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Former Vice President Kamala Harris warned that President Donald Trump must not be allowed to pick two \u201cadditional justices\u201d for the Supreme Court, adding that Democrats \u201cmust be clear-eyed about what is at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a post<\/a> on X, Harris\u00a0\u2014 who lost the 2024 Presidential election against Trump, shared an article<\/a> from the New York Times<\/em> about how a \u201cliberal organization\u201d was \u201cpreparing a multimillion\u2013dollar effort to oppose potential Trump Supreme Court appointees before they happen.\u201d<\/p>\n The New York Times<\/em> reported that Josh Orton, who serves as \u201cthe president of Demand Justice,\u201d predicted that \u201cthe project would cost $3 million to start and $15 million more if vacancies occurred\u201d:<\/p>\n Josh Orton, the president of Demand Justice, said the project would cost $3 million to start and $15 million more if vacancies occurred and Mr. Trump nominated a successor to the court\u00a0\u2014 most likely for Clarence Thomas or Samuel A. Alito Jr., the two oldest justices. Justice Thomas is 77 years old, and Justice Alito is 76.<\/p>\n If Democrats were to win control of the Senate in the November elections\u00a0\u2014 they need to flip at least four Republican-held seats to do so\u00a0\u2014 Mr. Trump would face steep odds of getting nominees confirmed during the remainder of his term. If a Democrat were to succeed him as president, Justices Thomas and Alito would both be in their 80s by the time a potential Republican president could appoint a successor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cWe must be clear eyed about what is at stake with the Supreme Court right now,\u201d Harris wrote. \u201cWe cannot allow Donald Trump to hand pick one, if not two, additional justices. The nation\u2019s highest court must be stopped from becoming even more beholden to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n