Spotlight On The Supreme Court Vacancy

The Bret Baier Podcast

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News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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This week, Bret sits down with Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, syndicated Talk Radio Host and Democratic Strategist Leslie Marshall and FOX News Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the potential implications of President Trump and the Senate filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year. The panel discusses the political advantages and consequences President Trump may face in his efforts to fill the recent Supreme Court vacancy after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. They also weigh in on how the decision could energize both political parties' bases to vote in November, the future implications for Roe v. Wade and how this issue will impact both the presidential election and senate races. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.3	From Fox News, it's the campaign with Brett Baer.
0:38.9	Late last week, America learned of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
0:44.1	Following this news on Saturday, President Trump publicly expressed that Republicans have an obligation
0:49.3	to fill the Supreme Court vacancy without delay. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the president's nomination will, in fact,
0:57.1	receive a confirmation vote.
0:59.1	The Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, and at this time, only two Senate Republicans have said
1:04.8	they would not support voting on a nominee before Election Day.
1:09.0	Democrats quickly cautioned against that move, saying it breaks from
1:12.3	precedent set by Republicans in 2016, not to consider a nominee during an election year.
1:18.6	President Trump released a short list for the Supreme Court weeks ago and has announced his
1:22.8	intentions to nominate a woman. This vacancy has reignited calls for former Vice President Joe Biden
1:29.1	to release his own short list, but on Sunday Biden stated he would not be releasing a list
1:34.4	of potential nominees, however, asserted his belief that the winner of the 2020 election
1:39.4	should be the one to decide who will fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court vacancy. We'll start
1:45.8	there with our panel, co-founder and president of Real Clear Politics, Tom Bevin, Democratic
1:50.6	Strategist and syndicated talk radio host Leslie Marshall, and Fox News Politics editor, Chris
1:55.9	Steyerwald. Okay, Chris, how big a deal does this, what does this do to the election?
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