Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., brought up transgender issues in her questioning and asked Jackson, "Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman?’"
"Can I provide a definition? No, I can’t," the judge responded before further explaining, "Not in this context, I'm not a biologist."
Critics on Twitter, largely from the right, immediately exploded over Jackson’s inability to give a clear response.
"The correct answer is for Jackson to just say ‘Me, I'm a woman’ but she didn't. This is legit bizarre," tweeted Spectator USA contributor Stephen L. Miller. "A pretty simple question and for someone who claims they aren't here to be political that's a pretty political answer."
Several critics blamed progressive and woke ideology in their condemnations.
"Ridiculous," media personality Piers Morgan tweeted. "I’m not a brain surgeon but I know what a brain is. This is where ‘progressive’ thinking leads - to a terror of stating basic unarguable facts lest it offend the woke brigade."
"The Party of Science," proclaimed RealClearInvestigations deputy editor Benjamin Weingarten. "Thing is, this is a perfect illustration of where progressive ideology leads us: To a position in which a Supreme Court nominee won’t admit the most basic of truths." Read more...
By Alexa Moutevelis | Fox News
Ketanji Brown Jackson is NOT a biologist
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