23-minute diatribe came across even at the end as merely a very vo sif of tremendous attack against the women who i am have accused kavanaugh of something they nasty and a very horrible way after defending him by continuing to cast as pergs on those who have been abused. that s not the way to do it. i think april ryan said something earlier about that that where is the presumption of innocence for the women but where is the presumption of treating women with respect? this president has shown know sign of empathy for those hose have suffered. that s disturbing on many levels. i don t think it works. i was waiting for the answer that you were talking about you know, i thought that was a great question. what sort of message does it send. it was a great question. he never answered the question. annie, to your piece in the boston globe. it s titled republicans are adopting trump s tactics in
part of a con job. these are all false, to me, these are false accusations in certain cases and certain cases even the media agrees with that. why did they wait so long? why did senator feinstein wait till the hearings were over and make this case? 36 years. no charge, no nothing. but that happens often. people are going to have to make a decision. the president on the attack for more than an hour. but was that a smart strategy on the eve of a potentially make or break moment for his supreme court nominee? let s discuss. cnn political analyst julie hirschfeld davis and brian karem here. julie is a white house reporter for the new york times and brian is the executive editor of sentinel papers. also annie len ski, chief national correspondent for the boston globe. so good to have all of you on. julie, multiple sources have told cnn the president was
for more than an hour. but was that a smart strategy on the eve of a potentially make or break moment for his supreme court nominee? let s discuss. cnn political analyst julie hirschfeld davis and brian karem here. julie is a white house reporter for the new york times and brian is the executive editor of sentinel papers. also annie len ski, chief national correspondent for the boston globe. so good to have all of you on. julie, multiple sources have told cnn the president was dissatisfied with the way kavanaugh defended himself especially in the interview. he wanted him to take charge. is that what the president did today? well, i think that was part of what he was trying to do. not only was he dissatisfied with brett kavanaugh s performance in the that fox interview but he s been generally displeased with the approach that senate republicans have taken here privately, he was saying and we heard him say it publicly yesterday that he really felt that you know, they
that s the direction the party has been going ever since. and this whole process has just elucidated that a lot more. one thing is for sure, we ll all be watching tomorrow. so there you go. 10:00 a.m. for the next few days. thank you, julie, annie, brian. i appreciate it. sure, don. when we come back, with the accusations against judge kavanaugh growing and only one hearing scheduled with one an accuser, should the senate postpone their vote? as a pro athlete, i know great performance starts with great sleep. and the sleep number 360 smart bed is my competitive edge. it intelligently senses our movements and automatically adjusts our firmness and support on each side to keep us both incredibly comfortable. it can even warm our feet to help us fall asleep faster. it s great sleep i can feel and see. better sleep keeps me at the top of my game. for this team. and the home team. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999. it s proven quality sleep. oh! oh!
process. doesn t do him nel favors. when you talk about the republican party becoming the party of trump and throwing in with these tactics, i think part of the reason is it s not just that they don t want to abandon him at this point. they don t feel they can without losing the base, without demoralizing base republican who s after hearing the access hollywood tape, going through the whole process right before the election in 2016 really embraced donald trump. he won. that s the direction the party has been going ever since. and this whole process has just elucidated that a lot more. one thing is for sure, we ll all be watching tomorrow. so there you go. 10:00 a.m. for the next few days. thank you, julie, annie, brian. i appreciate it. sure, don. when we come back, with the accusations against judge kavanaugh growing and only one hearing scheduled with one an accus accuser, should the senate postpone their vote?