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Ginsburg mourners greet Trump with 'vote him out' chant - as he arrives at memorial

Posted: Sep 25th, 2020 - 4:55 am

Those who were waiting in line for their own chance to honor the justice who died Friday chanted as the president stood with first lady Melania Trump, both wearing masks, near Ginsburg's casket.

Ginsburg became a feminist icon for many American women, beginning her career as an advocate for women's rights and then ascending to the court, where she was a voice for the rights for many marginalized groups. The devotion of her fans has resulted in lines of mourners outside the court this week to honor her life.

Trump attended the second day of services honoring Ginsburg. His pledge to quickly nominate her replacement has upset liberals.

Trump said later that he and the first lady couldn't hear what was being chanted.

"Well I think that was just a political chant, I couldn’t — we could hardly hear it from where we were. Somebody said there was some chanting, but they were right next to the media. But really couldn’t hardly hear too much,” Trump said Thursday afternoon on his way from the White House to a campaign rally in North Carolina. “We heard a sound, but it wasn’t very strong.”

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called the booing “appalling” and “disrespectful.”

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Ginsburg mourners greet Trump with 'vote him out' chant - as he arrives at memorial (Views: 456, 2020-09-25, 4:55 am)
- Not surprised. Funerals have been politicized by - Democrats. (Views: 298, 2020-09-25, 5:05 am)
- The fact that she was not buried immediately in accordance - with Jewish tradition and will not lie (Views: 311, 2020-09-25, 5:37 am)
  - It's unfortunate that so many have regrettably made - liberalism their religion under the (Views: 258, 2020-09-25, 5:42 am)
    - If I recall, she preferred South African's Constitution - instead of the U.S. Constitution. (Views: 262, 2020-09-25, 6:57 am)
    - There's a huge anti-Israel bias at American colleges - today. (Views: 354, 2020-09-25, 7:27 am)
  - Here the link to that article, I forgot to post it. - Interesting. (Views: 277, 2020-09-25, 5:46 am)
    - Kind words are a tradition when almost anyone dies. - But the reality of their lives oft differed. (Views: 251, 2020-09-25, 6:51 am)
    - She has a book called "The Legacy" that's great. The - NYT never bothered to review it, (Views: 253, 2020-09-25, 7:56 am)
- They weren’t mourners, obviously. Got their 15 minutes - though (Views: 262, 2020-09-25, 6:43 am)
- What a way to show respect. - SM (Views: 314, 2020-09-25, 9:23 am)