Todd Blanche fires back at Sen. Cory Booker: "You can ask the questions, but you cannot control my answers! I'm under oath, and I can answer the questions as I choose to answer them."
Sen. Alex Padilla on whether Democratic Socialists of America are welcome in the Democrat Party:
“Look, the way I see it, it’s a democracy playing itself out.”
Sen. Eric Schmitt: “This hammer and sickle wave that came through New York just a few weeks ago … the central plank of course is defunding the police, overthrowing Western civilization—this is not your grandfather’s Democrat Party.”
Sen. John Kennedy to Todd Blanche:
“It just seems to me that no fair-minded person could conclude that you’re not qualified … The opposition of my Democratic friends must be based on something else.”
Opening statement at confirmation hearing for Acting AG Todd Blanche:
“I’m here today to earn your trust once more … I’m proud of what we’ve done to help American families see safer streets and to have a fair shot at the life they’re working to build.”
TPM's @libbyemmons to @LaraLeaTrump: "I'm tired of everybody jumping on board this bandwagon of saying the country isn't perfect therefore it sucks. You know what? There's nothing that's perfect, and this is a damn better country than any of the other stupid countries out there."
