President Biden says expanding the Supreme Court would be a mistake

President Joe Biden said earlier this week that it would be a mistake to expand the Supreme Court, while criticizing the court's decision to end affirmative action for colleges. 

On MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House," host Nicolle Wallace asked President Biden if he would consider expanding the Supreme Court.

"I think if we start the process of trying to expand the court, we're going to politicize it maybe forever in a way that is not healthy," the president responded. 

Wallace also asked Biden if he would refer to the Supreme Court as a "rogue court," according to NBC News. 

Biden responded with, "This is not a normal court."

On Thursday, the SCOTUS issued a ruling against using affirmative action in the college admissions process, to which Biden said he didn't agree.

"I know today’s court decision is a severe disappointment for so many people, including me, but we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country," he said during the interview. "We need to keep an open door of opportunities. We need to remember that diversity is our strength." 

Biden also accused the court of infringing on "basic rights."

"It's done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history, and that’s what I meant by not normal," he added, citing the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how the court has "ruled on a number of issues that ... had been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes."