judge kava naugh doesn‘t belong and honest. above all. vanaugh doesn‘t belong on the bench because he is an extreme partisan. something we have seen from his earliest days in his career. and, reconfirmed when he gave one of the bitterest, most partisan testimonies ever presented bya partisan testimonies ever presented by a nominee. judge kavanaugh doesn‘t belong on the bench because of his injudicious tamina. his partisan screed will go down ignominiously in history. and made it clear that it would be virtually impossible for him to rule impartially on the supreme court. judges must be temperate, judicious, evenhanded. judge kavanaugh is republican leaders knew before he was nominated thatjudge kavanaugh was nominated thatjudge kavanaugh was a very flawed choice, but once president trump selected him, republicans decided they had to rush him through. they became a steam roller over truth, fairness and our traditions of bipartisan cooperation. any means necessary to reach their desired end. they blamed doctor ford and democrats forjudge kav

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judge brett kava naugh has outside the senate. the senate as the new supreme court judge. let me bring you this tweet, in the last few minutes. donald trump has said that he applauds and congratulates the us senate for confirming our great nominee, judge brett kava nagh, to confirming our great nominee, judge brett kavanagh, to the united states supreme court. later today, brett kavanagh, to the united states supreme court. latertoday, i brett kavanagh, to the united states supreme court. later today, i will sign his commission of appointment and he will be officially sworn in. very exciting! that's what he said. we will hear from donald trump when he heads to kansas for a rally there. if we move forward to the political implications now, what do you think they are going to be, for the democrats? especially as we approach the midterms? it is set to be determined but there are three factors. first, we see energy on both sides. it depends who turns out to vote. for 2017—18, the democrats have been far more enthusiastic than the repub

in an article for the wall streetjournal, judge kavanaugh for the wall streetjournal, judge kava naughll streetjournal, judge kavanaugh has now admitted i might have been to a emotional at times. but donald trump is continuing to fiercely defend the man he selected for the supreme court. democrats have been trying to destroyjudge brett kavanaugh. .. since have been trying to destroyjudge brett kavanaugh... since the very first second he was announced. and it was announced for one simple reason, he is an incredible intellect. who's caught? our court. the protest and political charge debate will continue but a final vote on whether brett kavanaugh should have a seat on america's highest court now seems likely this weekend. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. in britain, the environment agency is launching a criminal investigation into how hundreds of tons of medical waste, including body parts, have built up at five disposal sites. the contractor, healthcare environmental service, is accused of failing to dispose of the waste within regulatory timeframes. the co

it comes after accusations from dr christine blasey ford that judge kava naugh sexually assaulted herguaranteed the job. also tonight: the nhs trust accused of decades of poor maternity care that it's claimed led to babies dying — the boss says he won't be resigning. sharing the nobel peace prize for their campaigns against sexual violence in war — a congolese gynaecologist and a yazidi human—rights activist. guilty of attempted murder — the man who pushed random strangers, including this 91—year—old man, on the london underground.

some of the allegations levied against a judge kavanaugh allegations levied against a judge kava naughption of innocence is so important. i presumption of innocence is so important. lam presumption of innocence is so important. i am thinking in particular, not of the allegations raised by professor christine blasey ford, but of the allegation that when he was a teenager, judge kavanaugh drugged multiple girls and used their week —— their week state to facilitate gang rape. this outlandish allegation was put forward without any credible support and evidence, simply parroting public statements. such an allegation can find its way into the supreme court confirmation process, this is a stark reminder of why the presumption of innocence is so ingrained in ouramerican consciousness. mr president, i listened carefully to christine blasey ford's testimony before the judiciary committee. i found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. i believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life. nevertheless, the four witnesses she named could not

