Replace Until New President Is Elected: Trump Casts Doubts on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Dying Wish
U.S. President Donald Trump has doubts on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish, claiming that a statement released Ginsburg's family was written by Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, or Chuck Schumer.
Ginsburg was 87-years-old. Reports said that he suffered from multiple diagnoses of cancer before.
Included in the statement, her family released after her death was on the issue of her replacement.
"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," it was quoted.
Ginsburg's death will have profound consequences for the court and the country.
The chief justice no longer holds the controlling vote in closely consented cases, now that the court is about to open a new term.
Trump and Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell have promised to push the nomination to replace Ginsburg before the election on Nov. 3 or the inauguration on Jan. 20.
Meanwhile, Trump said on Monday that he would announce his nominee on Friday or Saturday, after services in Ginsburg's memory.
Trump called Ginsburg a "legend" and said that she represents something different than everyone.
Trump commented on the statement released after the supreme court justice's death.
Trump said that he does not know that she said that, adding that Adam Schiff or Pelosi might have written it out.
The president said that the statement sounds so beautiful, yet it sounds like a Schumer deal or Pelosi.
The president added that that came out of the wind, adding that maybe she did say it, and perhaps she did not.
Schiff is the House intelligence committee chair, while Pelosi is the House speaker who played an important role in Trump's impeachment.
Schiff responded to Trump's claims through a tweet, saying that is low even for the president.
"No, I didn't write Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish to a nation she served so well, and spent her whole life making a more perfect union," Schiff was quoted.
Schiff said that he is going to "fight like hell" to make Ginsburg's dying wish come true.
"No confirmation before inauguration," he said.
Meanwhile, Democrats point to McConnell's refusal to grant a hearing to Barack Obama's last nominee, who is Merrick Garland.
McConnell and Senate allies said that the precedent they set then does not apply now, as the same party now holds the Senate and White House,
Reports said that there is no provision in the constitution on the subject.
For instance, the conservative Clarence Thomas was nominated by a Republican president and confirmed by a Democratic Senate.
In a recent poll, the majority of the public thinks the winner should make the nomination of the presidential election.
However, McConnell said that could force a nomination through the period before the inauguration on Jan. 20.
The poll also shows that many Americans oppose Trump's plan to push through another lifetime appointee.
Eight out of 10 Democrats agreed that the nomination should wait until after the election.
Five in 10 Republicans agreed on waiting after the election for a nomination.
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