Earnest: ‘I Cannot Imagine a Scenario’ Where Obama Withdraws Garland Nomination

White House: Obama sticking with nominee no matter what (The Hill)

President Obama will not pull back the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in a lame-duck session of Congress if Democrats keep control of the presidency, the White House reiterated on Friday.

“I cannot imagine a scenario where the president would withdraw support from his nominee,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.

The day before Earnest's comments, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said if he succeeds Obama in the White House, he would ask the president to withdraw Garland so he could pick a more progressive nominee.