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Analysis: Ninth Circuit "Judge Shopping" Thread (Part 3)

Context

Final post in a three-part thread attacking the Ninth Circuit after adverse rulings on both the travel ban and sanctuary city executive orders. This post supplies the "evidence" for why the rulings should be disregarded.

Authorship

Likely authentic Trump (high confidence). Posted at 6:38 AM ET — squarely in his established early-morning tweeting window. Ellipsis continuation, informal register ("Messy system"), and scare quotes around "judge shopping" are characteristic stylistic markers.

Psychological Dynamics

The post completes a narcissistic injury response arc: post 1 expressed outrage, post 2 framed the grievance, and this post provides rationalization. The 80% statistic functions as intellectual armor — a way to avoid engaging with the substance of the rulings by attacking the institution's credibility wholesale.

The closing "Messy system" is notable for its brevity and contempt. It frames constitutional judicial review not as a feature of democratic governance but as dysfunction to be overcome.

Fact Verification

Overall Veracity: 20%

Institutional Implications

The three-post thread systematically delegitimizes judicial review: the rulings are "ridiculous," the venue is rigged ("judge shopping"), and the court itself is incompetent (80% reversed). This pattern of institutional delegitimization warrants an elevated danger rating — not for immediate violence, but for erosion of democratic norms around separation of powers.