Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Friday evening that the Senate will vote on President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court.
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Almost two hours after the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, McConnell said it will be up to the Senate to vote for the next Supreme Court seat. McConnell’s statement was posted on his official Twitter page and reads, “Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary, Once again, we will keep our promise. President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,”
The Senate and the nation mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life.
My full statement: pic.twitter.com/NOwYLhDxIk
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 19, 2020
However, several members of Congress believe President Trump should hold off on his nomination until after the election. A similar action took place in 2016 when Justice Antonin Scalia died during then-President Barack Obama’s term and McConnell refused to act on Obama’s nomination for Judge Merrick Garland to fill the seat. It remained open until Trump was elected president.
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As previously reported, Ginsburg passed away at 87 from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. It was reported she never missed a day of work and continued during her chemotherapy treatments.
SOURCE: Fox 8Â