Democratic opposition to President Trump’s pending Supreme Court pick is laughable, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday.
“It’s hard to keep a straight face when you hear stuff like that,” McConnell said Monday on the Senate floor.
Democrats have been launching pre-emptive strikes against the pending nominee and some have promised to vote “no” on anyone Trump picks.
Last week, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said on MSNBC, “We’re looking at the destruction of the Constitution of the United States if Donald Trump gets to pick Supreme Court justices.”
McConnell accused the Democrats of fear-mongering.
“Give the American people some credit,” McConnell said. “This far-left rhetoric comes out every single time, but the apocalypse never happens.”
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the Senate would weigh the nominee and his or her record thoroughly.
“Senators will have the opportunity to meet with the nominee, examine his or her qualifications, and then debate them, and then vote,” Cornyn said. “Vote we will. This fall, we will vote to confirm Justice [Anthony] Kennedy’s successor.”
