'The Bachelorette' was interrupted by Trump's SCOTUS pick. No, viewers were not fine.

"Quite possibly the worst group date in 'The Bachelorette' history."
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Shannon Connellan
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Donald Trump has named Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy in the U.S. Supreme Court — but will he accept this rose?

The Bachelorette fans have complained that Trump's SCOTUS nomination of Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge who worked in the Bush White House, interrupted Monday night's show.

Host Chris Harrison tweeted a heads up in the lead-up to the episode, but it didn't seem to smooth things over with angry viewers.

But as angry as some were, others made pretty great jokes about the whole thing:

Bachelorette viewers are done with this interruption shit, after having survived the same damn thing during Trump's recent landmark meeting with North Korea's Leader Kim Jong-un. During that handshake, The Bachelorette was again paused.

Hell hath no fury like a Bachelorette fan scorned.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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