china has now declared mike ron, as, as not having met it's security test and it is now banning micron from all of its infrastructure. what are the implications there? is this just to play around, walk away and what we've been doing to basically target walk away and this is their response, or do you suspect there are now deeper measures that china is going to take about, you know, a more, you know, adversarial treatment of american tech products. well 1st of all, you're right in terms of adversaries or competitors joined at the hip. the way i like to think of it are parents, with the love has left the relationship or their married still and they have kids. and no matter what they think of each other, they both really loved the kids and they don't want to screw the kids up. and so as a consequence, they're going to take measures, and they're gonna act in ways that help ensure that the kids aren't spart mistreated or that they can still grow. and you know, that's not easy to do when the love is left a family relationship but, but there is, i think, a level of recognition now the american

and if not, will his opponents, people like ron desantis or mike pence force the issue?he answer to both questions appears to be no. the newest reuters poll shows trump holding a massive lead, leading desantis 49% to 21% with everyone else in single digits. but there are signs that trump's opponents could be headed for better days. multiple new hampshire republicans who endorse trump in late april have flipped to back governor desantis. mike pence appears on the verge of launching a challenge to his former boss, aimed at returning the party to its pre-trump roots. with each passing day, multiple headlines out of georgia, wisconsin, even the supreme court hammer home the reality that trump's legal drama and the voter exhaustion that goes with it isn't going away. nbc's dasha burns has new reporting on governor desantis, brendan buck is back with us. so, brendan, this is an opportunity and a challenge for trump's opponents. you don't want to alienate his base, but you want to tap into that voter exhaustion by presenting yourself as a viable alternative. how do you do that?

mike: florida governor ron desantis making stops in iowa this weekend, you're looking at-- well, we'renot looking at live images, but you know what we're talking about. he's in sioux center, iowa. and that's as donald trump is also on his way. and alexis has the latest. hello, alexis. >> mike, good morning, yeah, there are a lot of people at this event in iowa. we're told several hundred people as you check out over my shoulder, some of that is set up right now. we're expecting florida governor ron desantis to talk in the next half hour or so. i'll step out of the way so you can get a look at sioux center, iowa right now. it's a busy day for governor desantis and former president donald trump as support rolls in. desantis endorsed by g.o.p. in iowa. and desantis is in town talking to supporters at the picnic hosted by local congressman randy feenstra, and others endorsed him. >> we have to take back our nation so when i look at the field of potential and declared candidates, to me, ron desantis, governor desantis comes out head and shoulders above the rest. >> it's a glimpse now what m

i think ron desantis, nikki haley, mike pence, they sail easily to the white house in a binary choiceand joe biden. i think with donald trump on the republican ticket, it becomes a referendum on him, and he could lose that race as he did in 2020. that's why i say he is the only republican who could lose. any republican running against trump, you have to convince people that if you really want to beat joe biden, the person to do that is someone other than donald trump. it's hard to do, he is a former president, a commanding lead in the polls, but you have some very talented republicans, it might take something unique, say tim scott and ron desantis teaming up early on, president and vice presidential ticket, which would be unusual but it's an unusual time in american politics, so who knows what could happen? i think we will see a lot of strange things before voting starts in iowa injanuary. do you think republicans want to elect someone other than donald trump? i think 60% of the nation wants somebody other than trump and biden, so the answer is yes but that's not how we elect a presid

tim scott is going to get into this race. 10 days away is probably mike pence, and governor ron desantisdoes anything change? is trump too big to fail? >> no, he's not too big to fail. the two big dogs are the former president and the governor of florida. if we have 6-8 people on the stage a dozen times it will be in the best interest of the party and the nominee. they are all established and successful communicators. most them have been on the air with me after they declared their candidacy. i'm switzerland. come talk to me, we are not going to put a flag on anybody's hill. brian: keep a.m. alive, hugh, appreciate. still ahead, swifties versus the security guard? it's the taylor swift concert that went viral. how she managed to not skip a beat while taking on a security guard. parents revealed they charge their 19-year-old daughter rent. zarna garg is here with me next. >> i'm an immigrant an now back to "one nation" with brian kilmeade. >> i forget about him sometimes. i don't know what to say about him. i don't really know him. the nanny says he's perfect. but in our house we don't us

