All right welcome to ░░░░░░░░ He hosts Snapchat s ░░░░░░░░ Luck America Peter Hamby ░░░░░░░░ he s an author ░░░░░░░░ CNN senior political contributor ░░░░░░░░ Jennings And the first ░░░░░░░░ is for you Scott ░░░░░░░░ someone who s considering ░░░░░░░░ Senate run to replace ░░░░░░░░ what you re not ░░░░░░░░ when someone puts out ░░░░░░░░ book it means they ░░░░░░░░ going to run for ░░░░░░░░ Not always but that ░░░░░░░░ is Isn t writing ░░░░░░░░ book the fastest way ░░░░░░░░ get rich in America ░░░░░░░░ now No You said ░░░░░░░░ was only fans No ░░░░░░░░ don t get rich ░░░░░░░░ books I hate to ░░░░░░░░ you bro Too late ░░░░░░░░ anyway what do you ░░░░░░░░ What do you believe ░░░░░░░░ be Mitch McConnell s ░░░░░░░░ I guess that s ░░░░░░░░ you d be replacing ░░░░░░░░ When you run for ░░░░░░░░ if you run for ░░░░░░░░ he s uh Yeah ░░░░░░░░ he s up in ░░░░░░░░ Um Supreme Court I ░░░░░░░░ without question I mean ░░░░░░░░ had a long career ░░░░░░░░ years won seven elections ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky But without question ░░░░░░░░ think his legacy is ░░░░░░░░ court specifically the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ If he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that seat open in ░░░░░░░░ 2016 election I m ░░░░░░░░ sure President Trump would ░░░░░░░░ won And then the ░░░░░░░░ of appointments that followed ░░░░░░░░ change the course of ░░░░░░░░ country for generations And ░░░░░░░░ people don t remember ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ in 2015 Scalia died ░░░░░░░░ that it It was ░░░░░░░░ was it 16 I ░░░░░░░░ 15 15 Okay So ░░░░░░░░ still had another over ░░░░░░░░ year in office And ░░░░░░░░ when a president is ░░░░░░░░ office he gets to ░░░░░░░░ who the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ He wanted Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell would not ░░░░░░░░ give him a hearing ░░░░░░░░ was unprecedented What is ░░░░░░░░ latest argument why that ░░░░░░░░ okay Well if the ░░░░░░░░ re referring to is ░░░░░░░░ advise and consent clause ░░░░░░░░ the US Constitution that ░░░░░░░░ the argument At the ░░░░░░░░ the argument was it ░░░░░░░░ too close to an ░░░░░░░░ It was 2015 Well ░░░░░░░░ was that wasn t ░░░░░░░░ full argument The full ░░░░░░░░ was we had divided ░░░░░░░░ and then we the ░░░░░░░░ people were going to ░░░░░░░░ a decision and they ░░░░░░░░ and they chose a ░░░░░░░░ president Well as I ░░░░░░░░ said in the editorial ░░░░░░░░ it had been the ░░░░░░░░ way around you would ░░░░░░░░ went apeshit about it ░░░░░░░░ somebody had tried if ░░░░░░░░ you would have been ░░░░░░░░ with it Well I ░░░░░░░░ live I mean I ░░░░░░░░ I live I mean ░░░░░░░░ live through the Bush ░░░░░░░░ when the Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ Senate did everything they ░░░░░░░░ possibly do to obstruct ░░░░░░░░ W Bush from putting ░░░░░░░░ on the court So ░░░░░░░░ s not the first ░░░░░░░░ I judges this is ░░░░░░░░ Court and when did ░░░░░░░░ get a pick on ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court Yeah Oh ░░░░░░░░ Okay And they gave ░░░░░░░░ a hearing and then ░░░░░░░░ voted on it They ░░░░░░░░ have voted him not ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen that ░░░░░░░░ put suggested two people ░░░░░░░░ they didn t put ░░░░░░░░ the court You can ░░░░░░░░ that But you get ░░░░░░░░ actually have a hearing ░░░░░░░░ was completely unprecedented and ░░░░░░░░ and illegal And by ░░░░░░░░ way your hero Mitch ░░░░░░░░ McConnell when they asked ░░░░░░░░ if he would do ░░░░░░░░ again he said Sure ░░░░░░░░ know I mean and ░░░░░░░░ then they they did ░░░░░░░░ it again in reverse ░░░░░░░░ Amy Comey Barrett was ░░░░░░░░ on the court it ░░░░░░░░ the exact same thing ░░░░░░░░ was even closer to ░░░░░░░░ election It was literally ░░░░░░░░ 3 weeks a month ░░░░░░░░ the election Well we ░░░░░░░░ we didn t have ░░░░░░░░ government then We had ░░░░░░░░ government That s what ░░░░░░░░ m saying It s ░░░░░░░░ for you right Exactly ░░░░░░░░ s just different situations ░░░░░░░░ why why are you ░░░░░░░░ why are you guys ░░░░░░░░ the the exercising of ░░░░░░░░ power That s that ░░░░░░░░ the exercise of political ░░░░░░░░ is fine This is ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ against We re against ░░░░░░░░ outside the law They ░░░░░░░░ it down It s ░░░░░░░░ clear Same thing as ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ is saying are now ░░░░░░░░ a third term It ░░░░░░░░ very clear It s ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution Aren t ░░░░░░░░ the guys who carry ░░░░░░░░ little pocket constitution in ░░░░░░░░ king Yeah Don t ░░░░░░░░ have one under your ░░░░░░░░ square there Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ it and and it ░░░░░░░░ two terms It says ░░░░░░░░ president gets to pick ░░░░░░░░ is the guy they ░░░░░░░░ going to