side but give them a chance in the senate in that is the open right now. also a broader question here of what happens next beyond just the politics and the institutions and what happens to the united states senate and the united states supreme court? and, frankly, the country. i don't know that anybody came out feeling good about the process that just occurred. you can talk to senators in both parties who acknowledge they were angry. acknowledged they were disappointed. who acknowledged they aren't very happy with one another right now. a question i asked mcconnell. he said the country has been through worse times and will move forward through this. the senate will as well. a question is the people are asking is this a rock bottom moment, a moment people take a step back and figure cooling down is the better option? right now, it seems unlikely. one senior gop aide i talked to at the end of the day. said, bluntly, it's only going to get worse from hee. not a lot of optimism but but i think the baseline here nobody has an answer what is next. everyone can agree what just happened probably isn't the best thing. phil mattingly, cnn, capitol hill. phil, thank you. president trump says an event tomorrow at the white