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Barrett speaks now. She says she is “deeply honoured”. She says she loves the “United States and the United States constitution”.
She says she is “mindful of who came before me”. She says Ruth Bader Ginsburg led “a great American life” and “she smashed glass ceilings”. She talks about Ginsburg’s friendship with conservative justice Antonin Scalia and pledges to build bridges with those whose views she differs from when she is on the court.
Trump thanks members of the senate for their commitment to ensuring a “fair and timely” confirmation of Barrett’s place on the supreme court. He urges Democrats and the press not to question Barrett on personal grounds, no doubt a reference to the difficulties his last nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, encountered.
