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Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

And the first supreme court justice. thats going to happen. and so suddenly what we think is possible expands. it doesnt mean its going to happen, but the world thats possible comes to our imaginations, so the political imagination expands for a moment. now we ask, now what? but just for the moment, theres the eruption of possibility. >> and i dont know enough about our broken sort of pessimistic politics right now to know this will happen, but president joe biden should be associated with that ...

Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

Judge Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

Day, drew a lot of criticism. we asked him about it, he doubled down on it saying she never should have been representing terrorists in private practice. but when you look at those two things, clearly the majority of the republicans thought those were disqualifying factors. about but all the democrats didnt, and three republicans. >> the fact she has a bipartisan vote is significant for her, for the administration, the fact that she has three republicans who have signed on to this vote is signif...

Want to dedicate themselves to service. this is an awesome day, a day that is long overdue, a day that i think breaks a significantly thick glass ceiling and a day that i know will continue to inspire notjust african—american women, but women across the board for generations. our reporter was mentioning there how partisan these processes can be, and some thought the questioning was too aggressive during that nomination process. does that for you and any way affect this confirmation or your fee...

Ideology especially if they had the votes which clearly the democrats did at this point. do you regret any of the rhetoric under this nomination process. >> no. ideology is the point. she was treated very respectfully. we looked at her record. and she had two serious flaws from my perspective. number one, she wouldnt join justice quincyberg and justice breyer in denouncing court packing, which is simply an attack on the institution of the court she is now going to be joining. bad decision. numbe...

To become president. he pledged -- and this is the first ever in american history to do this -- he would put a black woman on the high court for the first time if elected. >> number one, i commit to if im elected president to have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts, i will appoint the first black woman to the court. it is required they have representation now. its long overdue. >> that pledge makes the process already different, whether the outcome is ultimately different depends on...