This 'Great New Supreme Court Justice' Is Ice Cold

Deal with it.

Working with the Senate, we are appointing judges who will interpret the Constitution as written, including a great new Supreme Court Justice, and more circuit court judges than any new administration in the history of our country.

— President Donald Trump, boasting about his successes in reshaping the judiciary during his first State of the Union address. As soon as the words “great new Supreme Court Justice” left Trump’s lips, cameras zoomed in on Justice Neil Gorsuch, who tried his very best to maintain a stoic look of impartiality. Thus far, 24 of Trump’s judicial nominees have been confirmed.


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