Sen. Ted Cruz confronts CBS News on Supreme Court coverage, says ‘everyone has switched positions’ since 2016Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday called out CBS News on its apparent hypocrisy when the network’s morning program only showed Republican lawmakers who have flip flopped on whether a Supreme Court vacancy should be filled in an election year.
In 2016 a vacancy for Justice Antonin Scalia's seat resulted in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. using his caucus' numbers to hold the seat open until after the presidential election, saying Americans should have a say in who chooses Scalia's successor. That led to the confirmation of Trump nominee Justice Neil Gorsuch instead of Obama nominee Merrick Garland.
A seat was vacated in an election year, again, when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last Friday at age 87 -- but McConnell has vowed to fill the seat quickly. When Cruz appeared on “CBS This Morning,†the situation was painted as if only members of the GOP have changed their attitude over the last four years.
Immediately before Cruz joined the program, “CBS This Morning†ran a montage of Senate Republicans in 2016 declaring that a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn’t be nominated and confirmed in an election year.
“CBS This Morning†co-anchor Anthony Mason then said, “Those were your words four years ago. You don't believe that any more?â€
Cruz immediately called out the CBS morning show for only telling one side of the story.
“You know, it’s interesting, if you look at the debate four years ago. Every single political player has switched positions,†Cruz told Mason...............
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