President ial candidates this afternoon. The passing of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has shifted the terrain under an already critical election year. Joe biden says the Republican Senate should follow the precedent it set back in 2016 when it refused to hold a confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland. A move candidate trump agreed with at the time. And allow whomever wins the election to fill ginsburgs seat. Not swayed by the hypocrisy, President Trump is saying no. He is president right now, and he will nominate a replacement by the end of the week. We won the election, and we have the right to do it. We have plenty of time. We have a lot of time. Listen do you think i think the vote, the final vote should be taken frankly before the election. Plenty of time for that. So you do believe that this vote should happen before november 3rd . Yeah, i think it should go very quickly. We have a lot of time. You know. Within hours of her death, Mitch Mcconnell said he will hold a vote on Donald
Welcome to mondays meet the press daily im Steve Kornacki in for chuck todd. With 43 days to go before the election, President Trump vowing to move quickly to confirm the president s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her final words were reported to be, quote, my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new president is installed. This morning President Trump affirmed his intention to nominate a new justice and to push the senate for confirmation as soon as possible. Im looking at five, probably four. But im looking at five very seriously. Im going to make a decision on either friday or saturday. I will announce it either friday or saturday. And then the work begins. We should act quickly because were going to have probably election things involved here, you know, because of the fake ballots that theyll be sending out. So, you do believe that this vote should happen before november 3rd . Yeah, i think it should
Holdout no more. Idea that the Merrick Garland decision was unfair and therefore it has to be made up by doing something which also wouldnt make a lot of sense which is saying to President Trump you cant get your nominee either. That just doesnt follow for me. The garland decision was consistent with history. The decision to proceed with a new nominee is also consistent with history and precedent and thats where i come out. Romneys announcement with cory gardner and Chuck Grassley saying they, too, support the nominee. And Lindsey Graham who chairs the nomination committee. We got the votes to confirm the Justice Ginsburg replacement before the election. Were going to move forward in the committee. Report it out of the committee to the floor the United States senate so we can vote before the election. Where does this leave the democrats . Well, to stop a trump nominee, they would need at least four republican defections but that number now appears stuck on two. Earlier today, Senate Mi
Welcome to thursday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd. Worried, alarmed, afraid, panicked. Just 33 days to go, republicans are once again forced to confront their awkward embrace of President Trump and the wake of this weeks debacle of a debate performance which, among other lowlights provided violent far right groups with a president ial rallying cry. As the republican worries intensified, President Trump was given multiple opportunities to directly and unequivocally condemn the violent right wing neofascist group the proud boys. But he seemingly just couldnt bring himself to do it. I dont know who proud boys are, but whoever they are, they have to stand down. Let Law Enforcement do their work. Mr. President , did you misspeak when you said stand by . Thats my question. Just stand by. Look, Law Enforcement will do the work. Theyre going to stand down. They have to stand down. Everybody. They have to whatever group youre talking about. Let Law Enforcement do the work. Now, antif
Today, will the president be discharged today . Chief of staff mark meadows says the decision will be made today. President trumps twitter account is active today. 19 tweets posted just this morning. Our Team Following up with the very latest on the president s condition. Carol lee is outside walter reed Medical Center. Robert costa is with us, as well. Political reporter, washington post, and moderator of Washington Week on pbs. And dr. Natalie azar, routetologist and nbc news medical contributor. All three of you, thank you for being with me on a monday morning. Carol lee, i will start with you. What more do we know at this hour . Reporter well, craig, we heard from white house chief of staff mark meadows, saying the president is improving, doing well, Getting Better. Were also hearing from, just a few moments ago, from the first lady, who said she is feeling good and that shes resting at home. In terms of the president , the big question today, as you note, is whether or not he will