WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was booed Thursday as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
He plans to nominate a replacement this weekend for the liberal justice, best known for her advancement of women’s rights. The president and first lady Melania Trump — both wearing masks — stood silently at the top of the steps of the court and looked down at Ginsburg’s flag-draped coffin, which was surrounded by white flowers.
Ginsburg’s death has sparked a controversy over the political balance of the court just weeks before the November presidential election.
Moments after Trump arrived, booing could be heard from spectators about a block away from the court building. They chanted “vote him out” as the president.