mike. >>> florida governor ron desantis expected to announce he's running for president this afternoon. >> scott mcgrew in the newsroom this morning. desantis making that announcement on twitter. >> with a follow-up interview on fox news. desantis expected to make that announcement on twitter at 3:00 our time in a conversation with elon musk. we have some past video here of desantis in iowa, home of the first republican caucus, a must stop for republican candidates. twitter is an unusual choice. we think a lot about the company here in the bay area because it's based here but it's really not as important to the national discussion as it used to be. the announcement will come on twitter spaces, which is an audio conference call feature on twitter. again, a fairly obscure way to launch a national campaign. the decision to use twitter spaces got the attention of the political action committee supporting donald trump, which said, quote, this is one of the most out-of-touch campaign launches in modern history. the only thing less relatable than a niche campaign launch on twitter is desantis' a

mike: florida governor ron desantis the scheduled to launch this week, you have basically three peoplet are credible in this whole thing, biden, trump and me, and i think of those three, two have a chance to get elected, biden and me, based on all the data in the swing states which is not great for the former president, people aren't going to change their view of him. kristin, how do you assess that? >> this might be the one time i ever agree with desantis. [laughter] like, he has a point, i mean, looking -- coming from the democratic point of view. if you look at, though the national polls and, you know, biden's losing to trump, that's just not true. you look at the electoral college, the statements that biden's going to play in, where you immediate to get those votes -- need to get those votes, i don't think that trump can be the current -- can beat the current president. it's going to have to be somebody else.. i'm not saying it's ron desantis. i think he has some views that are not going to be the popular among women who are independents and center-left women, even some is center-r

possible gop primary opponent ron desantis made his way all across the key election state attending several big events. alexis mcadams has details from sue center iowa. >> mike from iowa, this was supposed to be a huge weekend between former president donald trump and governor ron desantis but the weather is not optimal and changed all of that. we are now learning about new steps that the florida governor is taking that he is signaling entering the race. >> we must fight the good fight, we must finish the race and we must keep the faith. i can tell you this, i'm proud of what we have done in florida. i'm thankful for governor reynolds and the team in iowa but i have only begun to fight. >> talking with supporters and the events were packed and also set to be in iowa and showed up only to find out the event was called off. desantis, though, seized on the opportunity stopping by des moines right about the time that trump's rally would have been happening. republican congressman organized the event for desantis, wouldn't tell me who he is backing. >> i'm not throwing my support to anybody. i want to be ambassador to everybody. i want to show everybody what iowa

some of the other potential republican presidential candidates like mike pence and ron desantis, forxample, they have been relatively subdued in going after trump. chris christie, former republican governor of new jersey, is really going after him big time. take a look at these christie ads that have just come out and you see some of the things he is saying. >> so, you know, chris christie, asa hutchinson, they are lonely voices out there. the reality is that as many in the republican party elected officials seem to be willing to look the other way, i mean, to jeff's point, they want to win, but they are not willing to give up on donald trump because of his base. but that's the question he is facing tonight. you know, what chris christie said, what laura mentioned about all of these investigations, why should he ever be allowed to be president again? with his history, it's not just will he get the votes. but considering what he did on january 6th, considering these criminal investigations, should he ever be allowed to be president? >> yeah, that's what several republicans are saying.

other part of the base is split up between nikki haley and asa hutchinson and potentially mike pence, then ron desantis has a very difficult time getting to the margin he needs to win this thing, but i think that's the question. i don't think 2028 got ron desantis -- it's going to be time for him. i think it's going to be past time. you have to strike while the iron is hot, as all politicians who have been successful have done. he may have waited too long in the attempt to take this race away from donald trump. >> oh, boy. natasha korecky, thank you for your great reporting from iowa. matthew, we'll see you again in just a bit. >>> the number of migrants at the southern border is continuing to drop. we'll go live to el paso to explain why that's happening in 60 seconds. why that's happening 60 seconds e sweet onion teriyaki, chuck? man, this aint messin', it's perfectin'! with marinated chicken and double cheese. sweet and savory... ...kinda like you and me, chuck. bye, peyton. try the refreshed favorites at subway today. identical twins bethany and stephanie both struggled with cpap for their

