this possible and ultimately likely, it s very insulting to us that he was here. now, as the memorial behind us continues to grow, the first of what will be many funerals will begin today. the mayor here in town dean margo telling us he is trying to get through 22 funerals right now and sees that as the only way that this community can only begin to think about the healing process. back to you. ainsley: thank you, jeff. brian: thank you jeff. four minutes now after the hour. it didn t take long. the president on the ground i think he did the absolute right thing going and the same day. protests were not a surprise. went to two areas in which the president didn t dominate but was successful in the state of ohio. but i think showing up in the way he was received by hospital workers. by law enforcement shows a home run. but it didn t stop democrats for using the opportunity to insult the president. here are some of those
mark esper as defense secretary while across washington follow-up from the mueller investigation continued to swirl. bob mueller was trying to defend the indefensible. that report was incoherent as written and it was worse as played out on life to be. the president s outside counsel said yesterday s hearing was game, set, match for the president. it was surprising to me that even members of the democratic party were last night recognizing that this was, as one commentator called it, a train wreck. but it didn t stop democrats from saying mueller s testimony was fodder for impeachment hearings. texas democrat al green, was measure to impeach was broadly defeated last week tweeted of the hearings, there was no moment because we ve had the report and watched or discussed the president s impeachable actions ad nauseam. #impeachnow. lori trahan jumped on the impeachment train after hearing from mueller. she was a capitol hill aid during the clinton impeachment.
confirmation hearings. jessica is with us in the situation room for us. he clearly want ed to send a message he s above politics. that was his repeated message, wolf. judge gorsuch was steadfast in sticking to his script, congress who writes the law, judges merely enforce it. that didn t stop democrats from seizing on some key concerns. in the midst of a ten-hour day of tough questions, judge neil gorsuch emerged as a supreme court nominee who refused to be pinned down. when i became a judge, they gave me a gavel, not a rubber stamp, and nobody comes to my court expecting a rubber stamp. reporter: senators pressed judge gorsuch on his views and future rulings, but instead he pointed to his respect for legal precedent and pledged to keep his personal opinions out of consideration. my personal views, i d also tell you, mr. chairman, belong over here. i leave those at home. reporter: judge gorsuch rarely referenced president trump directly, but firmly