Obama says Senate obligated to vote on Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he believes the Senate has a constitutional obligation to vote on a president's nomination to the Supreme Court, staking out a position at odds with Republicans and some legal scholars.
The GOP has pointed out that in 2005, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid argued that the Constitution doesn't say the Senate has a duty to vote on presidential nominees.
Obama also tried to use Donald Trump's ascent as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee as another reason why a Scalia replacement shouldn't wait.