this decision would make all of the country right to work. this case is taking place here in illinois which is not a right to work state but is surrounded by right to work states. there is also currently a bill in the new hampshire house to make that state right to work. a lot of eyes on this case which could change everything, melissa. melissa: we ll keep a watch on it. thank you so much, matt. bill: we are awaiting tom price to be sworn in as the next secretary of health and human services. going to happen at the white house there. we ll drop in and show it to you when it begins. don t move on that and also big press conference coming up today we ll carry it live. a quick commercial break and we re back in a moment right here in america s newsroom. t t bedrock, ours. freedom has made america exceptional, but it can only last if you and i choose to act as people of character.
bill: did senator blumenthal characterize their exchange accurately? again, i think it s important to clarify that the judge s comments were not about a specific case. they were more generic about comments from any source that do not go to the merits of the case and that he was felt very strongly about the independence of the judiciary. bill: this is not about the travel ban then. just to be clear about that, i mean, this is something that could potentially at some point go to the nation s highest court. judge gorsuch has been very careful in each of the meetings and rightly so, he needs to be, that s what we expect from any nominee for the court, to not weigh in on matters that may come before the court. bill: so you are here to say and clarify no lines have been crossed based on these conversations in meetings thus far. exactly. that s important because the
you dissect and analyze this? your analysis is correct. he understands very well a lot of americans don t trust the mainstream media. so he taps into that. he is trying to delegitimize the mainstream media and he is doing it with some success. people didn t like the press before donald trump. they really don t like the press now. but the press in some parts at some times is also trying to delegitimize donald trump. it is a mutual lack of admiration society and as i say, it is not good. he is different than anybody who has preceded him. he has gotten into a contentious relationship with the press, and i don t think it will go away. and i don t think any of us need this in the next four years. bill: i think you re right about that. i saw a gallup poll. 32% say they have trust in
the whole point of this is to prevent anything from happening. it is not about waiting until after something occurs to then be on the defense in terms of finding policies to prevent that. melissa: happy friday to you boat. both. bill: kellyanne conway has had the worst week ever. not as bad as losing the presidency. bill: add that in the end. have we reached a stalemate after more than 15 years of war in afghanistan? the top u.s. commander calls for thousands more troops. is that the solution to this conflict? do you believe a judge has the authority to rule on national security? no, the law is very clear that the executive branch has the right to be able to make decisions on immigration in areas especially dealing with national security. bill: more from that interview. some believe the ruling out of san francisco puts america in
and rightly so, he needs to be, that s what we expect from any nominee for the court, to not weigh in on matters that may come before the court. bill: all this works together in the context of what we re discussing here. based on what you have heard, how is judge gorsuch how is he doing? i think he is doing pretty well. first of all i have to say and i have great respect for senator ayotte, the remarks from her and sean spicer at the white house are extremely disingenuous on this subject saying when he talked about attacks on the judiciary, he wasn t speaking specifically about donald trump s comments about the so-called judge and about the, you know, knocking the ninth circuit court of appeals panel. the only question i have is who else has been attacking the judiciary in the last week or so except for donald trump? so it seems to me pretty hard to say that he wasn t reacting to the comments of the president. now, having said that, i think