it comes after accusations from dr christine blasey ford that judge kava naugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. we'll be asking ifjudge kavanaugh is now guaranteed the job. also tonight: the nhs trust accused of decades of poor maternity care that it's claimed led to babies dying — the boss says he won't be resigning. sharing the nobel peace prize for their campaigns against sexual violence in war — a congolese gynaecologist and a yazidi human—rights activist. guilty of attempted murder — the man who pushed random strangers, including this 91—year—old man, on the london underground. and we will be reporting live from liverpool which, for the next 48 hours, is the land of giants. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — who will meet warrington in super league's grand final? wigan take on castleford in the second semifinal. good evening. president trump's controversial supreme court nominee, who's facing sexual assault claims, looks likely to be appointed this weekend after two previously undecided senators said they would back him. susan collins, who was regarded as a

getting her response there, and consider when taking in judge kavanaugh‘s consider when taking in judge kavawhen taking in judge kavanaugh‘s qualifications and the emotion that the allegations of sexual misconduct arise and the response there has not been so considered. it's been a bitterly partisan battle quite nasty at times. so there have been a lot of twists and turns, questions about how this will turn out and it all rested on four senators, through republicans and one democrat, they we re republicans and one democrat, they were the holdouts and they could have tipped the book right away in the end of their positions yesterday so we the end of their positions yesterday so we had a bitmap given their announcements, judge kavanaugh does have below. this has been quite a turbulent out there so we cannot rule out anything completely until the votes are in. from what we know it looks like he will be the next supreme courtjustice. it looks like he will be the next supreme court justice. that it looks like he will be the next supreme courtjustice. that will give an important political went to

just a few hours ago, the us senate confirmed judge brett kavanaugh to the us senate confirmed judge brett kavae confirmed judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. and i proudly signed thejudge‘s commission supreme court. and i proudly signed the judge's commission aboard air force one just before landing. eve ensler is an award—winning playwright and author of the vagina monologues. she is also the founder of v—day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls. thank you to being with us. first of all, what is your reaction to brett kavanaugh all, what is your reaction to brett kava naugh now all, what is your reaction to brett kavanaugh now being an member of the supreme court? it is a devastating day. it is an utterly devastating day. it is an utterly devastating day for many of us, for me as a feminist, for me as a human, for me asa feminist, for me as a human, for me as a survivor of sexual assault. i think the republican party and the president have shown unequivocally that not only do they not care about sexual violence or sexual survivors of violence, they

just a few hours ago, the us senate confirmed judge brett kava naugh to ago, the us senate confirmed dge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. this is what president trump, stroke as he would deliver, and he has, a month before midterm elections. brett kavanaugh ‘s confirmations of the conservative majority on the supreme court that will america's erections regeneration. shut it down! but it isn't the kind of victory he imagined, the bruising nomination battle has left ugly scars and exposed america's deep divisions. serjeant—at—arms will restore order in the gallery. it was a close vote almost among party lines and it didn't go smoothly. democrats had opposed mr cavanagh from the beginning on ideological grounds. they also rejected him as unfit for office after a harrowing debate over sexual violence are transfixed the nation —— kavanaugh. thejudge's nomination was upended by a university professor who accused him of trying to rape her when they were teenagers but is belligerent and partners in response bellied republicans to defend him as the victim of a political atta

kava-no! >> another group rallied against judge kavanaugh's confirmation in san mateo. organizers encouraged familying the attend. >> you can watch the full interview with brett kavanaugh's college roommate on "good morning america" right here on abc 7 beginning at 7:00 a.m. >>> now to developing news. a man is dead after being tased by deputies in san mateo county. kate larson has been at the scene all night and spoke the a witness and joins us now live with the latest. kate? >> reporter: the witnesses the man who the sheriff's office is calling a suspect seemed mentally channeled or on dr-- cd or on drugs and the sheriff's department says attack eed a deputy. this shows a man wandering around in the middle of the day. >> he kind of was mumbling, yelling, what do you want? what do i do? >> reporter: dennis owns a tanning salon and saw self-deputies surround the man. surveillance video from a hotel shows him in the street, as deputies arrive on scene around 1:00 p.m. he saw deputies toews the man, who fell to the ground and then got up. >> he came running towards me on

