mcconnell tries to avoid you thorring trump's name at all.ming after the january 6th attack and trump's role in fueling it. the two may be forced to work together if he wins the white house. my new reporting about mcconnell and trump. the gop front-runner on the house easier. senator john cornin. this is real bad blood between trump and mcconnell and it's all about january 6th. >> the mob was if he had lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. >> because mitch mcconnell is a loser is. mitch mcconnell is a disgrace. >> do you want to see a new republican leader in the u.s. senate? >> i believe we have to have that. no, we have to have that. >> and asking him again, he's gone on to blame his wife with racists posts, calling her saying she's a taiwanese immigrant. she calls her china loving coco chau. does mcconnell want to serve as republican leader if trump is president again? do you think he'll

mcconnell feuded with donald trump. donald trump fired broadside at mcconnell and call the leader and his wife names. mcconnell is keeping his distance from the top gop candidate for president. >> if you the top republican in the senate are not endorsing him for president. >> i don't have any announcement to make. you may recall i stayed essentially out of it and when i change my mind about that i will let you know. >> mcconnell has supportive most senate republicans. >> he takes the arrows for a lot of senate republicans. he goes after him by name which means he's not going after other ones. mitch mcconnell has the thickest skin in washington. >> reporter: it is possible donald trump and other conservatives could try to sideline mcconnell if the former president returns to the white house. neil: the one video, john thune behind mcconnell has refused to say donald trump is my guy, staying out of this but a lot of the powers that be are. i wonder what you make of that. >> you have more senate republicans say of the writi

mcconnell who he speaks fondly of, but this is a moment where mcconnell's changing rhetoric could doomget ahead of the president. as you saw last week the president met with bipartisan congressional leaders, went around the table and gave everyone a chance to speak. laid out along with jake sullivan the national security advisor and admiral hanes or director of national intelligence what the stakes are clearly for ukraine. not just for ukraine bit our nato allies if we do not provide ukraine with the funding they so urgently need right now. so he's been very clear. he's been crystal about the urgent needs ukraine has as well as the urgent need to deal with the border and our willingness to work in good faith across the aisle to get this done. we really need congressional republicans to step up and work with us in good faith to get it done, too. >> white house principal deputy press secretary olivia dalton, we appreciate you joining us this morning. dalton, we appreciate you joining us this morning the organization i deliver you his scathingiv remarks about donald trump. >>> coming up o

one place mcconnell and i see eye to eye on its how crucial it is to aid ukraine. at the moment in history it's a private moment. russia has be further with armaments from north korea. and within a short matter of time ukraine could be defeated and a world will change and every american will fill the consequence of for years to come. this is a crucial moment we must, must do our best to stand together. to my senate colleagues democrat and republican, the matter is quite simple. as president zelenskyy told us if congress fails to act ukraine faces defeat. don't just listen to him. listen to the russian state tv pricing the u.s. inability to pass funded. precinct republicans and leader mcconnell they said for their role in holding up funding for ukraine. make no mistake, as i said this is just a crucial moment. this is a moment when the actual substance makes a huge difference that the number of phone calls, not what you hear from the hard right. no, it is a crucial moment. we dare not go down the road of defeat. we dare not shrink from her sacred obligation to defen

i've been in close contact with leader mcconnell, the white house and senator murphy here and knows all too well negotiators every step of the way. phone companies are making a lot of money. through these negotiations, i know we don't pay for dimes anymore. i remember dial phones. when i went to college i had to make an appointment to make ao long-distance call, to call my parents. that's how the world has changed. anyway. through these negotiations democrats have shown their willingness to compromise and work together to get a deal. now this work is not easy. in fact it's one of the hardest things the senate has undertaken but also one of timportant. of course there are many on the hard right who are desperately trying to undermine the negotiations even before they finish. are taking their cues from donald trump directly. these are the same folks who for months said what's happening on the border is an emergency and you've got to act and yet now when real meaningful and bipartisan legislation potentially is within reach they are doing everything they can to kill it. here in the senate

a couple of examples of why about what donald trump has said about mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell is a disaster. the guy is a disaster. the old crow. >> he had to get to the old crow. >> the old crow. the old, broken down crow. mitch mcconnell is the least popular politician -- >> you had the old crow come out and say we don't have good candidates. >> yeah. >> that's mitch mcconnell, who's the worst thing we have in the republican party. he's absolutely the worst. >> this is the guy who is -- seems to be headed for the republican nomination and the top republican in the united states senate and has been for some time. >> you watch this dynamic, report on this dynamic every day. >> and donald trump has attacked mitch mcconnell's wife we should point out. >> who used to work for him. >> yes. >> in deranged and racist terms. >> yes. >> so with mitch mcconnell and donald trump obviously their relationship has completely soured since january 6th. it is hard to imagine that if donald trump becomes president that mitch mcconnell can remain or would want to remain as gop leader. there are

