That night, McConnell reached the president on Air Force One. It’s something that McConnell has longed for, dreamed about, worked for during his entire career in the Senate. McConnell was to cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Her family had said to her, "Is there anything you would like to write?" She said, "My most fervent wish is that my seat not be filled until after a new president is elected."īut that was not what Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had in mind.ĭARLENE SUPERVILLE, The Associated Press : as people around the nation react to the death of trailblazing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.įrom her deathbed, Ginsburg’s last request. I was hoping she would be able to hold on for a new president, and I'm sure she was, too. It really was a stunning moment when we finally realized she was gone. Mourners gathered in front of the Supreme Court to pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.įor Democrats, the death of the iconic leader of the court’s liberal wing was a nightmare, just over a month before the election.
I thought, "This is going to upend the election." This was the October surprise just a few weeks before October. JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ), Judiciary Cmte., 2013-19:
I didn’t know that, I just, uh-you’re telling me now for the first time. It was a surreal moment where something country-changing was happening, and you have the president of the United States standing on stage unaware. Do you think he knows that this happened? I mean, this is going to have.
President Trump may have the opportunity to nominate a third person. The pioneer of women's rights and gender equality. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87. This is an update of a program that originally aired May 21, 2019. SUPREME REVENGE: Battle for the Court (2020)
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