CNN’s morning show crew laughed at the absurdity of a Supreme Court decision that ruled mocking former President Donald Trump’s penis is protected speech — but not by trademark law.
The Supreme Court issued several rulings Thursday, most notably kicking an abortion pill case over the plaintiffs’ lack of standing.
But they also issued a ruling in the case of Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Steve Elster on whether it is a violation of the First Amendment for the government to deny Elster a trademark for a T-shirt that mocks Trump using a double entendre that is clearly a reference to Trump’s junk — Steve Elster’s attempt to trademark the phrase “TRUMP TOO SMALL” for use on t-shirts.
On Thursday morning’s edition of CNN This Morning, host Kasie Hunt exclaimed “What a county!” as she and her co-stars laughed as they discussed the decision:
KASIE HUNT: Then …