one place mcconnell and i see eye to eye on its how crucial it is to aid ukraine. at the moment in history it's a private moment. russia has be further with armaments from north korea. and within a short matter of time ukraine could be defeated and a world will change and every american will fill the consequence of for years to come. this is a crucial moment we must, must do our together. to my senate colleagues democrat and republican, the matter is quite simple. as president zelenskyy told us if congress fails to act ukraine faces defeat. don't just listen to him. listen to the russian state tv pricing the u.s. inability to pass funded. precinct republicans and leader mcconnell they said for their role in holding up funding for ukraine. make no mistake, as i said this is just a crucial moment. this is a moment when the actual substance makes a huge difference that the number of phone calls, not what you hear from the hard right. no, it is a crucial moment. we dare not go down the road of defeat. we dare not shrink from her sacred obligation to defend democracy in

he has been calling for mcconnell to go. he encouraged rick scott to challenge mitch mcconnell last year. rick scott did but lost handily. that has created an ongoing split in the republican party in the senate. i don't know if trump wants that endorsement, and i do not know if mitch mcconnell will serve another term as leader. we will see this come to a head in the next couple months. if anyone tells you what will happen, they are lying to you. >> over to the house side, among republicans, who has the most endorsements? >> trump has a stronger law on house republicans. a handful have endorsed ron desantis or nikki haley, but trump has the backing of the top three republican leaders, tom emmer, the whip, steve scalise, and mike johnson was quick to endorsed trump after winning the speakership. there is a schism between the chambers of congress and republican leadership getting behind trump early. a lot of that has to do with the house has more gerrymandered districts, where losing a primary challenge is the biggest threat to

i've got to tell you, i do think this is it for mitch mcconnell. i think he's either going to retire or someone will replace him. if you're going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mich mcconnell is a cynical guy, but there's a few thing he cares about, and i would hope he finds some backbone in the next few weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate real estate guy out of new york. it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was going to say he can take a page out of mitt romney's book as he lev leaves the senate and standing up what he believes is the right thing to do. thank you for your time tonight. >>> up next on alex wagner tonight, a peek inside the courtroom where donald trump testified today. we'll get the latest from someone who was inside next. e l someone who was inside next. >>> all right, so former president donald trump took the stand today to defend himself i guess arguably in the civil trial to decide how much he should have to pay for defaming writer e. jean carroll. trump's testimony only last

and mitch mcconnell has always been a power player. like him or not, he has always been somebody that has control of that republican conference, and it feels like he is in charge. he is not in charge now. he has been run over. the party did not follow what he wanted to do over the past two years. he got in touch with what the base wants. obviously, he's aging. and so, i think, for a variety of reasons, mitch mcconnell just does not have the juice anymore. i hope he finds. it i've got to tell, you if this is it -- i do think this is it for mitch mcconnell. i do think that either of it -- he's either going to retire someone will replace him. and if you are going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mitch mcconnell is a cynical guy, but these few things that he cares. about i would hope that he find some backbone in the next few, weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate real estate guy out of new york. and it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was gonna say, you can take a page out of mitt romney'

i wouldn't sleep well at night if i were messing with mitch mcconnell.nk that -- if the steel get scuttled for whatever reason, i think that mcconnell wrote in classic mcconnell fashion, find a way to get out a knife in the phone booth, and drop some -- on the floor. >> robert, you agree? >> yeah, absolutely. and i think one of the things that mitch mcconnell and others are going to start talking about, because -- as you rightly mentioned, aid to ukraine is set up in this. and so, the winner in this deal also is vladimir putin. something i think you hear a lot about also in the state of the union, also by joe biden. and i think also by republicans that are concerned about what happens if our aid stops and russia's victorious in ukraine. what does that mean for the rest of europe and what does that mean for the rest of the world? all of that is bad. >> all right, mark, new topic. you have got a new piece out in vanity fair this week, laying out the race to be donald trump's running running mate. explain this. because, in the last 48 hours, people like to

have they not met mitch mcconnell.is to deny president obama a secon term. they live in a party where the republican nationally committee is weighing a resution to just declare trump a winner. >> i know both of these people pretty well, i have worked with them closely. as we say in vermont, let's see how this sugars out. when donald trump becomes a nominee and it's a straight-up choice, i don't think the problem is going to be what liz cheney or mitt romney are doing. i think they're going to do the right thing here. just think, mitt came out in the spring of '16 and denounced trump. and i don't think it's an exaggeration to say he was surprised that so few people followed him. and he was the first senator ever in the history of the united states to vote to impeach a member of his own party. and you know, i think he goes to bed at night and he sleeps well. he's been threatened, as has liz cheney. they have both received serious physical threats and dealt with it, but they're examples of quiet courage. i think they'll e

