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But he went from the plane to the car to a back stage. he was never seen. i have never seen white house staffers in public at a political event. >> we were speechless. she ought to take leave. they write speeches for the campaign. >> i was an intern and told you had to excise yourself from a conversation if anyone brought up electoral politics. for god sake, don't use the phone to conduct an intern. >> it's crazy. >> the george bush administration, you and i i think like each other very much, we are actual friends off camera and we disagree strongly of the overall administration of the george ...

>> joe manchin. >> i lost a bet back stage so i'm on the presidential tweet beat this morning. >> go for it. >> he wrote moments ago, quote, those that worked with me in this incredible midterm election, embracing certain policies and principles, did very well. those that did not, say good-bye. yesterday was such a very big win and all under the pressure of a nasty and hostile media. >> capital nasty, capital hostile, capital media. i'm glad to know that he's gracious in defeat. he is gracious in defeat. >> softer rhetoric here. >> we're going to leave it right there. we have a lot to get to. ...

You know, chris and i have worked together on this. he's always thoughtful. chris is. is genuinely good member of the senate who tries to work across the isle when he can. >> senator coons asked himself before giving the final speech, am i trying to make an argument to persuade jeff flake? i significantly revised my comments to make them somehow persuasive to anyone that might be interested. as the vote loomed, some democrats including camera harris and richard blumenthal walked out in protest but they hammered out a deal back stage that came out to life on national television and went to mitc...

There. >> again, alex, i think that what they want is for this confirmation to be finished and they want judge kavanaugh to be a justice on the supreme court. they also are upset with how the process has happened. they are upset with how the democrats have handled it. i think there is a lot more focus on that than reflection on what will this mean in the long-term if and when he gets confirmed. >> so i want to play a little bit of what senator chris coons told chris hayes at the global citizens festival yesterday. >> jeff flake is the real hero of what happened. he just needed some reassurance...

Thousands of hardworking american patriots. >> the trump rally in west virginia where fans were revved up to see donald trump. >> also talked about kavanaugh. >> a vote for judge kavanaugh is also a vote to reject the ruthless and outrageous tactics of the democrat party. >> as far as the democrats are concerned, the seven days of delay are to come up with new reasons to have more delay. that's what the game is. >> i'd like to find out who leaked the papers. was it senator feinstein? >> let me tell you this. i'm going to start at an 11. [laughter] i'm going to take it to bay 15 real quick. usu...