Republican Senators Tom Cotton (Arkansas), Ted Cruz (Texas) and Josh Hawley (Missouri) are among the 20 individuals the President has added to his list of potential US Supreme Court nominees. https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1303781819775680522
Cotton (R-AR): "I’m honored that President Trump asked me to consider serving on the Supreme Court and I’m grateful for his confidence. I will always heed the call of service to our nation."
Cotton (R-AR): "The Supreme Court could use some more justices who understand the difference between applying the law and making the law, which the Court does when it invents a right to an abortion, infringes on religious freedom, and erodes the Second Amendment.”
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who ran against Donald Trump for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination, on being added today to President Trump's list of potential US Supreme Court nominees. https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1303787872026341377
Hawley (R-MO):"I appreciate the President’s confidence in listing me as a potential Supreme Court nominee.But as I told the President,Missourians elected me to fight for them in the Senate,& I have no interest in the high ct.I look fwd to confirming constitutional conservatives."
Republican Daniel Cameron, the first African-American Attorney General in Kentucky history who spoke at this year's #RNC2020 Convention, is one of President Trump's potential US Supreme Court nominees. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4905523/kentucky-attorney-general-daniel-cameron
Judge Bridget Bade,who was added to President Trump's list of candidates for US Supreme Court,was confirmed to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2019 on 78-21 vote. 24 Democrats and King-I joined all Republicans in voting Yes.
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00051 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1110614327596380165
Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, added to President Trump's Supreme Court list, was confirmed as Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge in April 2018 on near party line vote. West Virginia Senator Manchin was only Democrat to vote Yes.
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00082 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/988865214362935297
Steven Engel, added to President Trump's SCOTUS list, was confirmed by Senate as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department in November 2017 on near 51-47 party line vote. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00264 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/928027919414423552
Senate confirmed Noel Francisco, now on President Trump's Supreme Court list, to be Solicitor General three years ago this month on a party line 50-47 vote. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00201
Judge James Ho was confirmed by Senate to be Fifth Circuit Ct judge in Dec 2017 on 53-43 vote. 3 Democrats Donnelly,Heitkamp & McCaskill voting Yes though none of them remain in Senate.He was added to President Trump's SCOTUS list.
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00317 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/941388964606480385
Senate confirmed White House Deputy Counsel Gregory Katsas, now on President Trump's Supreme Court list, as US Court of Appeals Judge for DC Circuit on near party line 50-48 vote in December 2017. Manchin (D-WV) voted Yes and Kennedy (R-LA) voted No. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00283
Judge Barbara Lagoa was confirmed as 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judge in November 2019 on 80-15 vote. 26 Democrats and King-I joined all Republicans in voting Yes. She's now on President Trump's US Supreme Court list.
https://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00360 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1197199907637125121
Senate confirmed Christopher Landau, now on President Trump's list of US Supreme Court candidates, to be US Ambassador to Mexico in August 2019 by unanimous consent.
Judge Martha Pacold was confirmed by Senate to be US District Court judge for Northern District of Illinois in July 2019 on 87-3 vote. She's now on President Trump's SCOTUS list. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00257 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1156672846401298432
Judge Peter Phipps, now on President Trump's Supreme Court list, was confirmed as Third Circuit Court of Appeals judge in July 2019 on 56-40 vote. 3 Democrats voted Yes Jones, Manchin and Sinema with all Republicans.
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00205 https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1151269547141423116
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