The Supreme Court justices are receiving additional security amid increased threats of violence, and Politico can’t seem to figure it out.
Earlier this year, the House appropriated an additional $30 million in funding for the Supreme Court, which will be available through 2028, according to Reuters. This money will be used to beef up security for the justices, who are facing a massive increase in threats and violent rhetoric. Politico reported on this Sunday, with an interesting take on the increased firepower.
Look:
The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the justices.
Along with restricting the justices’ personal freedoms, the move threatens to further cocoon them in ideological bubbles as they decide controversial cases.https://t.co/qhlFvS8bA3
— POLITICO (@politico) June 28, 2026
“The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the justices. Along with restricting the justices’ personal freedoms, the move threatens to further cocoon them in ideological bubbles as they decide controversial cases,” the outlet wrote on X.
From the article:
It’s often said that the Supreme Court has no army. Yet, with little fanfare, the size of the Supreme Court’s police force has begun mushrooming. For years, the force sat at fewer than 200 officers, but now officials are aiming to more than double the ranks of the agents and officers who protect the justices and the Supreme Court’s building.
ADVERTISEMENTThe push for a rapid security buildout stems from the substantial threats to the justices at a moment of growing political violence in the U.S. and the sense that the system has just not been up to the task of keeping them safe. That’s a belief that appears to be shared by at least some of the justices themselves.
“The justices are averse to the intrusion into their personal lives that comes with increased security, but they are resigned to the need for it both personally and for the court as an institution,” said one former court staffer, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the court’s security practices.
X users aimed to help Politico understand the need for such drastic measures from a historically low-key institution:
An Assassin was arrested approaching Kavanagh’s home! Should they be sitting ducks for the lunatic fringe?
— Eighties Erin (@8tzerin) June 28, 2026
If the DSA Left weren’t hell-bent on intimidating, and indeed harming/killing the Justices, this wouldn’t be necessary now would it?
Why not write an article on THAT— Guild Navigator (@_GuildNavigator) June 28, 2026
Maybe violent liberals should stop directing violence at the justices. They have a right to be safe.
— Hana Five O (@HanaFiveO) June 28, 2026
“the move threatens to further cocoon them in ideological bubbles”
Politburico thinks it’s being clever here.
They know that the only Justices being threatened are the conservatives.
Easy to see the game Deep State Media is playing.
— Greg Scott (@greg_scott) June 28, 2026
Security is required to protect Justices from Democrat assassins
— Yon Kippers (@YonKippers) June 29, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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