Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024

July 29, 2024

Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Michael Johnson

Q. Mr. PresidentâMr. President, House Speaker Johnson says your Supreme Court reform is "dead on arrival." What's your reaction, sir?

The President. Who said that?

Q. Speaker Johnson said it's "dead on arrival."

The President. I think that's what he is.

Q. That he is?

The President. That he isâdead on arrival.

United States Supreme Court Reform

Q. How are you going to get this goingâhow are you going to get this done?

The President. You've asked me thatâon everything I've ever passed you've asked me that.

We're going to figure a way.

Q. How do you feel Vice President Harris is doing, Mr. President?

NOTE: The President spoke at 3:08 p.m. on the tarmac at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after exiting Air Force One.

Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, Austin, TX. Locations: Austin, TX.

Names: Johnson, J. Michael.

Subjects: News media, Presidential interviews; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Texas, President's visit; U.S. Supreme Court, reform efforts.

DCPD Number: DCPD202400651.