investigation into his supreme court nominee brett kava naugh, following multiple allegations of sexual assault. meanwhile, a former classmate of the judge says he's lied under oath about heavy drinking in his past. protesters have clashed with police in barcelona on the first anniversary of a controversial referendum on independence from spain. more than 180,000 demonstrators marched in the city, one of several events staged across catalonia. many tributes have been paid to one of france's most popular singers and entertainers, charles aznavour, who has died aged 94. during a career which lasted more than 70 years he sold more than 100 million records around the world. lucy williamson reports. # you never know... he complained about his appearance, his personality and even his voice, but none of it stopped charles aznavourfrom being one of france's best—known stars. before aznavour, a fellow french artist said despair was unpopular. i'm dealing with sadness, and with melancholy, and with everyday‘s little trouble. with the problems of the ageing man with the young girl, or the lost love. # i'm still single but happy. charles aznavour wa

investigation into his supreme court nominee brett kava naugh, following multiple allegations of sexual assault. meanwhile, a former classmate of the judgeg in his past. protesters have clashed with police in barcelona on the first anniversary of a controversial referendum on independence from spain. more than 180,000 demonstrators marched in the city, one of several events staged across catalonia. many tributes have been paid to one of france's most popular

his controversial supreme court justice pick, brett kava nagh, after weeks of heated and divisive political debate. earlier the senate confirmed judgeaugh by a narrow majority despite allegations of sexual assault. it's a historic win for president trump, ensuring a conservative majority now holds power on the nine—judge court which has the final say on us law. our correspondent nick bryant reports. this photograph of brett, not taking the oath has been released. the swearing in comes after weeks of divisive political debate after allegations of sexual assault. nick brya nt allegations of sexual assault. nick bryant reports. on the steps of the us capitol, the kind of scenes that have come to define an era. shame! an era of rage. an era of american division. an era in which women are even more determined to make their voices heard. i am just disgusted. outrageous. it's humiliating and horrible. the most explosive fault lines of us politics have long converged on the supreme court, but brett kavanaugh‘s nomination has stirred passion seldom seen before in a battle for senate confirmation. this has been such a cultural clash of two di

judge, teacher, coach, husband and father. despite the turbulent bitter fights surrounding his nomination, my fervent hope is that brett kava naughation, my fervent hope is that brett kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the supreme court so that we have far fewer five decisions and so that public confidence in everyjudiciary and oui’ confidence in everyjudiciary and our highest court is restored. mr president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. senators susan collins from maine. let's get more now from jane o'brien, who's on capitol hill in washington. that wasn't just susan that wasn'tjust susan collins saying she was going to vote in favour of this nomination, she made an incredibly powerful speech. she did. she really addressed all of the issues that have bedevilled this confirmation process which she called dysfunctional. she made a pretty good case. first of all, for ajudge pretty good case. first of all, for a judge kavanaugh‘s record pretty good case. first of all, for ajudge kavanaugh‘s record which pretty good case. first of all, for a judge kavanaugh‘s record which she said was exemplary, she addressed t

judge of the us supreme court. the president paid trubute to his new supreme courtjustice and the appointment process. brett kavas brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay oi’ unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay or college and yale law school. he has taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he is not working with his family, he is giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. he was on the dc court of appeals, widely regarded as oui’ court of appeals, widely regarded as our nations second highest court. dring his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge'sjudge, masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair—minded, and biased and evenhanded person. brett kavanahugh has been speaking about being confirmed as a justice of the supreme court. the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that pr

kava naugh‘s drinking have emerged. here's what the republican in charge of the nomination process makes of them. judgerowing some ice across a college bar in the mid—1980s. talk about a bombshell. one can only imagine what new bombshell might be published today or tomorrow. but here is what we know, madame president, one thing for sure, the senate will vote onjudge kavanaugh here on this floor this week. that vote has been delayed while the fbi carries out its investigation but democrats want more time to consider what the fbi finds. an update from reuters told us: i asked anthony zurcher about what the report might look like — and what if the democrats aren't happy with it? we don't know exactly what the report will look like. if history is any guide, it will be the findings that they have from their interviews that they have from their interviews that they have from their interviews that they are conducting in any kind of documentary evidence they turn up. but it won't draw any conclusions, it will present the accou nts conclusions, it will present the accounts they have gathered, and allow the sena

