Topic: Judicial Nominees

Senator John Kennedy questioned judicial nominee Mustafa Kasheubai regarding a court order that invited participants to declare their pronouns and "honorifics" such as "Mix." Kennedy also challenged the nominee on an article where he suggested setting aside "conventional ideas of proof" when dealing with issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The nominee defended the statements as being related to interpersonal respect rather than legal standards.

Senator Lindsey Graham criticized the Democratic opposition to Brett Kavanaugh, labeling the proceedings a "hypocrisy hearing." Graham noted that past liberal justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were confirmed despite their clear ideological backgrounds. He argued that a conservative president has the right to nominate conservative judges without being forced to pick liberals for the sake of "fairness."