President of the United States Joe Biden visits Culpeper to focus on his work to decrease healthcare prices for American households, Culpeper, Virginia, on February 10, 2022.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday predicted his eventual Supreme Court nominee will win not less than some help from Senate Republicans.
“I’m not trying to make an ideological selection right here,” Biden informed NBC News’ Lester Holt in an unique interview. “I’m searching for somebody to exchange [Justice Stephen] Breyer, with the identical sort of capability Judge Breyer had.”
That means somebody who has “an open thoughts” and “understands the Constitution, [and] interprets it in a method that’s according to the mainstream interpretation of the Constitution,” Biden mentioned.
Biden, who’s aiming to disclose his decide for the excessive court docket by the top of the month, additionally informed Holt that he and his crew have “performed the deep dive” on about 4 candidates thus far.
“I believe whomever I decide will get a vote from Republican aspect,” the Democratic president mentioned.
Breyer, the oldest justice on the excessive court docket and one among simply three liberals on the nine-seat bench, has mentioned he plans to retire in the summertime. Biden has vowed to appoint a Black lady to succeed him, rankling some Senate Republicans.
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