Trump Ducks Question on Whether He Would Have a Litmus Test for Judges

‘We need great intellect ... I think the real plan for it would be somebody just like justice Scalia’

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TODD: "Joining me now is the first of four Republican presidential candidates who are on with us this morning. It’s Donald Trump. Mr. Trump, welcome back to “Meet the press.”
TRUMP: "Good morning."
TODD: "Let me ask you first on the supreme court opening. Do you have a litmus test? Do you have a litmus test on row V. Wade? Citizens united when it comes to who you might appoint to the supreme court should you become president?"
TRUMP: "Well, I think we have some great people out there. Diane Sikes from Wisconsin from what everybody tells me would be outstanding. We need a conservative person. I think that certainly we have some great people. We lost one of the greats. I’d like to have the person tailored to be just like justice Scalia, justice Scalia was truly a great judge. And respected by all. Both sides."
TODD: "That’s what I mean, how will you determine that? How will you determine whether you got somebody —"
TRUMP: "Well, I mean, look, you never know what happens, chuck. You look at where a guy like Ted Cruz pushed very hard for justice Roberts. Everyone thought that was wonderful. And justice Roberts let everybody down by approving Obamacare, twice. I mean, he really did let us down. That’s largely Cruz’s fault and the bush fault because they put the wrong guy in there. That was a shocking decision. So, you know, you never really know. But at the time he looked okay. But he’s — that was a Ted Cruz mistake because he pushed him very hard. Look, we need great intellect. We need I say absolutely conservative. But I think the real plan for it would be somebody just like justice Scalia."
TODD: "All right. I want to move on to the debate last night."
TRUMP: "By the way which is hard to find."
TODD: "Yeah, I think a lot of conservetives will agree with you."

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