Trump has told sources that he expects to appoint three more Supreme Court Justices before the end of his first term, Axios reports.
Trump has already nominated conservative judge Neil Gorsuch, who was confirmed and then sworn into office in April of 2017. Gorsuch replaced the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Trump believes that Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is 81 years old, will soon be out. Kennedy is rumored to be considering retirement.
You can read the exchange with Trump, obtained by Axios, below.
"Ok," one source told Trump, "so that's two. Who are the others?"
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 84 years old, while Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is just 63 years old. Sotomayor, who was appointed by President Obama, is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court. She was diagnosed with diabetes as a child.
Ironically, Trump is the oldest person to be elected president in U.S. history. The reality television star is 71 years old.
One source is quoted as saying, "it's all about the numbers for him," which is not surprising because we are talking about a man who constantlybrags about numbers, whether it be rating numbers, the size of the crowd at his inauguration or crowds for his rallies in general.
