Biden ‘respects’  the decision of Supreme Court despite abortion ruling says White House

• President Joe Biden “respects” the Supreme Court and does not see a need to add more justices to the bench 
• Biden convened an expert group, but it reached a deadlock in December over whether to suggest changes to the court’s composition beyond nine justices.
• New state-level limitations on women travelling for abortions would likely face more legal challenges, according to Jean-Pierre.

According to a spokeswoman, President Joe Biden “respects” the Supreme Court and does not see a need to add more justices to the bench despite considering unilateral moves to prevent a “extreme” judgement that would remove the United States’ right to abortion.

According to spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden is seeking other “options” in the wake of the abortion ruling, including potential lone executive actions.

She did not provide a timetable for the distribution of these instructions, however, and minimised their importance when speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. “Nothing could fill the vacuum that this decision has caused,” she added. “Congress must take action if that is to be made whole again.”

Jean-Pierre claimed that despite this, Biden still regards the Supreme Court’s authority with respect.

“When the president commented about the court’s ruling, it was about the decision,” which was “extreme,” she said as the president traveled to Germany for the Group of Seven summit of rich nations.

“He sees the court obviously as legitimate and he respects the court… it is a court that he highly respects.”

On Saturday, Biden once more criticised the court’s rulings that earlier in the week limited access to abortion and increased rights for gun owners. He told reporters, “The Supreme Court has made some awful judgements.

The legally binding decisions infuriated liberals who were disappointed by the 6-3 conservative majority on the country’s highest court.

Biden convened an expert group, but it reached a deadlock in December over whether to suggest changes to the court’s composition beyond nine justices.

“About expanding the court, that is something that the president does not agree with,” said Jean-Pierre. “That is not something that he wants to do.”

She declined to speak about other reform ideas the group had discussed, like term limits for justices.

New state-level limitations on women travelling for abortions would likely face more legal challenges, according to Jean-Pierre.

Reporting from Trevor Hunnicutt in Washington and Andrea Shalal on board Air Force One; additional reporting from Daphne Psaledakis; editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Alistair Bell

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