Update: The monthslong Kavanaugh confirmation saga has finally come to a close...he has been sworn in as the 114th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
BREAKING: Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice in private ceremony at court
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 6, 2018
Photos from the private ceremony haven't been released, but Kavanaugh showed up for the ceremony carrying a keg in a humorous gesture that will no doubt further enrage the left.
BREAKING:
First photos of Kavanaugh showing up in on the Supreme Court to be sworn in.
Just amazing. pic.twitter.com/siceA3rnIm
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 6, 2018
Though the White House did release a photo of Trump signing the commission appointing Kavanaugh to the Court.
NBC: White House releases photo of President Trump signing the commission appointing Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/sfesorJEEE
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) October 6, 2018
As protesters swarmed the Supreme Court and the Capitol, Trump tweeted to say that the crowd outside the Supreme Court building was "tiny" with "maybe 200 people".
The crowd in front of the U.S. Supreme Court is tiny, looks like about 200 people (& most are onlookers) - that wouldn’t even fill the first couple of rows of our Kansas Rally, or any of our Rallies for that matter! The Fake News Media tries to make it look sooo big, & it’s not!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2018
Chiming in from Egypt, First Lady Melania Trump answered a few questions about Christine Blasey Ford Kavanaugh's confirmation, saying she thinks Kavanaugh is "highly qualified."...all while standing in front of the Sphinx.
First Lady Melania Trump discusses Kavanaugh while on trip to Egypt: “I think he’s highly qualified for the Supreme Court. I’m glad Dr. Ford was heard, I’m glad that Judge Kavanaugh was heard," adding “I am against any type of abuse or violence” pic.twitter.com/V0XwAYWqne
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 6, 2018
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The drama of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court finally ended on Saturday afternoon, when without any last-minute surprises, the US Senate voted Kavanaugh to become the 114th Justice to the US Supreme Court in a major victory for both the Republican party and President Trump.
Kavanaugh was confirmed as expected in a 50-48 vote, the narrowest margin for any justice since the 19th century.
In a rare move, Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican senator to oppose Kavanaugh on Saturday, but she formally voted “present” to offset the absence of GOP Sen. Steve Daines who left Washington, D.C., on Friday to fly to Montana for his daughter’s wedding. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who is up for reelection in a state Trump won by more than 40 points in 2016, was the only Democratic senator to support Kavanaugh’s nomination.
As The Hill reports, republicans used Manchin’s support to tout Kavanaugh’s nomination as “bipartisan,” but the razor-thin vote margin marks the closest successful Supreme Court vote since Stanley Matthews was confirmed in a 24-23 vote in 1881.
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