U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis doubled down Wednesday on his opposition to President Joe Biden’s judicial pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, saying he has secured support from Republicans and Democrats to block North Carolina Solicitor General Ryan Park’s confirmation.

In what Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin called an unprecedented move, Tillis played a video clip that sought to link Park to North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s decision not to defend the state’s abortion ban and a lawsuit he brought challenging a Trump administration family separation border policy.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM