Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson shook hands for 22 seconds Wednesday without speaking to each other or to reporters about her Supreme Court nomination as the appeals court judge visited the Capitol ahead of confirmation hearings set to begin March 21.McConnell (R-Ky.), whose shrewd maneuvering helped conservatives build their majority on the Supreme Court, smiled for the cameras during the extended handshake, but didn’t reply when a reporter asked him: “What do you want to hear from Judge Jackson today?”The awkward greeting from McConnell prior to a closed-door meeting contrasted notably with the warm welcome Jackson received from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who gushed, “It’s great to see you.”
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