McEnany Defends Trump’s Move to Appoint Supreme Court Nominee in Coming Days

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended President Donald Trump's move to appoint a Supreme Court nominee in the coming days, filling the vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and chastized Democrats for their opposition.

"Apparently, it is now a high crime and misdemeanor worthy of impeachment for a lawfully elected president of the United States to exercise his constitutional duty," McEnany said at the White House press briefing. "There is nothing in the Constitution that says the president stops being the president in an election year," she added.

McEnany also said Trump will not base his ultimate choice on a Roe vs. Wade litmus test, insisting the president will not ask his nominee "to prejudge a case."

At the top of Trump's mind is picking someone who will be a "textualist and an originalist," said McEnany. "Someone who looks at the Constitution and interprets it as written."

Asked if the U.S. accepts the German military lab's assessment that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the same class of Soviet-era nerve agent that Britain said was used in 2018 on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England, McEnany said the U.S. "has condemned the poisoning."

McEnany would not say what the U.S. response would be, stating only that there has been "no one tougher on Russia than this country."

Russia denies involvement in the case.

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[Canuckmanu]

Hypocrites. Corrupt hypocrites everywhere 🤣

[jojobear]

So what happened in 2016 when Obama nominated someone to the Supreme Court, they decided to wait until the election was over and nominate a Supreme Justice next year, that's a load of Crap.

[Garotodagangue]

was she when Obama was President and this same issue came

[StSLBJ]

No defense needed. Enjoy your new justice.

[JesusChrist-xkee]

"The truth is hate, to those that hate the truth"---Yeshua 32 A D.

[CarlosAGarcia]

It's Like everyone else is living in the Twilight Zone, Thank God for the Few Brave that Call it like it is ... That's all anyone should ask for

[NTFO]

When did we turn into a usually divided country?! This is crazy. So many double standards. Smh

[derbybagger]

Honestly it's fine to me that the President can select the next supreme court justice... what's not fine is the hypocrisy of our Senate who decided not to even consider the nominee during the 2016 election year with more than 10 months from the presidential election, but now are rushing to appoint a Supreme Court nominee with less than 3 months to the presidential election.

[robvoyles]

She would defend him even if he admitted to mass murder....

[Yatrix]

What's to defend? His complete following of the constitutional process for nominating and confirming SCOTUS judges?

[carolecoward]

I thought Sarah Huckabee left the white House!

[casalesmith]

Trump was elected by the American people and you can't ignore that by saying he's not my president. Democrats need to grow up they are acting like children.

[mrboom]

😻😻😻😻😍😍 she takes nobody crap my kind of woman

[samw]

Rep's... The do as we say... Not as we do party 🤔... Sad

[jerrymarquez]

The trumpers will never get how wrong and selfish they are.

[TraumaER]

*"Well the Constitution ain't black enough!"*

-Joe Biden, 2020

[Jeremiasdagerm]

Who is this imaginary population looking for impeachment? I don’t think anyone thinks it’s an illegal move it’s just a very stinky slimy move. What about stimulus and help with unemployment? Is this really what needs to be a front and center issue right now? Ridiculous.

[achimenssle]

he can nominate all day long, but senate doesn't have to confirm!!

[marcvictoria]

I don't like Trump.

But I have no problem with Trump nominating a replacement. Obama had the same right.

It's Turtleface that should hold to what he said four years ago.

Instead he is forgetting the divide of partisanship in this country.

Shame on you Mitch.

Turtleface had set up a system that will create major problems

[Blesseveryday]

Tell that to the Republican party when they prevented President Obama in 2016 from having a hearing of his nominee. What hypocrites. And no, I am not a Democrat. I believe in having integrity, doing what is right and not changing the rules to benefit one party over another. Shame on the GOP and Mitch McConnell. Vote them ALL out of office.