American icon…

That  would be  Justice Clarence Thomas,  who the Left hates passionately because he matured from Marxist revolutionary to conservative heavyweight champion.   Justice Thomas has had quite an effect on our legal system with his studied faithfulness to the Constitution and his steadfast stands on principles.   He has been effective,  which is why the Left is calling him a Trump-era justice.  He doesn’t need Trump or anyone else.   He has risen to the heights by dint of his own intelligence,  perseverance and study.  Oh,  and let me remind you that the nastiest questioner during his confirmation hearings was none other than Joe Biden,  who,  like the Clintons,  got a law degree so he could learn how to break laws,  not defend them.

UPDATE:  If you missed the good PBS documentary on Justice Thomas, you can link to  it here.