[inaudible] senator blumenthal. Thank you very much. Thank you for being back. You very much, mr. Chairman, thank you for being back, your honor, and thank you to your family as well. I want to begin by saying, perhaps not surprisingly to you, that i was really disappointed by your responses to a number of my colleagues most recently on the coons issue of whether you would purchase fate in a decision involving the upcoming election if you were confirmed. I continue to believe that if you were to participate in a decision involving that enduring,it would do explosive damage to the court. I think you know it would be wrong, not because of anything you have done. Fact, i am not raising the issue of whether you have done any sort of deal or commitment because of what donald trump has and my republican colleagues, because they have indelibly put at issue your integrity through their statements. The president has said that he is putting you on the court as the ninth justice, so you can decid
Market action. Blake burman doing sorting of his own at the white house. Edward lawrence with the fed in a few minutes from washington. Like, to you. Reporter we heard from the commission that oversees the president ial debate, next debate one would be virtual debate. President trump reacted instantly, no, no will not take any part in that whatsoever. Instead his campaign is saying they would like to see the debate happen on october 22nd. Which was supposed to be the last debate and one on october 29th. The Biden Campaign came out said theyre good with the 22nd. That was on the calendar to begin with but they do not believe President Trump can unilaterally dictate the debate schedule after that. That is where we stand. Here is how both candidates reacted today. President trump i dont want to do a virtual debate. A virtual debate is a joke. Im in great shape. Unlike joe i dont have the luxury staying in a basement all day long. I have to run the country. We dont know what the president
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Lafayette square for Trumps Campaign bible photo op here in d. C. Or sending fred religions in the u. S. Cities to provoke protesters and flame hostilities to bolster the president s Campaign Theme of law and order you know those kind of all american Decision Making has to come out of an attorney general but wow a bar in the politicians questioning him are definitely wearing their political beliefs and agenda on their sleeves it appears that many u. S. Citizens are actually rolling up their sleeves and never to hide their political opinions according to the Cato Institute a new National Survey about 2000 u. S. Citizens has found that selfcensorship is on the rise in the United States and that nearly 2 thirds 62 percent of americans say the Political Climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. Digging deeper into the institutes findings one discovers that these fears may actually Cross Party Lines with 52 percent of democrat