show. i m jonathan capehart. this week, we have marked indelible reflection points in the state of our democracy in the 2024 election. we watched a disastrous debate that has the nation fearing like never before another trump presidency. not going to lie. biden s performance was as horrific as it was sad. now democrats are in full panic mode for the president to bow out of ■çthe race for someone younger but donald trump s performance was as horrifying as it was terrifying. he put on a campaign rally filled with his usual avalanche of lies and failed threats. then on friday, the supreme court, the one with the 6-3 conservative supermajority thanks to trump s one term presidency handed out decisions further exhibits about why elections matter. it threw out a 40-year-old ruling that gave federal agencies the power to use their expertise to determine policy when the law is ambiguous. that will now be in the hands of the courts. the conservative supermajority ruled that eighth
reporter: they are extremely disappointed by this pick by the president. you hark end back to when she was dean of harvard law school. she blocked million tear remember recruiters from coming on campus because of the don t ask don t tell policy. she said i don t want any employer to come on campus to try to hire jew dents when those jobs will only be open to certain students and not gay students. they sued all the way to the supreme court over that policy. they did lose and she allowed folks back on campus. she made careful statements to say i do support the military but i have them here on campus because of don t ask don t tell. reporter: she could wind up being one of the most powerful jurorrists in the country is that a plus or minus, that lack of experience. reporter: i think a lot of that depends on which side of the aisle you re coming from. a lot of republicans are