President Trump‘s pledge to fill the vacancy created by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s death is setting up a historic, election-year battle over who will succeed her.
Trump said Saturday that he expects to announce his replacement for Ginsburg within a week and that his choice will be a woman. But the president has a tendency to change his mind, and sources have cautioned that the selection process is fluid and moving quickly.
Ginsburg, a revered champion for women’s rights and liberal leader on the high court, died from pancreatic cancer on Friday. Her death immediately injected new uncertainty into the election, which is six weeks away, and ignited a debate surrounding whether, and how quickly, Republicans should move to fill her seat. Continue reading.