U.S. President Donald Trump has said he expects to announce his replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Friday or Saturday, despite backlash from Democrats.
Ginsburg died last Friday at the age of 87 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
She will be laid to rest next week after her casket is put on public view on the iconic steps outside the court and later privately at the Capitol.
Democrats, led by presidential nominee Joe Biden, are protesting the Republicans' rush to replace Ginsburg saying voters should speak first on Election Day, November 3, and the winner of the White House should fill the vacancy.
But Trump dismissed such arguments on Monday, telling Fox News, "I think that would be good for the Republican Party, and I think it would be good for everybody to get it over with."
His plan could tip the Supreme Court into a 6-3 conservative majority.
If a nominee is announced, it would leave leave less than 40 days for the Senate to hold a confirmation vote before the election.
No nominee has won confirmation that quickly since Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first woman to serve on the bench in 1981.
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