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Montana Senator Hits Debate Opponent For Court Packing Answer: ‘Even Joe Biden Won’t Answer That Question’

Eric Quintanar
Montana Senator Hits Debate Opponent For Court Packing Answer: ‘Even Joe Biden Won’t Answer That Question’
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Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D), who briefly ran for president before quitting and later jumping into the Montana Senate race, declared during a debate with Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) on Saturday that he is open to packing the Supreme Court by adding justices, which he suggested could make the institution less political.

“Do I support Amy Coney Barrett? First, I don’t support anybody—any judge—getting confirmed literally a week and a half before the election,” said Bullock, who also accused Republicans of trying to “politicize the court every step of the way.”

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