Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to push back against calls from President Donald Trump -- and some House Republicans -- to impeach a judge whose ruling conflicted with the Trump administration's deportation plans.

Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back on President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric against the federal judiciary on Tuesday in a highly unusual statement that appeared to be aimed at the president’s call to impeach judges who rule against him.

Trump's post escalated his conflict with a judiciary that's been one of the few restraints on his administration's aggressive agenda.