[applause] mike: that is florida governor ron desantis testing some potential campaign themes there in sioux center, iowa. home of the first in the nation caucus on the republican side. you've got desantis there today, you've got former president trump in iowa. may 13th, 2023, jacqui, and away we go. joey: i heard some shots at trump to start and finish his remarks, and that really strikes me especially with trump in that state today, you know? a couple of lines there. governing is not about virtue signaling or building a brand, it's about winning. the time for excuses is over, we need to reject losing. if we make 2024 the a referendum on biden, then republicans will win, but if we get distracted and look at the past, democrats will beat us again. that's what desantis the said, a pretty clear nod to what we heard from the former president in that town hall the other night. mike: and we will a hear from the former president in des moines later today, so here we go. >> there is such a lot to talk about. we want to bring in our political panel. with us is kathy smedley, former rnc press s

mike pence, nikki haley and ron desantis, not in that order, ern out there other than donald trump in my opinion is running for vice president, except for mike pence, i d i don't know why he is running he will not be vice president or president. i don't know, maybe he likes punishment. >> maybe he just wants -- >> my 4. kennedy: i see where vice president pence has is coming from, he has almost been to the summit, he wants to go back, robby you say there are two. >> it is trump or desantis. that is it i think, you know horse race is a lot of fun for us as political junkies, let's be real, trump or desantis. and ever person who enters the race who is not one of those people makes it a little bit harder for desantis to get the nomination, trump will keep his coalition together, some people who may be voted for him in past and they are done with him, they are looking for someone else, if that vote splinters with pence and nikki haley and tim scott maybe chris christie wants to run, trump will get to nomination that much easier. for who i would like to see, i'm waiting for candidate who w

tim scott, nikki haley, next week chris christi and mike pence and obviously ron desantis. how much does this play a role in the timeline? obviously you have not talked to jack smith about this. you can't be immune to the calendar. >> not at all. he's got one eye on the calendar with everything he does. with every subpoena he's handing out, his folks are watching that. he's most concerned about the doj policy as you get close to the election. doesn't really -- it's kind of a vaguely written document. nobody is 100% sure on it. it wouldn't seem to limit him in any respect vis-a-vis the primary schedule. it will limit him as he gets close to the general election. i think he's much closer to making a decision on the indictment than the general election. >> how is the republican party and how are his 2024 republican rivals reacting? how do they view this investigation? i've heard all along for months and months and months from people who are expert and investigators like you and maggie haberman, this is potentially the most serious of all the investigations into trump? >> absol

tim scott, ron desantis my mike pence, larry elder, all trying their g.o.p.'de to take out that man right there on the right, donald trump. g.o.p. circles are focused on the guy who is most likely to pose the biggest start to knocking the former president off the g.o.p. purge, that is ron desantis. >> at the end of the day, country needs to be the idea of where you start from, that people have an opportunity to do big things in this country, that's been true historically, we need to make sure again. >> here's the latest political tiktok. it's time for change, it's going to be my time. it's time for candidate site desanto santos, pants to declare maybe next week for the sanchez, may be short, former vice president. don't forget, popular virginia governor elaine young income i could join the fray soon. in parts, ushered in a new era of american values. there's that. latest surveys show former president enjoying a massive lead over all of the declared and potential challenges. the g.o.p. top mantle, which means that real jesting could be for running mate. time wi

is running defense him publicly against the so-called trumped up charges, just like we saw mike pence do, and ron desantis, and nikki haley. he's gonna frame it as look, it's not me on trial. it's the gop on trial. these aren't charges against just me. these are charges against every single one of us. and i think that it's gonna be interesting to see. a lot can happen between now and march. it's gonna be interesting to see how it plays. out >> especially, where will his standing be at hit that point in the primaries. will he be the runaway leader, or will things not shake out that way? and how will that affect this? will he do things virtually, but you have to travel along this country to do fundraisers, rallies. that really constrains him. though he is prolific it at sending videos out on social media. but that's not the same as the glaad's glad-handing he is. dan it's a fairly straightforward case but sometimes even the most straightforward cases end up taking a lot longer than you think. >> to zane's point, up until now we have seen most of his political opponents pretty much dismissed these c

