fight the gorsuch nomination, and some red state liberals like west virginia's joe manchin already appear inclined to play nice. >> i'm anxious to sit down with the new nominee to find out more about him. >> reporter: but despite almost half a day of establishing relative normalcy in the white house, the president couldn't set aside his ongoing grievances. >> i'm so grateful -- >> reporter: trump marking the first day of african-american history month with a so-called listening session with supporters. >> we honor the tremendous history of the african-americans throughout our country. >> reporter: and complaints about the media. >> and turned out that that was fake news. [ laughter ] >> fake news. >> reporter: speaking with someone who is working on the gorsuch confirmation process earlier today, they did point to this glimmer of hope, the fact that democrats do not appear to be on a united front about whether or not to filibuster. they are working behind the scenes to ensure that some of these democrats in red states