Said they will not support the nominee. There was a stern warning issued to his democratic colleagues. If the roles were reversed, i dont believe for one minute you would give one accommodation youre asking us to give garland. You had a chance to grab power, you grabbed it. So when you complain about garland, its the arsonist complaining about fire. Heres where were headed. Were headed to a world where you dont need one person from each side to pick a judge. And what does that mean . That means the judges are going to be more idealogical, not less. Weve got an allstar panel of reporters to take us through all the news of the day. Kri Kristin Welker at the white house, and also joining me, National Political reporter for the washington post, Robert Acosta and National Security reporter for the new york times, Matthew Rosenberg. Ca kacie, lets start with you. Do they have to change the rules. He has said repeatedly over and over again gorsuch will be confirmed, and if thats going to happ
said they will not support the nominee. there was a stern warning issued to his democratic colleagues. if the roles were reversed, i don t believe for one minute you would give one accommodation you re asking us to give garland. you had a chance to grab power, you grabbed it. so when you complain about garland, it s the arsonist complaining about fire. here s where we re headed. we re headed to a world where you don t need one person from each side to pick a judge. and what does that mean? that means the judges are going to be more idealogical, not less. we ve got an all-star panel of reporters to take us through all the news of the day. kri kristin welker at the white house, and also joining me, national political reporter for the washington post, robert acosta and national security reporter for the new york times, matthew rosenberg.
this nomination. senators feinstein and leahy right there. kristin welker, if mitch mcconnell has to go nuclear to get this through, can the white house count it as a win? reporter: oh, absolutely, and the president has said he is open to that. he has given mitch mcconnell the green light in the past, katy, when he was first asked about this. but the white house has been all hands on deck when it comes to mr. gorsuch s confirmation process, officials on theill with him, helping him get to know se of these senators, also helping to pre him for that very long, very robust confirmation hearing that we all witnessed a few weeks ago. president trump speaking out about this himself over the weekend, katy, in his weekly address kristen, i m so sorry to interrupt you, but kasie hunt who is always quick on her feet now has senator coons. kacie? reporter: senator, can you just explain the process a