Damn straight:
Hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s prime-time announcement of his selection for the U.S. Supreme Court, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has made up his mind.
The Pennsylvania lawmaker’s office sent out a news release shortly after 11:30 a.m., stating that he will not be supporting Trump’s nominee for the top court, regardless of which of the four finalists it is.
“I will oppose the nomination the president will makes tonight because it represents a corrupt bargain with the far right, big corporations, and Washington special interests,” Casey said in the statement.
Trump is reportedly choosing among four jurists to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who will retire this month. Those finalists are Thomas Hardiman of Pittsburgh, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Raymond Kethledge.
Casey also took to Twitter to blast Trump’s picks ahead of schedule:
Thank you, Senator Casey, for standing strong. Meanwhile, get out your barf bags, look who’ s coming to Philly to campaign for Casey’ s opponent:
It’s been roughly two weeks since Philadelphia welcomed Vice President Mike Pence with a massive protest in Rittenhouse Square, but it apparently wasn’t enough to deter him from coming back.
Pence will return to host a fundraiser for Republican 11th District congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta at the Union League on July 23rd. Organizers are asking attendees to pay between $1,000 and $10,000 a pop, according to 90.5 WESA, which first reported the event.
Barletta, 61, announced his run against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey last August. He’s largely known as a anti-undocumented immigration hard-liner who has a cozy relationship with President Donald Trump. Trump has given Barletta multiple shout-outs at speeches across the state.
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