The White House Is Outraged Democrats Arent Giving Trumps Supreme Court Nominee A Chance

WASHINGTON ― White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said he found it quite “sad” that Senate Democrats are preparing to filibuster President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, without even considering his or her qualifications.

“He met with a bunch of Senate Democrats to talk about the qualities they want in a judge. And before they’ve even heard who this individual is, you’ve got some of them saying, ‘Absolutely no.’ That just shows you that it’s all about politics. It’s not about qualification,” Spicer told reporters in his daily briefing Monday.

“The president has a right to have his nominees taken up,” he added. “And so for them the default used to be, ‘unless qualified, confirmed.’ And it is now going to, ‘always no.’ I think that’s a pretty sad message.”

Senate Democrats are under heavy pressure from their base to oppose not just Trump’s Supreme Court pick ― which is set to be announced Tuesday night ― but the rest of his nominees up for confirmation.

On Monday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said he and the rest of his caucus will filibuster Trump’s nominee, meaning he or she will not be able to get confirmed without 60 votes ― which requires a few Democrats joining the GOP caucus.

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