what pic.twitter.com/5VLWNW8W0P
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 10, 2018
Protestors took to the steps of the Supreme Court on Monday night as President Donald Trump announced D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his pick to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
The selection of Kavanaugh — as a prominent conservative legal figure who was proposed to Trump by the Federalist Society — was well received by conservatives. But Kavanaugh’s selection has already raised to fury of the left, and a number of protestors gathered outside the Supreme Court on Monday night, gathering before the president made his announcement and taking aim directly after Kavanaugh once he was named.
The crowd carried signs protesting everything from circumcision (see above) to the snubbing of former President Barack Obama‘s Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland:
I’m a protest sign critic now. For this one, the simple sharpie-on-paper look really makes it. pic.twitter.com/bICNTT34x6
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 10, 2018
Pro-lifers clashed with pro-choicers:
This pro-choice guy was legit linking his arm with the megaphone pro-life guy for a few minutes there before the megaphone guy wiggled free pic.twitter.com/Zl5u3T9u3k
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 10, 2018
Supporters of Planned Parenthood stood near anti-abortion activists:
The scene right now. This is going to be a street fight (figuratively). pic.twitter.com/moexMWtxut
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) July 10, 2018
Per Yahoo News national correspondent Alexander Nazaryan, the pro-life protestors were outnumbered:
Outside the Supreme Court right now. There are also some pro-life protesters, but they are vastly outnumbered. pic.twitter.com/kHclYZc8Rm
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) July 10, 2018
As soon as Kavanaugh’s selection was announced, the chants erupted:
Chants of “Hey hey, ho ho! Kavanaugh has got to go!” pic.twitter.com/l8d30P9uXR
— Jesus Rodriguez (@jesusrodriguezb) July 10, 2018
Signs quickly appeared:
They printed these quickly. pic.twitter.com/PyjhxEMI6h
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) July 10, 2018
Cher made an inexplicable cameo:
Someone has a massive poster of Cher’s face at the Supreme Court protests pic.twitter.com/YD8egf1MXo
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 10, 2018
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