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>> well, gloria, i think you're right. listen, you said it's insulting to those women. i think it's insulting to women in general, black americans, all americans. it's insulting, i think. >> well, and it's insulting to the process. it's insulting to the court. it's insulting to the president. i mean, go down the list. >> ellie, we're already seeing jabs from republicans over biden's commitment to picking the first black woman to the supreme court. nikki haley tweeting this, it would be nice if prez biden picked a supreme court nominee who was best qualified without a race/gender litmus test. t...

I don't, and juanita tolliver. they both are msnbc political analysts. susan, let's start with justice breyer's retirement announcement. president biden has vowed to choose a black woman, because democrats hold the tiebreaking vote in the senate a confirmation seems assured. however, that handle called some conservative calling this an affirmative action pick, and minority leader mcconnell has warned against a radical nominee, quote. >> i don't think they'll be able to make it into a battle. joe biden ran as someone who said he was going to put a black woman on the supreme court. so president ...

>> what that was saying there, don. so, you know, look. let's pretend for a moment that this is purely an affirmative action pick, and he is only picking someone on the basis of there being a black woman. they had literally found probably the five most-qualified human beings in the united states to be federal judges. ketanji brown jackson went to harvard twice. has been a federal judge for eight years. um, and a federal public defender. leondra kruger -- my former colleague at the justice department -- went to harvard and yale. has argued before the supreme court 12 times. if you don't want to...

Both their judicial records and their personal stories. why is the lived experience so important? >> well, the lived experience and the judicial experience. you know, i am sick and tired of people saying this is an affirmative action pick. when trump said he was going to pick a woman, nobody said that, and president biden should just do it. it's not about being qualified. black women have been qualified, and this is about affirmative inaction of presidents to not put a black woman on the court, and judicial philosophy should be considered. the question is the person you want is a black woman w...

Have been underestimated. i have been looked down upon. i have been called a diversity fire and affirmative action pick. i know what it's like to have to read more and study harder and think harder and do more work just to be seen half as competent as a white man, as a comparative white man. so i am absolutely confident that every single black woman on this list is going to be qualified. >> you bring up such a good point in some of the coverage that i have been seeing, some of the pieces i have been seeing and the commentary from a lot of politicians. there's always this follow-up to any nomin...