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He's doing it in primetime. this means that justice kavanaugh will begin hearing cases before the court on tuesday. >> today is kind of kicking back along with senator lindsey graham who confirmed he is golfing with the president today. seems like a lot of these two spending time together, more time together. >> reporter: lindsey graham, the president's pit bull. this has been one of the biggest political plis mysteries. what has shifted from him being a critic to a booster. substance aside, it's an amazing piece of writing. lindsey graham says if you want to influence policy, it serves no goo...

Arsonist and you don't give power to an angry left wing mob and that's what they've become. >> i want to bring in now jeff bennett, ms nbc's white house correspondent. how do you think we'll see this kind of message from the president fresh off the kavanaugh confirmation? >> it's going to last for a while perhaps even tomorrow night at the swearing in at the house. it's going to be a prime-time event, 7:00 p.m. in the east room, the kind of thing that usually happens in the daytime in the rose gaerrden. kavanaugh was sworn in yesterday in a private ceremony at the supreme court by chief justic...

Chris: no time for celebration, he's got to read court briefs. they're hearing cases next week. shannon: let's go to the white house. let's check in with john roberts from the north lawn. busy day. they're not wasting any time putting him to work. >> reporter: you are the master of understatement there. no question about that. there's going to be a ceremonial swearing in of judge kavanaugh at the white house, maybe on monday afternoon or very early on tuesday. i think monday afternoon probably more likely because they'll want to get him seated on the court on tuesday. the president who is now ...

Come on. >> cthat's so stupid, i don't even want to talk about it. i can't do it without my eyes rolling in the back of my head. chuck grassley? give me a damn break. women give birth and work and put food on the table. just go mow your lawn. >> let's let joan wrap it up. i don't know if you want to follow that. talk about this. i mean, what's the next step here? how quickly could judge kavanaugh be on the supreme court? >> tonight. tonight. seriously. >> yes. >> just for example, alito, the senate vote was january 31st of 2006. he was sworn in that night. he could be sworn in tonight by the c...

The facts matter. this is a chamber in which the politics of intimidation and personal disruption do not win the day. this is the body whose members themselves uphold the same commitment to american justice that we seek in the judges we examine. a vote to confirm judge kavanaugh today is a vote to end this brief dark chapter in the senate's history and turn the page toward a brighter tomorrow. chris: mitch mcconnell's argument carried the day. judge kavanaugh was confirmed by the senate in a 50-48 vote and he'll be sworn in at the supreme court later today so he can get to work after the colum...