Trump to GOP: `Go Nuclear` if Democrats Block Supreme Court Nominee

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Play FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusEmbed `Go Nuclear` if Democrats Block Supreme Court Nominee, Pres. Trump Advises 2:03 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday encouraged Republican leaders in Congress to "go nuclear" if Democrats on the Hill move to block his Supreme Court nominee. "Related: Democrats Vow Resistance on Trump`s Supreme Court PickSenate minority leader Chuck Schumer and other prominent Democrats have blasted Republicans for lashing out at a potential gridlock, given that they blocked a vote on President Barack Obama`s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland for a year. On Monday night, the President announced that he would nominate Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. "Trump said Gorsuch should receive a `unanimous endorsement` and that he was confident that he would be a great justice.