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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America
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April 16, 2026
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1:54Now PlayingSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism, a political philosophy he described as an existential threat to America and the principles that founded it 250 years ago.
His comments come as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology over what she called "inappropriate" remarks aimed at Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his vote last year to allow aggressive Trump administration immigration enforcement tactics, which critics had called racial profiling.
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