i wouldn't sleep well at night if i were messing with mitch mcconnell. and i think that -- if the steel get scuttled for whatever reason, i think that mcconnell wrote in classic mcconnell fashion, find a way to get out a knife in the phone booth, and drop some -- on the floor. >> robert, you agree? >> yeah, absolutely. and i think one of the things that mitch mcconnell and others are going to start talking about, because -- as you rightly mentioned, aid to ukraine is set up in this. and so, the winner in this deal also is vladimir putin. something i think you hear a lot about also in the state of the union, also by joe biden. and i think also by republicans that are concerned about what happens if our aid stops and russia's victorious in ukraine. what does that mean for the rest of europe and what does that mean for the rest of the world? all of that is bad. >> all right, mark, new topic. you have got a new piece out in vanity fair this week, laying out the race to be donald trump's running running mate. explain this. because, in the last 48 hours, peopl

he has been calling for mcconnell to go.e encouraged rick scott to challenge mitch mcconnell last year. rick scott did but lost handily. that has created an ongoing split in the republican party in the senate. i don't know if trump wants that endorsement, and i do not know if mitch mcconnell will serve another term as leader. we will see this come to a head in the next couple months. if anyone tells you what will happen, they are lying to you. >> over to the house side, among republicans, who has the most endorsements? >> trump has a stronger law on house republicans. a handful have endorsed ron desantis or nikki haley, but trump has the backing of the top three republican leaders, tom emmer, the whip, steve scalise, and mike johnson was quick to endorsed trump after winning the speakership. there is a schism between the chambers of congress and republican leadership getting behind trump early. a lot of that has to do with the house has more gerrymandered districts, where losing a primary challenge is the biggest threat to y

mcconnell. joe biden must act. he has the power. he just doesn't want to do it. >> laura: so this means senator ron johnson, holly, rand paul, you, vance, i mean, there is a core grouch senators who are still standing up for the american workers, they -- y'all got to stick together. and everyone can call their senator and respectfully let their voice be heard. senator, i understand that you have decided whom you are going to endorse in the republican primary. are you going to share it with us tonight. >> yeah. i have made that decision. and as i get that that, i want to be clear, this is a choice. the american people have a choice to make. in this circumstance, they have a rare historically unusual chance to choose between two presidents. they have a chance to choose between order and lawlessness. the opportunity of putting america first or america last. i choose first and always to put america first. look, whether you like donald trump or not, whether you agree with everything he says, or not, he is our one opportunity to choose or

mitch mcconnell has always been a power player.ou like him or not, he has always been somebody that has control of that republican conference and feels like he's in charge. he's not in charge now. he has been run over. the party did not follow what he wanted to do over the past two years. he's out of touch with what the base wants. obviously he is aging. and suffering for a variety of reasons he doesn't produce any more. i hope you find. it if this is, i do think this is it from mitch mcconnell. i think he's gonna retire or someone will replace him. if you're going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mitch mcconnell is a cynical guy but there are a few things he cares about, and i would hope that he finds some backbone in the next few weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate realest eight guy out of new york. it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was gonna say, he can take a page out of mitt romney's book as he leaders senate in standing up for what he believes is the right thing to do. ti

mitch mcconnell has no working relationship with donald trump.f outsourced the political partnership between senate republicans, committees who endorse trump early but the key is senator mcconnell says he will backac the nominee. if donald trump who looks like the severe favorite to becomewh the nominee wins nomination it seems like he will at least get that pro-form endorsement from its mcconnell even m though they could not be more different and they are totally unaligned on big issues. >> will the former president care if mitch mcconnell endorses him? >> look, i really know if that's an endorsement trump would want. this point is been calling for mcconnell to go as leader for several years. he encouragednn rick scott senar from florida to challenge mitch mcconnell last year. rick scotttt did challenge but lost handily, yet just the challenge and the backing of ten other senators has kind of created an ongoing split in the republican party in the senate. i don't know that trump wants that endorsement added don't know that mitch mcconnell is nec

tammy bruce, mitch mcconnell finally throwing in the towel. after howling conservative senator said you can't have this terrible deal, couple things, work permits for illegal migrants, 5,000 per day, influx of 5,000 per day is okay. i guess that less than 10,000 a day. increase number of visas for family of high school labors -- high sc skill labors and betts betsy mccaughey on show last night, talking about her great column, illegals who want to flying they don't need a picture i.d. card, no i.d. cards just go ahead and next thing they will vote. tammy, welcome to the show. >> thank you first time, i appreciate it. larry: all it is all. >> you know you mentioned jean baptiste i think of paris, i get distracted. larry: i knew him, he wrote in 1801. >> there you go, 5 thousand a day does not sound like much, wouldn't 50 thousand a month -- 150 thousand a month, you think about who is already here, numbers that have happened. we're still talking about incentives, the idea is someone can get in, maybe i can get in we can make if happen. the the c

