CLAIM: Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) claimed at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris that former President Donald Trump “packed” the Supreme Court when he was in office.
VERDICT: FALSE. Trump never “packed” the court, which would entail breaking the statute of nine justices that has been in place since 1869. He did appoint three justices to fill three vacancies during his term, leaving the court with nine justices when he left office.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on August 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Shapiro’s false claim came in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the first rally for Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Shapiro had been a finalist for the position before Harris made her selection of Walz on Tuesday morning.
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