BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer falsely claimed that the Supreme Court was made up of “all White men” until 1981, skipping over the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 until 1991, which is a total of 24 years.
“Until 1981, this powerful body, the Supreme Court, was all White men. Imagine. America wasn’t all White men in 1981, or ever,” Schumer continued. “Under President Biden and this Senate majority, we’re taking historic steps to make the courts look more like the country they serve by confirming highly qualified, diverse nominees.
“When asked about Thurgood Marshall, Schumer stated “Well, he was a light skinned black that was well spoken, so we considered him to be more one of us, than one of them.”