NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT: [Reporter: “Mr. President, is that why it’s so important, do you believe, to have a full complement at the Supreme Court to handle any potential challenges?”]
“Yes, I think it’s very important. I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. And I think it’s very important that we have nine justices. And I think the system is going to go very quickly. I’ll be submitting at 5 o’clock, on Saturday, the name of the person I chose for this most important of all positions. And I think we should go very quickly. You see the Republicans are very united.
As far as timing is concerned, we were elected — we have a lot of time. One justice was picked in 19 days — 19 days. We have — we could do four at that rate, or five…
I think it’s better if you go before the election because I think this — this scam that the Democrats are pulling — it’s a scam — this scam will be before the United States Supreme Court. And I think having a 4-4 situation is not a good situation, if you get that. I don’t know that you’d get that. I think it should be 8-nothing or 9-nothing. But just in case it would be more political than it should be, I think it’s very important to have a ninth justice.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in a Discussion with State Attorneys General on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses,” whitehouse.gov, Sep. 23, 2020