the economy is not getting the input that it normally does over this. and it s just it s not funny because i understand that real people have real world consequences here. but, if you want to know why people hate washington. if you want to know why people are fed up with washington, d.c., the political shah containry like this is right at the top of the list. chris, on the possibility of declaring a national emergency when we spoke to the white house yesterday, kellyanne conway made it very clear that this is still an option that the president is leaving on the table. he was just asked about that. he said i have the absolute right to do it. i m not prepared to do that. if this doesn t work out i will, he says. this is national emergency. i haven t done it because i want a deal to go through congress. lots of things are national emergencies, highway fatalities are national emergencies, if you define it that way and define what s killing people, what are our problems, what are the
there are high stakes on both sides of the aisle as judge brett kavanaugh finds his preme court nomination in peril over new on the record sexual misconduct allegations. from the washington post, this allegation is serious and credible and yet it s notable that there s no sign yet republicans will pause the nomination over it. these next few weeks are the only time republicans have to confirm kavanaugh before in a worst case election scenario for the party democrats have more control over the process by winning back the senate. it s even possible that president trump and republicans never get to replace retired justice anthony kennedy with a conservative pick. but if democrats don t fare as well as they hope in november, they could face republican revenge. a source close to the press told axios if democrats sink kavanaugh, we ll just bring in someone more conservative. oh, you wonder why people hate
earlier today where he had clearly received the message from the senate republicans that they need to follow a process that is not going to make the woman we just spoke to angry or feel as if her concerns have been disregarded. you could hear in her voice how she feels as though she s in a difficult position because she doesn t feel as though she has enough information to know if she trusts the account from dr. ford. on the other hand, she has an unequivocal denial from brett kavanaugh. but she doesn t have it under oath. and as you heard at the very end, if this turns into a he said/she said, she s going to be in the difficult position of having to decide who she believes. so this is a woman who, as you know, nicolle, very much prides herself on being independent. she thought about going home to run for governor of maine because it s not always fun to be a republican senator in trump s washington, quite frankly, but she decided to stay because she knew she could play
weisselberg? what we know about the reporting, is he going to be called back? i start going to the broadcast news flop sweat. alan weisselberg is the guy that is the books guy. the money guy. his father for decades. fair point. we have to wait on that fact. we don t know. i am short on the clock. duncan hunter, the california representative, did he really say my defense is simple. ask my wife? he basically said he doesn t interview with fox news and he said my wife is campaign manager. as a rule to ask her about it. he is trying to throw her 100% under the bus. i read the 47 page charging indictment. it is remarkable. they had $37,000 in overdraft fees over a seven year period. 1100 times they were penalized, 1100 times in seven years. she once had him buy hawaiian shorts at a golf pro shop and say that it was golf balls for wounded warriors. this is the stuff why people hate washington, chris. and sometimes when i read this
i am short on the clock. duncan hunter, the california representative, did he really say my defense is simple. ask my wife? he basically said he doesn t interview with fox news and he said my wife is campaign manager. as a rule to ask her about it. he is trying to throw her 100% under the bus. i read the 47 page charging indictment. it is remarkable. they had $37,000 in overdraft fees over a seven year period. 1100 times they were penalized, 1100 times in seven years. she once had him buy hawaiian shorts at a golf pro shop and say that it was golf balls for wounded warriors. this is the stuff why people hate washington, chris. and sometimes when i read this stuff, i understand why. spl i would say there is a lot more good people than what duncan hunter is alleged to have done. true. chris, thank you, brother. have a good weekend. thank you for wearing that. thank you. before we go, a word about something serious. senator john mccain, as you