Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich refused to say whether or not he was happy that Brett Kavanaugh got confirmed to the Supreme Court during his appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning.
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“The Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh. He is now a justice. Are you happy about that?” asked Dana Bash, who was filling in for Jake Tapper. (RELATED: Confirmed: Brett Kavanaugh Is Now A Supreme Court Justice)
Kasich responded, “Well, I’m not happy about the process.”
“Are you happy, let’s just start with him. Are you happy he’s on the Supreme Court?” Bash followed up.
“It’s not a matter of happy. I mean he’s on the Supreme Court. We have to respect the fact that the Senate made that decision. We have two people who I deeply respect, Murkowski and Collins, two Republican senators that saw it differently,” Kasich responded. “I’ve not had a chance to read that report, as have the rest of Americans, but the decision has been made. I respect that decision and we would hope that the court will now move in the direction where they can make decisions and I would hope that the court would not become ideological.”
My statement on Judge #Kavanaugh‘s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court: pic.twitter.com/1Vx9Q6EIxz
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) October 6, 2018
On Saturday, Kasich tweeted out a statement surrounding Kavanaugh’s confirmation which read in part, “America may have gained a new member of the Supreme Court, but a part of our nation’s soul was lost during this toxic process.”
Kasich previously said he wouldn’t support Kavanaugh unless there was an investigation into the allegations made against him. (RELATED: Gov. Kasich Won’t Support Kavanaugh If They Don’t Investigate Sexual Misconduct Allegations)
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