what i love about his argument is we got to fight off these forces because we only control the white house, congress and the supreme court. we better fight hard here because things can go under. but defeat is a more powerful motivator and i think that is going to -- i suspect when we're talking the day after the mid-terms that will be proven out. but i didn't think donald trump would be president so what the hell do i know? >> all right, john meacham, and thank you all for being on this monday morning. >>> coming up republicans celebrate their supreme court victory with beers and bubbly for brett. plus senate majority leader mitch mcconnell claims the senate is not broken while appearing to change his standards for confirming justices. robert costa joins us with his latest reporting. "morning joe" is back in just a moment. " is back jinust a moment you're headed down the highway when the guy in front slams on his brakes out of nowhere.