President.
Speaking with The Hill, Fund for American Studies Executive Vice President Steve Slattery confirmed Gorsuch was aware of the location prior to accepting the offer.
“Justices speak at many venues to many organizations,” he said. “As to the appropriateness, that’s something to ask him.”
The Fund for American Studies confirmed to the Daily News that Gorsuch is not receiving any sort of speaking fee or hotel accommodation.
Meanwhile, on Oct. 10, Gorsuch and his peers will begin examining Trump’s authority over the border after partially allowing parts of his travel ban that targets Muslim majority countries to go into effect in June.
Kathleen L. Arberg, the Supreme Court’s public information officer, failed to respond to a request for comment.
Friday morning, Trump, perhaps eager to shift focus away from the support he has continued to lend to neo-Nazis in America, took to Twitter to draw attention to a fear he hammered upon during his presidential campaign.
“Radical Islamic Terrorism must be stopped by whatever means necessary!” he said. “The courts must give us back our protective rights. Have to be tough!”
Trump is currently being sued by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics for violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause as well as a group of Democratic lawmakers for the same issue.
The clause bars federal officials from taking payments or gifts from foreign governments.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics argues that he’s accepting payments from foreign governments through his businesses, including Trump International Hotel in D.C.