Republicans Use Day 1 of Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearing to Complain Dems Were Mean to Brett Kavanaugh

Since Joe Biden confirmed his campaign pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, Republicans and their surrogates in the conservative media have been predictably apoplectic about the long-overdue moment, engaging in all manner of not-so-coded racism to explain why such a move will destroy the country. Even before Biden officially named Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick, Senator Ted Cruz insisted that solely focusing on Black women sent a message to the majority of Americans: “I don’t give a damn about you.” Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker claimed Biden’s nominee would be a “beneficiary” of affirmative action. Former… Read Full Article