Senators Inhofe, Lankford Support Replacing Late Justice Ginsburg This Year

Oklahoma’s U.S. senators both said they would support President Trump’s plan to replace Justice Ginsburg before the end of the year.

President Donald Trump said he wants to vote on a justice to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election. He said he is considering five women for the position and said he will name a replacement by the end of the week.

Senator James Lankford said, “confirming a Supreme Court nominee during a presidential election year when the White House and Senate majority are of the same party is consistent with precedent.”

Senator Jim Inhofe shared that opinion, saying he looks forward to a “thorough and swift” nomination process.

In 2016, both Lankford and Inhofe said the Senate should wait until after the election to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.