US President Donald Trump has indicated he hopes to fill the Supreme Court with right-wing justices if he wins re-election. Speaking to the Christian Broadcast Network, he said he was ‘surprised’ by the court’s historic ruling in favor of LGBT+ workers.
Moreover, he warned if the court has ‘a radical left group of justices’ it could almost ‘wipe out’ religion in the US. He also said it would destroy the anti-abortion movement.
It is a clear attempt to persuade conservatives and Christians to vote for his re-election on 3 November. Typically Republican presidents nominate conservative justices to the court when appointments come up, while Democrats tend to nominate more liberal judges.