White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday insisted that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deserved a fair hearing and an up-or-down vote — just as “every single” other Supreme Court nominee has supposedly received.

During an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” Sanders pushed for the Senate to get on with confirming Kavanaugh, and cited past precedence of other nominees getting votes shortly after their hearings.

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“The president wants this process to come to a vote because that’s what’s supposed to happen in every single one of these instances where someone is nominated, they go before, they have a hearing, and then the senators vote on it,” Sanders said.

.@PressSec: “The president wants this process to come to a vote because that’s what’s supposed to happen in every single one of these instances where someone is nominated, they go before, they have a hearing, and then the senators vote on it.” @foxandfriends pic.twitter.com/w5vXOWdzqQ — Fox News (@FoxNews) September 25, 2018

However, that is not what happened with Judge Merrick Garland, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama and for whom Senate Republicans refused to even hold a hearing.

Sanders’ comment that “every single” SCOTUS nominee gets a fair hearing and a vote drew hackles from many Twitter users — check out the best reactions below.

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Ummm … sorta walked into that one. The Senate certainly had the right to not confirm Garland (for any reason including purely political ones) but not giving him a hearing was yet another break with tradition and not a good one. — Stevan Porter (@Porter4Us) September 25, 2018

How many nominees lie under oath and are then accused of sexual assault? Why are Trump, Mitch, & Grassley afraid to do an investigation ? — Lisa Smyth (@lisaandwyatt) September 25, 2018

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Except Merrick Garland… remember him?? — Paul Conlon (@PaulGConlon) September 25, 2018

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So the president cares about norms in Washington huh — Bizarro Trump (@rrrrrrrealTrump) September 25, 2018

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That *IS* what happens when the nominee isn't a previous teen binge drinker with rape issues. — Annoyed Norwegian (@norwegian76) September 25, 2018

Really? So, what you are saying is denying a SCOTUS nominee and a President a hearing was wrong and inexcusable? And when we have allegations of sexual assault, we should suck it up and ram it through? 🖕 — Barry Walters (@barryinct) September 25, 2018