Pence’s Chief of Staff Rejects the ‘Notion There’s Hypocrisy’ in Filling SCOTUS Seat Before the Election

Senate Republicans are facing charges of hypocrisy as they mull over whether or not to fill the new vacancy on the ⚖️Supreme Court that opened up in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death before the election.

Many have noted that in 2016, Senate Republicans blocked former President Barack Obama’s attempt to fill a ⚖️Supreme Court vacancy due to the upcoming election and the fact that the Senate and White House were controlled by different parties.

During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff Marc Short was pressed on Senate Republicans’ push to fill the seat before the election.

Host Jake Tapper asked, “Is there not a risk that this obvious hypocrisy may cost Republicans in competitive races their seats?”

Short responded, “I rejected the notion there’s hypocrisy. As I’ve said, the historical precedent is that when your party’s in power and the president nominates, consistently going back to George Washington, the party has continued to confirm those nominees. So, I don’t think there’s hypocrisy.”

Instead, he argued, “I think the American people wanted Donald Trump to be in a position to make these nominations, and it’s his obligation to do so.”