it is now my privilege, ladies and gentlemen, to gavel in the 2018 gathering of values voters summit alue voters from america, from all across america represented here today. we are now officially in session. [cheers and applause] ♪ all right. >> let's get rolling. how many of you have heard about the nike ad with colin kaepernick? [chuckles] [crowd booing] by the way, i didn't see anyone kneeling during our national anthem. thank you. [applause] >> well, yeah. if you really want to honor someone who believes in something, even though it may cost you everything, it would be the twin brothers, david and jason benham we're delighted to have with us. they're former professional baseball players, entrepreneurs and best-selling authors. their rapid rise to success earned them a television show with hgtv set to air in the fall 2014, yet, the show was abruptly canceled because of their commitment to values. you see, they believed in something, even though it cost them everything. they immediately found themselves in the midst of a cultural firestorm, and decided not to back down, on cnn, fox

valued voters! it's a great honor to be back at the valued voters summit. with men and women who, 45 days from now, i know in my heart of hearts will deliver another historic victory for the american people when we reelect republican majorities in the house and senate in washington dc. and i want to thank tony for that kind introduction. but he already stole my best line. he and i have known each other for more than 20 years and i appreciate his leadership in this movement. and the sacrifices that he and his family make but he knows the introduction i prefer is just a little bit shorter. i am a christian, a conservative, and a republican, in that order and it is my great, great honor to return to the values voters summit. before i get started, let me bring greetings from a friend of mine. and a leader who i promise you has been fighting every day for the values that make america great, i bring greetings from the 40 president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [ applause ] it really is great to be back home with you. the last time i add

it is now my privilege, ladies and gentlemen, to gavel in the 2018 gathering of values voters summit , from all across america represented here today. we are now officially in session. [cheers and applause] ♪ all right. >> let's get rolling. how many of you have heard about the nike ad with colin kaepernick? [chuckles] [crowd booing] by the way, i didn't see anyone kneeling during our national anthem. thank you. [applause] gil: well, yeah. if you really want to honor someone who believes in something, even though it may cost you everything, it would be the twin brothers, david and benham, who we're delighted to have with us. they're former professional baseball players, entrepreneurs and best-selling authors. their rapid rise to success earned them a television show with hdtv that was set to air in the fall of 2014. hgtv in the fall of 2014, yet, the show was abruptly canceled because of their commitment to values. you see, they believed in something, even though it cost them everything. they immediately found themselves in the midst of a cultural firestorm, and decided not to back do

the values voters summit is organized by the family research council a christian evangelical group that says its goal is to defend family values and religious liberties in practice the group is best known for its attacks on muslims and the gay community the southern poverty law center which monitors right wing groups in the u.s. calls it a hate group by the way it represents an integra part of donald trump space we are now officially in session white christian evangelist. long ago put aside their skepticism of donald trump's godliness because he pledged to nominate justices to the supreme court of the united states who would rule in favor of christian fundamentalist belief eighty percent voted for him in the election and loyalty to trump remains high but there is a feeling among christian evangelical leaders but republican members of congress aren't doing enough to protect supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh from attack he's accused of drunkenly sexually assaulting a young girl when he was seventeen at a party in the early eighty's i thought he might inadvertently kill me christine bl

they focus on the weird one as though this represents everyone at the values voter summit. ed to preach, don't beat the word one. got it?. after an event, i looked at all the complimentary things the left-wing was saying about the values voter summit. i was struck because one of them said, what does this say about a conference when yancey must warned the crowd, don't be -- when the mc must warned the crowd -- don't be the word one. i no longer do that speech. i wanted to say something that secretary pompeo did refer to. it is this: he came under tremendous fire for just coming to speak to you about our values in america. it seems to me that democratic leaders can speak to any pro- abortion group or any group about gay rights. that is fine. it is their right to do that. why would you criticize our secretary of state to share with christians about the values of america? that is the world we live in. yune what? he ignored all that and came away -- do you know what? he ignored all that and came anyway. >> [ applause ] >> in keeping with our theme of international religious freed

