This is Donald Trump’s nominee to be a US judge and he can’t answer the most basic question
This video of a US senator questioning a Donald Trump nominee to be a US district judge went viral because he appears not able to answer even the basic legal question.
We imagine this sort of thing is typically a rather dry affair, but this is compelling stuff.
MUST WATCH: Republican @SenJohnKennedy asks one of @realDonaldTrump’s US District Judge nominees basic questions of law & he can’t answer a single one. Hoo-boy. pic.twitter.com/fphQx2o1rc
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) December 15, 2017
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse posted the video on Twitter and it’s been shared 30,000 times. Amazing.
MUST WATCH: Republican @SenJohnKennedy asks one of @realDonaldTrump’s US District Judge nominees basic questions of law & he can’t answer a single one. Hoo-boy. pic.twitter.com/fphQx2o1rc
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) December 15, 2017
Here’s what people made of it on Twitter.
Q. Can you at least tell me if you know what a courtroom is?
A. ——
Q. Courtroom.
A. Ah, uh, erm, well, it’s it’s it’s it’s—
Q. Court. Room.
A. Yes yes. Um, as as a, uh, room. Or as a a a thing?
Q. Either.
A. Ah, yes. I’m, well, I haven’t see—seen one myself, um, per se.— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) December 15, 2017
Q. But you know what a courtroom is. Right?
A. Oh yes. Rooms that is. There are rooms. Every kind of room. There are long ones, tall ones, short ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones. Out of the—
Q. Stop it.
A. I mean I know rooms. I just don’t necessarily know the court ones.— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) December 15, 2017
Q. Just stop it.
A. Ghostbuster.
Q. How’s that now?
A. I-I’m a ghostbuster.
Q. A who now?
A. Ghostbuster. You know, Tower of Ghozer and—
Q. That does it!
A. Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volgus Zildrohar, the Traveler.
Q. Oh, for cr—Someone get the Capitol Police.— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) December 15, 2017
I realize I took a different path than other rocket scientists but I still think I have a unique perspective to offer from my time making baking soda volcanos in 4th grade
— Will Fries (@will_fries) December 15, 2017
i can't even. this is a joke. i was more qualified than this "nominee" when I was a law clerk before I even passed the bar. thank you for exposing this farce.
— jhonni (@Lecteronthelam) December 15, 2017
COME. ON.
How is this real life?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! https://t.co/GR683Pvdiv
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 15, 2017
2017’s official slogan is “This would be funny if it weren’t so terrifying.” https://t.co/CdGeV4u2eJ
— Evidence-Based (@OhNoSheTwitnt) December 15, 2017