Ruth Bader Ginsburg successor: Donald Trump still wants to wait

Donald Trump wants to nominate a woman to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court.

When will the president announce his nomination?

• US judge

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  has died at the age of 87.

• By her death a seat at will

  Supreme Court

  , the Supreme Court *, vacant US.

• Donald Trump * already seems to have a favorite to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Update from Monday, September 21, 2020, 2:19 p.m.:

has announced that he will

only nominate

a successor for

Ginsburg on Friday or Saturday.

Now is the wrong time for this, as it is disrespectful to the deceased.

"We should wait until the funeral is over," said Trump in a telephone interview with "Fox and Friends", his favorite show on Fox News *.

President Donald Trump said in an interview on Monday that he would likely announce his replacement for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on "Friday or Saturday."

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- WCPO 9 (@WCPO) September 21, 2020

Trump's

favorites are still

, a US federal judge, and

, a lawyer and lawyer.

A nomination from Lagoa could help the president win Swing State * Florida.

According to the news site "

"

and

would be further options

. Collins is a Republican politician as well. Both politicians are also senators in their states.

Update from September 20, 2020, 6:00 a.m.:

After

Ted Cruz as his favorite for a position at the Supreme Court on Friday, the US President now has someone else on his mind when it comes to the successor to

goes to the US Supreme Court.

"Most likely it will be a woman," said Trump on Saturday in Washington.

The choice of a woman to succeed

"would certainly be appropriate, I would say," said Trump. During an election campaign in North Carolina, Trump announced his plans to his supporters.

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- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2020

After Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, there are still two women on the Supreme Court

After

death, there

are only two women left on the

: Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

Both were nominated by Trump's predecessor Barack Obama.

Should Trump really nominate a woman to the

, it would be the first female judge a Republican should have brought to the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump * put pressure on his party via Twitter to

finalize

the nomination of a successor to

soon as possible.

"We were placed in a position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who have so proudly elected us." The decision to replace the

is the most important of these.

"We have this responsibility, without delay," said Trump.

. @ GOP We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices.

We have this obligation, without delay!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2020

In fact,

apparently already has two women in mind when asked about the

at the Supreme Court: Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa.

Both are "very respected," said Trump.

Barrett is considered the favorite of the religious-conservative trend among the Republicans.

She is anti-abortion and a staunch Catholic.

Especially among the Democrats, Barrett is likely to be a controversial candidate due to her radical beliefs.

Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden first wants to talk about the election, then about the successor

Update, 12:18 p.m.:

The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden * has

spoken

out against a quick nomination for the successor to

at the Supreme Court.

"The voters should choose the president and the president should choose a judge," said Biden on Friday evening.

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Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg (✝) with Anthony M. Kennedy at the Supreme Court.

© SAUL LOEB

In the coming days the

should deal

with the "lasting legacy" of

. Only then should the search for a successor begin, according to Biden.

Update, 10.45 a.m.:

US President

already seems to have a favorite to succeed

at the Supreme Court of the United States.

At a campaign event on Friday evening, Trump addressed the question of the US Supreme Court occupation to his supporters.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Donald Trump is already talking about candidates for the Supreme Court

Still in ignorance

, Donald Trump named his favorite:

, Republican Senator for the state of Texas.

"I'm going to nominate Ted Cruz as one of the Supreme Court people," Trump said.

He stated that his administration had a list of 45 candidates.

It is “the absolute creme de la creme”.

The best spirits in the country, conservatives;

they believe in the constitution. "

Donald Trump

explained

why

appears to be his first choice

: “I need someone to get approved [Senate] and the only one I can think of is Ted because he has 50 Republican votes and 50 Democratic votes will get. "

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Ted Cruz (r.), Senator from Texas, is Donald Trump's favorite to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the US Supreme Court.

© Sarah Silbiger

Donald Trump: Ted Cruz is probably the favorite to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ted Cruz

is considered an ultra-conservative Republican.

The 49-year-old senator ran against

in the 2016 primary campaign

and was supported by the right-wing populist movement called the "Tea Party" within the Republican Party. Cruz had fierce verbal duels with Trump in his party's primary campaign.

According to US news channel ABC,

his nomination in the coming days.

Shortly before her death,

herself confided in her daughter that she wished that her successor would not be decided until after the 2020 US election.

Multiple sources close to President Trump with direct knowledge tell ABC News he is expected put forth a nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat in the coming days via me & @KFaulders

- John Santucci (@Santucci) September 19, 2020

Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Debate about succession flared up

First report from 8:35 a.m.

Washington - hours after the

, the debate about her successor has flared up in the USA.

, majority leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, announced on Friday that the Senate could immediately

vote

on a

candidate proposed

by

- despite the presidential election coming up in a few weeks.

Donald Trump can nominate a candidate after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Under the United States Constitution, it is the President's job to nominate a person should a

vacant.

The

then votes

on the nomination.

Only if a candidate receives a majority there will he or she be called to the Supreme Court.

Most recently,

nominated Brett Kavanaugh.

His appeal was highly controversial due to several allegations of sexual abuse * against Kavanaugh and dragged on for several weeks.

In February 2016 - a good 250 days before the election -

refused to put a

successor to the recently deceased Judge Anthony Scalia in the Senate, appointed

by the then President

.

McConnell said at the time that an outgoing president couldn't make such a far-reaching decision for the American people.

Republicans oppose Barack Obama's nomination - what are they doing with Donald Trump?

Obama had then nominated Merrick Garland, who was considered a moderate choice.

Garland did not get Senate approval.

Other Republicans also spoke out against a nomination in the election year.

“It has been over 80 years since an open seat in the

filled in an election year.

There's a long tradition of not doing something like that in an election year, "said Ted Cruz, who is now being

traded

as one of

.

had made a very similar statement at the time

.

"I am absolutely convinced that we should give the American people a say in the composition of the Supreme Court by electing a new president," said the Senator from the state of South Carolina in 2016. Four years later, Graham is chairman of the judiciary -Committee in the Senate. It would then be his job to hold the hearings in the event of

.

I strongly support giving the American people a voice in choosing the next Supreme Court nominee by electing a new president.

- Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 16, 2016

Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Donald Trump wants a quick nomination

It remains to be seen whether the Republicans assess the situation 45 days before the next presidential election as they did four years ago.

himself has already made it clear several times that he wants to fill the vacant position at the Supreme Court as soon as possible.

The US President should have a list of possible candidates in the drawer long ago.

His party is faced with the decision whether to grant the president his wish before his possible election * or to remain true to their own four-year-old statements.

While the term of office at the comparable German Federal Constitutional Court is twelve years and re-election is excluded, appeal to the

for life.

The decision on a nomination accordingly has a scope that extends well beyond the term of office of a presidency.

Statement from the President on the Passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pic.twitter.com/N2YkGVWLoF

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2020

Whatever the decision, one thing is certain: The question of the

will be the defining topic of the election campaign in the USA in the next few weeks.

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