CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer committed a rare act of actual journalism over the weekend that deserves applauding – primarily because of how Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal thoroughly embarrassed himself on live TV.
During the Saturday interview, “Situation Room” host Wolf Blitzer talked to Connecticut’s senior Senator about President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Blumenthal, like other Senate Democrats including Sen. Mazie Hirono and failed 2020 presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand, has said he won’t meet with Judge Barrett, calling the process “illegitimate.”
Blumenthal made the “illegitimate” accusation several times to Blitzer, which prompted the longtime CNN reporter to ask him to explain just what it was that was “illegitimate” (read: “illegal”) about it while pointing out what the Constitution says about the nomination process.
Blitzer asked “what are the Republicans doing that is illegal or illegitimate? Because the Constitution says the President has to nominate Supreme Court Justices, the Senate has to advise and consent and confirm. So what is illegal about what the President and the Republicans are doing? You say it’s ‘illegitimate.'”
“It may not violate the letter of the Constitution,” Blumenthal responded reluctantly sputtring, “It violates the spirit of the Constitution, which is to give the American people a say in this kind of hugely consequential decision.”
Spirit of the Constitution? Really?
A video of the confrontation can be found at the link below.
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