President Donald Trump was loudly booed by members of the public on Thursday while visiting the casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has been lying in repose outside the Supreme Court.
Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, stood behind the court's massive columns at the top of the court steps as people from the bottom of the steps loudly booed him and chanted, "Vote him out!"
Members of the public have been waiting for hours to file past the flag-draped casket, which will on Friday be moved to the Capitol building where Ginsburg will lie in state.
Standing a block away during the president's visit, they also shouted, "Honor her wish," according to a reporter traveling with Trump. Bystanders also chanted, "Respect her dying wish," as Trump's motorcade passed. "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," Ginsburg reportedly had said, her granddaughter told NPR and the BBC.
On Monday, without evidence, Trump baselessly asserted it had been made up by Democrats.
Later Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany dismissed the protesters. "The chants were appalling but certainly to be expected when you're in the heart of the swamp,” she told reporters.
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