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Biden refuses to answer question on expansion of US Supreme Court

Sunday, 27 September 2020 9:04 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 04 October 2020 11:22 AM ]

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden leaves the stage after speaking at a local theater in Wilmington, Delaware on September 27, 2020. (AFP photo))

US Democratic nominee Joe Biden refuses to say whether he will support expanding the US Supreme Court if he wins the 2020 presidential election.

In an answer to a question by a reporter on Sunday, Biden said: “I know you’re gonna be upset with my answer, but what I’m not gonna do is play the Trump game, which is a good game he plays – take your eye off the issue before us.”

“If I were to say yes or no to that, that becomes a big issue,” he added. “That’s the headline here.”

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Democrats have been furious over President Donald Trump's nomination of a judge to the high court almost a month before the November election, a move they say is intended to end the Affordable Care Act.

“I’m focused on making sure the American people understand that they’re being cut out of this process that they’re entitled to be a part of,” Biden said. “And the cut out designed in order to take away the ACA and your health care in the midst of a pandemic.”
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a challenge on ACA close to the election.

The GOP-held Senate's upcoming confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett would bring the Court to a 6-3 conservative majority.