Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is backing down from her controversial public feud with Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The justice had defied long-standing judicial precedent by weighing in on the presidential race, calling Trump a “faker” with an ego who would ruin the country if elected president. She also suggested she may move to New Zealand in that event. Her comments were widely criticized, including by the liberal editorial boards of the New York Times and Washington Post.
On Thursday, however, Ginsburg relented.
“On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them,” Ginsburg said in a statement. “Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”
Ginsburg’s statement comes less than 24 hours after Trump called on her to apologize.