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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

Tucker Carlson suddenly has questions about Ketanji Brown Jackson’s credentials – I have questions about his

composite image showing Tucker Carlson and Ketanji Brown Jackson
Tucker Carlson is now very interested in learning supreme court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LSAT score. Composite: Shutterstock, AP Images

What does it mean to live in a democracy? Well, according to the Fox News host Tucker Carlson, it means having the right to harangue Black women and force them to show their papers.

On Wednesday Carlson went on a tirade about the District of Columbia circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who Joe Biden has nominated to replace supreme courtJustice Stephen Breyer. Jackson’s confirmation, if it happens, would fulfil Biden’s campaign promise to nominate a Black female justice.

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