Liberals on Twitter are calling for Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down from her position on the Senate Judiciary Committee following her compliment of committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham.
“Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you,” the California Democrat told Graham at the conclusion of the hearing Thursday afternoon. “This has been one of the best Senate hearings that I’ve participated in, and I want to thank you for your fairness and the opportunity of going back-and-forth,” she added before embracing Graham as the hearing dispersed.
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Lindsey Graham hug at the conclusion of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings.
Sen. Feinstein said to Sen. Graham before this moment: “This has been one of the best senate hearings I have participated in… thank you so much for your leadership.” pic.twitter.com/tvgtWgvWlH
— SnapStream (@SnapStream) October 15, 2020
“Someone like Feinstein who is so out of step with the rest of the party should not be the lead Democrat on the Judiciary Committee,” former Obama national security adviser Ben Rhodes tweeted.
Someone like Feinstein who is so out of step with the rest of the party should not be the lead Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 15, 2020
“It’s time for Dianne Feinstein to step down,” pollster Matt McDermott tweeted. ”You can respect her service, but she’s done Democrats a huge disservice and proven ill-equipped to handle the GOP degradation of our judicial system.”
It’s time for Dianne Feinstein to step down. You can respect her service, but she’s done Democrats a huge disservice and proven ill-equipped to handle the GOP degradation of our judicial system.
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) October 15, 2020
“Really can’t get over what a betrayal this moment was to the thousands (millions?) of progressive activists who have worked their asses off fighting Barrett’s confirmation tooth and nail,” Slate staff writer Mark Joseph Stern tweeted. “Feinstein should be ashamed, and she should step down immediately.”
I really can’t get over what a betrayal this moment was to the thousands (millions?) of progressive activists who have worked their asses off fighting Barrett’s confirmation tooth and nail. Feinstein should be ashamed, and she should step down immediately. https://t.co/uPVDeQgrlC
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 15, 2020
“This is abominable,” former U.S. Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub tweeted. “Aside from everything else making this nomination a sham, Graham violated the quorum rule. And Feinstein praises him for his corrupt leadership? What a disgraceful thing.”
This is abominable. Aside from everything else making this nomination a sham, Graham violated the quorum rule. And Feinstein praises him for his corrupt leadership? What a disgraceful thing. https://t.co/sPJUVblmjM
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) October 15, 2020
“Lindsey Graham stealing 2 Supreme Court seats, defending Kavanaugh, refusing Covid test & then getting hugged by Feinstein is perfect illustration of asymmetric warfare between parties,” Mother Jones writer Ari Berman tweeted.
Lindsey Graham stealing 2 Supreme Court seats, defending Kavanaugh, refusing Covid test & then getting hugged by Feinstein is perfect illustration of asymmetric warfare between parties
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 15, 2020
Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery tweeted that she asked a Democratic senator for a comment on calls for Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“It’s very hard to watch a colleague in decline,” she was reportedly told. “That this is occurring publicly is even harder.”
Just asked a Dem senator about Demand Justice’s call for Dianne Feinstein to step down as ranking Dem on the Judiciary Committee after her handling of Barrett’s hearing.
“It’s very hard to watch a colleague in decline. That this is occurring publicly is even harder.”
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 15, 2020
“It’s time for Sen. Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee. If she won’t, her colleagues need to intervene,” Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice and former Hillary Clinton campaign spokesperson, said Thursday.
Senators voted Thursday 12-10 along partisan lines to hold a confirmation vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 22 to the chagrin of Democrats who have urged the vote to be pushed until after the Nov. 3 election.
