It appears all but certain that US President Donald Trump will have the numbers to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the odds are shortening he will do so before election day on November 3 | KnottMatthew
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced on Wednesday that he would support the nomination process advancing this year, ending any hope among Democrats that they could block the process before inauguration day on January 21.
Romney's decision was keenly anticipated given he has been unusually critical of Trump and was the only Republican senator to vote in favour of removing him from office during his Senate impeachment trial this year."My liberal friends have over many decades gotten very used to the idea of having a liberal court and that's not written in the stars," Romney said.
In an interview on Fox News, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said: "We've got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg's replacement before the election."
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