[applause] men and women of the value voters summit, we have work to do. just 45 days to do it. gins, let's remind ourselves and remind our neighbors that the source of america's greatness has always been our values. instilled in the family, traditional institutions that are the foundation of our national life, passed on from one generation to the next. father to son, mother to daughter, headed down to us today, received and cherished. that is our greatest inheritance. let's keep faith. let's keep faith in the ideals and values of hard work, family, patriotism, and religion. let's keep faith in the american people, who throughout our history have always risen to every challenge and always chosen the right. let's keep faith in the leaders we elected at every level. thehis president, in majorities, and in conservative officeholders about america. finally, let's keep faith that he who is ever watched over this nation still governs in the affairs of men. him,hat as we hold fast to we will run and not grow weary parent we will walk and not grow faint, and he will yet bless america abu

he was speaking to the values voter summit about serious allegations of sexual misconduct by supreme courtup nominee judge kavanaugh. we are going to plow right through it. .. evenhandedness? does it sound like someone who wants to get at the real facts, no matter where they fall? certainly not to me. certainly not to me. not to the american people. and yesterday leader mcconnell brought the debate to a new low by calling the allegations against brett kavanaugh a democratic smear job. nevermind the leader mcconnell has no evidence, no evidence whatsoever that the recent allegations were contrived by democrats. they were not. nevermind that leader mcconnell had no evidence whatsoever that the events in question took place or didn't take place. seems likely that they did. he has no evidence one way or the other. he says he won't even ask for an investigation of it. he unilaterally declared the accounts of multiple women to be, quote, manufactured mud, part of a partisan smear campaign. let me address these comments directly that these allegations are, quote, part of a democratic smear

active evangelicals is taking place in washington right now shepherd tansey reports from the values voters summit. the values voter summit is organized by the family research council and christian evangelical group that says its goal is to defend family values and religious liberties in practice the group is best known for its attacks on muslims and the gay community the southern poverty law center which monitors right wing groups in the us calls it a hate group by the way it represents an integra part of donald trump space we are now officially in session white christian evangelicals monger put aside their skepticism of donald trump's godliness because he pledged to nominate justices to the supreme court of the united states who would rule in favor of christian fundamentalist belief eighty percent voted in the election and loyalty to trump remains high but there is a feeling among christian evangelical leaders that republican members of congress won't doing enough to protect supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh from attack he's accused of drunkenly sexually assaulting a young girl when he was s

research council held its annual values voter summit in washington, d.c. with mark meadows and vice president pence among the speakers. from yesterday, this is just under one hour. iscongressman mark meadows in his third term in congress and has been serving in north sincena's 11th district january 2013 after a 27 career -- after a 27 year career as a small-business owner. and he was elected chairman of the house freedom caucus. a is dedicated to giving voice to those feeling forgotten by their government. ladies and gentlemen, he deserves a hero's welcome for his work in congress. would you please welcome, jeff meadows. rep. meadows: thank you, thank you, i have been waiting a long time to get back at gil. come on back out here. we are not going to let this one go, are we? gil for, i have known 20 years. he has called me jeb more than a dozen times. not enough. not enough. [laughter] jeff, i am so sorry. rep. meadows: that is ok, george. [laughter] good todows: it is so be with you. -- so, i have to do a proper greeting. good morning, deplorables! gift th

the: senator mcconnell at value voter summit. later this morning, we will have live coverage. underl be there for just two hours at the values voter summit. the two speakers this morning will be vice president mike pence. we are asking you this morning to weigh in on two stories's morning. one of them is from the new york times, which cannot yesterday. rosenstein raised idea of recording talks with trump. he floated the idea to remove the president using between fifth amendment. this headline, grassley extends the deadline once again for kavanaugh accuser to decide on testifying. they went back and forth several times yesterday. there was a 10:00 a.m. deadline floated to hear back from dr. ford. it moved through the day and became 10:00 p.m. senator grassley extended it once again according to the hill. new jersey, republican. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm going to talk about dr. ford. it is a shame what happened to her and what is happening to her right now. arelways, the dems exploited her as they exploited the kids in the apartment shooting, as they are exploiting

valued voters. it's a great honor. it great honor to be back at the voter summit.now in my heart of hearts we will deliver another historic victory for the american people -- when we reelect republican majority in the house and senate in washington dc. i want to thank tony for that kind introduction. he and i have known each other for more than 20 years. i appreciate his leadership in this movement. he knows the introduction i prefer is a little bit shorter. i'm a christian, a conservative, and a republican in that order. great honor to return to this summit today. let me bring greetings from a friend of mine, and a leader who i promise you has been fighting every day for the values that , i bringica great greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. it really is great to be back with all of you. i just wanted to come by today. thank you for electing a president -- thank behalf of my family you for the extraordinary honor you have afforded me to serve as your vice president. it's hard to believe that it's been two years

