GOP lawmaker castigates Joe Biden for not nominating enough straight white men to judiciary

Rep. Glenn Grothman
Photo: U.S. House

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) aired a complaint about the federal judiciary: there are too many Black and brown people, women, and gays being appointed by President Joe Biden.

“Of the 97 federal judges [appointed by Biden] I was expecting maybe 25 or 30 were white guys, because I know President Biden wasn’t heavy on appointing more white guys,” he said in a floor speech yesterday. Non-Hispanic white people make up 58.7% of the U.S. population, according to the 2020 Census, and about half of the population is men.

“Five of the 97 judges were white guys. Of those, two were gay,” he complained. “So almost impossible for a white guy who’s not gay, apparently, to get appointed here.”

It’s not known where he got his numbers. Biden has had 129 nominees confirmed so far in his first term. About two-thirds were…

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