President Donald Trump is apparently moving at break-neck pace to select his next Supreme Court Justice before the midterm elections. Reports indicate that the choice could be made in less than two weeks. While Trump is often bashed as an impulsive leader who makes decisions single-handedly, that doesn’t appear to be the case here, a group of Democrat legislators met with the President:

The Washington Post reports that “Manchin, Donnelly and Heitkamp also met with Trump on Thursday to talk about the Supreme Court, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.”

Why this matters:
You will notice Alabama Senator Doug Jones is NOT in that meeting. Trump also met with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, who many believe could hold up a nominee because of pro-choice concerns. If the president is meeting with pro-choice Republicans and red state Democrats, why would Jones be left out unless he is already a “No”? This probably means that any Trump nominee is an absolute non-starter for Alabama’s junior Senator.

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