Interested Parties Memo: Trump Replacing Alito
MEMO TO INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: Josh Orton, President of Demand Justice; Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
DATE: 7/01/2026
RE: Trump Replacing Alito
NPR’s reporting that Justice Alito is retiring was early. But it wasn’t wrong.
We know that Donald Trump will do whatever he can to hold onto power, and we are prepared for him trying to force Alito, Thomas, or both off the bench this year, while Republicans still control the Senate and can ram through a replacement.
That’s why Demand Justice invested $3 million to prepare for a 2026 Supreme Court fight, why we’re ready to spend millions more, and why we partnered with Indivisible to harness the energy of grassroots networks nationwide against whomever Trump picks.
Today, we’re announcing an expansion of our campaign: aimed at the Republican senators who know exactly what’s coming – including Tillis, McConnell, Collins, Murkowski, Cassidy, Cornyn, and others. Trump will choose his nominee for one reason: loyalty.
Trump’s replacement of Alito will hand Trump more power and to prove their fealty by refusing to acknowledge the plain fact that he lost in 2020. We’ll be ready to expose them. And we’ll be ready to fight.
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