Trump Predicts Supreme Court br Will Decide Election Outcome as br He Pushes Quick Confirmation.br On Wednesday, President Donald Trump took his br concerns about mail-in voting one step further. .br He predicted that the outcome of the br November election would have to movebr beyond ballots and into the Supreme Court. .br Trump also urged lawmakers to act swiftlybr in confirming his eventual Supreme Court br nominee in order to avoid a four-four voting split. .br I think this will end up inbr the Supreme Court … Andbr I think it's very important thatbr we have nine justices, br Donald Trump, via Fox News.br The Supreme Court seat in question was most br recently occupied by Ruth Bader Ginsburg,br who died on September 18. .br Trump has vowed to put forward a female nomineebr and reportedly has five "brilliant" candidates picked out.