we'll talk about it with senior white house adviser valerie jarrett. also, the plot to stop trump at the convention. could paul ryan be the savior? >> it's not going to be me. it should be somebody running for president. >> and our gotcha. why is the right so upset over the president's trip to cuba? all that, plus a special interview, the prosecutor who wants to move chicago forward after the laquan mcdonald tragedy. from rockefeller center in new york, this is "politics nation" with al sharpton. >>> good morning. i'm al sharpton. we start with double trouble for the gop. facing no good options for both donald trump and the supreme court. on tuesday, republicans turn out to vote in arizona and utah. trump is expected to do very well. even though mitt romney says he's voting for ted cruz, and wants others to do the same. so now trump is becoming the face of the republican party. do they accept it? fight it? ignore it? the gop's identity crisis is playing out on live tv. >> the presidential race is being dominated by the so-called stop trump movement. >>

joining me now from the white house is valerie jarrett, senior advisor to president obama. valerie, thanks so much for being here. good to see you again. >> my pleasure, jake. good afternoon to you. >> so republicans say they're not going to hold a hearing on this nomination. as far as you are convinced that you're on the correct side of this and judge garland is fully qualified, how is this not an exercise in futility? >> oh, it's not at all that. we're very confident that two-thirds of the american people support the president's nominee having an opportunity for a hearing. it's what's fair. chief judge garland has outstanding credentials, he's a consensus builder, he's a true public servant who has given to his country. by every metric he is absolutely qualified. and by the republicans own words, they have supported him in the past. so our job is to prepare the president. he's made his decision, he's selected an extraordinary nominee and so now we expect that the senate will do theirs. so the american people's voices will be heard and we've seen a lot of energy and excitem

we'll talk about it with senior white house adviser valerie jarrett.o, the plot to stop trump at the convention. could paul ryan be the savior? >> it's not going to be me. it should be somebody running for president. >> and our gotcha. why is the right so upset over the president's trip to cuba? all that, plus a special

valerie jarrett said obama was looking for someone whose value he is shares, who is committed to public service and who could serve as a consensus builder on the court he said, last humanity to his character that touched the president as well. she added, the president has talked about things like empathy with past nominee selections hnd his criteria, can you talk more about that, the president's approach to looking not just as the judicial record but the person. guest: what he has said is most of what judge garland said there, in most cases that's what a judge says. he or she follows the law, does his or her best to apply it to the facts of the case. but that there is a small category of cases, and they're often the ones we are talking about because they're so important and so interesting, where there's not a right or wrong answer, that you have to use judgment and your life experiences do play a role in there and having an ability to, he used the word empathize, with the people involved in the case which is really another way, i think the president would say, of trying to understand bo

. >> valerie jarrett and his wife are getting in his ear and saying anyone who's against us is a bigot, stay strong, you know what you're doing. but there is a point where the president has to provide visual leadership. optics matter. if president roosevelt in 1933 at the depths of depression has gone skiing it would not have been reassuring to the american people. how is that different from this? >> very different. clearly that was a threat to our country's economic structure and system and you had people literally in food lines, tucker. here we have a situation where there's a threat but if you react to it out of fear, i think you can paralyze the country and, in fact, feed the terrorist narrative which is that we will dictate how you live, where you go, and what you do and the second thing is, in terms of military response, i think the president might have said something like this, if you just start bombing things to say we're tough, you're really not making a difference. >> right, but what you do need to do, peter, the president explained is allow the government to read your e-mail

in a newshour interview, white house senior advisor valerie jarrett explained the president's thinking he's nominated two women to the court before, one of them a latino woman, so obviously he believes there are lots of people who are qualified. the question isn't, "is the person qualified," the question is who is the best person for it. in this instance, he made the judgement that that would be the chief judge. >> ifill: the white house says judge garland began making calls to senators this afternoon, and will go to capitol hill tomorrow for meet-and-greets. and in spite of the pushback, several republicans have said they may meet, if not vote, for him. we'll have a closer look at judge garland-- and hear from both sides in the senate-- after the news summary. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, republican donald trump warned against trying to deny him the party's presidential nomination, if it comes down to a contested convention. trump and democrat hillary clinton padded their delegate leads in tuesday's primaries, and their rivals became even longer shots. we will have a full rep

