On Wednesday’s episode of The View, the hosts discussed the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Host Joy Behar compared her to the previous Democratic president, claiming Jackson is “perfect” like Barack Obama.
“All I have to say is Ketanji reminded me of Obama a little bit because he was also perfect,” Behar said of the hearing’s second day. “He had nothing wrong going on.”
THREE THINGS THAT SHOULD CONCERN SENATORS ABOUT KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
.@JoyVBehar: “What you have here are 50 senators who are going to vote against [Judge Jackson] who is above reproach, the first Black woman in that position. That is going to be on their record.”
“It’s an embarrassment to the country to vote against a woman of this caliber.” pic.twitter.com/j5qkmrQRcF
— The View (@TheView) March 23, 2022
“They have to have a perfect black person to run. Otherwise, the Republicans won’t be able to deal with it,” Behar went on. “What you have here are 50 senators who are going to vote against this woman who is above reproach, the first black woman in that position. That is going to be on their record.”
Behar’s comments came after the panel briefly discussed the legitimacy of Republican senators’ questions. They played a montage of some of the questions, including “Can you provide a definition for the word: ‘woman’?” and “Do you believe … that babies are racist?”
ARE GOP’S QUESTIONS FOR JUDGE JACKSON LEGITIMATE? After day two of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, #TheView co-hosts and @IamLindseyG react to Sen. Cruz asking her if babies are racist and Sen. Graham asking about her faith. pic.twitter.com/RotJWCjdjY
— The View (@TheView) March 23, 2022
The host accused Republican members of the Judiciary Committee of grasping at straws. Behar said the senators wanted to find something negative to legitimize a vote against her nomination.
“It’s an embarrassment to the country to vote against a woman of this caliber,” Behar said to applause.
The View previously rallied against all criticism of Jackson, calling any critiques examples of society doubting the qualifications of black women.
