As expected, Senate Republicans Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley were not forthcoming in their meeting today with President Obama, Vice President Biden and Democratic Sens. Harry Reid and Patrick Leahy. They didn't budge on their opposition to any potential Supreme Court nominee from this president, and they didn't offer any suggestions of their own.
"They were adamant. They said no, we are not going to do this at all. We are going to do what has never been done before," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told reporters at a stakeout after Tuesday's meeting, according to the White House pool report. "All we want them to do is fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job. At this phase they have decided not to do that." […]
Reid also said that the GOP senators did not bring any names of potential nominees for Obama to consider. […]
"They think they are going to wait and see what President Trump will do I guess as far as the nomination is concerned," Reid said at the stakeout.
McConnell and Grassley declined to comment following the meeting. What could they say? They are going to have an awfully hard time distancing themselves from Donald Trump, when they're basically saying it's okay with them if he picks the next justice.
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