Trump to turn Supreme Court nomination into 'The Bachelor' on Facebook Live

Who will get the rose? We mean, gavel ...
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Trump to turn Supreme Court nomination into 'The Bachelor' on Facebook Live
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with small business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Credit: REX/Shutterstock

You know how watching a reality show can sometimes make it feel like your liquifying brain is dribbling out of your earholes, but you just can't turn off the TV?

That feeling is slowly becoming all-encompassing as the governing of the United States morphs into the most-watched reality show of all-time. You can catch the latest episode on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET as celebrity President Donald Trump selects a Supreme Court nominee. The announcement will be streamed on Facebook Live as the two nominees wait in the White House, according to CBS.

Just like The Bachelor, the announcement will run during prime time and one of the two "finalists," Judge Neil Gorsuch of Colorado or Judge Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, will leave heartbroken. Microwave a little cheddar over some stale tortilla chips and plop yourself on the couch for the drama. Winner gets some sweet black robes (pending approval by the Senate).

Barack Obama also made announcements on Facebook Live when he was president, but he didn't ask position "finalists" to wait in the wings. Trump's pick comes after Obama couldn't get his Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland cleared during the election campaign.

Trump has a ton of experience as ring master in the world of reality TV, only this time he'll get to end the show by saying, "you're hired!"

(Had to. Couldn't help it. I apologize.)

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Colin is Mashable's US & World Reporter. He previously interned at Foreign Policy magazine and The American Prospect. Colin is a graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. When he's not at Mashable, you can most likely find him eating or playing some kind of sport.

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