president ronald reagan's education secretary bill bennett spoke at a gathering called the values voter summit. they talked about president trump's legislative goals, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and the midterm election. ♪ >> that was an awesome panel. i am sure you can find them available if you have other questions you would like to follow up on. let me introduce our next speaker. we are so deleted -- we are so delighted to have doctor sebastian gorka. as many of you know, he served as an american military and intelligence analyst. a former assistant to president donald trump. i have personally loved his interviews with the media. to me, the all-time classic is when he was on cnn with anderson cooper and compared his ratings to those of nick at night. anyway, that is one of my favorite parts with doctor gorka. he also served as the national security strategist for fox news and i am holding in my hand, clenching in my hand, it will be out in two weeks. by sebastian gorka. why we fight, defeating america's enemies with no apologies. but, you can get this now on amazon. get ahead of

vice president mike pence today backed brett kavanaugh at a speech at the value's voter summit in washington. take a look. >> honestly the way some democrats have conducted themselves during this process is a disgrace. the president and i are confident that senate republicans will manage this confirmation properly with the utmost respect for all concerned and i believe brett kavanaugh will soon be justice brett kavanaugh and take his seat on the supreme court of the united states of america. >> pence is sticking to what is or was the white house strategy, attack the process, attack democrats but don't attack the accuser. public polling shows more americans oppose kavanaugh than support him. more to the point this allegation has given red state democrats, three who voted for gorsuch last go around. the republicans need this forward momentum to keep this nomination from failing because two g.o.p.'s can sink it. before that we will see what happens at about 2:30. >> thank you very much as we near that deadline set by judiciary chairman grassly. i want to play another cut from mitch mcconnell on

he told at the value voter's summit that this thing is going to go through and it will be -- we'll seetice kavanaugh on the supreme court. >> well, he was talking to the values voter's summit. he's preaching to the choir. that's what they want to hear. he's trying to mobilize republicans to vote in the mid-terms. i don't know that you can know that until you see the two of them. you want to see how credible a witness she is and hear what facts she has and any evidence that she has to offer. we've only heard about her third hand through articles. nobody has seen her talk and tell her story. and then you have to hear how persuasively assuming this hearing goes on judge kavanaugh rebuts her. so i don't think you can flatly predict at this point this confirmation is going through. there's a few moderate republican senators that have not declared so far, i'm talking about susan collins, lisa murkowski, jeff flake. flake a member of the committee. i would suspect their votes will be up for grabs depending what they hear if and when this hearing takes place. >> her side has been making some d

[inaudible conversations] >> staying live here on c-span2, we'll take you back next to the values voter summit in washington. the next speaker will introduce secretary of state mike pompeo. late. >> well, this is a distinct privilege and honor for me to introduce our next guest. you know, while religious freedom is a hallmark of our constitutional republic, religious freedom is not just an american right, it is a universal human right. [applause] and, you know, this understanding is why religious freedom has historically been a key component of america's foreign policy. in fact, tomorrow night we will honor retired congressman frank wolf for his longtime advocacy, really his lifelong advocacy for religious persecution around the globe, for those that are being persecuted simply because of their faith. in fact, 20 years ago he authored the international religious freedom act which made clear that religious freedom was to be a top priority in america's foreign policy. and while that has not always been the case, today there is no question that religious freedom is a priority in america's foreign

then live coverage of the family research council's value voters summit. in about a

give you a speech before every values voter summit, and it was my don't to be the weird ones beach.t i meant by that was in every group no matter which it weird ones always a that shows up and that seems to be a magnet for the media for top they focus on the weird one as though it represents everyone. so i used to preach, don't be the weird one. events, ir one of our was looking at all the complementary things the left wing blogs were saying about the value voters summit and i was struck because one of them said, what does this say about a conference when the mc has to warn the crowd, don't be the weird one? point taken. so i no longer do that speech. but i didn't want to say something that secretary pompeo did refer to -- he came under tremendous fire for just coming to speak to you about our values in america. it seems to be the democratic leaders can speak to any pro-abortion group or any group of gay rights and it is their right to do that but why would you criticize our secretary of state to share with christians about the values of america? that is the world we live in and he

