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.