mcconnell says border talks are still on.awmakers are trying to fillet what this means. >> i'm having a hard time translating. senator mcconnell is focused on getting ukraine, very focused on it and i have no reason to believe he's equivocating on that. >> it is unclear if mcconnell could get a majority of his member to support a border deal. a coalition of democrats and some republicans could break a filibuster. democrats believe conservatives are bowing to donald trump. >> you've seen on the republican side more members try to blow it up. there's affection in the republican conference that looks at this agreement, knows it will have an impact at the border, that it will fix the broken asylum system and doesn't want that and that is the reality. >> reporter: some republicans are trying to decode what mcconnell wants to do. it's likely the senate has the votes to 8 ukraine in a stand-alone bill. that issue is not as toxic as border security. >> don't know where leader mcconnell is on this. the fact he's been silent given the

for the negotiations accusing minority leader nj gop voters writes in a new op-ed mcconnell preserving a republican party in washington has completely lost touch with voters the real world joining me to talk more about all this wisconsin senator ron johnson member senate homeland security budget finance committees good to see you thanks so much for being here this morning. >> to a good morning, maria. glad to be here. >> you are on the senate, homeland security, committee. have you seen the text of the langford bill on the border? and what is your assessment of it? >> not one word of it. >> wow! . >> we, you know they talk about generalities our staff briefed by leadership staff briefed on just as concerning but let me say the president biden is completely for it. he had all the executive authority he needed and he used it to dismantle all successful promise president trump had in place that secured the border president biden wants open border the root because of the current catastrophe clear and present daryning to nation he caused this to say i need more authority you have all the au

mcconnell.iz peek, syndicated columnest, fox news contributor, tammy bruce and caroline downey from "national review." terrific ladies night out, i love this stuff. tammy bruce, mitch mcconnell finally through true in the towel that you can't have the deal. i don't know the deal. couple things, work permits for illegal migrants. 5000 per day, influx of 5000 per day is okay? i guess that's less than 10,000 a day. increased number of visas for families of high-skilled laborers, 50,000 new green cards a year. and betsy mccaughey was on the show last night talking about a great column. illegals who want to fly in airplanes and do other things presumably, but they don't need a picture i.d. cards, no i.d. cards. they can just go ahead and next thing is they will vote. anyway, tammy, welcome to the show. >> thank you, first time. i appreciate it. larry: it's all, it's all, it's all yours. >> you mentioned i think of paris. i was distracted. larry: i know john baptiste seay he wrote in 180, 1802. >> tha

that's not mcconnell's stayle.e's laying out the reality, and many republican senators stood up in that conference meeting, made their opinions known. this was not just mcdonconnell lecturing his conference. >> what about trump's role in all of this. one of his key points against biden is crisis at the border, as kaitlyn asked mike johnson, how can you keep saying crisis at the border if you don't get behind anything to change it that can pass? >> i think trump is really concerned as some republican senators, some house republicans have openly acknowledged about giving biden any sort of perceived victory, even if this deal doesn't go as far as some republicans want, they don't want this opportunity to be where biden can point to some progress. look, i have already done something on the border. they are afraid that could help joe biden in the election. >> all politics. lauren fox, thank you. >>> well, today, president biden will bring his economic pitch to wisconsin, pretty key state. he's expected to talk up his ad

leader mcconnell said no way.ankford is trying to do all he can but when the leadership is telling you that you can't do that -- [inaudible] first off we don't know. all we do is we read the things you guys ride and we have gotten a few briefings that we don't know all of it. you're so we do know why don't they give it to us? go to the omnibus and go to the china bill and go to all these bills. they do behind closed doors in a way to the last minute and they say vote for it. we don't vote for it because -- they have trained us. if this is such a good bill why don't you give it to us and as you nicco see it we will give you our thoughts. >> internally it's hoeven's idea. we have got to have some kind of benchmark. if they are going to get what they want to be funded. it literally had to be at least a half a dozen if not more. we press the point. i made the point that i would not only vote for it i would promote the bill to help the people of ukraine at the secured the border. there was a great deal of support in ou

cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill this morning with this big statement by mitch mcconnell, manu. >>eporter: yeah, no question about it. republicans are still trying to figure out what that means in the months ahead. mcconnell has been pushing hard to get this deal done because republicans have insisted, there must be a deal on immigration and the border fuirst before thy agree to more funding for ukraine at a critical time in the war against russia. but because trump has come out publicly and privately, lobbying against any sort of immigration deal that is not, quote, exactly what republicans have demanded, there are fears on capitol hill that that could scuttle the process entirely, derail this national security package, and that is the message that republicans are grappling with this morning, including one senator, mitt o'rromney, who sa he believes donald trump is urging members to kill this because he wants to campaign on the issue of immigration. >> do you think this is what he wants, the issue, donald trump? this is why he is doing in? >> i think the border is a very important

