U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented the lack of “honorable” holders of public office as he mocked Sen. Cory Booker’s performance during Brett Kavaunagh’s Senate confirmation hearings.

“Honorable – if we could use that word about more people who are in public life, people who actually ask the questions at confirmation hearings instead of ‘Spartacus,'” Thomas said last week to laughs from a crowd listening to him speak at a Federalist Society event in Texas.

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