kava naugh were a hoax and all made up. mr trump condemned democratic calls to impeach the judge as an "insult to the american public". kavanaugh being sworn in as a justice on the supreme court — from midnight tonight. a 42—year—old mother to 8 children has been named as the second person who died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger. celia marsh from wiltshire collapsed in december. pret—a—manger says it was mis—sold yoghurt which was supposedly dairy—free by a third party. but the supplier strenuously denies that. duncan kennedy reports. this was celia marsh with her husband andy on their wedding day. it is a series of photos released tonight by her family. celia, in the middle at the back, sharing a christmas with four of her eight children. tonight a legal representative released this statement on behalf of the family. she was a much loved mother, daughter, sister and wife. we miss her greatly and we just want answers into how she died after eating lunch with herfamily. this was the type of vegetarian sandwich celia marsh ate in december last year. she bought it at

judge for all americans. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. after weeks of political rancour, a ceremony swearing in ceremony for justice kava nagh. ceremony swearingceremony for justice kavanagh. greeted by an extended standing ovation from the supporters, the new member of your supreme court took the oath of office with his wife and daughters by his side. less than two weeks he angrily denied a charge that sexually assaulted christine blasey ford when they were both teenagers. president trump said mr kavanaugh was owed an apology. on behalf of oui’ was owed an apology. on behalf of our nation, i want to apologise to break and the entire kavanaugh family fought the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. what happened to the kavanaugh family endure. what happened to the kava naugh family violates endure. what happened to the kavanaugh family violates every notion of fairness, decency and due process. justice kavanaugh thanked the president for what he called his stead fast and unwavering support throughout the process. stead fast and unwavering support throughout the processli stead fast and unwavering support throughout the pr

kava naugh, who's accused of sexual assault, moves a step closer to getting the job for life. as protests continue in washington, two undecided senators announce this evening that they will vote to confirm judge scores of allegations of poor maternity care says he won't be resigning. are you... i have a difficultjob to do andi are you... i have a difficultjob to do and i intend this eitherjob through. the government faces criticism for not alerting mps to problems in disposing tons of medical waste and body parts, despite convening an emergency committee to discuss it last month. a week after an earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia,

kava naugh back in force. he did mention the brett kavanaugh and forward hearings next week, throwing his support firmly behind judgee blasey ford. this is all about rallying up his base, a base that are firmly supportive of donald trump, but he wants that tasty turnout for republican candidates, because turnout could be a key decider. the democrats are really hoping to rally their base too. that is why he is out on the campaign trail, from five weeks today we will find out whether that result is effective. thank you. a scientist who pioneered the use of lasers has become the first woman to win the nobel prize for physics in more than 50 years. donna strickland from canada shares this year's award with a frenchman, and an american. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. 2018 nobel prize in physics... the ultimate scientific accolade, and professor donna strickland is only the third woman ever to have won a nobel prize in physics. she and her fellow winners were honoured for what the nobel committee called groundbreaking inventions in laser physics. professor strickland devised a way to use lasers as

kava naugh we liked beer. by the college mate of great kavanaugh has also come forward to say that the judge wasn't being honestout his drinking. and, on the subject of drinking, the teetotal president cracked a joke at his own expense. i can honestly say i've never had a beer in my life, 0k? it's one of my only good traits, i don't drink. can you imagine if i had, what a mess i'd be? i'd be the world's worst. the supreme court opened a new session today, still one person short, still farfrom clear that brett kava naugh one person short, still farfrom clear that brett kavanaugh will be the ninth justice. a man has been found guilty of murdering his eight—year—old daughter and threatening to kill his former partner, after finding out she was in a relationship with another person. 55—year—old william billingham, from brownhills, near walsall, stabbed his daughter mylee at his home injanuary. billingham will be sentenced tomorrow. it is 11:15am. the headlines on bbc news: the un says 200,000 people are in urgent need of help after an earthquake and tsunami struck indonesia. so far, more than 800 people are confirm

