Trump meets with crucial senators on Supreme Court vacancy

President Trump huddled Thursday night with key senators to discuss the vacancy on the Supreme Court and has begun reaching out to other members of the upper chamber.

“Tonight President Trump met with Sens. Grassley, Collins, Murkowski, Manchin, Donnelly, and Heitkamp to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy. The President’s team also talked with more than a dozen other Senators today as part of ongoing outreach to get views and advice from both sides of the aisle on this important nomination,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement to reporters.