Trump Pushes Federal Supreme Court Nominee... November Election "Will Ultimately Go to Supreme Court"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] U.S. President Donald Trump stated the reason why he must quickly nominate a successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the November presidential election will "ultimately go to the Supreme Court." Some analysts interpret this remark as hinting at plans to reject the election results by framing 'mail-in voting = fraud' if he loses the election.

According to the Washington Post (WP) and others on the 23rd (local time), President Trump was asked at the White House, "Do you see it as urgent to appoint a Supreme Court justice before the election due to the possibility of lawsuits surrounding the vote?" He replied, "That's a great and fair question," adding, "I think it's very important. I believe this will ultimately go to the Supreme Court."

President Trump said, "I think it is very important that there are nine Supreme Court justices," and added, "The fraud that the Democrats are committing?that is fraud. That fraud will go to the U.S. Supreme Court. And I don't think a 4-4 situation is a good situation." This appears to refer to the possibility that after the election, if the results are disputed, the Supreme Court justices could be split evenly with eight justices. If Trump nominates a conservative successor and the nomination is confirmed before the election, the Supreme Court composition would be six conservatives to three liberals.

President Trump has announced that he will nominate a successor Supreme Court justice on the afternoon of the 26th.

President Trump has previously hinted at the possibility of rejecting the election results if he loses. In a Fox News interview last July, when asked whether he would accept the results if he lost the election, he avoided answering by saying, "I don't like losing." In August, he also made remarks suggesting that a re-election might be necessary. On this day as well, President Trump repeated his claim that mail-in voting is fraud and downplayed election interference by China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran compared to that.

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