NBC News and other outlets are reporting that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire at the end of his term, leaving a vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill. But who’s going to take Breyer’s place?
.@POTUS you promised us a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Let’s see it happen.
— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) January 26, 2022
.@POTUS, it's time for a Black woman on the Supreme Court.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) January 26, 2022
Townhall’s Guy Benson reminds us what Biden said back while he was running for president in 2020:
.@guypbenson: “Let’s also not forget that Biden promised on the campaign trail that no matter who retired or died from the court…he would pick a black woman.” pic.twitter.com/95Lu76uLrj
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 26, 2022
Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich hasn’t forgotten, either:
SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer retiring at the end of current term – teeing up President Biden to nominate a replacement.
Biden promised on the campaign trail to nominate a Black woman, if given the chance.
A liberal nominee would not change the balance of the court.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) January 26, 2022
Biden made his pledge days before the South Carolina primary. “I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a black woman on the Supreme Court, to make sure we, in fact, get every representation,” he said then. It was the first majority-black contest on the Democratic calendar and handed Biden a dominant victory that revived his campaign. One by one, he vanquished his rivals.
And now he’s in a position to make good on that promise. But will he?
https://t.co/902KiJZEaS pic.twitter.com/QqVntRjDwU
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2022
Anyone keeping tabs on Kamala Harris today? Now may be the time that is always the time to determine a time when it's time for Harris to exit the "DC bubble," after all. https://t.co/LpcWmCQV43
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) January 26, 2022
Gonna be wild when Kamala Harris votes herself onto the Supreme Court. https://t.co/1FfWUQX5pl
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2022
Ha!
https://twitter.com/verbaluce/status/1486389710692012036
Oh God.
But really, would he actually nominate Kamala Harris?
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1486387177093275658
That seems like a pretty safe prediction. That’s often how this stuff ends up playing out.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1486384257849335812
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1486384328506552323
For us is another story.
I honestly hope that Biden picks someone that is a solid, thoughtful liberal.
Nobody he picks is anyone I am going to agree with. But someone like Kagan, who is intelligent and well spoken, would be a great service to the country.
We could do FAR worse.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) January 26, 2022
Biden’s backed himself into a corner. It will be interesting watching him try to find a comfortable position there.
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1486389690072813574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1486389690072813574%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Faction%3Deditpost%3D2125458
Stay tuned …
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.