Chief Justice Responds to Trump\'s Criticism of \'Obama Judge\'

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against the White House's recent criticism of the judiciary on Wednesday.

Responding  to an Associated Press inquiry , Roberts issued a statement praising the independence of the judiciary and said, "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges."  "Obama judge" is what President Donald Trump called a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judge who  recently put a halt  to his administration's new asylum rules.

He defended his use of the term and responded to Roberts in a tweet Wednesday.

Trump suggested the 9th Circuit wasn't independent and said the number of border-related cases it has overturned was "shocking."  Roberts has in the past warned against the  politicization of the judiciary  in the face of high-profile confirmation fights and  repeated criticism   from the president .  Additional reporting by  Newsy affiliate CNN .