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Decision. have not made it official yet obviously. have not made it final. but we re very close to making a decision. let s say it s the four people. but and they re excellent, everyone, you can t go wrong, but i m getting very close to making a final decision. president of the united states there commenting on his highly anticipated announcement of a supreme court nominee set for 9:00 p.m. monday primetime in true reality show fashion. here s a look at the four candidates who appear to be still under consideration for replace the retired justice anthony kennedy. any one of them is expected to alter the balance of the court, to shift it to a solidly conservative majority. our boris sanchez has more now on the announcement and the rest of the president s busy week. reporter: president trump is getting set to make a historic announcement monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. his nominee to replace justice anthony kennedy on the supreme court. of course the backdrop of that decision is ....
He has not made a decision. i have not made it final. president trump teasing the prime time supreme court nominee decision. say it s the tour people, they re excellent, you can t go wrong. it i includes amy komew barrett, and prebrett kethledge. reports say mitch mcconnell is pushing kethledge or hardiman. i have never seen a president ....
no, that s the president s prerogative and i couldn t in any event. bill: i didn t expect you to. the president leaving new jersey as you just described. listen here. president trump: i m very close to making a final decision. and i believe this person will do a great job. i m very close to making a decision. have not made it official yet obviously. have not made it final. we re very close to making a decision. let s say it s the four people and they are excellent, every one. you can t go wrong. i m getting close to making a final decision. bill: you just described it leonard. a specific question. did he express to you whether or not he was concerned about the difficulty of the process, whether or not that entered his decision making? every confirmation battle is a big one these days and he knows that. he is also very confident under the leadership of senator mcconnell this is something that can happen swiftly by the first monday of october when the court begins to meet. i th ....
Tonight s event. i believe this person will do a great job. i m very close to making a decision. i have not made it official yet obviously, not made it final. we are very close to making a decision. there are reports donald trump is also concerned about the fight that could occur in this narrowly divided senate. as you know, a single republican defection could tip the court and allow democrats to block the pick assuming democrats are united. get this, the last time there was a situation in the trump era, three democratic senators backed donald trump. tonight, those three you see on the screen are declining invitations to trump s announcement. they will do everything in their power to stop a bad pick. if they vote for somebody who will change precedent, it could be a career ending move. the president s outsourced his decision to the federalist society and heritage foundation. ....
Barrett, ray monld kethledge and thomas hardi man. take a listen to this. i believe this person will do a good job but i m close to making a decision. i have not made it official yesterday obviously, have not made it final, but we re close to making a decision. meanwhile, the new york times is reporting that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is supporting two particular candidates. according to the paper mcconnell told trump this past week that judges raymond kethledge and thomas hardiman presented the fewest obstacles to being confirmed. this is greg store from bloomberg news. thanks for joining us this morning. good morning. trump has narrowed down supreme court justice choices down to just a few, four specifically. mcconnell though, as i just said, is pushing hard for hardiman and kethledge as well. what makes them standout choices ....