Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is willing to consider a Democratic president’s Supreme Court nominee in 2021 if President Donald Trump loses reelection, calling it “politically unsustainable” to extend his blockade into the opening days of a new presidency.
McConnell on Thursday notably did not commit to confirming a nominee from Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren or one of the other 21 Democratic contenders. But he did acknowledge that a new president’s Supreme Court nomination would receive votes, unlike Merrick Garland’s nomination in 2016.
The subject of how to get McConnell to fill a Supreme Court vacancy played a major role in Wednesday’s Democratic debate, with several candidates trying to articulate a way around McConnell if he retains his title under a Democratic president. Senate Republicans hold a narrow majority of 53 seats, but could beat back a Democratic takeover next year even if Trump loses reelection.
“In a situation like that, I think a Democratic president confronting a Republican president would obviously be concerned about: ‘How do I get he or she confirmed?’” McConnell said. “I would guess there would be much more consultation and much more back-and-forth discussion in a situation like that.”
McConnell declined to fill a vacancy in 2016 for President Barack Obama, arguing that past precedent dictated that opposing parties are not obligated to fill seats that open during a presidential election. The Kentucky Republican received major blowback from Democrats for keeping the vacancy open after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but held firm and has now confirmed two conservative justices, swinging the court to the right.
I doubt that. He is not trustworthy. He is a grifter. He will do whatever lines his pockets, the pockets of his wife and her family or goes against Obama. Do we think if it was a black female President, or a female President, or a Gay President that he would do so......? Nope.
Mitch must go.... needs to retire.
Mitch must go
Don’t believe a word he says. I
Do not underestimate Mitch McConnell the liar he will do what he needs to do to cover his own butt I hope Democratic Party is flooding Kentucky bringing Mitch McConnell’s rain chilling at the end
He saw that Manafort perp walk and fears for his future. Collusion runs much deeper than the WH. NRA-follow the money.
senatemajldr you won’t be in charge of anything after 2020.
Why? Why stop obstructing then? He’s so sure he’ll be re-upped!
He did it to Obama cause hes a racist in the deepest part of his heart
This is irrelevant because McConnell will be voted out of office! He’ll be gone!
Sounds like a ploy to raises favorability among Democrats, because when you're at 18% in the polls in your own state it's not going to be enough to win anything, not even a' seat at the out-house. Yeah the old bait-and-switch isn't going to work'
xmagicmomentsx Until we get the Kentucky blockade booted from the Senate we will never have normalcy. He must go.
Hopefully he’ll be voted out and won’t have a say so
Voters do Not believe this ,he is trying to be re-elected .McConnell will say anything!
I’m so done with this 🤡 . DitchMitch
If he is even in the senate or leader.
Exactly why sanity must return in 2020
He's a corrupt, power drunk liar, but okay.
So it was just the black presidents choices he wouldnt act on.....ahhhh i see
You must go. I'll help you
How NICE of you! 💩
Who cares. This guy will not be reelected.
He is evil. Wrecking ball to constitutional principles.
Voting no, i presume.
Well lets work hard and send all kinds of sausages to the Republican justices.
Mitch must have seen his poll numbers.
Of course. His mission has already been accomplished. He’s successfully ensured conservative domination of the court for decades. Go to hell, senatemajldr
F McConnell-he’s poisonings our democracy
He is despicable, unethical, morally bankrupt and a traitor. People of KY...wake the frick up!!!!
Shady old goat with an equally shady wife. Plenty of ill gotten gains between the two of them. Decent odds that they’ll offshore themselves along with their money someday soon.
Vote. Him. Out.
Don’t worry about it Traitor you won’t be around.
When he showed you who he is, believe him. There’s no such thing as politically unsustainable to McConnell. It’s all brass knuckles power.
Do NOT believe him . He stole one seat and has made the Senate a graveyard . He’s the single worst problem facing this country .
Of course, senatemajldr knows that because he refuses to make our elections safe, he can call on Russia to once again tip the scales to the Repblicans. Between a lack of election security, gerrymandering & voter suppression, the GOP is doing their best to do away with democracy
He's wrong and he lies. Until Dems retake the Senate you will never see another 'liberal'justice.
I only hope Mitch doesn’t live to see another Dem president.
Let's see if he can be made a smudgy footnote in American history.
You sir are irrelevant as you will be in your home recliner, where you belong for 2020!
Vote him out of office.
Here, I fixed it for you: McConnell willing to follow the intent of the Constitution on new Dem president's Supreme Court nominee
They need to change his name to GOD...the creator of all things.