>> mcconnell and trump have a very icy relationship. i think it has been pretty much nonexistent since the january 6 capitol attack. they strongly differ on the outcome and mcconnell blames trump. but i think that leader mcconnell still has to understand that he has to i guess kowtow to trump in some ways as he is pretty of the presumptive nominee in the 2024 race. and if he does eventually win the rates, thece, he will make y difficult for legislation. i think a lot of senators are frustrated by the fact that he has the understanding by the ways and ins and outs of capitol hill as did he in his first term. so i think it will being increasingly difficult for republicans already divided in the house. and now the senate is getting a taste of the divisions. >> speaking of the house, this is obviously dead on arrival there. the other piece of this, and we focused on the border aspects, but aid to ukraine is something that i think it is a little hard to know since it has been a minute since they voted on it, but previously could have gotten

few could match mcconnell's mastery of the tactics of political leadership. but i thought he had made a number of serious mistakes in this case, including not agreeing to call the senate back into session for the impeachment trial and not voting to convict. mcconnell had been telling me that he expected trump to fade away. i knew that would not happen. liz cheney is republican royalty to the extent we have that in this country. she is now the sharpest thorn in the side of the republican party. and she is naming names, quoting e-mails, producing phone records and explaining the stakes. she is taking zero prisoners. in an effort that she says is aimed at nothing short of saving the country, making sure that this next election is not our last. she says if trump is re-elected in 2024 it is likely that he will not leave powe in her new book, "oath and honor: a memoir and a warning," liz cheney says at the end on page 365 that if trump is re-elected to the white house he will in her words dismantle the republic. and what that means is that everybody who wants us to

. >> slams mitch mcconnell for fostering border talks. >> sadly mitch mcconnell's enemies are conservativesn the senate and house republican leadership. >> house speaker mike johnson opposes the senate package. cruz owe could you seed the g.o.p. brass waging war on the speaker. aligning, instead, with senate majority leader chuck schumer. >> republican leadership is like charlie brown with lucy and the football. and over and over again they run for the football and over and over again lucy schumer pulls it away and republican leadership lands on their as. >> democrats worry that the right might kill the bill even before there is a bill. >> attempts to sabotage negotiations before they even finish must be shunned by the manimembership of this body. >> other republicans are bewildered that their colleagues would undermine lead g.o.p. negotiator james lankford of oklahoma. >> for anybody to think that james lankford, from a ruby red state, with the subject matter expertise that he has on the border is going to do something soft, it is beyond my comprehension. >> some republicans say democrats

let mcconnell negotiated.nk of it this way, why on earth after the democrats did everything to fled america witho indigents acrossss the globe wop republicans ever give biden an opportunity to take a victory lap and pretend he's done anything to solve this problem? by the way, if house republicans do the smart thing and say no to this raw deal, the speakers should not consider it. out of hand he's rejecting it. the biden campaign would hit thh airwaves with the message -- he probably already made the commercials -- see, the bordere is their fold.inte bottom line, you can't make a deal with someone who has no intention of fulfilling the terms of the deal. i told you at the end of 2023, we are winning. these two biden moves, they are covering for incompetent and insubordinate cabinet official and to blame it on the conservatives for their border? these are desperate measures for desperate peopleis. and that is "the angle" up your joining meon chris bedford executive editor of common sense society and founder of

maria: so the problem is mitch mcconnell?rities of the american people, we need to be sure that mcconnell and all a of the senate republicans understand that the majority of american people say the number one problem in the united states whether they live in texas or somewhere else is that open border to the south because we're all feeling as you know in new york the pain of 10 million people arriving here i illegally over the last three years. maria: i spoke with lieutenant governor dan patrick yesterday and he said it's rippling through towns across our country. watch this. >> i've been studying this for 15 years. i track it by the year, pretty much. in 2016, we were averaging about 435,000 apprehensions most years. think about that. per year. and in december we had 300,000 alone. so under joe biden, we know the apprehensions, the people who come across the bridge and turn themselves in, want asylum, 90% don't call you phi for it, we'll be -- qualify for it, we'll be somewhere around 8 million with the got aways at the end

in the evening, a number of american media, citing their own sources , reported that senator mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republicans in the senate , told his fellow party colleagues at a meeting behind closed doors that he was no longer sure whether it was worth moving forward with this bipartisan agreement. to the security of the southern border of the united states, citing that his party was in a difficult position position through the 2024 political campaign . the american media write that this may be related to the pressure of donald trump on american lawmakers, ah, and his reluctance to solve this, this is the border issue now, because according to american journalists, they say, it could add points to joe biden before the election, and it is not in the interests of donald trump, they write about it. the american media now, what happened yesterday, an analyst, a political analyst of the foundation together, yes klein, comments to kateryna lisunova, come on let's listen senator mitch mcconnell, who has always been a very strong supporter of ukraine, just earlier this week said tha

