Trump takes shot at Sen. Murkowski
She subsequently opposed moving forward with his Supreme Court pick.
By DAVID COHEN
President Donald Trump took a swipe Sunday morning at Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who subsequently announced she doesn’t support moving forward immediately with his Supreme Court pick.
Trump picked up a tweet from the Alaska Chamber promoting an upcoming event with Murkowski and retweeted it with an emphatic “No thanks!”
In the day-and-a-half since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, debate has shifted from her legacy to whether it is appropriate to confirm a replacement in the time before the Nov. 3 election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he intends to bring Trump’s nominee to a vote before the election.
The Alaska Republican had said last week she would be opposed to such a vote. “I would not vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee. We are 50 some days away from an election,” she said. On Sunday, she reiterated that position: “Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed.”
Murkowski voted against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump nominee, in 2018.
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