{"id":2366881,"date":"2024-11-10T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-pushes-back-on-plans-for-sotomayor-to-retire-during-bidens-final-days-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T19:12:33","slug":"sanders-pushes-back-on-plans-for-sotomayor-to-retire-during-bidens-final-days-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-pushes-back-on-plans-for-sotomayor-to-retire-during-bidens-final-days-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders pushes back on plans for Sotomayor to retire during Biden\u2019s final days &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanders-pushes-back-on-plans-for-sotomayor-to-retire-during-bidens-final-days-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bernie Sanders recently expressed his opposition to calls for Supreme Court Justice Sonia\u200c Sotomayor to retire in order to allow \u200bPresident \u2064Joe\u200d Biden \u2064to appoint \u200ca younger replacement before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Following Trump&#8217;s unexpected victory, \u2063some Democrats have been concerned about the potential for him to appoint additional justices, prompting discussions \u200baround Sotomayor, who is 70, stepping down. In an interview on \u200dNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet \u200dthe Press,&#8221; Sanders firmly stated, &#8220;No, I don\u2019t,&#8221; in response to whether he would support such a move. His \u2063comments come <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amidst ongoing debates<\/a> about the future of the Supreme Court and the strategies Democrats might employ to maintain influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sanders pushes back on plans for Sotomayor to retire during Biden&rsquo;s final days<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-trump-met-with-sidney-powell-and-general-flynn-in-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-fraud\/\" title=\"REPORT: President Trump Met with Sidney Powell and General Flynn in Oval Office \u2013 Discussed Deploying Military, Naming Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud\">pushed back<\/a> on calls for Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sonia-sotomayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Sanders\">Sonia Sotomayor<\/a> to retire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s shock victory on Tuesday, Democrats have sought to secure their power in any way possible. Some have responded to fears over Trump being able to appoint more Supreme Court Justices by suggesting that Sotomayor, 70, should retire before Trump&rsquo;s inauguration so that President Joe Biden can appoint a new, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-leaning-groups-call-to-expand-supreme-court-after-trump-ballot-ruling\/\" title=\"Left-leaning groups demand Supreme Court expansion following Trump&#039;s ballot ruling\">younger justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162079\/trump-cabinet-names-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NAMES SWIRL FOR TRUMP SECOND CABINET AS TRANSITION TEAM MEETS WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, Sanders gave little credence to the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Sanders said soberly when asked if he would support calls for Sotomayor to step down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Bernie Sanders Tells NBC&rsquo;s Meet the Press He Disagrees with Calls for Justice Sotomayor to Step Down Quickly to Allow Biden to Appoint a Replacement Before Trump Gets In Since She&#8217;s 70 Years Old. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hsGuLrChHw\">pic.twitter.com\/hsGuLrChHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simon Ateba (@simonateba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonateba\/status\/1855643276944019656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After a noticeably pregnant pause, host Kristen Welker asked if he had heard of talks of the justice stepping down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220757\/what-happens-donald-trump-president-elect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT TRUMP IS PRESIDENT-ELECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A little bit, yes. I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s the sensible approach,&rdquo; Sanders said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vermont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vermont<\/a> senator&rsquo;s answers were noticeably brief and without further elaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Sotomayor is the oldest liberal justice on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-shoots-down-doj-use-of-statute-to-target-j6-prisoners\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Shoots Down DOJ Use Of Statute To Target J6 Prisoners\">court &#038;mdash<\/a>; if she were to die during Trump&rsquo;s second term, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> would be able to appoint a conservative supermajority of 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>People close to Sotomayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/justice-sonia-sotomayor-is-expected-to-remain-on-supreme-court-2aaf62e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> that she has no plans to retire anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is no time to lose her important voice on the court. She just turned 70 and takes better care of herself than anyone I know,&rdquo; one person said.<\/p>\n<p>Sotomayor was appointed by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> in 2009. She has been one of the most liberal on the country&rsquo;s highest court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1876292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanders opposes calls for Sotomayor to retire amid Biden&#8217;s term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2366882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bernie-statement-post-election.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,7620,3981,11029],"class_list":["post-2366881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-retirement","tag-sanders","tag-sotomayor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bernie-statement-post-election.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366885,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366881\/revisions\/2366885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}