let mcconnell negotiate it. think of it this way.hy on earth, after the democrats everything in their power to flood america with millions of indigents from across the globe would republicans give biden an opportunity to take a victory lap and pretend he has done anything to solve this problem? and by the way, if house republicans do the smart thing and say no to this raw deal. speaker shouldn't consider it. he should say out of hand is he rejecting it, the biden campaign is going to hit the airwaves with the message you probably already made the which commercials see the border is their fault. bought line, you can't make a deal with someone who has no intention of fulfilling the terms of the deal i told you at the end of 2023 we are winning. they are conniving to pin the blame on conservatives for their border? these are desperate measures for desperate people and that's the angle. all right. joining me now chris bedford, executive editor of the common sense society. ned ryun founder and ceo of american majority. ned, is there anyth

mcconnell also spoke in support of the request for additional funding for ukraine, israel and taiwan, arguing that the funding would allow tens of billions of dollars to be invested in america's industrial base. regarding the progress in the negotiations on the american border, on which the approval of aid to ukraine depends, mcconnell said, the senate will soon have the opportunity to restore sovereignty on the southern border. meanwhile , there is progress in the issue of confiscation of frozen russian assets. committee profile. the greeks agreed on a bill that can become a tool in this initiative. we will ask kateryna lisanova, our congress correspondent, more about all the main news on the capitalist hill. hello katya. congratulations, yulia! katya, chuck schumer says that every day the senators are making more progress on the border agreement, what does the approval of additional funding for ukraine actually depend on? when can this realistically happen? if we summarize the latest news, we can say the following: negotiations are ongoing, there is no agreement on the border, and a

according to republican source senator mcconnell admitted yesterday to fellow republicans the party is in "country" because trump wants to campaign in 2024 on the border crisis. if there is a deal to help resolve the border crisis, trump can't exactly run on that. is it possible senate republicans and mitch mcconnell who does not have a great relationship with trump will back out of this deal? it would be a big about-face for mcconnell who just this week said that congress needs to pass the border security bill and unlock aliens of dollars in aid to ukraine. >> i've never been under any delusion about why america was backing ukraine's fight area it has never been about charity. it is not about virtue signaling or abstract principles of international relations, this is about cold hard american interest. >> those cold hard american entrance -- interest growing lukewarm and squishy will the plan for border security ever make it across the finish line? the last 10 comprehensive immigration reform passed in this country i was 17 years old, desk cost $1.23 a gallon and this is our present at

so kudos to mcconnell for very the strategy.this thing now wide open. >> all right, and former u.s. attorney joyce bance, thank you for being on. mark theeson was on fox news talking about why he thinks president trump may end up losing the election this november. >> i'm not surprised he's raising money. what i'm worried about is his ability to win over haley voters once this is over. he says anyone making a perm nation to bird brain will be permanently banned from maga, does that apply to the voters, too? he lost in 2020 because he lost the swing voters in three states. 43,000 voters will decide the election next november. he has to win them over. they are not maga. they are democrats or republicans who are not fans of his. he has to win them over. you don't ban people from maga if you want to be president of the united states again. >> we have seen this before, molly, saw it in the arizona governor race where lakes said mccain republicans are not welcome in this party. that's exactly who you want in the party. we heard mtg and

senate minority leader mitch mcconnell new criticism from conservatives in the senate from a loyalistnew president trump and the tactics and the house speaker with pessimism about the bill before anyone has seen the text as of yet. senior correspondent chad chad pergram on capitol hill tonight. >> house speaker mike johnson once a possible senate border deal is "dead on arrival." johnson reduced to relying on scuttlebutt. the speaker only hearing "rumors about the senate plan" peer that is because no one knows exactly what is in the bill. >> we have to see that text before we do anything else. >> senate negotiators. >> we have had it for several days. it is 90 plus percent written. >> but we have heard that since early january. >> hopefully this week to be able to get that out and everybody can read it and go through it. nobody will be jammed in the process. >> senate minority leader supports bipartisan talks but conservatives accuse mcconnell for a plane for the wrong team in the border battle. >> i think mitch knows exactly what he is doing. he is negotiating for the same thing chuc

it is for mitch mcconnell.tunately, here i think that he does not necessarily represent the full republican party. i would say that i'm quite happy that i worked for richard burr and didn't go to commit donald trump in the second impeachment trial. butthis is the world of donald trump takes us. to the argument is essential that trump and his -- trump lawyers were making today that if a sitting president, say joe biden, wanted to assassinate a political rival, that would be okay if the senate felt like it was okay. clearly that's not just wrong but that's insane political theory. >> as someone who lives in washington, no one thinks seal team six would actually follow through with an order like that. but the idea that that was the prospect that was raised, that it's up to the senate and that body to hold president accountable. it's an extreme example but i go back to january 6th because a lot of people probably thought january six was never gonna happen. we're living with extremes and really being led by donald t

