Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn't support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe Biden is still in office.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe Biden is still in office.
“No,” Sanders said, when asked by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker whether he thinks Sotomayor, who is 70, should step down from her post while Biden can nominate a liberal replacement.
He added that he’s heard “a little bit” of talk from Democratic senators about asking Sotomayor, who is serving a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, to step aside.
“I don’t think it’s sensible,” Sanders said, without elaborating on his position further.
Since President-elect Donald Trump was projected to win the presidential election last week, there’s been chatter behind the scenes among Democrats about asking Sotomayor to step down, though no elected Democrat has so far publicly called on the justice to resign.
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