Fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. And its the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to go for the past 18 years. If the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue. A u. S. Court of appeals judge in the washington, d. C. Circuit. He is now president obamas choice to preplace the Late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Lets be clear here this. Announcement is sure to set off a major partisan war. It really already has. Republican senators have allowed not to hold hearings on the president s nominee and insist this decision should be made by the next president of the United States. We know garland supervised investigations in the uniona bomber case as well as the Oklahoma City bombing. Tell me more about him, a. And b, what reaction are you hearing from republicans . If the Supreme Court justices had a pick for this open seat they probably would have pick Merric
Of his campaign. Would you trust mr. Trump with the Nations Nuclear codes . Im here to talk about zika. Look, nuclear should be off the table. But would there be a time when it could be z possibly. The trouble is when you say that what concerns you most about donald trump . How erratic he is. I have one of the great temperaments. Inconsistency. Unpredictability. Those are dangerous things. I will not be a happy trigger like some people might be. I will be the last to use Nuclear Weapons. Do we want his finger anywhere near the button . This is the last word on campaign 2016. Its not a button. President trumps finger would not be near a nuclear button. Its a briefcase. Its always within steps of the president. Its the only briefcase in the world with a nickname. The football. The football is always carried by a military aide. Five of them share this 24hour duty. One from each branch of the u. S. Armed forces. The briefcase is heavy. 45 pounds. Inside is a very simple manual for starting
Shows most voters dont trust donald trump with Nuclear Weapons. The campaign is doing really well. Its never been so well united. The staff is suicidal. The campaign is in very good shape. This campaign apparently spiraling out of control. Crazy town. Total and complete chaos. Biggest problem we have is the dishonest press. Some key allies of donald trump are plotting a kind of intervention. Some of what trump has done is just very selfdestructive. The candidate is in control of his campaign. Wouldou trust mr. Trump with the Nations Nuclear codes . Im here to talk about zika. Look, nuclear should be off the table. But would there be a time when it could be z possibly. The trouble is when you say that what concerns you most about donald trump . How erratic he is. I have one of the great temperaments. Inconsistency. Unpredictability. Those are dangerous things. I will not be a happy trigger like some people might be. I will be the last to use Nuclear Weapons. Do we want his finger anywhe
Good evening from new york. Im ali velshi, in for chris hayes. Things are not looking good for scott pruitt. Amid an avalanche of scandals, there are multiple signs the white house is getting fed up with the epa administrator and could cut him loose. Pruitt did get a few encouraging words today when President Trump on a very windy tarmac, responded to shouted questions about whether he still has confidence in pruitt with the words i do and followed up with this on air force one. I think that scott has done a fantastic job. I think hes a fantastic person. You know, i just left cold and energy country. They love scott pruitt. They feel very strongly about scott pruitt. And they love scott pruitt. But trump has offered kind words for plenty of top aides, right before theyve gotten the ax. And trump seems to be cooling on pruitt. Officials familiar with the president s thinking tell nbc news that as recently as last week, trump had been considering firing attorney general Jeff Sessions and
Ignoring his staff. This was going to be my remarks. It would have taken about two minutes, but what the hell. All in starts now. Good evening from new york. Im ali velshi, in for chris hayes. Things are not looking good for scott pruitt. Amid an avalanche of scandals, there are multiple signs the white house is getting fed up with the epa administrator and could cut him loose. Pruitt did get a few encouraging words today when President Trump on a very windy tarmac, responded to shouted questions about whether he still has confidence in pruitt with the words i do and followed up with this on air force one. I think that scott has done a fantastic job. I think hes a fantastic person. You know, i just left cold and energy country. They love scott pruitt. They feel very strongly about scott pruitt. And they love scott pruitt. But trump has offered kind words for plenty of top aides, right before theyve gotten the ax. And trump seems to be cooling on pruitt. Officials familiar with the pres