judge. key republicans weighing in. >> i think the fbi is doing what we've tasked the fbi to do. >> reporter: another crucial swing vote uguestioning kavas attacks on democrats. >> this whole two-week fort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. >> i tell myself, you a giittle leeway because of what he's been through. but on the other hand, we can't have this on the court. we simply can't. >> do you trust that he can be impartial on nkhe court? >> i te'll be totally impartial. >> reporter: kavanaugh tonight also facin new questions over his affinity for alcohol during high school and college. li> i liked beer. i stil beer. but i did not drink beer to the point of blackingut. and i never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: his former yale classmate, chad ludington, telling cnn, kavanaugh mischaraed his drinking at yale. >> i've seen brett drunk to the point that he could be passed out. you never saw him passed out? >> i never saw him passed out, but i saw him qui drunk. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports that kavanaugh got into a bar brawl in college. a police report shows a 21-year-old man accused kavanaugh of th

judge brett kavanaugh to the united states' supreme court. this is what president trump promised voters he would deliver, and he has, a month before midterm elections. brett kavaion cements a conservative majority on the supreme court that will chart america's direction for a generation. shut it down, shut it down! but it's not the kind of victory he imagined. sergeant—at—arms will restore order in the gallery. it was a close vote almost entirely among party lines, and it didn't go smoothly. without objection. the judge's nomination was upended by a university professor who accused him of trying to rape her when they were teenagers. but his belligerent and partisan response rallied republicans to defend him as the victim of a political attack. the democrats are focused on turning this distressing incident into political gain. the protesters have lost this battle. but they will carry on the fight into the midterms. even thouthudge kavanaugh has won his seat on the supreme court, the political drama continues. earlier dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and americas programme at chatham house, spoke to the bbc about the significance of kavanaugh's win. i don't t

judge, he is a fair—minded, unbiased and evenhanded person. he understands thatjustice must be divorced from the passions of the day, tended instead to the enduring foundation of our republic, the constitution. —— tethered. justice kavace kavanagh fills the place left by anthony kennedy, soon, justice kennedy will a minister the judicial oath to brett kavanaugh, just as he did last year forjustice gorsuch. this'll be the first a supreme courtjustice gorsuch. this'll be the first a supreme court justice has gorsuch. this'll be the first a supreme courtjustice has ever sworn ina supreme courtjustice has ever sworn in a former cloak to take his seat. —— work. a beautiful moment which reminds us that freedom is a tradition that has passed down from generation to generation. —— clerk. that is a big statement and want to thank you so much for that, that is so thank you so much for that, that is so beautiful. so beautiful is —— so —— so beautiful. -- so beautiful. applause. margaret and liza's presents tonight about what this historic event, all about your father, is all about. what this historic event, all about yourfather, is allabout. is what this historic event, all about yourfather, is all about. is about what kind of

brett kava naugh's hearing ofjurisprudence, but if we look at brett kavanaugh's hearing last week, it seemed like he was almost positioning himself as a republican. that is different than saying a judgeee that and the intensity of the democratic campaign against him, the supreme court is really falling victim to the broader polarisation we see here in the us. think you very much. a second customer is believed to have died from a suspected allergic reaction to a product bought from pret a manger. the person, who hasn't been named, died last year after eating a flatbread sandwich which was supposed to be dairy—free. it follows the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse who died in 2016 after eating a baguette from the chain. 0ur correspondent, caroline davies, explained the background to the latest incident. we know that the incident took place in december in bath last year. a customer bought a super veg rainbow flatbread which was supposed to be dairy free. we don't know the name of the person, but we do know they collapsed and died after eating the sandwich. pret a manger say they were mis—sold guaranteed dairy free yoghurt. pret a manger said it withdrew all of the affected pr

