From trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. Trevor right now, the only news america is talking about is the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aka the notorious r. B. G. As im sure you know, the Iconic Supreme Court justice died over the weekend at the age of 87. A little bit later on in the show, we will talk about her life and legacy. But first we have to start with the allout war brewing over her reblame it because you may remember that when Justice Antonin Scalia died nine months before the 2016 election and president obama tried to replace him with merrick garland, Mitch Mcconnell and the g. O. P. Blocked it, and their reasoning was a Supreme Court vacancy so close to an election should be held for the next president so that the people can decide. Well, you might want to s. A. T. Down for this one because, guess what theyre saying now . President donald trump and his republican allies are forging
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