“I think she’s intelligent, very likely progressive. The Senate Republican minority intends to treat the nominee respectfully,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said about Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court pick.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is “no question” that Ketanji Brown Jackson has the qualifications to be a Supreme Court justice.
“I think she’s intelligent, very likely progressive. The Senate Republican minority intends to treat the nominee respectfully,” McConnell said. President Biden has nominated Jackson to fill the Supreme Court vacancy that will be left open after the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden had promised to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court upon taking office. Jackson currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and would make history as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court if she is confirmed. What’s more, Jackson once clerked for Breyer.
A “truly humbled” Jackson introduced herself to America during a White House event last week, where she expressed her love for the U.S. and the Constitution; she credited God and her faith for her blessings in life; and she noted that she has family in Florida and in law enforcement.
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