Trump wants to shift election debate to SCOTUS nomination from COVID-19, says ex-Bush aide

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The Bush administration aide Elise Jordan argued that Trump would 'love nothing more' than public focus on his SCOTUS nomination.

But the Trump re-election campaign and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have shown an eagerness to push ahead with filling her seat. The president's election team even released new"Fill That Seat" campaign T-shirts on Sunday.

"We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices," Trump tweeted yesterday."We have this obligation, without delay!"of possible future Supreme Court nominees—including names such as Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and the Missouri Senator Josh Hawley.

According to the news wire, a majority of polled Americans said they wanted Ginsburg's successor to be named by the winner of the November 3 presidential election, including five in ten Republican voters. A sizeable eight in ten Democrats also said they wanted the next lifetime Supreme Court appointment to wait until the election results were in.

 

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An ex aide to an ex prez should be in the know.

Too bad a sitting president can’t be charged with manslaughter or gross negligence.....😷 TrumpLied200KDied COVID19 TrumpLiedPeopleDied

Yeah, Ima block you now. This is dumb.

Wow. 'Stop the presses, Mr. White!' This is totally the most important news right now. DoBetter

trimp wants a lot of the things. This isn't news. Slow news day? Did you run out of birther articles on KamalaHarris? NoOneGivesAShit

The SCOTUS pick will end the Affordable Care Act virtually taking away millions of Americans health care in a pandemic. Don't confuse being Pro-fetus with pro-life here.

He's deluding himself if he thinks this unethical, dishonest & cynical nomination, which the nation by a wide majority opposes, is going to help him. That's just plain ridiculous. McConnell knows this will seriously damage Trump but needs him for just this one last nomination.

Call him out Joe!

That's right! Trump can't win with his record. Current state of America: 205,000+ dead from COVID; 30M unemployed; millions facing eviction/foreclosure; families standing in line at food banks, hundreds of thousands small businesses closed, chaos in the streets. TrumpFAILURE

A survey poll shows that 5 in 10 Republicans and 8 in 10 Democrats say that RBG’s successor should be picked by the next elected President! If McConnell goes ahead with the confirmation, that Justice must be recalled! This could cost McConnell his Senate Seat!

JuddApatow I will never forget that 200,000+ human beings in America have died on tRumps watch. NEVER!

Bla bla bla bla, whatever

So what?

Trump cleverly describes Bennett as a controversial choice. He just gives something to believe for his base. Smoke and mirrors. Ivanka would be a controversial choice.

JuddApatow Of course. His administration has been a disaster. A paranoid discrace.

BunkerBoy GONEinNOVEMBER

JuddApatow

JuddApatow Can’t imagine why since he “up-played it” and has thus far saved at least 2 million lives. What an achievement. You’d think he’d want to crow about it all day, everyday. It’s so odd.

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JuddApatow Wow, what a deep revelation.

JuddApatow But why?

If Republicans are going to power grab through the courts, let us power grab through Congress & the White House. VOTE THEM OUT, VOTE BLUE!!!

JuddApatow Biden should just not say shit about it. Focus on the election. If that’s Trumps debate program, fuck it. Tell him to go ahead and start talking about all the other shit that really matters. He wants him to wrap up in that.

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Dump has been shifting from COVID19 since February. Somehow he believes that he handled protests and scotus appointment better?! All were a disaster!

JuddApatow Wow, what a terrible, clickbait headline. Somebody says he thinks this is what Trump would want. So?

JuddApatow That would be a deal-breaker. If sponsors comply with that request, Biden should use the time allotted to answer his first question to explain exactly why he is walking off the stage.

Then JoeBiden should hammer him on Barrett’s stance on both the ACA and women’s rights. Ask Trump if he agrees with millions losing healthcare in the middle of a pandemic.

senecatrust Yeah. Good luck with that. As my town is torn apart with division about the virus and our schools, I am reminded daily of how unnecessary all of this was if he’d had done the right thing in the first place.

200,000 American souls will hunt Trump and Republicans forever.

Newsweek we don’t want to talk about COVID you are right Let’s talk about upcoming flu season it’s about as interesting

JuddApatow Of course he does.

JuddApatow Of course he does. Covid has been a shit show for him.

Taking away our healthcare seems COVID-y to me.

nope

JuddApatow Trump wants...trump wants...fuck what trump wants...

FUCK NO

JuddApatow He’s been trying to shift from COVID since March!

Newsflash: Nobody gives even one rat's a$$ what he wants.

He's fkd on any topic. Ill-informed, bad tempered, egocentric, undisciplined, can't retain facts, doesn't care a jot for data. GoJoe

His entire life and presidency has been about shifting attention and blame to avoid accountability for anything. It's a good reason why we shouldn't have a psychopath as a president (among many).

JuddApatow Good luck with that.

JoeBiden yeah, don’t let him.

You are guessing. You do not know what Trump wants. so shut up USA

Let’s talk about how Republicans rioted against the Constitution and looted President Obama’s SCOTUS nomination.

Our ancestors won't let it happen.

COVID and his poor handling of it is more important to me at this moment, not that his SCOTUS nomination isn’t also important.

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70% of 200,000 Americans died could have been prevented. Taped interviews released by journalist Bob Woodward showing just how much the president downplayed the coronavirus while knowing how deadly it really was.

We all know. Pelosi said they were gonna focus JUST on health care and COVID.

Not going to happen.

He should have waited longer.

It’s not a game show Bozo.

Not gonna happen. His job is done.

WE will NEVER let him off the hook. He is DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the untimely deaths of 199,911 innocent souls. They should hit him hard on that subject.

How do we know this isn't a lie like your previous article where your correction refutes the core of your article?

What in the name of all the gods would an ex-Bush aide know about what the President wants? Maybe he's just making shit up and you're enabling it?

I think you could find that level of political insight at most drive-thru windows.

Find someone who loves you as much as lefties love COVID-19.

200,000 dead because Trump lies!!!

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