White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki criticized Republicans who have already started attacking President Joe Biden over his first Supreme Court nomination before he even named anyone.
Jen Psaki is the White House press secretary.
Biden will work in good faith with senators of both parties to choose a Supreme Court nominee.
She hit back at the Republicans who had criticized Biden's commitment to nominating the first Black woman to the court, saying suggestions that Black female candidates are somehow less qualified are ludicrous.
Senate Democrats would walk the plank in support of a radical liberal with extreme views, according to comments from GOP figures like Sen. Rick Scott.
On Wednesday, Josh Hawley said he was afraid Biden would choose a woke activist who held liberal views on issues like immigration and vaccine mandates.
Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell warned Thursday that Biden shouldn't outsource this important decision to the radical left and that Americans want the president to govern from the middle.
Biden will try to appoint a radical left-winger, and Senate candidate Blake Masters said Biden would love to have a drag queen as his wife.
The president's intention is to consult with both parties.
Republican support could be gained by the judges who are viewed as leading candidates for the Supreme Court spot. Three GOP senators voted for Judge Jackson, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. She is related through marriage to Paul Ryan, the former House Speaker, who testified to the Senate in 2012 about her integrity. James Clyburn told ABC News that he thinks Judge Childs could get Republican votes if she were nominated.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said the chamber intends to move swiftly to confirm a nominee after Biden said he intends to announce a nominee by the end of February. If all Democrats are in favor of the nominee, it is unlikely that Republicans will block confirmation. Democrats hold a slim Senate majority of 50 votes, with Vice President Harris as a tie-breaker, though whether she can break ties for Supreme Court votes is a matter of debate. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee noted to the Washington Post that Republicans could try to slow down the process.
The first Supreme Court vacancies of Biden's presidency opened up on Thursday as Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement after more than 25 years on the bench. Biden has long pledged to nominate the court's first black female justice, and liberal activists had been publicly pressuring Breyer to retire so Biden could have a nominee confirmed while the Senate is under Democratic control. After President Barack Obama left office, the GOP-controlled Senate confirmed three controversial Supreme Court nominees, but did not fill the seat left by Antonin Scalia.
Stephen Breyer's Supreme Court retirement is official.
The White House has confirmed that Biden will pick a black woman for the Supreme Court. Who might it be? (Forbes)
Which Republicans would support a Biden nominee for the Supreme Court? Few, if any. The New York Times.
Republicans cast any new Supreme Court nominee as radical as the election-year fight begins.
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