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The only news America is talking about is the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

aka the notorious RBG.

And as I'm sure you know, the iconic Supreme Court justice died over the weekend at the age of 87.

And a little bit later on in the show, we're going to be talking about her life and her legacy.

But first, we have to start with the all-out war brewing over her replacement.

Because you may remember that when Justice Antonin Scalia died nine months before the 2016 election,

and President Obama tried to replace him with Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell and the GOP blocked it.

And their reasoning was that a Supreme Court vacancy so close to an election

should be held for the next president so that the people can decide.

Well, you might want to sit down for this one because guess what they're saying now.

President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are forging full speed ahead to nominate a successor,

in some cases, defying promises they made four years ago to do the exact opposite if the situation arose.

Listen, 24 hours after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday,

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,

vowing President Trump's nominee to replace her, will get a vote in the Senate.

President Trump says he will put forward his nominee this week.

When you have the Senate, when you have the votes, you can try to do what you want as long as you have it.

Well, there you have it, folks.

When you have the Senate, you can do whatever you want.

Trump is right.

It's basically the, when you're a star, they let you do it, but of judicial appointments.

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