Bass asked Booker, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee where Jackson’s hearings were held, if he saw racism in the room by Republican senators. He stopped calling her that, saying instead that the situation for Jackson was more about being a woman. “No, I do not think it is racism. It is about decency,” Booker, who is black, told CNN. “I do not think this is a partisan effort.” He said Republican senators had some “legitimate questions” during the hearing, before adding, “But for me, that’s exactly the way we treat people.” “And I think it’s something that a lot of people, women of all races, have to put up with often when they come into a room where they’re qualified to be, but they’re challenged in ways that are frustrating. ” he said. Jackson, who would be the first black woman to appear in the Supreme Court if confirmed, spent three days hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and faced aggressive questions from some of the committee’s Republican senators who sometimes deviated from her background. . Jackson was pressured for her views on issues – the critical theory of race, the children’s book “Anti-racist baby”, the treatment of the most-beneficiary Brett Cavanaugh at the confirmation hearing – which her supporters say have little to do with duties of a potential supreme court. On the second day of the hearing, Republican Sen. Marsa Blackburn of Tennessee asked Jackson to define the word “woman.” Asked on Sunday how he reacted to the incident, Booker told CNN that “there were many such moments that deflated me and disappointed me.” “I think what was unfortunate in the room for me was that it was under attack that was harshly criticized, even by people on the right, beyond the pale,” he said. On the third day of the hearing, Booker defended Jackson against questions from colleagues in the Republican Party, saying she was “worthy” and “had won the post” and putting her candidacy in context. which made Jackson cry. The jury is expected to vote on Jackson on April 4. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Mancin said Friday he would support Jackson’s candidacy, all except guaranteeing it will be confirmed in the Supreme Court in a 50-50 split with Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris as the equal. . It is unclear whether Jackson will win the Republican vote. This story has been updated with additional details. CNN’s Tierney Sneed contributed to this report.
