Trump Promises Supreme Court Pick Next Week As Cruz Threatens “Nuclear Option” To Bypass Dems
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Jan 25, 2017
Yesterday we previewed 3 potential picks that seem to be emerging as front-runners to fill Justice Scalia’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court (see “Obama Sets Record For Lowest Supreme Court Win Rate Since Zachary Taylor In 1850”). While various media outlets reported that William Pryor of Alabama, Neil Gorsuch of Colorado and Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania are the 3 mostly likely people to get the nod, the Los Angeles Times went one step further by declaring Gorsuch the most likely ultimate winner.
But while speculation will undoubtedly continue to swirl, earlier this morning Trump promised that his pick will be announced next Thursday.
Of course, the real fight will begin after Trump’s pick is announced as Democrats in the Senate, now led by Chuck Schumer, have vowed to block any candidate not deemed “mainstream.” However, appearing on Rachel Maddow, Schumer pretty much vowed to fight any Trump pick put forward, mainstream or not.
“It’s hard for me to imagine a nominee that Donald Trump would choose, that would get Republican support, that we could support.
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