Lindsey Graham mixes up Samuel Alito with Antonin Scalia
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Oops...Lindsey Graham mixes up Judges Scalia and Alito
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham mixed up SCOTUS justices Scalia and Alito when speaking during Judge Gorsuch's hearing.
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Maybe it was a slip of the tongue. Maybe it was bad notes.
Regardless, Sen. Lindsey Graham mixed up Supreme Court justices during the confirmation hearing for nominee Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday. The gaffe happened while Graham discussed nominations made during an election year.
"Justice Alito passed away in February," the South Carolina Republican said.
Except that Justice Samuel Alito is actually alive. It was the death of another conservative judge, Antonin Scalia, that left the vacant seat on the court. Scalia died in February 2016, in the middle of the primary season.