[distant sirens] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Trump, accompanied by judge Amy Coney Barrett and family. [hail to the chief playing] [applause] pres. Trump thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest and most important duties under the United States constitution, the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. [applause] this is my third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh and it is a very proud moment indeed. Over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a legal giant and a pioneer for women. Her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire americans for generations to come. Now, we gather in the rose garden to continue our neverending task of ensuring equal justice and preserving the impartial rule of law. Today, it is my honor to nominate one of our nations most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court
And this happens only 38 days from election day here in the United States when American Voters will decide between reelecting President Trump or electing his rival joe biden. Joining us now, our cnn team. Sdwrar any d jeremy diamond, anniriane de vo, phil mattingly, glor aia are borger, abby phillip. Jar pli, you a were getting a lac look at the line. Tell us what you are learni. Reporter yeah, they have made a year decision that they would like to try and confirm this next supreme r. Strecourt before the election. And we could see the first hearing on clilg papitol hill i next two week. And we expect her to begin to hit capitol hill over the next two week to begin to meet the snar senators who will vote on her confirmation. But this is a moment that we expect president to savor here in the rose garden. He has talked before about the fact that nominating justices to the u. S. Supreme court is one of the most important things that he can do as president. And certainly not to just have o
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