Oh he does know how it works. It's just his way of saying, it's time to purge the court, not to leave even token dissenter, just 9 yes men who will rubber stamp everything put in front of them.
Democracy is dead in America. The question now is for how long?
Will it be a decade or two? Or for generations to come?
If anybody still thinks Biden will ever be sworn in (doesn't matter if he wins or not) is delusional.
The fascists have won. And if I were still living in the US (glad I'm not) and be trans/gay/a civil rights activist/a public figure who opposed the Trump administration, I'd be making sure that my passport is in order and look up ways to seek asylum in Mexico/Canada.