In wake of Scalia's death, Thomas highlights Alito and Gorsuch as colleagues he likes.
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"Nobody follows the other person. Justice Scalia didn’t follow me, and I didn’t follow him."
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Ingraham asks Thomas about his confirmation hearing, showing him talking then about its difficulty. "Was it worth it?" she asks him.
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Thomas: "I don't think anyone would choose to go through unpleasantness, but if it has to be that to do what is right, then so be it."
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Thomas gave his answer in the context of visiting wounded service members, noting their physical sacrifice in contrast to his confirmation.
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Ingraham asks him about the African-American History Museum, he says that people used to be more OK being exposed to differing ideas.
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Ingraham asks about monuments being moved, he says they were worried about other things in the past.
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Thomas decries the idea that he says is present today that "people can't have opinions that make us uncomfortable."
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Thomas notes that was his grandparents' views. Ingraham adds, "They faced real racism."
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[Clarification about the museum question: She was asking about the fact there initially was not exhibit about him.]
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What a joke. I don’t care if Ingraham was a clerk she’s a far right hack and appearing on her show sends a terrible signal
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This is like the anti-matter to your musical tweets
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ugh, gorsuch :(
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