MSNBC's Joy Reid claims 'evil' Mitch McConnell planning to pack SCOTUS with conservative justices
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MSNBC host Joy Reid claimed Monday, without evidence, that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, was planning to pack the U.S. Supreme Court with conservative justices if Republicans regained control of the Senate.
"Today, Mitch McConnell made something explicitly clear: A GOP-controlled Senate would never again confirm a Democratic Supreme Court nominee," Reid said, referencing an appearance by McConnell on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" earlier in the day. "In other words, if they regain the majority, they plan to pack the court with conservative justices in perpetuity." During the Monday radio appearance, McConnell told host Hugh Hewitt that if the party opposite the sitting president controlled the Senate and a Supreme Court nomination came in the middle of a presidential election, then the Senate should not confirm that nominee, regardless of which party was in control. He added that the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in 2020 was different because Republicans controlled both the White House and Senate.More Related News