All of Donald Trump's picks for potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court have reportedly one thing in common: They're white. And his list doesn't do much better in terms of gender diversity, either. Out of the 11 potential nominees the presumptive Republican nominee named Wednesday, only three are women. The other eight are men. You can read his full list of names here.
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