Breaking with President Trump and her party's leadership, Sen. Collins — perhaps the most endangered Republican incumbent — says the Senate should wait to vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg until after the November election.
both committed to pushing
through a nominee to replace Ginsburg as quickly as possible, in case the GOP loses the Senate or the White House in November. But Collins, in a statement Saturday afternoon, said the winner of the presidential election should select Ginsburg's replacement after the election. But she did not explicitly say she would vote against a nominee if Trump were to put one forward sooner.
"Given the proximity of the presidential election, however, I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election," Collins said."In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the president or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the president who is elected on November 3rd.
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