Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by winner of Nov. 3rd election

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday night that the winner of the Nov. 3 election should get to pick who succeeds the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

“Let me be clear, that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the Justice for the Senate to consider,” Biden said.

Biden noted that in 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt MORE (R-Ky.) and then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleySenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Senators offer disaster tax relief bill Trump spikes political foo... (Read more)

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