Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Democrats in Congress for politicizing the court and the process of confirming Supreme Court justices during a ceremony honoring Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday evening.

McConnell — the longest-serving Senate GOP leader in U.S. history — cautioned that while the Senate process for judges was already filled with controversy, the Biden administration and Democrats could soon further politicize the process. The Republican leader delivered the speech at The Heritage Foundation, host of the Thursday event honoring Thomas’ 30th anniversary on the Supreme Court.