The Women’s March, whose mission is to “harness the political power of diverse women,” issued a statement denouncing President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee by initially referencing the nominee as “XX,” indicating that it was written before the White House announcement Monday evening and sent without final edits.
“In response to Donald Trump’s nomination of XX to the Supreme Court, The Women’s March released the following statement,” the email begins.
However, Trump’s nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, was mentioned later in the statement.
“Trump’s announcement today is a death sentence for thousands of women in the United States,” the statement read. “Judge Brett Cavenaugh’s (sic.) nomination threatens to move our nation’s highest court dangerously to the right and further erode protections for almost every marginalized group in America.”
Everyone needs a copy editor, example number 4,732 pic.twitter.com/8wS3WmBi1i
— Jason Seher (@jhseher) July 10, 2018
Another email was subsequently sent with edits fixing those issues.
ABC’s “Nightline” issued a premature tweet claiming Trump’s nominee was “controversial” prior to Trump announcing he had decided on Kavanaugh. A correction was later issued that said ABC News’ Terry Moran “reports on the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court Justice pick and the possible implications for the country.”
CORRECTION: Tonight on Nightline, @TerryMoran reports on the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court Justice pick and the possible implications for the country. https://t.co/3Jir9exzXL
— Nightline (@Nightline) July 10, 2018
Earlier in the day Monday, the Women’s March group claimed they already opposed whoever Trump decided to nominate.
“We already know it will be someone with a stated opposition to abortion and women’s right to choose what happens to our own bodies,” the group tweeted.
We don’t have to wait for the name of Trump’s SCOTUS nominee. We already know it will be someone with a stated opposition to abortion and women’s right to choose what happens to our own bodies. We’re taking action NOW to #DefendRoe. Join us: https://t.co/ZgYBcswHVZ
— Women’s March (@womensmarch) July 9, 2018
Abortion rights groups condemned Trump’s selection of Kavanaugh, echoing concerns that he would overturn Roe v. Wade. For example, Planned Parenthood also noted that Kavanaugh blocked a lower court’s order to require that the Trump administration permit an undocumented woman in the U.S. from receiving an abortion.
Kavanaugh is the second Supreme Court justice Trump has nominated. Neil Gorsuch was Trump’s first pick; he was confirmed to the seat left by the late Antonin Scalia.