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 Wanna bet?!
'Th' only reasons ah blocked Mr. Garland were because I'm an evil sack of shit, ah believe morality and th' good of the country have no place in politics an' because ah could. Ya'll don't have none of that going for you.'
Don't believe a word he says. He will do whatever necessary to keep to his agenda.
Old hateful individual he's been a part of why this country is time warping back to jim crow.look in his face,that longing for to him the gd ole day's.
No one in their right mind believes this. Looks to me like he's worried about his 2020 campaign. Outstanding. He needs to get more worried.
That wax figurine needs to retire before we flip the Senate!
He is lying. He will do and say anything to not raise the profile of Supreme Court for his opponents. He has destroyed my confidence in the government and the entire judicial branch.
This man is beyond evil and I don’t use that word lightly
That means the corrupt coke sucker sees the hand writing on the wall.
Don't trust Mitch at all. He disgusting and works with Russians. He needs to go.
Really!
He needs to get out.
Too little too late by the turtle.
Talk is cheap. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Gee, uh....thanks?
Bless his heart.
He has to go.
Hopefully along with a new Dem President, there will also be a replacement for the “Grim Reaper.” ditchmitch
Yeah...he says that TODAY...
It won’t be necessary. Trump will beat the tar out of any Dem candidate running against him.
KathyNature Cause he already stacked the court
Good job senatemajldr !
How stupid does he think we are?
KathyNature Who would believe a word he says? He broke the Senate, fair elections, and stole a Scotus seat. His wife is greedy, lying disgrace as well GOPTraitors
God willing he’ll be in the minority or gone
SOUNDS LIKE MITCHY IS WORRIED ABOUT BEING VOTED OUTTTTT!!!
Every word out of this man’s mouth is calculated, self-serving and contemptible.
He’s lying. What a ghoul.
senatemajldr is a liar he deserves to be voted out
He also said he'd block any Hillary nominee for her whole term. Anybody who thinks he isn't lying is new to politics or is fooling themselves.
He just knows Kentucky is ready to ditch him.
He's full of sh!t. Don't fall for it.
I cant tell you how much I loath this man
Good thing he’s from the party of blind faith and the extremist loyalty.
Bookmark this. We shall see. The reaper needs to be defeated.
What he actually said was that the timing is a major determination - you guys are pathetic
Don’t believe a word he says, man is total scum only out for himself
Oh. We're just supposed to take him at his word?
Still selling us a load of bull.
katstails His eyes look like he may have a thyroid problem.
Oh he is just being funny now. This is expert level trolling
Well duh. He got his forced birthers in. He got his ammoxsexuals and he got his gerrymandering. Satan’s work is done.
Did anyone check to see if he had his fingers crossed behind his back?
Don’t believe a word this man says. Vote him out!
He scurred 😱
Well, senatemajldr isn’t that special....
He likes to smell his fingers after he touches himself?
He says that because he’s up for re election NOT because he’s going to do it.
Unless we elect Tyrone Bin Sama Bin Laden the great African American from Ohio then he may reconsider.
A little late buddy!
Even if the new Democratic president is black or... god forbid... a WOMAN?
Vote Him Out
DitchMitch
Liar! Don't trust this partisan hack. Drive the GOP from Senate majority or they'll roadblock any/all progress on everything. They have lied endlessly for nearly 30 years about matters great and small, and now pinky swear they're going to vote for our SC nominees? Bullshit
If I were Mitch I'd concentrate on getting reelected instead of what he'd do in 2021.
Oh, thank you Mr. McConnell. We are so grateful for you letting us have our democracy back.
Yeah don’t trust him.
Why would anyone trust what he says?
Smells like bs
He’s an dinosaur need to retire or resign
Unsustainable for the country, the gop or for him personally? It’d be awesome if he would actually put the country’s needs in front of his party, huh.
why is it that I do t believe you 🤦♂️
McConnellLies He is a pig and he has single-handedly broken the Senate
And, how could that possibly be fair in a Democracy? One man rule is fascism.
Hopefully the POS will be voted out when we elect a Democratic President. voteblue
That's 6 years away
He sees his own demise, and now is kissing ass (although not tRumps ass, this time). He plays the same game as tRump...McConnell is worthless and a complete failure...he’s corrupt.
He's already got his majority and this illegitimate SC will be screwing us for decades
Lies.
Vote him out
🙄
he’s a f’n liar 🤥
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