Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE said Americans are “living through a battle for the soul of this nation” in a tweet marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

“Dr. King said that change ‘comes through continuous struggle.’ As we celebrate his legacy today, we’re once again living through a battle for the soul of this nation,” Biden tweeted.

Dr. King said that change “comes through continuous struggle.” As we celebrate his legacy today, we’re once again living through a battle for the soul of this nation. We'll win this battle by following his example: standing up, getting involved, and demanding our voices be heard. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 15, 2018

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Biden’s message come as President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE faces intense backlash for his alleged comments calling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole countries" during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration reform.

Biden criticized Trump over the comments last week, saying “it’s not what a president should believe.”

The White House did not initially deny that Trump made the comments, but Trump disputed the reports on Twitter.

Trump lashed out at Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.) in a tweet Monday after Durbin confirmed that Trump made the comments, saying he “totally misrepresented” the meeting.