Barrett is the youngest Supreme Court nominee since conservative Clarence Thomas was 43 in 1991. "Today it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court," Trump said. Democrats are still furious over McConnell's 2016 refusal to consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland because it came during an election year. This marks the first time since 1956 that a US president has moved to fill a Supreme Court vacancy so close to an election. "I urge lawmakers and members of the media to refrain from personal or partisan attacks" on Barrett, Trump added.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2020 01:18 UTC