kava naugh, who's accused of sexual assault, moves a step closer to getting the job for life. as protests continue in washington, two undecided senators announce this evening that they will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh tomorrow. the head of an nhs trust at the centre of scores of allegations of poor maternity care says he won't be resigning. are you... i have a difficultjob to do andi are you... i have a difficultjob to do and i intend this eitherjob through. the government faces criticism for not alerting mps to problems in disposing tons of medical waste and body parts, despite convening an emergency committee to discuss it last month. a week after an earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia, there are fears more than a thousand people could still be buried under mud and rubble. a u—turn for unilever — the consumer goods giant scraps its plan to move its headquarters from the uk to the netherlands. and at 11.30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers benedicte paviot, the uk correspondent for france 2a and claire cohen, the women's editor at the daily telegraph — stay with us for that. good evening. president trump's controversial supreme court nominee, who's facing

judge kavanaugh added that he reveres the constitution and promises going forward, quote, i will keep an open mind in every kay. >> a former supreme court justice is rescinding his support ofug kava yesterday john paul stevens made the announcement while saking with retirees inflorida. he initially praised kavanaugh, saying he was all in on him being confirmed. but now he said his behavior during last week's hearing made him think twice. >> he should have been confirmed when he was a nominee, but i think his d performanceing the hearings caused me to change m mind. >> judge stevens retired in 2015 after years of service on the supreme court. again, a final vote on judicial kavanaugh's confirmation is expected yomorrow. ll want to keep it here on news4. got to take a turn now to the weather. some big changes thimorning, chuck. what happened to all that sunshine and high >>humidity? eople voted for cooler weather. that's what happened. >> i didn't get to cast my vote, i can tell you. >> you have to t get ballots in early, chris. cloudy skies have moved in. a cold front came through late last night. not everybody got rained on last night. barely more than a sprinkle at my place in n

judge brett kavanaugh to the united states‘ supreme court. this is what president trump promised voters he would deliver, and he has, a month before midterm elections. brett kavaation cements a conservative majority on the supreme court that will chart america's direction for a generation. all chant: shut it down! shut it down! but it's not the kind of victory he imagined. serjeant—at—arms will restore order in the gallery. it was a close vote almost entirely among party lines, and it didn't go smoothly. without objection. i suggest you act with decorum. the judge's nomination was upended by a university professor who accused him of going to rape when they were teenagers. but his belligerent and partisan response had people defending him. asa as a victim of a political attack. the democrats are focused on turning this distressing incident into political gain. the protesters have lost this battle. but they will carry on the fight into the midterms. even thouthudge kavanaugh has won his seat on the supreme court, the political battle continues. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. a second customer has died after suffering an allergic reaction from a sandw

judge brett kavanaugh. christine ford. they believe her overjudge brett kavanaugh. —— her name christine blasey ford. this breakdown along party lines, though, will usually democrats saying brett kavanaugh should will usually democrats saying brett kavaett kavanaugh should not be on the supreme court and republicans saying he issued. that is part of a broader trend in american politics where many issues are becoming increasingly partisan, where it becomes sort of a test of who you are politically, not who you are along gender lines or other lines and that is important to keep in mind in this fight that this movement and groundswell of women is really a groundswell of a liberal and democratic women, so the fight is becoming about two parties clashing, 02 genders clashing. interesting, so very much on party political lines. we will see how that plays out. we may very well be speaking again around election time. a week after the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of sulawesi in indonesia, officials say they fear up to 1000 people could still be buried in the area. the number confirmed missing is more than 100, but rescue teams now believe more people may have been unable to escape the buildings as they were submerged under mud w

judge kavanaugh is asked to rule on sexual abuse, the instance? that'll be a very interesting situation. the court doesn't have many of those sorts of cases but there are a lot of things that brett kavairmation hearings which may come around, his comments about partisanship and how democratic members of the committee were portrayed by him as being unfair to him. when he gets a case that involves some kind of partisan issue, congressional districts or voting rights, there will be questions about whether he can be impartial. would he have to recuse himself? he would have to recuse himself? he would have to recuse himself in the sense that those decisions are generally up to the individual justices. decisions are generally up to the individualjustices. it is not a case where he has a financial interest in the case. as a general matter, justices haven't recused even when someone on matter, justices haven't recused even when someone on the outside says that there is an appearance that they cannot be impartial. last night of the white house, he said he wa nts to night of the white house, he said he wants to be a force for civility and unity. i guess that is all very well trying to be nonpa