Justice Stephen Breyer, who has faced calls to retire, was harshly ridiculed on Friday for comments he made while teaching a class at the National Constitution Center.
Steven Mazie, a Supreme Court correspondent for The Economist, noted Breyer's views on working with Republicans.
"If you need Republican support, talk to them. 'My friend, what do you think?' Get them talking and they'll eventually say something you agree with."— Steven Mazie (@Steven Mazie) 1622221938
Breyer was blasted for being "delusional" about Republicans.
Breyer: \u201cMy friend, what do you think?\u201d\n\nRepublican: \u201cI\u2019m so glad you asked. The world is ruled by a pedophilic cabal of 7-dimensional beings, but the secret god emperor president is planning a storm that will spill their blood.\u201d\n\nBreyer: \n\nBreyer: \u201cOkay. What else do you think?\u201dhttps://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— southpaw (@southpaw) 1622223523
Stephen Breyer said this on the same day Republicans filibustered an investigation into a white terrorist attack on the Capitolhttps://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal) 1622225552
these people are not equipped to live in the modern world. but it doesn't matter; they don't have to, only we dohttps://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Nathan Bernhardt (@Nathan Bernhardt) 1622231376
It appears Stephen Breyer is suffering from pundit brain syndrome.https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Drew Savicki \ud83e\udd96\ud83e\udd95\ud83e\udd96 (@Drew Savicki \ud83e\udd96\ud83e\udd95\ud83e\udd96) 1622227072
"If you need to work with Republicans, just talk to them!"pic.twitter.com/L4B19IC1va— Maya Sen (@Maya Sen) 1622222799
Breyer might\u2019ve turned on the TV real quick before saying this.https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Brian Beutler (@Brian Beutler) 1622223929
I mean, just put me out of my misery.https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— David Roberts (@David Roberts) 1622234055
Justice Breyer makes a strong bid for the most insufferable take, but still a runner-up to Manchinhttps://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Michael McDonald (@Michael McDonald) 1622226387
I'm tempted to say to amateur political analyst Stephen Breyer that he "shouldn't quit his day job," as the adage goes\u2014but in his case he actually shouldhttps://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326037084262401\u00a0\u2026— Anil Kalhan (@Anil Kalhan) 1622222292
Breyer\u2019s like that relative we all had who\u2019d be like, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you just walk into this business and say, \u2018Hello, I would like a job.\u2019\u201dhttps://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1398342364985495554\u00a0\u2026— Parker Molloy (@Parker Molloy) 1622226104
Justice Breyer with a fool-proof, genius plan for how to work with Republicans. Hell yeah, excited to try this.https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1398326276700749830\u00a0\u2026— Aaron Huertas (@Aaron Huertas) 1622226894
I just cannot get over the fact he said this today...as they were filibustering.— Kate (@Kate) 1622225212
