CNN’s Brian Stelter called out Justice Neil Gorsuch for going on “Fox & Friends” this morning to promote his book:
Justice Neil Gorsuch is on "Fox & Friends" right now. The Q: How is it appropriate for a Supreme Court justice to try to goose sales of his three-month-old book by chatting on one of the most partisan shows on TV?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 17, 2019
Honest question for Brian: Since when did this become an issue to you?
Here is Justice Breyer pitching his book on Colbert in 2015 https://t.co/oz8P4cBuJG pic.twitter.com/fhBARiY4Bj
— Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) December 17, 2019
A more recent example would be Justice Sonia Sotomayor who was out promoting her book last year:
think of the children, Brian pic.twitter.com/gYTc0H761r
— Charles Mulligan (@CharlesMullig15) December 17, 2019
And Brian, who is an expert on morning news TV shows, must’ve missed this:
Said the man who never noticed Sonia Sotomayor plugging her books on NBC's "Today." https://t.co/owAmXFNac5
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) December 17, 2019
Here’s video:
“I want young readers, too, to know a little bit about my life.” Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells @savannahguthrie about why she decided to write books for children pic.twitter.com/dsIqFimBpZ
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 4, 2018
It was actually a pretty big story for NBC News:
In the book, readers get a glimpse of Sotomayor in every stage of her life — from the little girl who grew up in a bicultural household to the woman who was ultimately nominated and confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. – @NBCLatino https://t.co/9sNcHYTNf4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 14, 2018
Sonia Sotomayor on the book-tour circuit shows she's not content to hide behind her robes http://t.co/Ys9PZdgd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 4, 2013
And the WaPo:
Review: "I don’t baby anyone."
The tough-love message in Sonia Sotomayor’s new books. https://t.co/Mv5XX5a6Qt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 2, 2018
Did any news outlet not cover it?
Justice Sotomayor at AJC Decatur Book Festival: "Congressman Lewis, you are one of my idols. You & the other people like you during the 1960s when I was growing up who led the fight for desegregation are the people who motivated me to want to pursue the law & to pursue justice." pic.twitter.com/mSLCFUhsRv
— The Hill (@thehill) September 2, 2019
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