Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has been floated as a possible Democratic contender to challenge President Trump in the 2020 election, urged the public on Independence Day to help Democrats ensure the Senate does not approve an “extremist” nominee to the Supreme Court.
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Warren said Trump’s ability to nominate a new justice to the highest court following Justice Anthony Kennedy’s decision to retire gives him the ability to “remake” the court “for a generation,” leaving abortion and gay rights decisions “at risk.”
“But look, nobody appointed Donald Trump king. Nobody makes it to the Supreme Court without going through the United States Senate,” Warren said in a video she posted on Twitter.
“So the real question in front of us is whether or not there are any Republicans who will join the Democrats in turning back an extremist nominee from Donald Trump,” she continued. “This is the fight of our lives. If you want to be in this fight, then now’s the time. Raise your voice. Raise your voice. Raise your voice. We do not want an extremist judge on the United States Supreme Court.”
Kennedy is stepping down following three decades on the bench.
Trump has shared a list of 25 candidates, primarily former or current federal and state judges, that he will pick Kennedy’s successor from.
