The president said an updated list of possible Supreme Court candidates would be released September 1.
President Trump said Thursday he plans to release a new list of potential Supreme Court nominees after the justices rebuffed his administration’s attempt to roll back the Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from the threat of deportation.
Mr. Trump said in a pair of tweets the updated list will be revealed September 1, just two months before the 2020 presidential election.
« If given the opportunity, I will only choose from this list, as in the past, a conservative Supreme Court justice, » he said. « Based on decisions being rendered now, this list is more important than ever before (Second Amendment, Right to Life, Religious Liberty, etc.) – VOTE 2020! »
In teasing a new list of potential Supreme Court contenders, Mr. Trump appears to be following the playbook he used in the 2016 presidential election, during which he released an initial list of 11 candidates to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat following his death in February 2016.
Mr. Trump’s promise to choose Scalia’s successor from that list helped drive enthusiasm from conservative voters, solidifying his presidential win over Hillary Clinton.
