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Trump will pay respects at Ruth Bader Ginsburg memorial despite anger over his denial of her dying wish

The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, 23 September, 2020 (AP)
The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday, 23 September, 2020 (AP)

President Donald Trump will go to the Supreme Court on Thursday to pay his respects to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to the White House.

“The president will pay his respects to the late justice at the US Supreme Court where she will be lying in repose,” deputy president secretary Judd Deere told ABC News on Wednesday.

The announcement comes after Trump stoked public anger by denying reports from Justice Ginsburg’s family that her dying wish was that her replacement is appointed by the next president.

While the court is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, a private memorial service is underway with the justice’s former colleagues, family, and close friends in attendance.

The public will then be able to pass by the casket of the leader of the court’s liberal bloc and feminist icon who died last week.

Justice Ginsburg will lie in repose on Wednesday and Thursday at the court, before moving to the US Capitol to lie in state on Friday.

More to follow…