The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday triggered apoplexy in many leftist journalists, who partly blamed late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not retiring sooner.
Ginsburg, a feminist icon for the Left, died in September of 2020 at 87 years old, leaving a vacancy for President Trump to nominate Justice Amy Coney Barrett to take her place on the Court.
Columnist Scott Feinberg called Ginsburg a “hero” whose decision not to retire “helped lead to the destruction” of Roe v. Wade. “Sadly, this will be a big part of her legacy,” he tweeted.
Podcast host Katie Halper mocked the late Justice in a sarcastic tweet. “So glad RBG kept planking instead of retiring from the Supreme Court.”
Rebecca Fishbein, a freelance writer for radical left outlets such as Jezebel and Vice, suggested Ginsburg and even President Barack Obama were responsible for this outcome. Responding to a tweet sent by Obama blasting the Court’s decision, Fishbein wrote, “hm well maybe someone could have convinced rbg to retire.”