value voters. this was his answer. >> you're going on in a few hours to the value voters summit, and speaking about american values, the president today has tweeted that if the attack against the accuser of judge kavanaugh were as serious as she says it is, that she should have reported it back 36 years ago when she was 15 years old. is that the american value that we should be teaching our women? >> i'm going to be talking today about religious freedom, the fundamental values that are enshrined in our constitution, with respect to the confirmation process for judge kavanaugh. i regret that this rose at the end. this was unfortunately sat on by a united states senator for weeks as best i understand that when there were confirmation hearings, a chance for judge kavanaugh to explain himself to them in private settings and in public settings, and instead, a united states senator chose not to undertake that. i regret that. i think it's unfortunate. i think the president has said pretty clearly we hope the process will move forward fairly and efficiently and i'm pretty focused on making sure that americ

conservative and a republican in that order and it is my great, great, honor to return to the values voter summit today. before i get started let me bring greetings from a friend of mine. a leader who i promise you has been fighting every day for the values that make america great. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] v.p. pence: it really is great to be back. the last time i addressed the summit was in september of 2016. i wanted to come by today to say thank you. thank you for electing a president and majorities in the congress that have move this country forward to a more and on behalfion of my little family, thank for the honor you have afforded me to serve as your vice resident. [applause] v.p. pence: it's hard to believe it's been just two years since value voters delivered a great victory for the american people. i think there's only one way you can describe the last two years. it's been two years of action, two years of results, two years of promises made and promises kept. and we are just getting started. since elec

and former congresswoman michele bachmann were among the featured speakers at this year's values voters summit. they talked about national politics, conservatism and supreme court nominee that kavanaugh. this part of the conference is one and

. >> here's mitch mcconnell at the values voter summit. let's take a listen. >> you've watched the fight, you've watched the tactics. but here's what i want to tell you. in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. so, my friends, keep the faith, don't get rattled by all of this. we're going to plow right through it and do our job. >> without hearing her side at all, does mitch mcconnell know he has enough votes to push kavanaugh through? >> i think the votes to look at are susan collins and lisa murkowski at this point. we saw that collins pushed back against the president's tweet. so definitely a very confident statement from mitch mcconnell there, but he's trying to reassure the republican base at this point. this is an issue that republican candidates, especially the president, have campaigned on, filling more conservative judges on the court. this is a way to galvanize them ahead of the midterms. many believed kavanaugh would have gotten elected before the midterm elections. however, with this d

senators mitch mcconnell, ted cruz will address conservatives at the 2018 value voter's summit in washington, d.c. that starts at 8:50 eastern. in the afternoon joe biden will talk about the effort to find a cure for cancer. live at 4:30 on c-span, and the senate judiciary committee is scheduled to hold a hearing monday to give supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh, and christine ford is who has accused the judge of sexually assaulting her in high school a chance to testify. mse committee she's willing to testify next week if they can work out the terms. we're planning live coverage at 10:00 a.m. monday on c-span. that will be streaming online a c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. back now t to the wilson center discussion on american canadian cooperation in space. >> good morning everyone. i hope everyone has enjoyed the dialogue so far. this is as was said earlier, this is a timely event, a lot going on in washington but also in ottawa. this is a really good opportunity to talk about both space, and the collaborative engagements that both canada and the u.s. have with each

: this weekend, vice president mike pence sought to reassure conservative activists at the values voters summit. >> i believe that judge brett kavanaugh will soon be justice brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: today in a radio interview with abc affiliate wtam, the president insisted he's keeping an open mind. >> i want her to have her voice. let her have her voice. let her say whatever she has to say. let him say what he has to say. and at the end, the senators will make a choice. >> david, at trump tower tonight, and with the day and time set for the dr. ford and judge kavanaugh testimonies, the committee needs to set a date for the actual vote. >> reporter: that's right, they've pushed back the vote before hearing from both sides. but this is shaping up to be the most closely-watched senate hearing in a generation. the senators are not just concerned about getting this vote right. they're also looking at the voters in the midterms. tom? david, thank you. >>> and this drama is playing out among the run-up to the midterm elections, ted cruz in a fierce battle. defending his seat from beto o'rourke.

