Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he had no objections to President Biden’s announcement that his Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman, after other Republicans criticized the selection criteria
WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he had no objections to President Biden’s announcement that, after other Republicans criticized the selection criteria.
Mr. Biden has vowed to pick a Supreme Court nominee by the end of the month, a deadline that falls one day before next Tuesday’s State of the Union address. When disclosing his plans for a successor to Justice Stephen Breyer, Mr. Biden said that his choice would be the first Black woman ever nominated, saying “it’s long overdue.”
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