‘Delay, delay, delay!’ Trump and other Republicans call on Senate to block Obama’s nomination to replace Scalia on the Supreme Court during 9th GOP debate
South Carolina debate begins with discussion about how to replace Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday, on the Supreme Court
Trump said Senate Republicans should do everything they can to stop Obama from putting a liberal in Scalia’s place
The president said before the debate that he would nominate a successor and expects the Senate to do its job
John Kasich said he hopes Obama will nominate a ‘consensus’ judge, but he doesn’t think that will actually happen
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor
Dailymail.com
14 February 2016
Saturday’s Republican presidential primary debate in South Carolina was immediately overshadowed by talk of how to handle the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, with all six candidates on stage agreeing that the GOP-controlled Senate should stiffen its resolve and refuse to confirm a lame-duck President Barack Obama’s nominee.
Scalia passed away hours before the event began, casting a pall on the evening. But it took less than two minutes for front-runner Donald Trump to outline a short strategy.
‘It’s called “Delay! Delay! Delay!”‘ he said.
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