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President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has made his decision on whom he will nominate for the vacant Supreme Court justice position.
According to the tweet, he will make the announcement live from the White House Tuesday at 8 PM EST.
Trump has not yet disclosed the identity of his nominee, but told reporters that his pick is “unbelievably highly respected” and people will be “very impressed” by the selection. However, no matter who it is, Trump’s nominee will opposition from Democrats in the Senate as retribution for when Republicans blocked former president Barack Obama’s choice of federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland last year.
Three favorites for the position have emerged: federal appeals court judges Neil Gorsuch of Colorado, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania and the original favorite, William Pryor of Alabama.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/826063267760046080
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if9YbpISP2o
