It may have also given Democrats new motivation to reelect him


President Biden wasn’t planning to take questions on Thursday. His helicopter was waiting outside on the White House’s South Lawn.But after a 10-minute statement on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, a reporter called out, “Is this a rogue court?”

The president stopped in his tracks.Pausing to think a moment, he looked over his shoulder. “This is not a normal court,” he said before leaving.

This week’s monumental rulings – striking down affirmative action in college admissions and unraveling Biden’s student debt relief plan among them – amount to serious setbacks for a president who promised as a candidate to advance racial equity and erase student debt.

They are also an urgent reminder to Democrats of the enduring consequences of elections at a moment Biden’s advisers are searching for ways to inject enthusiasm into his bid for another term.

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