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Twitter reacts to Trumps new SCOTUS pick
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President Donald Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee to replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy. - photo by Herb Scribner
President Donald Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh Monday night as his Supreme Court nominee to replace the retiring Justince Anthony Kennedy.

The decision will set up a ferocious confirmation battle with Democrats as he seeks to shift the nation's highest court further to the right, according to the Associated Press.

Trump announced his decision during prime-time TV. Top contenders for the role other than Kavanaugh included federal appeals judges Raymond Kethledge, Amy Coney Barrett and Thomas Hardiman

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