i want to play what ben carson said at the value voter summit. this is about ms.sey ford accusing him of sexual assault in high school. >> if you really understand the big picture of what's going on, then what's going on with with judge kavanaugh will make perfectly good sense toyou. go eall the way back to the fabbians who have wanted to fundamentally change this country and in order to to that, there are three things they must control, the media, the courts and the educational system. the first two they have >> suggesting her accusation is part of a century-long plot to change this country by socialism. what is he talking about? >> it's a more sereeberal way to talk about what the democrats are trying to do. they are trying to block the allegation. i don't know if that happened to dr. ford, i certainly hope it didn't. tends people to think it did not occur -- >> you know how you get evidence? you do an investigation. >> she pointed to certain people who claim they were there -- >> haven't said it under oath. >> i don't want to be the one to pass judgment but it

senator mitch mcconnell, ted cruz and likely will address conservatives at the 2018 values voter summit in washington d.c. that starts at 8:50 a.m. eastern. in the afternoon former vice president joe biden will talk about the effort to find a cure for cancer. >> okay, thank you so much. i'm really excited to see this idea is kind of got filled all of a sudden by a bunch of military people, so it's very cool. i had the honor to introduce our two guests today, our two panelists. i'm going to stay with brigadier general kevin will come a brigadier general for the canadian defense ministry. he brings up in a really diverse military background that starts in 1986 and over the years to fund the venture watercraft including the pilot, 23, apache, lotus opposition such as training and concept development for had orders. he's done a ton of work engaging with allies from an exchange with the u.s. army that landed him at fort hood texas and special operations aviation in afghanistan in somehow and he's landed himself doing space operations. so, let's welcome general kevin whale. we also have with

. >> reporter: the vice president speaking at the value voters summit, confirming brett kavanaugh's -- >> i believe that judge brett kavanaugh will soon be justice brett kavanaugh, and take his seat on the supreme court. >> reporter: blasey ford's decision to appear before the committee sets up a high stakes hearing next week that will give kavanaugh's accuser the chance to tell her story publicly for the first time. >>> a san francisco woman is leading an effort to take out a full-page ad in the "new york times" in support of christine blasey ford, just like an ad that appeared in support of anina hill 27 years ago. >> i call on all men of good standing and good will to step forward and say that you stand with anita hill, dr. ford and with survivors. >> harris is looking to raise $150,000 in the next 48 hours to pay for the ad. she's also looking for 1,600 male signatories to make a stand against sexual harassment and violence. in 1991 "the new york times" ad in support of hill was signed by 1,600 african-american women. >>> abc 7 news has a lot more content on the supreme court cont

mitch mcconnell is speaking at the values voters summit saying we will follow through.l hill. would they be willing to do that? it might look bad and go back to what one republican senator, the indication is they want to hear from her but this cannot go on forever and the judiciary committee and attorney for ford are so far apart that we are never going to hear from her, they can't agree to terms especially in a speedy period of time. >> what are your sources saying about diane feinstein? she kept the letter for six weeks and kept it secret basically, she did not call for closed-door hearings, could never have been here. senators would have been doing their due diligence carrying out the law of the constitution and instead it leaked out and some are accusing democrats of making this a hand grenades, throwing a bombshell to derail the confirmation and move it past as close to the midterms as you can make it and make it a total political spectacle to favor the democrats in the midterm. >> we always knew this would impact the midterm election. we don't know how it will imp

conservatives are meeting this weekend here in washington at the values voters summit. obviously the kavanaugh controversy and whether he'll get on the court is a major topic. let's discuss it now with family research council president tony perkins. tony, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you. >> bret: your thoughts on this and what's being thought delmon talked about at your voters sum? >> this is front and center, this issue. when the senate majority leader spoke this morning, he said reassuring conservatives that brett kavanaugh would be on the court, and for those who know mitch mcconnell, he's not a man who's given to exaggeration. when he says something like that so definitive, that sends a very strong signal that he's moving forward. in fact he said that despite the opposition, we are plowing forward and moving ahead. >> what about the president's tweets today? the second one today this morning, i have no doubt that if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she said, charges would be immediately filed with law enforcement authorities either by her loving pa

charge who you know quite well, mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader was speaking at the values voter summit early this morning and was very clear on how he saw the situation ending. >> you've watched the fight. you've watched the tactics. here's what i want to tell you. in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. so, my friends, keep the faith. don't get rattled by all of this. we will plow right through it and do our jobs. >> that really struck me. don't get rattled by this. speaking to a group offardent supporters. >> where he was and who he was speaking to. those are the individuals they need as you know better than anybody, the majority leader likes to control every aspect of what's about to happen, particularly a high stakes nominee and the highest court in the land. he can't control what would happen in a public hearing. that means outside groups, the base, outside supporters are going to play a big role in supporting the nominee, which is clear mcconnell still supports the nominee and helping to pressure from the right the senators that have t

