PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS SUPREME COURT LIST IS DOWN TO 5 PEOPLE, ANNOUNCEMENT COMING FRIDAY OR SATURDAY

Political Analyst DONALD P. MAZZELLA

During a 'Fox & Friends' interview, Trump said a vote should be taken 'before the election'. President Trump on Monday said he has narrowed his list of potential Supreme Court nominees to fill the seat held by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to five people and vowed to announce his pick by Friday or Saturday. During an exclusive interview on “Fox & Friends,” the president said that the final Senate vote for his potential nominee should be taken “before the election” and “should go very quickly.” Ginsburg, 87, died on Friday, due to complications surrounding metastatic pancreatic cancer, igniting a new, major political battle before the elections. "The bottom line is we won the election, we have an obligation to do what’s right and act as quickly as possible,” Trump said. The president said that he will make his announcement at the end of the week, following services for the late Supreme Court justice.