Presidents have nominated justices to the country’s highest court in an election year, but Trump is the first to do so after voting has started.
When President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court, Democrats – including former Vice President Joe Biden – accused him of defying precedent and becoming the first president to nominate a justice while “a presidential election is already underway.” This was refuted in a tweet by conservative author Douglas Karr, in which he listed 10 times. presidents nominated someone to the country’s highest court during an election year. Karr’s tweet was turned into an image that was shared across multiple social media platforms. Attempts to reach him through his website and Twitter were unsuccessful. Fact check: ‘Kingdom of God’ comment by Amy Coney Barrett lacks context in meme The full quote, which was excerpted for this post, came from a statement Biden gave on Sept.27 in response to Trump’s announcement of his pick: “Never before in our nation’s history has a Supreme Court justice been nominated and installed while a presidential election is already underway. It defies every precedent, every expectation of a nation where the people, the people, are sovereign and the rule of law reigns,” Biden said. His campaign confirmed to FactCheck.org that “already underway” meant voting had started. Fact check: Republicans, not Democrats, eliminated the Senate filibuster on Supreme Court nominees With the intent of Biden’s statement clarified, the next question is when did all those nominations listed on Karr’s tweet occur.
