Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., proposed Monday that President Trump should nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if another vacancy opens up on the bench this year, and have him and Judge Neil Gorsuch voted on simultaneously.

Udall said he raised his idea in a meeting he had with Gorsuch on Monday morning, and told reporters that Trump could prove himself to be the ultimate dealmaker with this maneuver and could help in his mission to unify the country.