Trump stood by the coffin amid the boos and chants of ‘keep him away’.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump was greeted with boos and boos on Thursday as he visited the late flag-draped coffin of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the United States Supreme Court, by a crowd that s was assembled to honor liberal justice.
Trump, dressed in a black mask and accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, stood by the marble courthouse casket amid boos and chants of “vote for him.” The moment highlighted the public critical point Ginsburg’s death became ahead of the November 3 presidential election.
After being greeted with repeated boos and chants of “Vote it!” on the steps of the Supreme Court, Trump returned to the Oval Office and curled up in a fetal position.pic.twitter.com/Qqu37J3oLu
– Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) September 24, 2020
The Republican president, who has already installed two top court picks since taking office in 2017, said earlier he would unveil his latest pick on Saturday, a week after the 87-year-old judge died on September 18.
His decision to act swiftly on a replacement less than two months before the election has drawn sharp battle lines between Republicans and Democrats, and reshaped the race as Trump seeks re-election amid a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States and devastated the economy.
Ginsburg, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1993, was an icon for the Liberals, especially as the court became more and more conservative. His death sparked another push from Democrats to get people to the polls in November and a wave of campaign donations.
Prior to the 2016 election that made Trump president, Ginsburg criticized him publicly, calling him “fake” in an interview. Trump responded by writing Ginsburg’s “spirit is down” on Twitter. She later apologized, saying she regretted the “ill-advised” comments.
Trump has been criticized in recent days for failing to honor Ginsburg’s wish at the end of his life, which would have dictated in a statement to his granddaughter that she be replaced by the next president.
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