one, mitch mcconnell is not a toal aaron■; concern. [inaudible] >> host: mitch mcconnell is what a?fe is chinese. >> host: welsh she's chinese-american. >> caller: she is chinese by race. her family is one of the wealthiest families in china. so -- [inaudible] in china or taiwan. nt one. point two, they say that -- [inaudible] president. i ask unanimous consent that vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schmitt: thank you, mr. president. i rise today in rec national security campus, in the important role it plays in strategic deterrence on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. i stand here today at the desk of president harry s. truman. in 1946, president truman establishehe atomic energy commission. in 1949, kansas city was selected as the location to produce our nuclear arsenal. for 75 years, the kansas city national security campus has been the primary site within the nuclear security enterprise for procuring and producing -- say that a few times -- nonnuclear parts and components for nuclear weapons. as the united states continues to advanceo mod

mcconnell has been adamant that the u.s. needs to support ukraine, but now he thins the packages need to be separate. the only way to get the backing for ukraine is to have the border security deal. mcconnell is admitting that trump says we don't want this deal, and he issuggesting, quote, "the politics on this changed. we don't want to do anything to undermine him," him being trump. meaning, we don't want to take an election issue away from trump. if mcconnell suddenly goes soft on this deal, it is going to be doomed. it shows, again, the grip that trump has on the party. also, mitch mcconnell, though, at times, he's spoken up strongly against trump, he acknowledged he'll vote for him again. he did not follow through trying to convict trump in his second impeachment trial post january 6th. now, he seems to be doing his bidding for his campaign, even if it hurts the american people and submarines a deal that most people say they want. >> joe, we might be going from a situation where you could have had both, immigration refor

>> listen, mcconnell and trump have effectively zero relationship.cconnell barely even utters his name. there is really no relationship to speak of. if trump is out there and this bill does end up getting a vote and trump dumps all over it and says it's weak and anybody who voted for it is weak, that's not a great look as republicans appear to be favored to take back the senate later this year in 2024. but this is an age-old story, chris, where donald trump and hill republicans are not on the same page. donald trump is looking to win re-election. he might care secondarily about taking back the senate and keeping the house, but his primary motivation is obviously to get in the white house. >> let's go to the source of all this. guad, the stakes. what's the current situation at the border looking like as all this is unfolding in washington? >> reporter: chris, things have changed dramatically from what we saw in december. this happened after dhs secretary may jersey shore kiss and secretary of state blinken went to mexico at the end of december, spoke

mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: vladimir putin's reelection campaign is employing a slogan that the russian people and the rest of the world have actually heard before. here's what it is, russia's borders do not end anywhere. ru russia's borders do not end anywhere. that's vladimir putin. the map of europe illustrates what he means in the starkest possible terms. the brazen war of conquest headed toward its 11th year, two years of russia's brutal escalation in ukraine have subjected a sovereign nation to horrific losses and heinous war crimes. since well before russian troops made their first run toward kiev in february of 2022, i've been pushing for the decisive capabilities ukraine needed to defend itself, and i've held president biden to account for not doing more sooner to give our friend a decisive edge against putin's aggression. and for not investing more seriousl

mitch mcconnell is a staunch supporter of aid for ukraine. urging people to accept any deal , they are continuing to meet with the administration to try to get a deal on border policy that could unlock aid to ukraine as well as to israel and taiwan. getting that to the senate will be a big test. the bigger test in the house, is the campaign season where immigration is the top issue. republicans do not want to compromise on that the issue ahead of the fall. >> and a lot of them do not want to give biden any wind. mj lee, at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go to you claim, -- ukraine. russia unleashed a combination of missiles and at least 20 drones, courtesy of iran. as russian leader vladimir putin continues to threaten its interest. a top ukrainian official said that the only conquest of russia is annihilation. reporting from the bitter battlefield, as the future of ukraine hangs in the balance. >> reporter: the ballot is in full swing when the utility unit gets its order. they follow the commander to the u.s.-provided gun and they get

now that is a win-win, is in it, for biden mcconnell. you get the ukraine money. get more migrants, and you get political cover for the democrats. but it is a gut punch to american workers. no wonder they don't want senator's consulting with trump. instead, they want senators to listen to stalwart conservative, liz cheney. >> if it is true that mcconnell said, basically we thought we had a deal, but now it looks like trump will be the nominee and he wants to run on this. that is so cynical and irresponsible. >> laura: now, let me be clear, if there was any group of people who have a right to be cynical, it is the americans who would like to see it see enforcement of our border laws. now, a lot of you have been watching me on television or listening to my radio show or podcast over the years. you know this has been an issue i have personally focused on for 17 years. and time after time, politicians promised us that they are actually willing to enforce the border, i mean really enforce the border. about then, when you read the deals come it is a really amnesty plus

