Top-rated Fox News host Tucker Carlson waylayed Justice Brett Kavanaugh following his decision in one of two rulings this week regarding the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, referring to him at one point as a “cringing little liberal.”
In particular, Carlson was upset at Kavanaugh for joining Chief Justice John Roberts and the high court’s three liberal justices in upholding President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare facilities that accept federal Medicare and Medicaid payments.
In a segment with Harmeet Dhillon of the Center for American Liberties, Carlson chimed in after she called the ruling “unfortunate…given the massive shortage that we have of healthcare workers right now in our hospitals.”
“With no help from Brett Kavanaugh, I notice. Cringing little liberal,” Carlson quipped before adding that he wouldn’t have Dhillon comment on his remark before asking whether democracy still exists in the U.S.
Other conservatives took to social media to express their angst over the supposedly ‘conservative’ high court’s ruling regarding their decision to leave the healthcare worker mandate in place.
“The Supreme Court rightly held Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate via OSHA illegal and unconstitutional. It was never well-founded in science or law,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wrote on Twitter, before taking a verbal shot at President Biden.
“It was disappointing to see Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh join the Court’s liberals to uphold a mandate that targets health care workers. America’s businesses should forget these mandates faster than Joe Biden forgets his daily schedule,” he added.
It was disappointing to see Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh join the Court’s liberals to uphold a mandate that targets health care workers.
America’s businesses should forget these mandates faster than Joe Biden forgets his daily schedule. (2/2)
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) January 13, 2022
“SHAME ON KAVANAUGH,” added Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R).
SHAME ON KAVANAUGH
— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) January 13, 2022
“Not impressed with Trump’s picks. Seems like every major decision now we have to worry which way they will go,” wrote another Twitter user.
Not impressed with Trump’s picks. Seems like every major decision now we have to worry which way they will go.
— Blake (@_Blake_FL) January 13, 2022
Pastor Darrell Scott added: Christine Ford SAID that Kavanaugh ‘dry humped’ her back in the day; and he’s been ‘dry humping’ the GOP ever since he got on the Supreme Court.”
Christine Ford SAID that Kavanaugh “dry humped” her back in the day; and he’s been “dry humping” the GOP ever since he got on the Supreme Court.
— Dr.Darrell Scott (@PastorDScott) January 13, 2022
“America First patriots and Pres Trump rallied fiercely to Brett Kavanaugh at his crucible moment, and he’s been a disappointment ever since,” former Trump adviser Steve Cortes, now with Newsmax TV, noted.
America First patriots and Pres Trump rallied fiercely to Brett Kavanaugh at his crucible moment, and he’s been a disappointment ever since.
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) January 13, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, among the staunchest Republican critics of Biden’s mandates, also blasted Kavanaugh and Roberts during an appearance on the “Ruthless” podcast on Friday.
“On the nurse mandate and the doctor mandate, Roberts and Kavanaugh joined with the liberals to allow the nurse mandate,” DeSantis said. “Now, in Florida, we protected the nurses, so we have people that are working. But in other states, they fired nurses who were not vaccinated.”
He added that some healthcare facilities and hospitals are now so short-staffed they are allowing vaccinated, but COVID-positive, staff to continue working.
“So, they have COVID-positive people back on. Meanwhile, the unvaccinated, likely immune through prior infection, healthy nurses are on the sidelines fired,” he said. “How insane are these policies?”
He added: “Roberts and Kavanaugh did not have a backbone on that decision. That’s just the bottom line.”
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