Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer faced increased calls to retire after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that he would not let President Joe Biden fill a Supreme Court seat should he win back the majority next year.
During an interview with conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said it's "highly unlikely" that he would allow a vote on any Biden Supreme Court nominee should he take over as Senate majority leader next year.
McConnell similarly refused to allow a vote for former President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland back in 2016, and he was rewarded by being given the opportunity to confirm three right-wing justices to the nation's highest court.
The last Supreme Court seat McConnell filled came in October 2020, when 87-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suddenly passed away just one month earlier.
Given that Breyer is now 82 years old, many liberals and left-wing commentators on Twitter used McConnell's latest vow to obstruct Democratic nominees to once again call for the longtime Supreme Court justice to retire.
Check out some reactions below.
Can someone send this to USA Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Thanks!https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Jeet Heer (@Jeet Heer) 1623684054
Steven Breyer, please do let the door hit your ass on the way outhttps://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1404456039534182408\u00a0\u2026— Natalie Shure (@Natalie Shure) 1623684268
justice breyer, you up?https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Leah Litman (@Leah Litman) 1623684108
Breyer get the fuck out nowhttps://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1404456039534182408\u00a0\u2026— Brandy Jensen (@Brandy Jensen) 1623684098
Can someone show this to Stephen Breyer where he lives in outer spacehttps://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1404456039534182408\u00a0\u2026— Jon Lovett (@Jon Lovett) 1623684769
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF STEPHEN BREYER IS ON TWITTER?https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1404456039534182408\u00a0\u2026— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal) 1623683698
The only person alive who thinks a Republican Senate will ever confirm another Democratic president\u2019s Supreme Court nominee is Stephen Breyer.https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) 1623683734
But, yes, Justice Breyer, let's hear more about how you not retiring will help depoliticize the court https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Maya Sen (@Maya Sen) 1623685660
The best time for Breyer to retire would have been 2013. The second best time would be now.https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Kelsey D. Atherton (@Kelsey D. Atherton) 1623683577
A reminder that if Steve Breyer continues to be an asshole and not retire before Dems potentially lose Congress in 2022, it will further solidify a right-wing court for the rest of our lives.https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— David Sirota (@David Sirota) 1623686002
Justice Breyer\u2019s signature judicial philosophy of pragmatism will go in the books with a momentous footnote if he does not retire by the end of this monthhttps://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Steven Mazie (@Steven Mazie) 1623685983
stephen breyer retire bitchhttps://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1404455345339183105\u00a0\u2026— Rap Game Dan Aykroyd (@Rap Game Dan Aykroyd) 1623684169
