Elon Musk Criticizes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Amid Heated Supreme Court Clash Over Trump’s Authority to Fire Agency Officials
Elon Musk Elon Musk Criticizes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Amid Heated Supreme Court Clash Over Trump’s Authority to Fire Agency Officials Washington, D.C. — A tense U.S. Supreme Court hearing in Trump v. Slaughter ignited a political firestorm this week after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned whether presidents should have broad authority to fire expert officials serving in independent federal agencies. Her remarks quickly drew sharp criticism from Elon Musk, who accused the justice of “openly advocating for the destruction of democracy.” The case centers on President Trump’s March decision to remove two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission — Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya — asserting his Article II executive authority to dismiss officers within the executive branch. Background of the Case President Trump fired Slaughter and Bedoya earlier this year. A Biden-appointed federal judge, Loren AliKhan, blocked the dismissals and o...