Donald Trump was met with loud booing and chants of “vote him out” as he arrived at the Supreme Court on Thursday morning to pay respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Videos from Capitol Hill showed the president wearing a mask and standing alongside the first lady, Melania Trump, at the court, with onlookers shouting and booing.
The late justice was lying in repose at the Supreme Court, with the casket due to be moved on Friday to the US Capitol, where she will lie in state, becoming the first woman to be given the honour.
Flanked by guards and her former law clerks, thousands of people have shown up to pay respects to Justice Ginsburg, who died last Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87.
Before she passed, Justice Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter calling on the president not to fill her vacancy in the nation’s highest court.
“My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” the late justice reportedly told her granddaughter Clara Spera.
Mr Trump defied the late justice’s dying wish, revealing the day after her passing that he would soon announce a nominee, as early as this week. His Republican allies in the GOP-led Senate have all but confirmed they will support any nomination he puts forward to fill the vacancy ahead of the presidential election in November.
As he stood facing the late justice’s casket, the sounds of people chanting “vote him out” echoed across the steps of the Supreme Court.
fullforce098 on September 24th, 2020 at 15:52 UTC »
Ginsburg wore her dissent collar the day after Trump was elected. There were no rulings or judicial opinions that day.
Anyone trying to take the high road with "this is disrespectful to her legacy!" can get bent. This IS her legacy. Never stop dissenting this monster. Not for one second.
Edit: Got the day mixed up, but the sentiment is the same.
M4RTIAN on September 24th, 2020 at 15:29 UTC »
Anyone who has been paying attention to the psychology of Trump knows that this moment definitely sparked a deep, foundational anger in him. When Obama roasted him, you could see the “this is how super villains are born” look in his face. Trump hates being embarrassed and he turns against the side that shuns him with gusto. He’s already made it clear that since many Americans reject him, he is only the president of those that don’t - and acts on it. This moment here, it’s gonna stand out.
swingadmin on September 24th, 2020 at 14:33 UTC »
And it's LOUD