Justice Alito ‘agrees’ in secret recording that US should return to ‘place of godliness’

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Embattled Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed the US should “return to a place of godliness,” in a secret recording of candid comments made at an event earlier this month. The conservative justice acknowledged that American society was polarized but said that there were differences of opinion on fundamental issues that “really can’t be compromised.” Alito made the remarks during the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner on June 3. open image in gallery Embattled Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he agrees the US should ‘return to a place of godliness,’ during a conversation that was secretly recorded earlier this month The pair also discuss the polarization of America, with Windsor saying: “I don’t know that we can negotiate with the left in the way that needs to happen for the polarization to end. open image in gallery It comes as Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Alito face backlash in the media following the flying of controversial flags at their homes in Virginia and New Jersey Last month, the New York Times revealed that an upside-down American flag was flown at the Alitos’ Virginia home following the 2020 presidential election - a symbol used by the “Stop the Steal” movement supporting Trump’s false claims of election fraud.