Conservatives Hail Trump's Supreme Court Pick
Regional News
Audio By Carbonatix
Republican lawmakers and conservative groups hailed President Trump's nomination of federal appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Tuesday night amid continued complaints from Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Trump had made "an outstanding decision."
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Trump had "fulfilled his pledge to nominate a judge who has a demonstrated loyalty to the Constitution.
Even Sen. Ben Sasse, a frequent critic of Trump, tweeted his approval of the nomination, calling Gorsuch "a tremendous pick."
And it’s not just lawmakers.
Rich Lowry writes in the National Review, that Trump made a campaign promise to nominate a Constitutionalist and “delivered in a big way.”
Corrie O'Connor
