President Donald Trump just gave Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell permission to “go nuclear” if he needs to in order to get Judge Neil Gorsuch confirmed on the Supreme Court:
POTUS: if McConnell can't get 60 votes for Gorsuch says "if you can Mitch, go nuclear."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 1, 2017
Trump encourages McConnell to invoke nuclear option and eliminate filibusters for Supreme Court: "I would say if you can, Mitch, go nuclear"
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 1, 2017
Watch:
President #Trump's message to @SenateMajLdr : 'Go nuclear' https://t.co/etVsz4GyZf
— Fox News Video (@foxnewsvideo) February 1, 2017
Transcript:
via WH pool… "Mitch, go nuclear" pic.twitter.com/9SH6zOaNVe
— Celeste Katz Marston (@CelesteKatzNYC) February 1, 2017
Game on.
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