And lockstep with president as he pursues different recounts and litigation across the political map. It is an example of the solidarity in the gop despite trumps defeat. T elect biden who is trying to mount a transition at this point but he doesnt have formal backing from the current administration. Host what are you hearing is the mood inside the white house, officials and sources you talk host what is the mood inside the white house from the sources you talk to . Guest trump is unlikely to concede. He may walk away in january if the election is certified if biden becomes president. Trump views himself as a political outsider, someone who has grievances against the system and establishment. For his own branding services, he will never call himself a loser or someone who has been defeated. But itikely to walk away wont be until the bitter end after he has exhausted all legal and political options. Two also signaled to his voters ahead of a potential run in 2024 he did Everything Possi
Welcome everybody to todays hybrid hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webx. Some members are appearing in person. Let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the attending physician, all individuals attending the hearing in person must wear a face mask unless you are speaking. Members not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for these members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in what is known as webx as active speaker view. The timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely, i know you are all familiar with webx by now, but let me remind you of a few points. First, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing, whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webx set to active speak
Judge barretts actual credentials or qualifications has hardly featured and it. Democratic leader summarized his view yesterday, he said it is not about qualifications. His words. Instead, our mechanic colleagues have tried to claim the senate process itself is not legitimate. Are supposed to lay radicalrk for institution wrecking changes down the road. But of course they are not true. We live in a constitutional republic. The legitimacy of an outcome does not depend on the feelings it provokes and politicians. Let me say that again. The legitimacy of an outcome does not depend on the feelings it provokes in politicians. Precedentscomes from , rules and ultimately the constitution. Restate a few facts for posterity. There is no inconsistency between the republican senates decision in 2016 and our decision to confirm judge barrett this year. Here is what i said in my very first floor speeches following scalia,h of justice quoting myself. The senate has not filled a vacancy arising in an
Joining us this hour. Heres an interesting thing. Sort of a personal thing, but also a news thing. Right before President Trump was impeached the first time, i published a book called blow out and the weird surprising to me thing about blow out is that tended up being oddly well timed. I had no idea it was going to be well timed when i set out to write it, but thats how it landed. It was a book about the Oil And Gas Industry and the political power and geopolitical power of that industry. And a big chunk of that book was about all of the craziness and Corruption In Ukraine. And of course, then, right at the time the book came out, all the craziness and Corruption In Ukraine ended up being the setting, like the Playing Field for what President Trump got impeached for the first time he got impeached. I did not intend it to land that way. It was fortuitous and i hope helpful to people trying to figure out that landscape while we were looking at that first impeachment. Now, of course, mr.
Well timed. That is how it landed. A book about the Oil And Gas Industry and a big chunk of the book was about the craziness and the corruption in the ukraine. Then it was the playing field. I didnt intend it to land it that way. Well, now of course mr. Trump is being impeached for a second time. And it is kind of uncanny, a lot of the things that i wrote about in the book that came out in the first trump impeachment. The whole reason that i wrote the book is because we were consistently underestimating the sway of this one industry. How much sway it has over politicals and governments here and around the world. I thought there was a need for a explainer and how the industry could explain. If something is happening that does not make sense on the surface it helps to look at the industry and see if they are maybe The Hidden Hand, when politics fail or governments are bad. This is a place to look. One thing to say here is the hidden power that is making it possible or impossible and call