For Immediate Release

Monday, July 1, 2024

“The frog in the pot is now at a rolling boil.”

Patriotic Millionaires React to Billionaire-Controlled SCOTUS Immunity Decision

“This decision is the culmination of a relentlessly executed, multi-decade plan to destroy American democracy.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for any “official” actions taken while president. 

In response, Erica Payne, Founder and President of Patriotic Millionaires, released the following statement: 

“The Supreme Court’s decision effectively legalizes the use of political violence by a president so long as it is an ‘official act.’ This relieves the presidency – and the sitting president – from the most basic level of accountability while putting our entire constitutional republic in mortal danger. Donald Trump incited an insurrection and encouraged his thugs to storm the Capitol. The idea that he should not be held accountable if these actions were ‘official’ is an egregiously partisan attempt to deny reality.

This decision is the culmination of a relentlessly executed, multi-decade plan to destroy American democracy. It is the inevitable outcome of rank corruption facilitated by a malignant class of American oligarchs who, over decades, bought and paid for a complicit Supreme Court.

The frog in the pot is now at a rolling boil. The President can encourage his thugs to murder members of Congress without fear of legal repercussions. If Democrats do not immediately take bold action, historians will mark today as the moment illiberal authoritarians cemented their rule over the United States of America.”

For additional information or interview requests, please contact Emily McCloskey at emily@patrioticmillionaires.org.