Ted Cruz Argues In Favor Of Filling SCOTUS Vacancy, Warns Of Potential Election Dispute

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) advocated Friday in favor of filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election, saying that filling seats on the court to protect rights was a primary reason many voters support the president.

“I believe that the president should, next week, nominate a successor to the court, and I think it is critical that the Senate takes up and confirms that successor before Election Day. There’s gonna be enormous pressure from the media, there’s gonna be enormous pressure from Democrats to delay filling this vacancy, but this election—this nomination—is why Donald Trump was elected. This confirmation is why the voters voted for a Republican majority in the Senate,” Cruz told Sean Hannity on Fox News.