"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president."

Moscow Mitch McConnell, 10 months before the 2016 election

"President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."

McConnell, hours after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 46 days before the 2020 election

“We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices. We have this obligation, without delay!”

Donald Trump, September 19