President Donald Trump made headlines in 2020 when he nominated Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

However, a report published earlier this week asserts that the president now believes Barrett has betrayed him.

Sources say Trump "privately expressed frustration" over Supreme Court justices

According to ABC News, Trump "has privately expressed frustration about the Supreme Court justices he appointed," with Barrett being chief among them.

The news outlet cited three unnamed sources said to be familiar with the president's remarks, who maintain that the appointees could do more to support his agenda.

What's more, ABC News pointed to recent public comments made by conservative attorney and Trump administration ally Mike Davis.

During an interview in March with former White House adviser Steve Bannon, Davis accused Barrett of being "a rattled law professor with her head up her a--."

Spokesman: "President Trump will always stand with the U.S. Supreme Court"

For his part, principal deputy White House press secretary Harrison Fields played down suggestions that Trump has grown resentful towards America's highest judicial body.

Pres. Trump has privately expressed frustration about the Supreme Court justices he appointed, mostly complaining about Justice Amy Coney Barrett, three people familiar with the conversations told ABC News. https://t.co/g4TBlnAmmK

— ABC News (@ABC) June 3, 2025

"President Trump will always stand with the U.S. Supreme Court, unlike the Democrat Party, which, if given the opportunity, would pack the court, ultimately undermining its integrity," Fields said in a statement provided to ABC News.

"The president may disagree with the Court and some of its rulings, but he will always respect its foundational role," Fields went on to add.

Trump lashes out at Federalist society executive vice president on Truth Social

Rumors of Trump's dissatisfaction with Barrett came just days after the Washington Examiner reported that he lashed out at Federalist Society executive vice president Leonard Leo.

The president took aim at Leo, who recommended judicial nominees during his first term, in a lengthy Truth Social post last Thursday.

"I was new to Washington, and it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges," Trump recalled.

"I did so, openly and freely, but then realized that they were under the thumb of a real 'sleazebag' named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions," the president alleged.