Trump Rush to Fill Seat Draws Supreme Court Into Political Mire
- Plans to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg spark partisan strife
- Court’s high approval rating in polls could be put at risk
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has pulled the U.S. Supreme Court deep into the nation’s bitter political wars, threatening lasting damage to the reputation of a governmental branch that has struggled to remain above the partisan fray.
President Donald Trump and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell are vowing to fill the seat despite the impending election. Outraged Democrats are now talking about drastic measures should they gain control of the Senate and the White House in November, with some even musing openly about an historic upheaval to the court’s makeup -- adding seats to the nine-member bench to dilute the conservative majority.