Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said he was completely blindsided by White House plans to nominate anti-abortion Republican Chad Meredith to a federal trial court seat in his state.
The possibility of nominating Meredith stunned progressives unhappy about the pace of Biden judicial nominations. Such a nomination in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning abortion rights could also undermine support for Democrats among women, who were vital in the 2020 election.
Even considering Meredith, who defended the state’s abortion restrictions, is “completely unacceptable,” Rakim Brooks, president of the progressive judicial advocacy group Alliance for Justice, said in a statement. “Democrats control the White House, Senate, and Congress and need to act accordingly.”
