both sides says it'll take 60 votes for supreme court nominees. now you see niel gorsuch make his way in capitol hill. democrats are worried that the conservative solid pick is likely to sail through unless they launch a filibuster. so that's why president trump is suggesting go further now, this so-called thermal nuclear option where you would only need 51 votes, simple majority for even supreme court picks, changing decades of senate precedent. this occurred after democratic leader chuck schumer suggested they are going to filibuster the president fired right back. >> if this nominee cannot meet the same standard that republicans insisted upon from president obama's supreme court nominees, 60 votes in the senate, then the problem lies not with the senate but with the nominee. >> if we end up with the same gridlock that they've had in washington for the last -- longer than eight years, if we