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Departures and we cant forget the headache this causes for the other end of pennsylvania avenue, meaning senate republicans who have to confirm these posts. a lot of these really contentious, controversial fights. youre talking about homeland security, all these debates erupting about immigration, attorney general issues that go on in the justice department. and youre having senate republicans when it comes to that attorney general post anyone from lamar alexander, who can speak candidly and som...

Of these senate seats unfold and seeing -- watching the vote come in. its interesting to watch montana, jon tester, one of those senators running in a state that was double digits for trump. montana was 20 points for trump and tester is running there. also in arizona, looking like we have a tight race there in terms of the senate. right now the republicans are at the majority theyve got right now in the senate. the question is whether or not they are going to build on that. its not unheard of fo...

>> that was a carefully written speech by the white house staff. this was not donald trump talking off the top of his head. white house staff members sat down and wrote those lies, tat the president told at the kind of white house event that has always been handled with dignity and without politic ezven after extremely controversial confirmation fights. the president reduced everything that dr. ford said to the words, lies. >> those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignif...

Tonight donald trump hosted the most partisan and angry ceremonial swearing in to the supreme court justice the country has ever seen. two people gave remarks. the president of the united states and the newest supreme court justice. and both of them were angry and partisan. the president told the lie that brett kavanaugh was found innocent of the accusations made against him by dr. christine blasey ford and other women. >> with that i must state that you, sir, under historic scrutiny were proven...

The nominee went to an all-boys high school. getting 65 women to sign on to a letter speaking to his character back then is an undertaking. >> it is. at the same time, there are 65 women, as you say, on the letter. it seems like if they are saying that this was just organized very quickly that it cant be the case that they are all involved in some kind of conspiracy on his behalf. it is a difficult situation. the white house and kavanagh himself i think are really involved in trying to push back...

Back then is an undertaking. >> it is. at the same time, there are 65 women, as you say, on the letter. it seems like if they are saying that this was just organized very quickly that it cant be the case that they are all involved in some kind of conspiracy on his behalf. it is a difficult kind of situation. the white house and kavanagh himself i think are really involved in trying to push back on this. i was watching a speech that kavanagh gave at the clinton library in little rock. he talked a...

People care about these types of decisions. ive seen those steps filled with people. im curious to know people that youve talked with, passersby what people are saying right no now. because they all want to know what the time is. if they know something is happening today. we let them know 9:00 tonight. if they cant be here, they can watch on fox news. there are a few protesters here but thats a daily occurrence. we have a big case here, we have hundreds or even thousands packed here sitting here...

Or raymond kethledge or thomas hardiman would have an easier time. kethledge, remember, was confirmed both in the judiciary committee and in the full senate on a voice vote. now, hes written some controversial opinions since then, since hes been on the appeals court, but i would think the toughest time and perhaps the most spirited time would be for amy coney barrett because of her -- the views that shes expressed in the past and the response to them. you know, when dianne feinstein asked her ab...

Hes gotten rid of two cabinet secretaries who have three confirmation fights ahead of us. if he keeps getting rid of cabinet secretaries, hes going to have a very hard time filling those positions in a senate that is 51 republicans and 49 democrats. the so the presidents hands are somewhat tied in this situation. he is hearing from his outside advisers, from his base. he said yesterday he was just in west virginia and the people in west virginia love scott pruitt. so thats probably whats driving...

And thats where you need both a constitutional lawyer and criminal lawyer. thats why theyve been looking around for other lawyers. whatever comes next, theyre going to need another lawyer. >> so matthew nussbaum, again to set the scene, the president in florida, we know not who hes going to see, talk to, say something on twitter, it could be explosive, it could be radio silence. he gets back to washington sunday night. how is the trump agenda supposed to get pushed forward on monday with the sta...