On Wednesday night, the Courier Journal broke the story that President Joe Biden is in talks to propose prospective nominee Chad Meredith, a conservative Republican lawyer, to fulfill a federal judgeship to serve in Eastern Kentucky. Democrats as well as other Americans alike aren't holding back on their thoughts regarding this secret decision that USA Today reports was done in collaboration with President Biden and Republican Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Kentucky Democratic politician, Charles Booker, tweeted his disappointment in regards to the news: "The President is making a deal with the devil and once again, the people of Kentucky are crushed in the process. At a time when we are fighting to protect human rights, this is a complete slap in the face."

USA Today reported that Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat representing Louisville, said Biden's potential nomination for a federal vacancy is a "huge mistake." In addition to Booker and Yarmuth's criticism, Twitter users also aren't holding back their thoughts on the reveal of Biden's alleged decision as well. One user tweeted, "There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for Joe Biden to be negotiating with Mitch McConnell to put the federalist Society anti-abortion judges on the federal bench. It's bad politics. It's dumb."

When CNN asked the White House to comment on the matter, an official said, "As a matter of practice, we don't comment on executive or judicial vacancies."