i understand members of the congressional black caucus met at the white house with valerie jarrett.alk about? >> she briefed us on the president's nominee. look, you're right. there were some members saying that this was probably the president's last time to nominate who thought that maybe we could get a black woman. remember, the only black we have on the court is a black man who is the most conservative member of the court. so there was some disappointment. on the other hand, no member of the black caucus has come out against this nominee. because we don't know anything about him. so where we stand is we want to hearing so we can find out something about him. i'm doing the work for the congressional black caucus on his background. and i have to tell you, the only thing i found is something that disappointed the district of columbia, but it was a case of first impression which was a long shot when the district 20 years ago tried to get a house member and two senators by suing. it was a colorable, a good case, but we lost, and he wrote the opinion. now, we can't -- i can't find any

ambassador power and valerie jarrett, senior adviser to the president will also be there.et's watch the military in action here as they crack this. -- as they practice. [crowd murmurs] >> this is c-span's live coverage of the state dinner for justin trudeau and mrs. sophie trudeau. the 11 such event the obama's have hosted. the menu includes alaskan halibut with roasted apricot, baby lamb chops from colorado withaked pecan cake butterscotch swirl ice cream. that's what 130 guests will be eating tonight in the east room of the white house. as we await the arrivals of the trudeaus at the north portico or the guest arrival in the book cellar area, we want to show you the short interview we did with the new canadian ambassador to the united states. his name is david mcnaughton. the canadian embassy sits right on pennsylvania avenue, about halfway between the white house ol. the capit ambassador david mcnaughton at the canadian embassy. mcnaughton, the newly elected prime minister will be making his first official visit to the united dates this week. what is happening here at t

you saw white house senior adviser valerie jarrett. former fed chairman alan greenspan. [chatter] >> and now, historian and author richard norton smith discusses the historical role of first ladies as political partners. this event took place thursday at mount vernon, the home of george and martha washington. it is an hour and 45 minutes. -- and 35 minutes. richard: okay, good evening everyone. >> welcome to nonpertinent. -- to mount vernon. we've got a great program for you. we are delighted to have c-span here with us. this is a way to celebrate women's history month. mount vernon is of course a place that is making women's history every day that we remain open. we are the longest operating petition run by women -- operating institution run by women in american history. [applause] ladies camernon together in the 1850's to save george washington's great estate and preserve it and make it available for all people to come and learn about the life, leadership, and legacy of george washington. we are continuing that today. it is a great connection to women's history. we hav

kept encouraging me and telling me that just studying a -- ie bit harder, i could think about valerie jarrett who is a graduate of the law school. the senior and longtime friend of the first lady. loss will friends of more than 30 decades and i also think about my first amendment professor in 1982. and he became dean of the law school and president of the university. as you know, he stood affirmative for action. and i think of my friends, a white dude from mississippi who navigated a largely white alumni association board today take an overwhelming position supporting affirmative action and opposing profiteering. then, personal moments for me. personal family moments which i will share in a bit because michigan has become a true legacy for my family. i think of my late mom, who became a huge wolverine fan. she adopted university of michigan as her on the monitor. afternoons with phone calls back and forth about the michigan games. she would say, did you see that? game issay mom, the still on, call me in a few minutes. in 2011, i wason able to bring her here for the first time in her life with

ambassadorship is there as well as valerie jarrett.al white house photographer. and we want to show you a photo that he took. this is in the state dining room. that's abraham lincoln, and it looks like it's well lit in entertainment colors there. that's a photo that he took. lincoln is ready for the state dinner tonight, is what pete sousa, the white house officiall photographer, says about that photo. tom's in st. petersburg, florida. tom, please go ahead. our guest is luiza savage of politico, formerly of maclean's. >> caller: yeah, luiza, it's great to talk to you. i one of the -- i was one of tht few americans that probably watched justin the night he was elected there in canada, and how happy we were to see yourre country. i wouldn't worry about any advice from the barack obamafroe administration militarily. he doesn't have too many great successes. d and the good news for the people of canada is in november we're going to be electing the century 21 real estate agent. that ought to be fun for the canadian people. thank you for tak

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