That was a bit more of a change. This is really moving from one side of the spectrum to the other. And thats why i think that this point the democrats are making, which is the electoral mandate is so critical here is right. Thats what republicans said in 2016 when it was 10 months before an election. Here we are were 40 days before an election. And theyre rushing someone through. The only precedent is in 1864. What did Abraham Lincoln do . Even though the country is it so divided . He didnt rush a nominee through, he said, im going to let whoever wins the election do this. I just want to show our work to our viewers. Weve been given news that this is expected to get underway in about two minutes. If you see me interrupt one of our friends, thats the reason. I want to come back to you on this point of rushing someone through. That seems to be a disservice. Shes reported in all of the analysis to be incredibly skeptical of roe. She would respect settled law, but theres also some tea leav
Judge barrett was confirmed to the Circuit Court three years ago by a bipartisan vote. Her qualifications are unsurpassed, unsurpassed, and her record is beyond reproach. This should be a straight forward and prompt confirmation. It should be very easy. Good luck. Its going to be very quick. Im sure it will be extremely noncontroversial. At 48 years old, barrett would become the youngest justice on the Supreme Court. She is a devout catholic who taught law at notre dame, her alma mater for 15 years. Barrett and her husband jesse have seven children. This is a momentous decision for a president , and if the senate does me the honor of confirming me, i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. Trump says the vote was bipartisan, but its worth noting that only three of the 55 votes were democrats. During a Virtual Conference this afternoon, Vice President biden criticized Senate Republicans for focusing on barretts nomination rather than passing
Attended separate Public Events for the occasion. Biden at philadelphias korean war memorial. Both men paying tribute to our american heros as a commander in chief should. If you watched a little locker a longer and turned ut sound on, you would know this is no normal transition period. Donald trump has not conceded. He is pushing fast claims of voter fraud while he is filing lawsuits that are not even alleging fraud. Take this lawsuit over 592 mail in value lots. Are you claiming there is any fraud in connection with these 592 disputed ballots, Trump Campaign lawyer, to not knowledge, at present, no. Those around the president are humoring him, giving him the time he needs to accept the results. Another official told me today that everyone by tweet. As an update right now joe biden is leading by 62 electoral votes. He flipped three key states and two more appear likely. The math shows that he will be the next president of the United States. Despite that and despite the known fruitless
That biden has nowed to rejoin. Other picks include the first latino, and avril hanes will be the first director of national intelligence. Michigan and pennsylvania are now moving to certify joe bidens victory at soon as today. First lelts go to the cabinet picks and what they mean. Give us the surface view a little more for us. What can we expect . I think it is particularly interesting and sbruinstructive. It is part of the world when he says america is back. He is signaling that restoring americas standing on the world stage is a primary goal. I which this was an original thought, but this could be, if you look at those six faces, what a Third Obama Administration would have been if there could have been. The deputy Homeland Security secretary and then you have john perry back in the mix here. I thought that was particularly interesting being elevated to the National Security council, it means they will confront Climate Change as a National Security issue. The National Security impe
Its call ed sister hood. Its how you see it. Its to encourage women to speak up about what they believe in. Please watch this. It is extraordinary. You can look it up online. It is amazinamazing, and if you looking for something to inspire you, turn to the girls who code. That wraps up this hour. Im stephanie ruhle. You can find me all day on twitter. Coming up more news with hallie jackson. Thank you so much. Im hallie jackson. The court is in session with a new face on the bench. With election day now exactly four weeks away, the president clearly hoping for a brett bounce as he hits the Campaign Trail today with the republicans repeating one phrase, mob tactics to fire up their base against democrats, but that
party is already fired up. Plus, polling just out shows more female voters not so hot on the gop. And our lester holt in the Lone Star State with the two stars in a key race there. This star, ted cruz, and the congressman trying to unseat him, beta orourke. We have a more Cons