put up ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court And ░░░░░░░░ says the Senate has ░░░░░░░░ confirm them And it ░░░░░░░░ the Senate gets to ░░░░░░░░ and consent on this ░░░░░░░░ that s up to ░░░░░░░░ Senate on how they ░░░░░░░░ that It s a ░░░░░░░░ government Oh that so ░░░░░░░░ is the latest argument ░░░░░░░░ right that was my ░░░░░░░░ All right I knew ░░░░░░░░ was one Okay Uh ░░░░░░░░ did you make of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s post this ░░░░░░░░ alleging that since I ░░░░░░░░ I hate Taylor Swift ░░░░░░░░ guy all the deals ░░░░░░░░ he still has time ░░░░░░░░ this You got to ░░░░░░░░ it Since I said ░░░░░░░░ she s no longer ░░░░░░░░ or I I don ░░░░░░░░ think he means physically ░░░░░░░░ I think he means ░░░░░░░░ in the business I ░░░░░░░░ Well she just finished ░░░░░░░░ biggest Are you sure ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean physically ░░░░░░░░ I don t I ░░░░░░░░ not mean I assume ░░░░░░░░ s like I assume ░░░░░░░░ s criticizing her looks ░░░░░░░░ was my first reaction ░░░░░░░░ no I I well ░░░░░░░░ no I I don ░░░░░░░░ think he means that ░░░░░░░░ I recall when he ░░░░░░░░ to the Super Bowl ░░░░░░░░ this year he noted ░░░░░░░░ the time that the ░░░░░░░░ booed her and cheered ░░░░░░░░ I think at that ░░░░░░░░ he started to detect ░░░░░░░░ she was faltering with ░░░░░░░░ public and I to ░░░░░░░░ I will say this ░░░░░░░░ Scott has a point ░░░░░░░░ I mean first of ░░░░░░░░ she made over a ░░░░░░░░ she s a billion ░░░░░░░░ on that tour ever ░░░░░░░░ like biggest tour ever ░░░░░░░░ history when she uh ░░░░░░░░ Kla Harris right before ░░░░░░░░ election and it was ░░░░░░░░ very sort of you ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ an Instagram post or ░░░░░░░░ Um her approval ratings ░░░░░░░░ people poll this stuff ░░░░░░░░ approval ratings went up ░░░░░░░░ Democrats but with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ independents they actually you ░░░░░░░░ went down strikingly Like ░░░░░░░░ don t like celebrities ░░░░░░░░ politicians getting involved in ░░░░░░░░ They really don t ░░░░░░░░ think it actually hurts ░░░░░░░░ agree But that was ░░░░░░░░ her tour like in ░░░░░░░░ middle She s fine ░░░░░░░░ ll be fine but ░░░░░░░░ I I don t ░░░░░░░░ she s hot right ░░░░░░░░ s not unpopular She ░░░░░░░░ she s not as ░░░░░░░░ in the industry now ░░░░░░░░ she just finished a ░░░░░░░░ tour So she needs ░░░░░░░░ to you know relax ░░░░░░░░ be with that football ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ weren t when she ░░░░░░░░ booed they weren t ░░░░░░░░ her in general What ░░░░░░░░ were booing was We ░░░░░░░░ t like you so ░░░░░░░░ in football Let s ░░░░░░░░ let us just have ░░░░░░░░ Let us have one ░░░░░░░░ without Taylor Swift inv ░░░░░░░░ s what that was ░░░░░░░░ I support that Uh ░░░░░░░░ Uh Kash Patel says ░░░░░░░░ s shutting down the ░░░░░░░░ s D C headquarters ░░░░░░░░ moving staff across the ░░░░░░░░ Should other government agencies ░░░░░░░░ doing the same That ░░░░░░░░ an interesting proposition I ░░░░░░░░ not against that from ░░░░░░░░ get for any reason ░░░░░░░░ mean everything probably is ░░░░░░░░ concentrated in Washington It ░░░░░░░░ a little too incestuous ░░░░░░░░ I have a take ░░░░░░░░ this about the media ░░░░░░░░ think news organizations should ░░░░░░░░ more bureaus outside of ░░░░░░░░ York LA and Washington ░░░░░░░░ And Cincinnati and wherever ░░░░░░░░ the bias the bias ░░░░░░░░ media can I m ░░░░░░░░ you would agree can ░░░░░░░░ liberal but it s ░░░░░░░░ less political to me ░░░░░░░░ it is cultural and ░░░░░░░░ based Um and you ░░░░░░░░ I just hire more ░░░░░░░░ in De Moine hire ░░░░░░░░ reporters in D C ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t bother me ░░░░░░░░ the slightest if the ░░░░░░░░ department was in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ was somewhere I mean ░░░░░░░░ know Washington there s ░░░░░░░░ concentration of people there ░░░░░░░░ only talk to each ░░░░░░░░ They live in this ░░░░░░░░ bubble And I think ░░░░░░░░ longer you re in ░░░░░░░░ the less you have ░░░░░░░░ common with regular Americans ░░░░░░░░ put some of those ░░░░░░░░ workers out in the ░░░░░░░░ of the country Uh ░░░░░░░░ might have a little ░░░░░░░░ better understanding of how ░░░░░░░░ are feeling about how ░░░░░░░░ government s operating Do ░░░░░░░░ do you work out ░░░░░░░░ Washington No I live ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky But you contribute ░░░░░░░░ CNN out of Kentucky ░░░░░░░░ I get up on ░░░░░░░░ I fly to New ░░░░░░░░ I uh do shows ░░░░░░░░ I come down on ░░░░░░░░ train and then I ░░░░░░░░ go home to Kentucky ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ and my house is ░░░░░░░░ just outside of Louisville ░░░░░░░░ like you re running ░░░░░░░░ right Thank you All ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, people.