Blitzer thanks for joining us. Cnn breaking, news and you are in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington and we begin with the Breaking News this morning. The United States Supreme Court ruling that former President Donald Trump cannot be removed from any states ballot for his actions on january 6. The nine justices affirming that he can run in a General Election. And once again, serve as the United States Commander In Chief in the Majority Opinion, the court writes that only congress can enforce the 14th Amendments ban on insurrectionists holding federal Public Office trump is responding to the decision calling it, and im quoting him now, a big win for america. But the court did not directly speak to whether or not his actions on january 6 equate to insurrection. Lets get straight to cnn anchor and chief legal analyst, laura coats. Shes outside the Supreme Court for us. Laura, what more, first of all, can you tell us . About this very historic and consequential decision . It i
For example in cuba. Ive asked you in this room several times because you mention valenzuela that the president has condemned in valenzuela but has not done the same with other leaders and countries. The president has no problems with some and not with others. And ill ask you one more time why is valenzuela different from turkey or russia or the philippines . I think what the president is focused on is being effective. Effective in advancing and protecting human rights and advancing the rule of law. Youve seen him do that in his relationship with we have seen him do it quietly in every relationship. So how much does it help to yell about these problems . It hapt really delivered in recent history anyway. And so i dont think that you should assume anything. Because you are not in the meetings. You are not in the phone calls. And the president has done quite a bit. And will continue to do more to advance and protect human rights across all of our relationships. General, with the presiden
If not, on this vote, the ayes are 50, the nays are 48, the nomination of bret m. Kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. Majority leader . I ask consent the motion to reconsider be considered laid and made on the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. I suggest that sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. The clerk will call the roll. Mr. Alexander so there you see 5048, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to be an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court after just about the most actually it was the most bruising battle ever to get to that point, but he made it with only one vote to spare effectively. The reason its 5048 is because one senator, the lone republican senator who said she was going to vote no didnt formally make that vote out of respect for another republican who wanted to vote yes, but is walking his daughter do you the aisle there. So there was some r
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