On Tuesday morning, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch made an appearance on Fox News morning show “Fox & Friends,” and the Left was not happy.
Left-wing political commentators whined over the supposedly “partisan” appearance, though there was no such outrage over Gorsuch appearing on CNN earlier this year, or other Supreme Court Justices taking interviews with NPR, MSNBC, and far-left late night host Stephen Colbert.
Others took issue with the content. For example, Justice Gorsuch opened up the segment by wishing “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt a “Merry Christmas,” which one leftist deemed a “talking point of the GOP.”
Here’s some of the media reaction, starting with partisan CNN “media critic” Brian Stelter.
“Justice Neil Gorsuch is on ‘Fox & Friends’ right now,” posted Stelter. “The Q: How is it appropriate for a Supreme Court justice to try to goose sales of his three-month-old book by chatting on one of the most partisan shows on TV?”
Of course, Stelter never made a complaint over Gorsuch sitting down with partisan CNN in September.
Justice Neil Gorsuch is on "Fox & Friends" right now. The Q: How is it appropriate for a Supreme Court justice to try to goose sales of his three-month-old book by chatting on one of the most partisan shows on TV?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 17, 2019
“Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch just appeared on Fox and Friends this morning, making a point to parrot the ‘Merry Christmas’ talking point of the GOP,” said vocal Trump critic and Playboy journalist Amee Vanderpool.
“If he’s willing to go on Fox and throw a shout out to Republican narratives, what [else] is he willing to do?” she asked.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch just appeared on Fox and Friends this morning, making a point to parrot the "Merry Christmas" talking point of the GOP. If he's willing to go on Fox and throw a shout out to Republican narratives, what ele is he willing to do? pic.twitter.com/doJ5BUEFQg
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) December 17, 2019
Comedian Sean Kent was also shaken by Gorsuch’s “Merry Christmas” greeting.
“On Fox News, Neil Gorsuch made a point to say ‘Merry Christmas’ like he just gained the freedom to say it under Trump. This guy is such a worst case scenario of a stolen Supreme Court seat,” he wrote.
https://twitter.com/seankent/status/1206944179785469952
Media Matter’s “researcher” Bobby Lewis suggested Gorsuch gets his information from watching “Fox & Friends.”
“Neil Gorsuch claims 10% of Americans believe Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court, a reference to a 2015 poll featured on this show yesterday, raising the question: Does Neil Gorsuch watch Fox & Friends?”
This is not true, however, since Gorsuch made this same point during a Washington Post interview in September: “Only about a third of Americans can identify the three branches. Another third can only name one branch of government. Ten percent thinks Judy Sheindlin serves on the United States Supreme Court. Judge Judy! I’ve got great respect for her, but she is not one of my colleagues,” Gorsuch said.
Neil Gorsuch claims 10% of Americans believe Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court, a reference to a 2015 poll featured on this show yesterday, raising the question: Does Neil Gorsuch watch Fox & Friends? pic.twitter.com/XkPwIspC0t
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) December 17, 2019
Conservatives online poked holes in the left-wing meltdown over the Gorsuch appearance.
Lyndsey Fifield captioned Stelter’s remarks on Gorsuch with photos of Supreme Court Justices making appearances with left-leaning hosts and outlets:
https://t.co/Jm4NLvgmi0 pic.twitter.com/IGbN3v8W6D
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) December 17, 2019
Siraj Hashmi pointed out:
-Justice Breyer promoted his book on Colbert in Sept. 2015
-Justice Sotomayor promoted her book on Colbert in Nov. 2018
-BONUS: Justice Ginsburg received an MTV Movie & TV Award for being a “real-life hero” for “RBG” in 2019
But, yes, let’s have a convo about Gorsuch.
-Justice Breyer promoted his book on Colbert in Sept. 2015
-Justice Sotomayor promoted her book on Colbert in Nov. 2018
-BONUS: Justice Ginsburg received an MTV Movie & TV Award for being a "real-life hero" for "RBG" in 2019But, yes, let's have a convo about Gorsuch. https://t.co/fAxc8w6UzE
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) December 17, 2019
“Here is Justice Breyer pitching his book on Colbert in 2015,” said Ben Williamson.
Here is Justice Breyer pitching his book on Colbert in 2015 https://t.co/oz8P4cBuJG pic.twitter.com/fhBARiY4Bj
— Ben Williamson (@_WilliamsonBen) December 17, 2019
“So Gorsuch is trending because he went on Fox News. RBG has done interviews with NPR, CNN, MSNBC over the past few years, and spoken in openly partisan fashion,” highlighted Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro.
So Gorsuch is trending because he went on Fox News. RBG has done interviews with NPR, CNN, MSNBC over the past few years, and spoken in openly partisan fashion.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 17, 2019
