Graham: If You’re Running as a Dem in 2020, You Have To Prove You’re the Most Insane

‘Trump could nominate George Washington and they would all be up in arms’

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MacCALLUM: "In terms of the other big news that happened last night, I know you are very happy about judge Kavanaugh. In the women’s March folks put out a press release and perhaps they need a better fact-checker because this is the press release. It says in response to President Trump’s nomination of XX the women’s March — it goes on to basically say this person is a horrible person and that he’s going to change the way that we see life here in America America. Pretty incredible, just blanket disapproval before they even knew who it was."
GRAHAM: "President Trump could nominate George Washington and they would all be up in arms. It seems to be that if you are running for president on the democratic side in 2020 or thinking about it, you have to prove you are the most insane person when it comes to trump nominees. It’s sad to see my colleagues think so low. This is a well-qualified nominee. He’s lived an incredible life. Is one of the greatest conservative minds of his generation. He’s every bit as qualified as Soto mayor and Elena Kagan. Every president deserves a chance to pick nominees that are qualified. Brett Kavanaugh is one of the smartest most qualified people and a president could choose as a Republican parrot what they are saying is elections matter only when Democrats win back. We are going to fight back in the Judiciary Committee. We are going to protect this man’s good name and he’s going to get confirmed and I predict Democrats will come on board, because you can’t go to these red states and justify a “No” vote. He’s just too well-qualified."
MacCALLUM: "What to say to those who express concern about the Russian investigation and that judge Kavanaugh’s history in protecting executive powers makes them believe that this was sort of a preventative move, that they feel that they are going to have a friend on the court if it ever comes to a question of impeachment for this president?"
GRAHAM: "I think that’s a red herring argument. He wrote in 2009, long before Donald Trump even thought about running for president that a sitting president needs to be able to focus on their job and if they do something really out-of-bounds, impeachment is probably the best tool available. There’s been a debate for decades about whether or not you can indict a sitting president. So he said nothing out of the ordinary. They are trying to make it something extraordinary when it’s not. They’re looking for every reason in the world to take this guy down. It’s not going to work. He is just well-qualified and not only what I want him to be on the Supreme Court, I want him to be my neighbor. What a life he has left."
MacCALLUM: "I’ve had to leave it there but you believe he will pass in the Senate and that murkowski and Collins will be on board?"
GRAHAM: "They are two very serious senators. I think they’re going to look at him and say he’s highly qualified. Yes, I believe not only will he pass with all Republicans, he will get a handful of Democrats and it’s sad that he doesn’t get 95 or 100 votes. It used to be not this way and I’m so sad to see the judiciary be beaten up like this, but he’s going to get through."

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