. >> he's speaking at the values voter summit. >> you watched the fight. you watched the tactics.ere's what i want to tell you. in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. we're going to plow right through it and do our job. >> laura, without hearing her side at all. is that wishful thinking, or does he have enough votes -- >> i do think it's wishful thinking. republicans have a razor-thin majority. it just takes one person changing their mind, and there are a few senators who were seen at least pretending to be on the fence about this. the other thing i want to say is we're going to plow right through this woman's sexual assault allegation president i want to know who is writing his speeches for that's just horrifying, exactly what the republican party is doing. we have a real metaphor. we have dr. blasey ford saying slow down, i'm not ready, i'm uncomfortable with how this process is going, and republicans are trying to ram this hearing through. frankly it's not a good look for their party. >> a little indelicate, for sure. aaron, clearly

speaking to conservative activists at the values voters summit, vice president mike pence expressed confidence kavanaugh would survive this. >> honestly, the waisome democrats conducted themselves during this process is a disgrace and a disservice to the senate and the american people. >> but ford's family and many others are demanding justice. >> they need to know what this man did in his youth so that he's held responsible. >> not since anita hill accused judge clarence thomas of sexual harassment a generation ago has a supreme court confirmation become such a lightning rod. if the thomas confirmation is any guide, the kavanaugh hearings could have political fallout far beyond the senate committee room. president trump insists he's not worried. >> brett kavanaugh, fantastic man. he was born for the u.s. supreme court. he was born for it. and it's going to happen. >> david wright, abc news, washington. >> tonight here in the bay area, members of the political activism group orchard city indivisible will hold a candlelight advivigil. snake and butterfly chocolate factory in campbell to make po

how it could backfire for republicans at the values voter summit.itch mcconnell is talking about all of this. here he is. >> here is what i want to tell you. in the near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. ted states supreme court you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. man 1: this is my body of proof. woman 1: proof of less joint pain... woman 2: ...and clearer skin. woman 3: this is my body of proof. man 2: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 4: ...with humira. woman 5: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible joint damage, and clear skin in many adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. avo: humira can lower your ability to f

president ronald reagan's education secretary bill bennett spoke at a gathering called the values voter summity talked about president trump's legislative goals, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and the midterm election. ♪ >> that was an awesome panel. i am sure you can find them available if you have other questions you would like to follow up on.

president ronald reagan's education secretary bill bennett spoke at a gathering called the values voter summity talked about president trump's legislative goals, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and the midterm election.

leader mitch mcconnell, sure sounded very confident while speaking with conservatives at the values voters summit here in d.c. listen to this. >> friends, keep the faith. do not get rattled by all of this. we are going to plow right through it and do our job. >> democrats are blasting this counter offer by republicans. senator rick leventhal saying that the rational deadline is -- no basis on factor simply humanity. as for president trump, it's clear that he's running out of patience. ever since the allegations first surfaced, he's been uncharacteristically restrained. but that changed when a series of tweets from the commander in chief, "i have no doubt if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she said, charges would've immediately been filed with local law-enforcement authorities either by her or her loving parents." that did not sit well with republican senator susan collins. a critical swing vote. she said she was appalled by the president's tweets. she called it inappropriate and also wrong. she said she had no problem delaying this hearing for a few more days. martha, it's very clear that cl

here is what he promised his audience today at the value voters summit. >> you watched the fight.cs. but here's what i want to tell you. in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. [ cheers and applause ] >> so, friends, keep the faith. don't get rattled by all of this. we're going to plow right through it and do our job. >> we have two guests with us tonight to talk about all of it. annie carney, white house reporter for politico, and ron klain who was chief of staff to two vice presidents, gore and biden, chief council to the senate judiciary and led the legal team that shepherded through the nomination of ginsburg on the supreme court. >> thank you so much, brian. >> annie, i would like to begin with you on the journalistic side, that is the state of play tonight. mcconnell's comment, which chilled so many people on the other side politically, and the president's comments on twitter turned out to be consequential. >> chilled is the right word for mcconnell's comments and that was almost the purpose. their best bet for having kavanaugh's