Trump says he is considering 2 women for Supreme Court, will announce pick July 9

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Philip Rucker
June 29 at 6:52 PM

President Trump said Friday he has narrowed his list of Supreme Court finalists to five candidates, including two women, and plans to announce his nominee on July 9, one day before he is scheduled to depart for a week-long European trip.

Trump is moving quickly to fill the vacancy that will be created when Justice Anthony M. Kennedy retires from the court July 31. Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, in part to give the Senate time to consider a nominee and hold votes before the midterm elections in November.

“I like them all,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “It is a group of highly talented, very brilliant, mostly conservative judges.”

Trump has said he will select a nominee from a list of 25 names, many of them judges on federal and state courts across the country.

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[hlthe2b]

1. While Idoubt he will pick a woman, if he did it would be the "Thomas" version

--a sellout to the women everywhere, just as Thomas is to African Americans.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. There are plenty of reactionary women lawyers and judges

If Dems plan to appeal to women voters using women's rights, picking a woman to fill Kennedy's seat is a smart ploy. It allows the GOP to paint Dems as hypocrits on women saying things like "how can you support women/women's rights and oppose a woman nominee to the supreme court?". It also puts pressure on Collins and Murkowski to back a woman nominee as they are also outspoken advocates for women's rights.

[jmowreader]

3. Let me guess...Monica Goodling and Jeanne Pirro?

[pazzyanne]

4. Probably Jeanine Pirro.

[Hoyt]

10. I'm betting white wingers want someone younger to advance their

ideology for decades. But she’d be perfect for white wingers in short run.

[YOHABLO]

18. Yes indeed Piro

[dalton99a]

23. Yep, she'll be a fantastic MAGA judge

[yallerdawg]

5. Suddenly...

we believe he is telling the truth?




Edited to add:


Incoherent as usual!

[FakeNoose]

27. Only the women candidates have to "audition"

... the men just send in their resumes. Cheetos knows all about how to run these kinds of contests.

[torius]

6. Ivanka and Melania?

[jberryhill]

7. His sister, oddly, is qualified

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. But she's old, too. I think he wants someone young who can plague us for decades.

We never hear from or about his siblings. I wonder why?

[Jedi Guy]

22. Well...

If you were related to that thing, would you inject yourself into the news? I wouldn't. Especially if I had the choice to lay low. No one knows how toxic he is like his family does. The only ones who cheer for him are the ones financially beholden to him.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

8. Joan Larson is my guess

Female, young at 49 years old, from Michigan, and she is rated Well Qualified by the ABA. She also was able to get 60 votes for her confirmation to the 6th Circuit in 2017. 8 Dems voted for her.

[lordsummerisle]

9. If he really wanted to be bold...

Michelle Obama!

[rurallib]

11. will they have to pass a "grab the pussy" test?

[milestogo]

13. Self-loathing women, no doubt.

[Basic LA]

14. Roseanne Barr & Kellyanne Conway!

I knew it.

[kchamberlin25]

15. Ann Coulter & Laura Ingraham

[Nitram]

16. That would be an interesting move.

[briv1016]

17. So Ivanka then.

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Only in the hope that Dems will be reluctant to vote down women ...

... or subject them to really agressive questioning.

Sadly, it will likely work to some extent.

[3Hotdogs]

20. Kim Davis would be good. She follows a law that is higher than the Constitution.

Or Christine O'Donnell. After all, she ain't a witch.

[area51]

21. "mostly conservative"?

[kudzu22]

24. I'm betting it's either Barrett or Sykes

Both very conservative. And it's a smart ploy because it defangs the "anti-women's rights" argument. Not sure how the rabid Trumpists will feel about this, but my guess is it won't sway them from supporting him.

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. Whomever grovels the loudest and longest I'd imagine will be picked.

[RockRaven]

26. Will he pick a woman just to "own the libs"?... nah, he'll pick someone who thinks POTUS is a king

unless, of course, he can have both.

[kacekwl]

28. Never happen. n/t

[AnnieBW]

29. Judge Jeanne Pirro and His Sister.

I'll betcha.