lou: joining me is josh blackman, an adjunct scholar at the cato institute.t have had a lot of fun today watching much of the testimony. ur thoughts about w well the jue performe >> judge gorsuch proved why president trump selected him. he's very smart. he's very well spoken. he has a deep command of the law and the constitution. an handled all the senator's questions with respect and dignity. perhaps more dignity than the questions deserved. he demonstrated why he was selected. lou: i thought the moments there between senator cruz and judge gorsuch were a master class in law. it was an extraordinary exchange, i thought. >> you joe senator cruz was a former supreme court clerk. judge gorsuch was a former supreme court clerk. cruz wasn't trying to score cheap points to. he asked him what he thought of the constitution. ways originalism. this was a very profound discussion and we are all better off for listening to it. >> we listened to senator blumenthal remind everyone of what judge gorsuch said at the time president trump was criticizing district court judge

lou: we take up the deep state judiciary with attorneys josh blackman and barbara smith. and we are joined by congressman louie gohmert. what's going on in our courts. also, 39 * doin -- president trp doing what he promised to send a message to our allies anded a ever air yet is alike. >> the president will keep campaign promises he made on the campaign trail. lou: ryan-care continues despite defections by three republican congressmen. >> now that we have our score we can start make improvements and refinements. the deep state is targeting president trump trying to undermine his presidency it seems every step of the way. but president obama vowing to fight after two left-wing judges put his extreme vetting ban on hold hours before it was set to take effect. >> the order he blocked was a watered down version of the first order. we are going to fight this terrible ruling. we'll take our case as far as it needs to go, even up to the supreme court. we are going to win and keep our citizens safe. and regardless, we'll keep our citizens safe. and i will not stop fighting for th

dangers of the left wing judiciary and the implications of the safety and security of the nation are josh blackman at south texas college of law in houston and adjunct scholar and attorney barbara smutting who served as law clerk to juste samuel alito. we thank y for being here with us. it is amazing to behold. back on february 3rd the washington district judge put the president's original order on hold. now two judges who are outside of the language of the order, no reference to the constitution or the code which justifies the president's and gives him the authority to do exactly as he has order ared. and let me start with you, barbara. what is going on here? >> i think you hit the nail on the head. the thing that bothers me out of the opinion in hawaii is the same thing is the 9th circuit. this is not how law is done. judges don't look at twitter feeds. they are supposed to it read the text of the statute or the executive order and the evidence presented by the government and make a decision based on the law. this is what judge gorsuch f. you find yourself agreeing with the outcome of the legal

tom: all right, josh blackman, thank you for joining us. that's it for us tonight.r joining us. i hope you will join lou on monday. in the meantime good night from new york. >> announcer: from fox business headquarters in new york city, the new "wall street week." gary: welcome to "wall street week," the show that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead. trish: here are some of the biggest headlines from the week. you have mixed messages over tax reform and the healthcare bill. stocks wrapping up the week and the quarter in positive territory. technology, best performing sector by a long-shot in the first quarter. you get facebook, amazon, google all hitting record highs in the