Ocasio-Cortez: We Need to Delay Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

Todd Some of your ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ behind you and some ░░░░░░░░ the energy behind other ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ the tone and tactics ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic leadership I ░░░░░░░░ curious what was your ░░░░░░░░ to Senator Cantwell earlier ░░░░░░░░ in how she described ░░░░░░░░ she would like to ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ Cortez Well I think ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ that especially with the ░░░░░░░░ Court we have senators ░░░░░░░░ we have folks trying ░░░░░░░░ figure out the strategy ░░░░░░░░ in the meantime the ░░░░░░░░ isn t as clear ░░░░░░░░ the communities that we ░░░░░░░░ trying to represent Are ░░░░░░░░ fighting or not And ░░░░░░░░ still don t have ░░░░░░░░ a Todd What do ░░░░░░░░ want to see Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ You know for me ░░░░░░░░ m a fighter You ░░░░░░░░ I m always one ░░░░░░░░ a fight especially when ░░░░░░░░ see what the GOP ░░░░░░░░ done I feel like ░░░░░░░░ re kind of gaslighting ░░░░░░░░ country where when they ░░░░░░░░ to fight when they ░░░░░░░░ to bend and break ░░░░░░░░ rules and stretch the ░░░░░░░░ to its limits they ░░░░░░░░ do it But when ░░░░░░░░ re on the other ░░░░░░░░ of the table it ░░░░░░░░ Whoa decorum Let s ░░░░░░░░ know let s Todd ░░░░░░░░ do you want Democrats ░░░░░░░░ borrow some of those ░░░░░░░░ I mean because that ░░░░░░░░ the tricky game here ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez Yeah Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Which is you know ░░░░░░░░ two wrongs make a ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez And I ░░░░░░░░ see the point that ░░░░░░░░ re making like the ░░░░░░░░ point And I think ░░░░░░░░ my point of view ░░░░░░░░ kind of look at ░░░░░░░░ more like soccer You ░░░░░░░░ what are our positions ░░░░░░░░ now And this Supreme ░░░░░░░░ seat is extremely serious ░░░░░░░░ have a president there ░░░░░░░░ a federal investigation going ░░░░░░░░ with direct implications to ░░░░░░░░ presidency And that presidency ░░░░░░░░ talking about nominating a ░░░░░░░░ Court pick that is ░░░░░░░░ to essentially hear this ░░░░░░░░ out This is a ░░░░░░░░ unusual time in this ░░░░░░░░ When is the last ░░░░░░░░ that a president has ░░░░░░░░ in this position Todd ░░░░░░░░ what do you want ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to do that ░░░░░░░░ didn t hear from ░░░░░░░░ Cantwell this morning Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ So I would like ░░░░░░░░ Senate to delay absolutely ░░░░░░░░ need to delay until ░░░░░░░░ the midterm elections That ░░░░░░░░ my personal opinion And ░░░░░░░░ think that at the ░░░░░░░░ least if we are ░░░░░░░░ to if this appointment ░░░░░░░░ going to happen the ░░░░░░░░ least we can do ░░░░░░░░ delay the timeline in ░░░░░░░░ women s health care ░░░░░░░░ going to be taken ░░░░░░░░ delay the timeline in ░░░░░░░░ our civil rights could ░░░░░░░░ be further eroded.”