Internet explodes at John Roberts' 'partisan' attack on Chuck Schumer: 'He can stuff it'

On Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts took the highly unusual step of publicly criticizing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his speech warning Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh that they "will pay the price" if they rule against women's rights — a move that was all the more notable because Roberts failed to say anything when President Donald Trump attacked Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor a week ago.

This was not lost on many social media commentators, who reacted with outrage at Roberts' apparent decision to pick sides: