
Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
Correct. In 2017, McConnell and Senate Republicans triggered the nuclear option to eliminate the 60-vote rule for Supreme Court nominees. Four years prior, Democrats invoked it to abolish the filibuster for lower court and executive branch nominees. — PolitiTweet.org
Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers
Didn’t he do this for the Supreme Court? https://t.co/Rdkx9fRGdy