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President Joe Biden slammed Republican senators on Friday for the ‘vile’ abuse he said they heaped on Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
He appeared alongside the newest justice on the south lawn of the White House for a celebration of the historic vote a day earlier to elevate the first black woman to the Supreme Court.
The sun shone and the Marine band played show tunes and pop songs before Biden used the setting to blast his opponents in the Senate.
‘I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I knew the person I nominated would be put through a painful and difficult confirmation process,’ he said.
‘But I have to tell you, what Judge Jackson was put through was well beyond that.
‘There was verbal abuse, the anger, the constant interruptions, the most vile, baseless assertions and accusations.
‘In the face of it all Judge Jackson showed the incredible character and integrity she possesses.’