I just deleted a tweet about this statement because I want to be more specific about what it says—and doesn't say.
It DOES say that Sotomayor never asked Gorsuch to mask up.
But NPR reported that *Roberts* asked Gorsuch to mask up. This statement does not deny that claim.
It DOES say that Sotomayor never asked Gorsuch to mask up.
But NPR reported that *Roberts* asked Gorsuch to mask up. This statement does not deny that claim.
https://twitter.com/nicninh/status/1483840808977637383
So the Sotomayor–Gorsuch statement denies something that wasn't alleged.
That said, the NPR report did suggest that Gorsuch's refusal to mask up made Sotomayor uncomfortable, while this statement (arguably) implies that she is not uncomfortable. Hard to say. It's very vague.
That said, the NPR report did suggest that Gorsuch's refusal to mask up made Sotomayor uncomfortable, while this statement (arguably) implies that she is not uncomfortable. Hard to say. It's very vague.
NPR stands by the story.
https://twitter.com/BrentGriffiths/status/1483858101426171910
Chief Justice Roberts now explicitly denies NPR’s report that he asked the justices to mask up.
https://twitter.com/scotusreporter/status/1483882626607984650
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