Senate Democrats Will Filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
According to multiple reports, Senate Democrats are planning to block Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick no matter who he nominates. The Trump administration has said that Trump will announce his nominee on Tuesday evening.
But Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon said in an interview on Monday morning that he plans to filibuster any Trump nomination that isn’t Merrick Garland. That means Trump’s nominee will need 60 votes to be confirmed by the Senate. Senator Merkley also said that the majority of his Democratic colleagues will also be opposed.
“This is a stolen seat. This is the first time a Senate majority has stolen a seat,” Merkley said in an interview. “We will use every lever in our power to stop this.”
“A very large number of my colleagues will be opposed,” Merkley said.
Republicans hold 52 seats in the Senate and would need eight Democrats to vote with them to break a filibuster.
