“If there’s one place that we should not be playing politics, it’s on appointments to the Supreme Court”
Today on CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash, Governor Hogan announced that in the Senate, he will only support federal judicial who receive bipartisan support. This commitment underscores his long-standing track record of working across party lines and ensuring that judicial appointees are selected based on merit and qualifications, not partisan litmus tests or ideological agendas.
“If there’s one place that we should not be playing politics, it’s on appointments to the Supreme Court,” Governor Hogan said. “If we can’t get any bipartisan buy-in, then I’m not going to vote for that person…If I think people have the ability to do the job, I’ll vote for them.”
On a Bipartisan Judicial Nomination Process: “I would make that pledge—if we can’t get any bipartisan buy in, then I’m not going to vote for that person. Look, I appointed six out of the seven members of our Supreme Court. All six of them received unanimous confirmation by every Republican and every Democrat [in Annapolis]. In the Senate, in Washington, we can’t even seem to get one vote. It’s like, Democrats will only vote for Democrats, and Republicans will only vote for Republicans. If there’s one place that we should not be playing politics, it’s on appointments to the Supreme Court.
“Whether it’s Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, I’m going to take a look at every single nominee on the merits. I appointed the most bipartisan Cabinet in Maryland history, half Democrats and half Republicans. If I think people have the ability to do the job, I’ll vote for them. If I think they’re incompetent or don’t have the capabilities, I’ll vote against them. And that doesn’t matter if it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the White House.”
On Winning the Support of Democrats: “I’m trying to convince voters that they should put country over party and that we shouldn’t just vote red and blue. We should vote for the person you think is best qualified for the job and the one that you think can stand up and be a key voice in the middle to make a difference.”
On January 6th: “That was a dark, terrible day in American history. And as you point out, I sent in the Maryland State Police and the Maryland National Guard to protect the Capitol after leaders of Congress begged me for help. We should never have that be repeated again. Then I called on Donald Trump to resign and let Mike Pence conduct the peaceful transition.”
