(CNN) Republican Sen. John McCain said on Monday that he wasn't sure if Donald Trump would be a better president for appointing Supreme Court justices than Hillary Clinton. Trump has released lists of 21 potential justices. He has pledged to choose from among those 21 when making Supreme Court selections, in a move that has earned him praise from conservatives, including his former rival in the Republican primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Asked on the Dom Giordano program on 1210 WPHT Philadelphia radio whether Trump was the superior candidate on issues like the Supreme Court, the Arizona senator replied, "Uh, first of all, I don't know, because I hear him saying a lot of different things.""I don't know, because I hear him saying a lot of different things," McCain says of Trump appointing justices.McCain added that the Senate would oppose any Supreme Court nominee Hillary Clinton puts up.
A spokesperson from _'s Senate office later clarified his comments on opposing a Clinton-nominated justice.