I think Trump was trying to get a very conservative pick. He went to Heritage Foundation and worked off their lists.
Everyone told him, this was the most conservative judge on the list.
It looks like the Judge was telling Trump one thing, then telling the DEMs another.
He needs to removed from consideration.
Except for the fact they seem to be against him as well. But we all really saw that coming after the Republicans refused, and rightly so, consideration of Merrick Garland. Since I see no Democrat standing up in strong support for him I'm not sure he is telling them something else. He may be a good choice, but I am sure having my doubts, and another person may be appropriate.
The problem is, picking these people is a crap shoot to be sure.
Reagan gave us: Sandra Day O'Connor, William Rehnquist, Anthony Kennedy, and of course, Antonin Scalia.
O'Connor & Kennedy were okay on some decisions, and absolutely horrible on others. Rehnquist had good decisions a majority of the time, but he still had some decisions that just didn't quite meet expectations. Scalia was rock solid 100% of the time. While you didn't like the vote, his reasoning made sense and was in line with the Constitution and after full consideration one came to realize it was the correct decision. As the opposite ruling would have opened the door for abuse with regards to other issues most did not even consider.
My point is that even Reagan couldn't always get it right. In the end it wasn't his fault, it was the fault of his pick. But as they say, hindsight is always better than foresight.