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Issuing a muslim ban which goes against one of the fundamental principles of our country. the supreme court is one of the only checks we have left to ensure that the administration doesn't violate the constitution. so this pick needs to be someone who has bipartisan support which is what president trump put forth with his nominee. he didn't do it at the end of his presidency, he did it -- >> you mean obama. >> sorry, obama did it a year before he left office. he put forth a candidate that had bipartisan support, and i think that that's what president trump should also be doing -- >> given the ...

Brewing on capitol hill and also the white house statement on iran, i want to bring in republican senator john barrasso of wyoming. thank you for taking time for us. i know it's a crazy, busy afternoon there. >> kate, great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> can i start with the breaking news this afternoon, and that is over at the white house, i'm sure you've heard by now, the national security adviser general mike flynn, came out and delivered what he called putting iran on notice. president trump said that when he was campaigning that they would dismantle the iran nuclear deal. are we...

Court, merritt garland and republicans would not even give him a hearing. oregon senator merkley said in a statement, quote, the most fundamental thing that must be understood about last night's announcement, this is a stolen seat. this is the first time in american history that a party has block aided a nominee. if this tactic is rewarded rather than resisted it will set a dangerous new precedent in american governance. can you understand why democrats are upset? >> no, i can't because joe biden said he would have done essentially the same thing and said that on the floor when he was a senato...

Let's turn over to the white house now. a lot of news there as well. my colleague kristen welker is outside the white house. she was at the briefing that just wrapped up. an eventually press briefing. the big headline, sort of unexpected, right, kristen, that the white house is putting iran, as they said, on notice. >> reporter: right, those words from president trump's national security adviser, michael flynn. the headline could not be more significant, kate, in a surprise appearance at the briefing room, flynn said that they're putting iran on notice because of recent provocations, including...

Confirmed today because we need leadership and we're hoping that he is the right man. he was actually praising him. there's a lot of expectation that rex tillerson is the man to do the job internally to restore morale at the state department. >> andrea mitchell, thanks so much. always appreciate your time. last hour the trump administration made that international news on iran, saying they're putting them on notice. iran has said, by the way, that the test was not a violation of the nuclear deal signed by seven countries, including the u.s. national security adviser general mike flynn, thoug...