The leaked Supreme Court ruling shows conservatives plan to chip away at the rights of marginalized groups, according to President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden spoke in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The photo is of Evan Vucci.
Biden made the comments about what he called the "MAGA crowd" at a news conference where he condemned a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the court is going to overturn the right to an abortion nationwide.
The president warned that the right could be used to target the rights of the LGBTQ community.
The Supreme Court could potentially uphold state laws that ban the use of LGBTQ students in classrooms with other children, though it doesn't appear such a measure has been proposed in any state.
The author of the leaked draft is conservative Justice Samuel Alito, who was nominated to the court by former President George W. Bush.
What are the next things that will be attacked? Biden asked.
Democrats slammed the draft opinion as an attack on women's rights from a court that took a hard right turn under Trump, while Republicans claimed the leak undermines the integrity of the court. The Republican Party has a large, extremely conservative Christian base, and it was a top priority for Trump to appoint justices that would overturn the landmark 1973 abortion ruling.
There are 13 states that have so-called "trigger bans" that would ban abortion immediately after a Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts says the court will investigate the leak.
If the Supreme Court overturns the Wade decision, what will happen?
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