Left-leaning reporters melted down on Monday after discovering that the federal judge who voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation is …
Left-leaning reporters melted down on Monday after discovering that the federal judge who voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation is a 35-year-old female Trump appointee. U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled on Monday that the mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requiring travelers as young as 2-years-old to wear masks while using public transportation was outside the CDC’s authority, and ruled against the Biden administration’s mask mandate. The ruling elicited a strong negative reaction from left-wing reporters and commentators on Twitter, who rushed to point out Mizelle’s age and background while criticizing her decision. “Appointed to a lifetime seat at the age of 33 by Trump. Only Republican Senators approved nomination. Never tried a single case. Her husband volunteered for the Trump campaign and worked for DHS,” Business Insider’s Jacob Shamsian wrote, while progressive journalist Walker Bragman made sure to emphasize that Mizelle is a “Trump appointed judge.” “The judge who made this ruling, Kathryn Kimball, is 35 yrs old. Was confirmed at the age of 33 during the lame duck. Judiciary matters,” Politico editor Sam Stein reacted. “Trump-appointed judge and former law clerk for Clarence Thomas. The ABA, which ranked her “unqualified,” noted she had “not tried a case, civil or criminal, as lead or co-counsel” before her confirmation,” wrote Salon’s politics editor Sophia Tesfaye.
