White House press secretary Jen Psaki criticized Republicans Thursday who already “plan to characterize” President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee as “radical.”
Psaki answered a number of questions about whether Biden would seek Republican input in searching for his replacement for retiring Justice Stephen Breyer by claiming that the president will “work in good faith with senators of both parties.
“He’s also grateful to Republican members who have already indicated they plan to work with him,” she said. “I think we also should be clear about some of the games that we’re already seeing indications of out there. We have not mentioned a single name. We have not put out a list. The president made it very clear he has not made a selection, and if anyone is saying they plan to characterize whoever he nominates, after thorough consideration with both parties, as radical before they know literally anything about who she is, they just obliterated their own credibility, so our intention is to not play games.”
Later in the briefing, a reporter specifically posed to Psaki that Biden’s pledge to nominate a black woman might be viewed as “reverse racism,” which the top White House spokeswoman rebutted by quoting President Ronald Reagan when he nominated Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
“He said, ‘Judge O’Connor’s confirmation symbolizes the richness of opportunity that still abides in America, opportunity that permits a person of any sex, age, or any race from every section in every walk of life to aspire to achieve in a manner never before even dreamed about in human history,” Psaki responded.
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