Trump Squeezes Senate GOP by Demanding Pre-Election Court Vote
- Hearings, vote would keep vulnerable Republicans off the trail
- Democrats try to use confirmation fight against GOP incumbents
This article is for subscribers only.
President Donald Trump said he wants his looming Supreme Court pick confirmed before the Nov. 3 election, escalating pressure on Senate Republicans and Mitch McConnell as the majority leader seeks to protect his most vulnerable members.
Trump said Monday that he’ll name a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the end of the week and that he wants that followed quickly by hearings and a pre-election confirmation vote. He warned that any Republicans who buck him would pay at the ballot box.