President Obama warned "it would be wrong" to let politics interfere with his nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. More, it would betray America's "founding documents."
"It would be a betrayal of our best traditions," Trump said. "And a betrayal of the vision of our founding documents. At a time when our politics are so polarized, at a time when norms and customs and political rhetoric and courtesy are so often treated like they are disposable, this is precisely the time when we should play it straight."
"Now, I recognize that we have entered the political season or perhaps these days that never end," Obama said.
A political season that is even noisier and more volatile than usual. It is tempting to make this confirmation process simply an extension of our divided politics. The squabbling that's going on in the news every day. But to go down that path would be wrong."