of everyday americans. trump calls them the forgotten people. their families, their jobs, their neighborhoods, their faith. by taking the focus off of themselves within the president will unmask the real divider and give voters more of what they are hungering for, unity through strength. and that s the angle. here now chairman of the american conservative union, communications director for turning points usa and chris hawn, former aide to senator chuck schumer. matt, let s start with you. i think the president has shown frankly often times enormous restraints given how radical the left has become and how much they resist giving any credit or any pretense even of wanting to
he s an outstanding intellect and judge, respected by everybody. never had even a little blemish on his record. the f.b.i. has gone through the process six times over the years, same time we want to go through a process and make sure everything is perfect, just right. i wish the democrats could have done this a lot sooner because they had this information for many months and they shouldn t have waited until literally the last days. i don t know, depends on the process, if it takes a little delay, it will delay. offer to withdraw? president trump: next question, ridiculous question. i think he s on track, very much on track. that was president trump commenting on the kavanaugh accusations and signalling he s willing to give democrats time. joining us on the phone is columnist at wall street journal and chris hawn radio host and former aide to chuck
accusations, but look, we re in a situation, a person being elevated to highest court in the land, he will never seek election, never be confirmed by voters and never have to stand before congress again. highest level of scrutiny needs to be applied in this situation and kavanaugh is receiving that scrutiny with peril. the president s comments were as disciplined as i ve heard him be, the white house knows this confirmation is in jeopardy and monday s hearing is a huge risk for kavanaugh and the white house and senate republicans f. they try to do what they did to anita hill, they will lose more seats than they could possibly think of in november. laura: chris, you think let me get this straight, this whole anita hill thing is ridiculous. clerk for justice thomas, i ve known him 35 years, longer than i ve known kavanaugh. you are saying someone should be able to make an allegation, where no pat esh of such behavior established, someone in public life for decades and that
schumer. chris, i want to go to you first on this, there is something just wild about an allegation that can be raised less than a week before a confirmation vote that has been in the possession of diane feinstein since july, i guess early july. she held on to it, the accuser for some reason took a lie detector test. lindsey graham raised a question. then right before the vote, they dropped this thing, i was 15, he was 17. do you have any reservations as a man, i don t know if you have sons or not, but of this happening, stuff that happen necessary high school right before a big promotion or a big job? you know, i have daughters. look, i don t like unfounded reservations, but unfounded
accusations, but look, we re in a situation where a person is being elevated to the highest court in the land. he will never seek election. he will never be confirmed by the voters and never have to stand before congress again. highest level of scrutiny needs to be applied in this situation and kavanaugh is receiving that scrutiny with peril. the president s comments were as disciplined as i ve heard him be, the white house knows this confirmation is in jeopardy and i think monday s hearing is a huge risk for both kavanaugh and the white house and senate republicans if they try to do what they did to anita hill, they will lose more seats than they could possibly think of in november. laura: chris, you think let me just get this straight. this whole anita hill thing is ridiculous. clerk for justice thomas, i ve known him 35 years, longer than i ve known kavanaugh. you are saying someone should be able to make an allegation, where no pattern of such behavior established, someone in p