McConnell Dismisses Idea Of Lame Duck Confirmation Of Garland

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While making the rounds on cable news on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) dismissed the idea of a lame duck appointment of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

McConnell said on “Fox News Sunday” that a lame duck confirmation seemed unlikely.

“I cannot imagine that the Republican-majority Senate, even if it were soon to be a minority, would want to confirm a judge that would move the court dramatically to the left,” he said.

On ABC’s “This Week,” McConnell said the American people should choose the next president before the Senate confirms a Supreme Court nominee.

“The American people are in the middle of choosing who the next president is going to be. That next president ought to have this appointment,” he said.

When host George Stephanopoulos reminded McConnell that “the people” elected President Barack Obama, McConnell said the electorate was different in 2012.

“The last time the American people voted was in 2014 and they elected a Republican Senate,” McConnell said.

He also said “most of my members are comfortable” with waiting until the next president.

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