Obama Vet Condemns Ted Cruz's Race Questions For Biden SCOTUS Nominee

Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are underway, and Judge Jackson appeared largely unflappable throughout her first day of questioning. MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber is joined by political strategist Chai Komanduri and Yodit Tewolde, host of "Making the Case" on The Black News Channel, to discuss the GOP's insistence questions about issues like Critical Race Theory were legitimate lines of inquiry and the double standard Judge Jackson faces as a Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court.

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[lairddougal]

I’ve never heard someone say “with due respect”, without following it with something utterly disrespectful.

[ravenvilla]

I agree 💯 Hardly any of them are qualified to be questioning her! Ridiculous how the US has tougher standards for the Supreme Court but for Presidential candidates…This country is ridiculously out dated. How is this type of questioning even acceptable? She preached about fairness, liberty, and justice for all citizens of this country. She’s pristine, I’m beyond proud of her💗

[cil]

They don’t even realize that CRT is a college course, typically a upper-level course. But lets face it, Cruz and Hawley”s votes are not needed for her confirmation. They can go kick rocks

[Scarter]

Yeah, if Hawley doesn't like the sentencing guidelines, he's in a position to change them instead of blaming the first black woman nominated to the supreme court.

[mistressofstones]

As an Australian we have many problems but watching what is happening in America right now I am so shocked.

[Grammy]

Cruz isn’t worried about critical race theory; he’s only worried about theories critical to racists.

[MelioraCogito]

_“The worst oppressors are those that hurt, harm and dehumanise you then ask you why you're so mad and angry. They do this with the composure and astonishment that can make you second guess yourself. To portray a sense of superior temperament to your emotional, irrational one. They have control that you do not._
_“You become the perpetrator, for offending their sensibilities and somehow your reactionary 'misbehaviour' is judged more harshly than their denigration of you. This is psychopathic gaslighting.”_ —Rwana

[TheSuzberry]

“With all due respect”. Means without any respect whatsoever.

[cathybohl]

Why are we always talking about crt? It's not a factor in public education! Why do Republicans keep talking about it?

[elliottboomsluiter]

Isn't it funny how every time a republican president leaves the executive branch in a smoldering heap, a democrat is forced to clean it up. Meanwhile republican cheerleaders blame the democrat for the mess that the republican left behind.

[jaxs]

We should question him for leaving his constituents to go to Cancun.

[scottkrater]

Senator Cruz deserves a place in the Supreme Court, someone needs to empty the garbage cans, he's probably qualified. Maybe he can use affirmative action. Does his guardian know where he is?

[maggiethebrewer]

As a Texan, I apologize Ted Cruz was elected in before I could vote. 😪

[appletree]

Why would anyone ask a question to Cruz? He does not have anything positive to offer.

[richietattersall]

A public defender's job is to defend the "innocent till PROVEN guilty" defendant, NOT to base it on their personal opinion whether they are innocent or guilty.

[soyeloso]

I don't get it how Cruzito got all tough out of a sudden. I still remember how Trumpitas mopped the floor with him during the primaries.. why wasn't him all though back them???

[MsUtuber]

She had to suffer the slings and arrows of racism.

[renecantu]

Counting the days Rafael Cruz is out of office!!👋

[joerogain]

Cancun Cruz is cruising for a bruising.

[ron]

No matter how hard you Try Ted... people will remember that while your fellow Texans were freezing to death in their dark homes, you flew off to the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun. When you were caught at the pool, you flew home and blamed the whole affair on your little girls.