NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT: “I would say on Friday or Saturday I’ll be announcing the pick. It’s — five women are being looked at and vetted very carefully…
I’d much rather have a vote before the election because there’s a lot of work to be done, and I’d much rather have it. And we have plenty of time to do it. I mean, there’s really a lot of time.
So let’s say I make the announcement on Saturday — there’s a great deal of time before the election. That’ll be up to Mitch in the Senate. But I’d certainly much rather have the vote. I think it sends a good signal. And it’s solidarity and lots of other things. And I’m just doing my constitutional obligation. I have an obligation to do this. So I would rather see it before the election.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” whitehouse.gov, Sep. 21, 2020