Krauthammer on Trump’s SCOTUS Picks: ‘Will Have a Dramatic Effect’ Unifying GOP

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER Did ░░░░░░░░ Trump move today releasing ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court wish list ░░░░░░░░ the dynamics in unifying ░░░░░░░░ GOP Let s get ░░░░░░░░ from syndicated columnist Charles ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ I think it will ░░░░░░░░ a dramatic effect in ░░░░░░░░ that One thing holding ░░░░░░░░ people who have resisted ░░░░░░░░ Trump or at least ░░░░░░░░ major thing is the ░░░░░░░░ of what a Clinton ░░░░░░░░ would do to the ░░░░░░░░ Court and how it ░░░░░░░░ change it for a ░░░░░░░░ Now you get a ░░░░░░░░ of 11 who are ░░░░░░░░ sterling three of them ░░░░░░░░ for Justice Thomas two ░░░░░░░░ them for justice Scalia ░░░░░░░░ six federal judges all ░░░░░░░░ by George W Which ░░░░░░░░ they are conservative and ░░░░░░░░ are relatively young So ░░░░░░░░ is a future looking ░░░░░░░░ the only caveat is ░░░░░░░░ you and I heard ░░░░░░░░ the interview where Trump ░░░░░░░░ his appointee will most ░░░░░░░░ be from this list ░░░░░░░░ going to be but ░░░░░░░░ likely How do you ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ He always leaves himself ░░░░░░░░ room He likes to ░░░░░░░░ leverage He keeps the ░░░░░░░░ What he does is ░░░░░░░░ kindle a little bit ░░░░░░░░ doubt BAIER We re ░░░░░░░░ to have a story ░░░░░░░░ the possible third party ░░░░░░░░ Does this he told ░░░░░░░░ this was going to ░░░░░░░░ a couple of weeks ░░░░░░░░ But I projected that ░░░░░░░░ thought it was going ░░░░░░░░ happen closer to the ░░░░░░░░ I wonder if that ░░░░░░░░ the concern about conservatives ░░░░░░░░ of moved up the ░░░░░░░░ and if that affects ░░░░░░░░ possible run KRAUTHAMMER That ░░░░░░░░ was a factor The ░░░░░░░░ factor is by doing ░░░░░░░░ like this to assuage ░░░░░░░░ significant number of conservatives ░░░░░░░░ gives cover Trump gives ░░░░░░░░ some conservative who is ░░░░░░░░ back and support him ░░░░░░░░ saying now I m ░░░░░░░░ worried so much about ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ very important step It ░░░░░░░░ this sort of cascade ░░░░░░░░ who s going to ░░░░░░░░ out and support Trump ░░░░░░░░ once it starts it ░░░░░░░░ not going to stop ░░░░░░░░ Quickly about the new ░░░░░░░░ The national poll That ░░░░░░░░ Trump is now leading ░░░░░░░░ by that KRAUTHAMMER Yes ░░░░░░░░ one sense no because ░░░░░░░░ loves a winner This ░░░░░░░░ was taken after he ░░░░░░░░ it up After all ░░░░░░░░ opponents had left the ░░░░░░░░ This is after Indiana ░░░░░░░░ minute he tapped for ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ is the nominee and ░░░░░░░░ s a bandwagon effect ░░░░░░░░ I that s reflected ░░░░░░░░ tells us any Democrat ░░░░░░░░ thinks there s going ░░░░░░░░ be a walkover I ░░░░░░░░ to admit that many ░░░░░░░░ us doubted he would ░░░░░░░░ the nomination in the ░░░░░░░░ place thought would also ░░░░░░░░ a walkover have to ░░░░░░░░ twice BAIER Charles As ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”