Pete. Pete who is on top of the world . Sources tell me Amy Coney Barrett might on top of the world today. We shall see. The president is, as we mentioned, poised to make his announcement for third nomination to the Supreme Court. Sources stay will be judge Amy Coney Barrett. Lucas tomlinson joins us outside the Supreme Court as a bitter battle is expected in the senate. Lucas, good morning. Good morning, guys. Now, 27 years ago Justice Ginsburg was confirmed 963 in the senate. Needless to say this time around judge Amy Coney Barrett faces a much tougher confirmation process. The republicans do appear to vat votes. President trump says he is going to make it official this afternoon at 5 00 text message. Any say the biggest thing can you do is the appointment of judges, but especially the appointment of Supreme Court justices. Thats the single bingest thing a president can do. Because it sets the tone of the country for 40 years, 50 years, i mean, a long time. President trump first nomi
But today ceremony in the rose garden was historic as President Trump officially nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. If we understand this is a momentous decision for president. And if the senate does me the honor to confirm me i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. I love the United States and i love the United States constitution. Judge we will talk about it but first my open. We are in the fight of our lives. It is a fight between good and evil, truth and lies, freedom and anarchy, law and order in the future of the greatest experiment in democracy, the United States. President trumps nomination today of Amy Coney Barrett a brilliant scholar, jurist in context list and mother of seven with an unblemished reputation will cement the conservative leaning of the Supreme Court for decades to come. This alone will put the left over the edge. Judge Coney Barretts upcoming confirmation will make Justice Cavanagh look like childs
John roberts live on the north lawn of the white house and john, as you reported from the beginning, the president knew he was going to pick a woman. How did he come to Amy Coney Barrett . Well, i think you could probably say, leland, this was a decision that had its beginnings, if not, was mostly done back in 2018. Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th Circuit Court of appeals, was when judge kennedy retired and the president ultimately went with Brett Kavanaugh, but to have the seat if and when. And here we are todayment multiple sources have told us as you pointed out at the time that it will be barrett, but some republicans, some republicans who have been told its her say theyre not going to be 100 sure until she walks out with the president at 5 00 this afternoon. He does like to keep us guessing. When the announcement is made, the clock will start ticking toward confirmation, the election is in 38 days, using history as a guide that should be plenty of time to get barrett through. H
Dr. Sean conley said President Trump has remained without a fever since friday morning, and his vital signs are stable. He revealed new details about the seriousness of the president s illness. His blood oxygen dropped below 92 two in the last few days. hes been given dexamethasone. President trump i learned about covid going to the real school. This isnt lets read the book school. I understand it. Its an interesting thing. I will be letting you know about it. Reporter the president wore a mask in an suv driven by secret service agents. Some are criticizing the decision as reckless that put his secret service of catching the virus. The white house says appropriate precautions were taken to protect the president. The movement was cleared by the medical team of and safe to do. After sharing a debate stage with the president last tuesday, former Vice President joe biden tested negative for covid19 sunday. Ashley . Ashley thanks so much. Thats it for now. Well continue to keep you updated
Full and from every angle with tammy bruce, jason and sarah carter. Kristin anderson will be here to and discuss how this might affect the confirmation and will squeeze in some other important stories. Will fact check those White Supremacy claims and a look ahead to tuesdays debate. But first i want to lay out for you my thoughts on the president s recovery, the medias reaction and what it all means for the election. Lets start with the human side. It was great to see the president s video tonight but the one i really appreciated was last night after all the media coverage, the wild and hysterical speculation. It was such a relief to see the president s message. There was one part that really showed hes back in business. She is handling it very nicely as youve probably read shes slightly younger than me, just a little tiny bit. Yep, hes making jokes. Definitely a good sign. But its all a sign of something deeper to put the president s recovery is a powerful symbol of americas recovery.