Ben Carson said at CNN's South Carolina town hall that if he were the president in his last year of office, he would nominate someone to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
"I probably would take the opportunity to nominate someone. Doesn't necessarily mean that person will be acted on or confirmed," Carson said. "Why not do it?"
The retired neurosurgeon is opening a forum that will also feature two other Republican candidates, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
Carson also weighed in on the ongoing discussions over whether the cell phone of one of the gunmen in the San Bernardino mass shooting should be unlocked.
"Apple and probably a lot of other people don't probably necessarily trust the government these days," Carson said, pushing for a "public-private partnership."
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