Biden Says He Nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘To Bring The Country Together’

Tyler COHEN So this ░░░░░░░░ the first interview done ░░░░░░░░ your big announcement that ░░░░░░░░ have nominated Judge Ketanji ░░░░░░░░ Jackson to the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Biden Yes Tyler COHEN ░░░░░░░░ ve had a number ░░░░░░░░ qualified candidates to choose ░░░░░░░░ Why did you ultimately ░░░░░░░░ with her Biden Well ░░░░░░░░ reasons Number one I ░░░░░░░░ two years ago that ░░░░░░░░ I got elected president ░░░░░░░░ would name if I ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity I d ░░░░░░░░ the first African American ░░░░░░░░ to the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ I think the Court ░░░░░░░░ look like the country ░░░░░░░░ think it should reflect ░░░░░░░░ country And so and ░░░░░░░░ the way our administration ░░░░░░░░ the most diverse administration ░░░░░░░░ American history We actually ░░░░░░░░ was pointed out to ░░░░░░░░ you look around and ░░░░░░░░ can see but there ░░░░░░░░ more women in my ░░░░░░░░ than there are man ░░░░░░░░ point is that I ░░░░░░░░ to bring the country ░░░░░░░░ and number one Number ░░░░░░░░ she s brilliant She ░░░░░░░░ absolutely brilliant She graduated ░░░░░░░░ cum laude from undergraduate ░░░░░░░░ She was editor of ░░░░░░░░ Review in law school ░░░░░░░░ clerked for the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ she s been she ░░░░░░░░ been confirmed by United ░░░░░░░░ Senate for three different ░░░░░░░░ and she has real ░░░░░░░░ I think character matters ░░░░░░░░ think it s and ░░░░░░░░ think background and being ░░░░░░░░ to understand perspectives from ░░░░░░░░ about other people in ░░░░░░░░ country matters as well ░░░░░░░░ tell me I don ░░░░░░░░ know for a fact ░░░░░░░░ tell me I presided ░░░░░░░░ more Supreme Court justices ░░░░░░░░ anybody living because I ░░░░░░░░ to be chairman of ░░░░░░░░ foreign of the that ░░░░░░░░ but chairman of the ░░░░░░░░ Committee and I voted ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot of ░░░░░░░░ But she s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ and she has a ░░░░░░░░ that is one that ░░░░░░░░ can put litigants at ░░░░░░░░ and she for example ░░░░░░░░ is a woman who ░░░░░░░░ a federal public defender ░░░░░░░░ a sentencing commission she ░░░░░░░░ a judge but she ░░░░░░░░ has been endorsed by ░░░░░░░░ Fraternal Order of Police ░░░░░░░░ I think she has ░░░░░░░░ balance real character and ░░░░░░░░ I think she ll ░░░░░░░░ a dimension to the ░░░░░░░░ that s gonna make ░░░░░░░░ even better Tyler COHEN ░░░░░░░░ these qualifications we ve ░░░░░░░░ the usual opposition from ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham came out ░░░░░░░░ and said that this ░░░░░░░░ a win for the ░░░░░░░░ left which is ironic ░░░░░░░░ he himself voted to ░░░░░░░░ her just eight months ░░░░░░░░ to the Appeals Court ░░░░░░░░ s your message to ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who seem to ░░░░░░░░ settled in their opposition ░░░░░░░░ even speaking with her ░░░░░░░░ I ve been around ░░░░░░░░ long time Unfortunately we ░░░░░░░░ become so politicized in ░░░░░░░░ country that I wish ░░░░░░░░ would be different Lindsey ░░░░░░░░ to be a close ░░░░░░░░ I I just wish ░░░░░░░░ d give it a ░░░░░░░░ There is no basis ░░░░░░░░ that assertion but it ░░░░░░░░ what it is.”