“With each action testing the Constitution, and each personal attack on a judge, President Trump raises the bar even higher for Judge Gorsuch's nomination to serve on the Supreme Court," Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a statement. | AP Photo Schumer warns Trump's attack on judge could impact Supreme Court confirmation

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Saturday warned that President Donald Trump’s attack on a federal judge who issued a broad block on his travel ban would firm Democratic resistance to his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

“The President's attack on Judge James Robart, a Bush appointee who passed with 99 votes, shows a disdain for an independent judiciary that doesn't always bend to his wishes and a continued lack of respect for the Constitution, making it more important that the Supreme Court serve as an independent check on the administration,” Schumer said in a statement.


He added, “With each action testing the Constitution, and each personal attack on a judge, President Trump raises the bar even higher for Judge Gorsuch's nomination to serve on the Supreme Court. His ability to be an independent check will be front and center throughout the confirmation process.”

Trump on Saturday morning lashed out against Robart, a U.S. District Court judge who delivered a severe legal blow to Trump’s executive order limiting travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.

“The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!” Trump tweeted.

It’s not the first time Trump has attacked a judge overseeing litigation that directly impacted him. During the presidential campaign, Trump went after U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the Indiana-born judge overseeing Trump University lawsuits, saying Curiel had “an absolute conflict” in presiding over the litigation because he was “of Mexican heritage.”