Trump stood near the coffin amid boos and chants of “vote for him.”
Washington:
US President Donald Trump was greeted with boos and boos Thursday when he visited the flag-draped casket of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the US Supreme Court, by a crowd gathering had gathered to honor liberal justice.
Trump, wearing a black face mask and accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, stood near the coffin in the marble courthouse building amid boos and chants of “vote for him.” The moment highlighted the public tipping point that Ginsburg’s death has become before the November 3 presidential election.
After receiving loud boos and repeated chants of “Vote it!” On the steps of the Supreme Court, Trump returned to the Oval Office and curled up in a fetal position.pic.twitter.com/Qqu37J3oLu
– Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) September 24, 2020
The Republican president, who has already installed two superior court picks since taking office in 2017, previously said he would reveal his last election on Saturday, a week after the 87-year-old judge died Sept. 18.
His decision to act swiftly in a replacement less than two months before the election has drawn sharp battle lines between Republicans and Democrats, and reshaped the race as Trump seeks re-election during a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States and devastated the economy.
Ginsburg, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1993, was an icon for liberals, especially as the court became increasingly conservative. His death has sparked a renewed push from Democrats for people to go to the polls in November and a host of campaign donations.
Before the 2016 election that made Trump president, Ginsburg publicly criticized him and called him “a phony” in an interview. Trump responded by writing “Mind’s Shooting” from Ginsburg on Twitter. He later apologized and said he regretted the “reckless” comments.
Trump has come under fire in recent days for failing to fulfill Ginsburg’s wish at the end of his life, reportedly dictated in a statement to his granddaughter, that he be replaced by the next president.
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