By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-biden-clash-over-supreme-court-vacancy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump, Biden clash over Supreme Court vacancy Politics Sep 29, 2020 9:42 PM EDT The first face-off for President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is coming over a clash concerning a president’s prerogative to put push through an election-year Supreme Court nominee. WATCH: Trump, Biden square off in first presidential debate Trump says during a debate Tuesday night in Cleveland that Republicans “won the election and therefore we have the right to choose” Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump added that he felt Democrats “wouldn’t even think about not doing it” if given the chance to nominate a justice with just weeks until the election. Biden and other Democrats have decried Trump’s nomination of a new justice given Republicans’ refusal to consider President Barack Obama’s selection following the 2016 death of Antonin Scalia. Biden didn’t mention that during the debate, however. Biden says that Barrett seems like “a very fine person” but that her nomination after “tens of thousands of people have already voted” was troubling. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
The first face-off for President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is coming over a clash concerning a president’s prerogative to put push through an election-year Supreme Court nominee. WATCH: Trump, Biden square off in first presidential debate Trump says during a debate Tuesday night in Cleveland that Republicans “won the election and therefore we have the right to choose” Amy Coney Barrett as a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump added that he felt Democrats “wouldn’t even think about not doing it” if given the chance to nominate a justice with just weeks until the election. Biden and other Democrats have decried Trump’s nomination of a new justice given Republicans’ refusal to consider President Barack Obama’s selection following the 2016 death of Antonin Scalia. Biden didn’t mention that during the debate, however. Biden says that Barrett seems like “a very fine person” but that her nomination after “tens of thousands of people have already voted” was troubling. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now