McConnell says he'll block Biden's Supreme Court nominee in 2024 if GOP controls Senate
Posted on AllSides June 14th, 2021
From The Right
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he would block a Supreme Court nominee from President Biden in 2024 if Republicans are in the Senate majority – just as he did in 2016 after the death of late Justice Antonin Scalia.
McConnell, R-Ky., made the comment in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. The commitment follows a controversial decision McConnell made last year to plow ahead in confirming Justice Amy Coney Barrett less than two weeks before Election Day.
"I think in the middle of a presidential election, if you have a Senate...