washington u.s. president donald trump wednesday say would urge fellow republicans senate invoke rule change force simple majority vote supreme court nominee democrats block choice democrats question trump choice federal appeal court judge neil gorsuch day president announce trump say would want congressional gridlock interfere gorsuch speak meet interest group support choice gorsuch confirm restore conservative majority supreme court trump ask whether would urge senate majority leader mitch mcconnell use so-called nuclear option change rule make easy confirm yes end gridlock washington long eight years fairness president barack obama lot long eight years trump say end gridlock would say mitch go nuclear trump say say would absolute shame man quality block democrats avoid eventuality would say mitch would say go it trump urge republicans force majority vote gorsuch democrats block