Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday sharply criticized President Donald Trump after Trump suggested that he was unsure of the interpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling involving a wrongful deportation, The Hill reported.

During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump was asked about the administration’s response to a Supreme Court ruling ordering the government to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongfully deported by federal authorities. Trump told host Kristen Welker he was deferring to his legal team, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“I don’t know,” Trump said when asked whether he was obligated to uphold the Constitution in this case. “I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said. What you said is not what I heard the Supreme Court said. They have a different interpretation.”

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