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Frank Luntz Says Trump Will Likely Get 5 SCOTUS Picks
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Frank Luntz Says Trump Will Likely Get 5 SCOTUS Picks

Pollster Frank Luntz During NewsNation’s election coverage on Tuesday, the former President Donald Trump Winning the presidential race means he will likely elect a total of five Supreme Court Justices.

Luntz joined Chris CuomoElizabeth Vargas and Leland Vittert As the election results were announced on Tuesday and swing states like Georgia and North Carolina were announced, Decision Desk Headquarters declared Trump the winner, relinquishing the Vice Presidency. Kamala Harris relying on states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin to turn things around. With the Senate also leaning red, Luntz said Trump winning with the Senate in his favor would make many things easier for him, including having more influence over who gets to the Supreme Court.

“The Supreme Court, with the Senate going red and Trump being very likely to be elected at this point – it’s still not a sure thing – but if he is elected then he gets the appointment and when the Senate becomes Republican, whoever he wants goes to it. Luntz said he will appear on the Supreme Court . “This is the biggest impact you can make this election night because there are probably several Justices retiring in the next year or two.”

He did not predict who he expected the retiring judges to be. Trump has previously nominated Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil GorsuchAnd Amy Coney Barrett. After their long term duties, Roe v. wade overturned.

control of the Senate, Luntz It helps Trump push his economic policies, such as increased tariffs, he added.

“If he has the Senate, it becomes easier for him to put forward economic policies, and some of them don’t even need the vote of Congress, but if you’re looking for that, there’s a higher chance that this tariff policy won’t come into play,” he said.

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