Democrats said Republicans should follow the precedent they set in 2016 by not considering a Supreme Court choice in the run-up to an election. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Bemidji Regional Airport in Minnesota after a campaign rally on Friday. Typically it takes several months to vet and hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee, and time is short ahead of the election. The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. On Saturday she tweeted that the Supreme Court vacancy should be filled 'by the president who is elected' on Nov. 3.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2020 16:52 UTC