Conservative grumbling amid applause for Trump’s Supreme Court list

Published September 11, 2020 10:30am ET



The reaction to President Trump’s updated list of potential Supreme Court nominees revealed new fissures on the Right over what conservatives should be looking for in Republican high-court nominees.

The addition of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Josh Hawley of Missouri to Trump’s prospective nominees especially highlighted disagreements among conservatives prioritizing judicial philosophy versus certain outcomes on the court.

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