In the case of Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled July 1 that the Constitution grants a former president absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for designated “official presidential acts.” “The court took way longer than [it] probably … needed to come up with an opinion and really helped former President Trump run out the clock before the 2024 election,” McCorkle said, adding that Trump was able to declare the ruling as “a great victory.” Hildebrand claims that rising disapproval of the Supreme Court has less to do with the court being political — something he says has always been the case to an extent — but more with the views of the court being “so out of line with … the mainstream political views of Americans.”