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In a move that should surprise no one, President Donald Trump is reportedly bringing the two reported finalists for Justice Antonin Scalias Supreme Court seat to Washington to create a sense of intrigue ahead of Tuesdays primetime reveal.
Or to build suspense, as CNNs Pamela Brown put it in her report on Tuesday.
This is all an extraordinary measure ... to keep the selection private ahead of tonights announcement, Brown said of what increasingly looks like a piece of political theater.
Finalists Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman ― both of whom are highly respected in conservative circles ― are either in Washington or en route for the 8 p.m. announcement, according to CNN. Trump has already said hes made his choice. So is the purpose of this arrangement to give the president one last sit-down with the nominee just to make sure?
Under normal circumstances, a presidents choice for the Supreme Court is shrouded in secrecy. The chief executive meets with the candidates in the days leading up to the nomination and may not make a decision until moments before the announcement.
cmeneer
(253 posts)is so incredibly tacky.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,627 posts)underpants
(182,829 posts)madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)Playing games with people and their emotions. These judges are being treated like props. Even if you disagree with the way they see things, they don't deserve to be treated disrespectfully.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)This is maybe the worst thing he's done to date. To completely humiliate the person who doesn't get the job. I know going for a job interview and not getting it sucks!!! Even if the decision is sent by email, I feel awful. To display that on tv would suck!!!!!
dhol82
(9,353 posts)trump just has to deliver the decision.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)I may not like their political or philodsophical opinions, but they are judges that I assume have led decent lives. They have my respect. Trump cheapens their work and careers by treating them this way.
rickford66
(5,524 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)from a tacky, classless buffoon.
Initech
(100,081 posts)Actually... yes I do!
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)It's gonna be a rightwing ideologue no matter who it is....
The only possible surprise is whether Trump goes completely
batshit and nominates Giuliani or Christie or some other
brownnosed minion.
rumdude
(448 posts)It's a waste of people's time. It demeans the process. It shows no understanding of the importance of this decision. Fuck the shit gibbon!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I really hate him so very much.