we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement _ saudi.en a statement that - saudi. we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement that he - saudi. we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement that he is - seen a statement that he is hopeful these operations marketing during shift in biden administration's approach to iran and the houthi and also to restore deterrence and change the calculus of iran. do you think it will do that? unfortunately i have a pessimistic view of that as mentioned earlier i think the houthis still maintain capability. houthis still maintain capability-— houthis still maintain capability. what about deterring _ capability. what about deterring iran? - capability. what about deterring iran? i - capability. what about deterring iran? i don'tj capability. what about - deterring iran? i don't feel there has been a deterrence from iran, necessarily. naturally of course we have also struck against houthi or iranians based attack in iraq and syria and so there is a back—and—forth but i think iran acts as a spoiler. it tries to spoil,

senator mcconnell adding the politics on this have changed. the desire to see president trump re-elected. it's a facto in the ongoing congressional negotiations. mcconnell telling republicans, we don't want to do anything to undermine him. joining us now, democratic senator chris kuns of delaware and co-chair of president biden's re-election campaign. senator, thanks for being us. first let's talk about foreign aid. then let's talk about immigration. when it comes to this aid, what are the stakes of an inevitable delay? >> the stakes are incredibly high here, alicia. the supplemental that president biden sent to the senate and asked us to pass many months ago include several different pockets of spending, support for ukraine in their ongoing fight for freedom against russian aggression, support for humanitarian assistance critically needed in gaza, but in a dozen other countries, from jordan, to leb bon to sudan to syria to afghanistan. support for our indo-pacific partners, type want and many other countries, and support for israel. there was

it is for mitch mcconnell. unfortunately, here i think he doesn't necessarily represent the full republican party. i'd say i'm quite happy that i worked for richard burr, who did vote to convict donald trump in the second impeachment trial. but this is sort of the world that donald trump takes us to. the argument essentially that trump and his lawyers -- or trump's lawyers were making today that is if a sitting president, say, joe biden, wanted to assassinate a political rival, who might his political rivals be, that would be okay if the senate felt that was okay. clearly that's not just wrong, that's clearly insane political theory. >> just as someone who lives in work work i wonder -- that moment, yes, it is a hypothetical. i think that's really important. no one thinks seal team 6 would actually follow through with an order like that. but the idea that that was the prospect that was raised, this idea that it's up to the senate, that body, to hold presidents accountable. >> well, it's an extreme example but i

senator mitch mcconnell says donald trump's opposition to the deal could sink it brie jackson joins us from d.c hi, brie, how has trump become involved in these negotiations >> reporter: former president trump has been pushing republicans to oppose this new deal that would tighten immigration laws if there is chaos at the border the republican frontrunner can continue to use that as a campaign issue senator mitch mcconnell held a closed-door meeting with republicans and a source says he does not want to do anything to undermine trump. mcconnell told supporters they are still working on the deal and that trump's opposition to it is not anything new president biden was in wisconsin celebrating reports of a booming economy and had this to say about donald trump >> my predecessor recently said he was actually hoping for the economy to crash that's a quote hoping for the economy to crash. can you believe it i don't, he said, he's hoping, because he hopes it happens soon while i'm still president. that's what he's hoping for. america now has the strongest growth, the lowest inflation rate of

now, mcconnell admitte admitted closed doors that they're afraid that trumanp will cavent. and give them the foreign workers they want. read betweenheines the there. now, it might make sense that democrats would wantof to more workers into the united states, right, because they're the partreet andy of w e wall street and the plutocracy. but it make sense that republicans who are winning right now because of the votes of working people and who, by the way, are despised big business. it makes no sense for them to help the left at every turn. >> joining me now is utah senator mike lee. senator, thank you forhere being here tonight. here's what's in the bordeby'sir deal. more specifically, according to the immigration accountability project ay projey they increase green cards by 50 k a year. they would provide wor pdek for adult children of h-1b visa. they would provide immediate work permits to every illegavery released from custody taxpayer funded lawyers to certaierrtain unaccompanied children and mentally incompetent aliens. d 5,000 and 5000 per day minimu. the number of as

solution. >> laura: mcconnell has toto come back to trump. he said trump is the nominee today, basically trump. >> the entire party coalesce aroundd trump. we are only talking about biden versus donald trump and his four years. we win because the american d people win. >> laura: do we wantowt. to save not?romiry were will you promise to come back am lot during the campaign? >> only if you love me. >> laura>>: i'm so right theto s right people insulted you by the way.oint good job.ta nikki haley 0 for 2, down 30 points in her home state so why the big money types still sticking with her? we will ask two of them next. ♪ ♪ to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all