Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview Monday said that should Republicans regain the majority in the Senate in 2022, they would likely block a Supreme Court vacancy from being filled in 2024 — and potentially earlier.
McConnell spoke with Hugh Hewitt on Monday and was asked if Senate Republicans would block President Biden from filling a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 should there be one during that election year and should Republicans be in the majority. The Republican leader said the party likely wouldn't allow him to fill the seat in that scenario.
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