Chinese judge labels Trump 'public enemy of the rule of law'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump salutes a Marines honor guard as he disembarks from Marine One upon arrival at the White House in Washington. A top Chinese judge has labeled Donald Trump an enemy “of the rule of law” over his insults directed at a U.S. judge who temporarily blocked the president’s travel ban. The blog post by Supreme People’s Court Judge He Fan came after Trump went on Twitter to denigrate James Robart as a “so-called judge” whose “ridiculous” decision opened the country to potential terror attacks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (The Associated Press)
A top Chinese judge has labeled Donald Trump a "public enemy of the rule of law" over his insults directed at a U.S. judge who suspended the president's travel ban.
Supreme People's Court Judge He Fan's blog post came after Trump went on Twitter to denigrate James Robart as a "so-called judge" whose "ridiculous" decision opened the country to potential terror attacks.
In his post, dated Sunday, He wrote that under the U.S. system's separation of powers, a president who is dealt a judicial defeat should bear the loss silently rather than lash out at the judge in question.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Recent remarks by China's top judge that the concept of judicial independence was an "erroneous Western ideal" unsuited to China have reignited debates on the topic within Chinese legal communities.