Yesterday, CNN commentator Symone Sanders claimed that President Trump is staging a “hostile takeover” of the federal courts:
CNN commentator just said the Trump admin is enacting a "hostile takeover of the courts" ….by constitutionally filling vacancies?
— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizWFB) August 29, 2018
CNN Commentator: Trump Administration Performing ‘Hostile Takeover of the Courts’ https://t.co/sC18J1SBCZ
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) August 30, 2018
Fox News’ Bret Baier offered this reality check:
Hmmm or filling open seats as the President is able to do — he was elected President https://t.co/8CJ6FIfaHX
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) August 29, 2018
You can guess what happened next. That’s not sitting well with the Resistance:
The GOP had to change the Senate rules to get those judges in. I would call the a hostile take over.
— sky tate (@skytate_) August 29, 2018
If only the same thing happened with @BarackObama. Kinda funny the same authorities bestowed upon a POTUS were viewed differently just 4 years ago. Go figure.
— kavan7 (@kavan7) August 29, 2018
MERRICK GARLAND
— Katherine®️ (@suneenart_blue) August 29, 2018
Ummmm…..Bret…..were you asleep during the Obama years? Have you ever heard of Merrick Garland? Do you know how many of the vacancies currently being filled were supposed to be filled by the previously elected President?….
— Steve Harriman (@harrimsa) August 30, 2018
You mean like a Supreme Court nominee. Merrick? No ? Weird?
— JustEatingPopcorn (@MorePopcrn) August 29, 2018
So was Obama, yet… Merrick Garland. https://t.co/Vbf85TCEI6
— Zachary Pleat (@zpleat) August 30, 2018
He was elected with help of the Russians. Please remember 3M more people voted for the other candidate.
— Mark Stagliano (@msstag) August 30, 2018
@BarackObama Was also elected the @POTUS And he wasn't able to fill the seat that he should have filled @billpostmus https://t.co/JdNHhXCYd2
— Varun Reddy (@varun_iiml) August 30, 2018
Ummmm…..Bret…..were you asleep during the Obama years? Have you ever heard of Merrick Garland? Do you know how many of the vacancies currently being filled were supposed to be filled by the previously elected President?….
— Steve Harriman (@harrimsa) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/Miranda43248042/status/1034924064584871936
Wow, Baier’s reality check did not go over well on the Left.
LOL. Can't make this stuff up. TDS to the extreme. Why can't I stop laughing? https://t.co/bUIueHmq26
— Joe Baranek (@JoeBaranek) August 30, 2018
— Jim Boyer?? (@JimBoyer16) August 30, 2018
Way to go, Harry Reid!