On the 25th local time, Trump revealed to his aides that he would nominate Barrett, the favorite female judge of the conservatives, to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ginsberg, and would try to force the Senate to treat it before election day. To vote. According to reports, this move will significantly change the ideological composition of the Supreme Court over the years. Barrett is a clear anti-abortionist.
The New York Times said that although Trump often backtracks, he has only interviewed Barrett so far, so no major changes are expected in the nominees. If passed in the Senate, Barrett will become the 115th justice in American history and the fifth female justice of the Supreme Court. At the age of 48, she will be the youngest member of the Supreme Court, the sixth Catholic, and the third Supreme Court justice appointed by Trump. Trump is expected to announce his nomination on Saturday.