<p>Senate Majority Whip — and Judiciary Committee Chairman — Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Monday that President Joe Biden&#8217;s judicial picks thus far have been &#8220;more controversial&#8221; than he expected.</p>
<p>Durbin, who will preside over the first committee hearings for any potential Supreme Court nominee, is set to do exactly that following Justice Stephen Breyer&#8217;s announcement last week that he planned to retire at the end of the court&#8217;s current session.</p>
<p>&#8220;Asked if he thinks it&#8217;s gonna be harder for GOPers to criticize/oppose a Black woman for SCOTUS, Durbin notes some of Biden&#8217;s other court picks have been &#8216;more controversial than I anticipated,'&#8221; Bendery tweeted on Monday evening. &#8220;Me: &#8216;Is there a theme to them?&#8217; Durbin: &#8216;Assertive women of color.'&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked if he thinks it&#8217;s gonna be harder for GOPers to criticize/oppose a Black woman for SCOTUS, Durbin notes some of Biden&#8217;s other court picks have been &#8220;more controversial than I anticipated.&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: Is there a theme to them?</p>
<p>Durbin: &#8220;Assertive women of color.&#8221;</p>
<p>— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) <a href="https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1488277928932941824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Bendery added that, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, President Biden plans to invite Durbin and Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to meet with him at the White House to discuss his choice on Tuesday.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Biden is hosting Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley &#8212; the top Dem and GOPer on the Judiciary Committee &#8212; at the White House tomorrow to talk about filling Breyer&#8217;s SCOTUS seat, says <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a></p>
<p>— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) <a href="https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1488220486031003654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>While a number of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/progressives-demand-biden-pick-supreme-court-nominee-based-on-race-and-sex-select-first-black-female-justice/">possible choices</a> to replace Breyer have been floated, Biden has made it clear that he intends to follow through on his <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-trends-for-hours-after-dems-demand-black-woman-for-supreme-court/">campaign promise</a> to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court — a promise that has sparked reactions on both sides of the aisle.</p>
<p>Critics have suggested that by limiting the field of potential nominees to one specific race and one specific gender, Biden has made the selection process both sexist and racist.</p>
<p>The Federalist&#8217;s Mollie Hemingway explained: &#8220;President Biden pledging to be both racist and sexist, and discriminating against people who aren&#8217;t the preferred sex and race — something that, if any of the rest of us did that in our hiring decisions, would be not allowed. And yet he openly pledged it. I think people should strongly speak against such sexism and racism.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“President Biden pledging to be both racist and sexist” <a href="https://t.co/eSmclanilM">pic.twitter.com/eSmclanilM</a></p>
<p>— Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1486902109912010754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;The View&#8221; host Sunny Hostin argued that it was very important for Biden to follow through on the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/oh-clarence-the-view-trots-out-racist-trope-claiming-justice-clarence-thomas-doesnt-really-represent-the-black-community/">promise</a> he made, arguing that it could shore up support from African American women voters.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">With Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring, <a href="https://twitter.com/sunny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sunny</a> Hostin says &#8220;it&#8217;s a great time for [Biden] to change the narrative with the [Black] community&#8221;: &#8220;Keeping his promise to the community is very important.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/mSZs91onxp">https://t.co/mSZs91onxp</a> <a href="https://t.co/wvze4xXWMh">pic.twitter.com/wvze4xXWMh</a></p>
<p>— The View (@TheView) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1486759113023541249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; moderator Chuck Todd explained that a battle over Biden&#8217;s eventual pick could reinvigorate voters who had lost their enthusiasm — and getting his pick confirmed would be a political win that could take some of the sting out of recent legislative losses.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: A successful Supreme Court nominee will give Pres. Biden a much-needed political win after stalling on voting rights and Build Back Better.</p>
<p>Replacing Breyer won&#8217;t change the Court&#8217;s conservative tilt, but it could change the narrative of Biden&#8217;s presidency. <a href="https://t.co/GcsdE0Qo7x">pic.twitter.com/GcsdE0Qo7x</a></p>
<p>— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1488121468747665410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>

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