On July 10th, President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. On Saturday, October 6th, the Senate voted to confirm Kavanaugh, 50 – 48, to become justice to the ‘highest court in the land’. According to TIME, Kavanaugh’s ‘razor thin’ confirmation vote was the narrowest margin in recent American history. A confirmation vote hasn’t been so precarious since Justice Clarence Thomas, who was confirmed 52-48 in 1991.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday, “I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court. Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!”