A day after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, chants of “Fill that seat! Fill that seat!” broke out during President Trump’s campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., on Saturday.
“That’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to fill that seat!” Trump said, saying his supporters should print “Fill that seat!” on T-shirts.
The president also pledged to nominate a woman for the seat, saying “I actually like women much more than I like men.” He went on to “poll” the crowd about whether they’d prefer a man or a woman for the seat. The cheers were much louder for a woman nominee.
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