Not at this point. The room is packed for family members, of course, of whichever contender walks out and appears in front of the media. We know that both neil gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman are the top twoics and there was indication from our sources that both were given the opportunity to come here tonight and to attend. But a Senior Administration official tells nbc news, only one is in washington. Well go to the newsroom. A statement will be made here shortly. Pete williams, what have you learned . All signs point to neil gorsuch. 49 years old. A fourth generation coloradoan. He would bray western perspective to the u. S. Supreme court. We wont know for sure until we their president say it but weve heard from several people that he has decided at the last minute on neil gorsuch. And lets go now to chuck todd who is with me. The battle lines are drawn. It starts in a few minutes. It does. This wont actually change the larger makeup of the Supreme Court. All right. And here come Preside
Tell us about the top contenders, january. Reporter right contenders, jan. He has elite credentials, harvard law. Hes considered a writer, but he doesnt have scalias sharp. The other contender is blue collar with a pull yourself up by the boot straps story. Hes judge Thomas Hardeman of pennsylvania. He graduated from noter dame with honors he put himself through law School Driving a taxi here at georgetown. So two very different personal stories. But scott both solid conservatives. Jan crawford thank you very much. In the east room of the white house we are expecting the president at any moment we now see the crowd is standing and applauding. And here now is the president of the United States. Of the. Thank you thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen. When Justice Scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the American People. If i were elected president , i would find the very best judge in the country for the Supreme Court. I prom
They support the trump idea what a Supreme Court justice should be and they will serve for many years and each somebody selected if theres not a third person that we are not aware of that will serve with two other picks that the president will get. It will reshape Supreme Court to a more conservative Supreme Court. Assuming it is one of the two picks that we are expecting. One is 49 and the other is 51. What do they say about Donald Trumps frame of mine. Are they as conservative as we thought or middle of the road. Middle of the road. I think donald trump, President Trump probably and his team looked at finding somebody to be acceptable not so much to progressive democrats but people that are somewhat in the middle and conservative and he has to appeal to a lot of people. Here comes donald trump about to announce his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the u. S. Supreme court here is President Trump. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. When Justic
This is 15 minutes. President trump thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the American People if i were elected president , i would find the very best judge in the country for the Supreme Court. I promised to select someone who respects our laws and is represented of our constitution and who loves our constitution and someone who will interpret them as written. This may be the most transparent judicial Selection Process in history. Months ago, as a candidate, i publicly presented a list of brilliant and accomplished people to the american electorate and pledged to make from among that list. Millions of voters said this was the single most important issue to them when they voted for me for president. Am a man of my word i will do as i say. Something that the American People have been asking for from washington for a very, very long time. Today [applause] President Trump thank y
To be an optimistic speech, notjust to be an optimistic speech, notjust to be an optimistic speech, notjust to be American People but to the american congress. There are at least two audiences, if not more for this address. For these big addresses. The president needs to win over the people in the room, and just as importantly, win over those watching on television. The numbers of those watching on television have declined by almost 50 in the last few decades. President pays attention to his ratings, so it will be interesting to see how many people to tune into this. The president. I think it is crucial in this address, he really has to start legislating. He has not introduced any legislation yet. A lot of Members Of Congress have expressed concern about him not pushing hard enough, championing things for. Has done a lot of Executive Orders but not a lot of policies. Here is the joint session of congress, the floor of congress. You have members of the senate and the House Of Representa