WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden appears to be narrowing his list of candidates for the Supreme Court, saying he’s looking at “about four people.” Democrats who met with him Thursday say he wants a “persuasive” nominee in the mold of retiring 83-year-old Justice Stephen Breyer.
In an interview Thursday, Biden told NBC the White House is doing a “deep dive” on the candidates to see if there’s anything in their background that would disqualify them.
Biden has said his nominee will be a Black woman and he will decide by the end of February on a nominee.
During his run for the White House, Biden needed the support of influential Black South Carolina Sen. James Clyburn to help secure the state’s electoral college votes. Biden promised Clyburn he would nominate a Black woman to the high court in return for his support.
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