you have named tim scott, ron desantis, mike pence, these are candidates that have not even yet announced've gotta get in the race, they've got the start running. i think there is also, in the republican circles, a notion of everyone's welcome to run. when it comes time to voting, when i look at -- iowa gets cold, new hampshire gets gold, if you are not viable, it's not in your interest to stay in this race. we saw that happen in 2016. there's a snakebite effect. people understand that. i think people are doing the calculus. both candidates and campaigns. >> that's very, very interesting. that's a really good point. my takeaway is about the 2020 election, i think that substantively, morally, politically that's where it comes together. matthew bartlett, jennifer horn, thank you very much. coming up, they try to help trump steal the 2020 election, so of course he wants them by his side if he wins again. new reporting on donald trump's dream cabinet, next. net, next. ♪♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪♪ weeds... they have you surrounded. take your lawn back with scotts turf builder triple ac

the ron desantis is equal ahead, but in terms of are republicans open. you see a drop striking mike pence, former governor, former member of the house, running behind these other people because of his complex there. trump, far away front runner, but it's ron desantis launch day. >> he has a ton of money and a legislative record. people are open to him. that means there's an opportunity. there's no question he is not as hot as he was six months ago. he's been attacked repeatedly and somebody with the the biggest platform in the republican party. that's about to change. and his posture is going to define a lot of what happens next. but if you have money and you have a record and people are willing to vote for you, you can't ask for a better opening as a new candidate. on the flip side, everybody started to telegraph this. he's not the only one attacking. he's going to be attacked by every other republican in the race. i think if there's a glass half full and half eltty, you have money, a record, and a real opportunity. half empty is donald trump is not of the only person going after h

watters primetime" starts right now have great show, jesse. >> jesse: thanks, mike. >> jesse: fox news alert. governor ronis he running for president. and we're going to dip in for a little once he takes the stage. i didn't see it coming. mickey mouse has become a major factor in the republican primary. >> i mean, you know, they had mentioned there may be some differences with me and donald trump. and i think that those differences redound to my benefit in a place like iowa. for example, you know, he has taken the side of disney in our fight down here in florida. i'm stan

. >>> mike pence and florida governor ron desantis making big moves ahead of expected announcements to take on donald trump. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. this afternoon, the second big showdown between president biden and house speaker mccarthy over the debt ceiling. a critical moment says the treasury secretary, as the president is about to leave for a g7 summit in japan and a trip to australia after that, with the speaker criticizing the president for leaving the country without an agreement. >> all i know is we got 16 more days to go. i don't think i would spend eight days out of the country. i think the country wants an american president focused on solving american problems. >> nbc's senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell joins me now. there's big questions over how much is actually going to be accomplished today at this meeting, just as potential work requirements for federal aid programs to the disadvantaged become a new flashpoint. >> reporter: there's little about the substance of what's happening behind the scenes that has bubbled to the surface.

debate stage, when it comes down to it, because he doesn't want see his rivals, particularly ron desantis or mikeere getting all of the spotlight, poppy. >> christine holmes, really interesting reporting, thank you. >>> speaking of former president trump, he is not going to be taking the stand here in new york during e. jean carroll's trial accusing him of rape and defamation. that is according to his attorney, joe tacopina, who you see here with him when trump was in court for a different case. carroll's attorneys say they do plan to show clips from the president's deposition in this case. she's suing trump for battery and defamation. she says he raped her in the mid-90s in a bergdorf dorman's dressing room. he said it never happened. one of carroll's friends did testify. she said five minutes after the rape, she heard from her friend. she was breathless and hyperventilating. >> her attorneys called her friend, who she called five minutes after, lisa bernbok, and she was there to corroborate carroll's story. she provided some vivid details, saying she remembered it was in the kitchen, it's betwe

moment is that in this 2024 republican race is that there are other options from nikki haley to ron desantis and mikee hearing some notable republicans up on capitol hill over the last 20 hours begin to question whether donald trump is electable in a general election. take a listen to senators. >> it's baked in. they think prosecutors are out to get him. he people to have decide if they want to deal with the drama. >> i do not think he can win the presidency. i think i think regardless of what you think about him as an individual, to me, electability is the seoul criterion. >> you don't think that trump could be elected president again? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: john cornyn telling our own frank thorpe that is notable. three weeks ago up on capitol hill, john cornyn met with ron desantis. right now donald trump has an overwhelming number of endorsements from capitol hill, and the question here is what republican alternative to donald trump rise above. we have seen nikki haley over the last 20 hours, she was on hu jintao she was on hu jintao she notably said those were questions that donald tr

mike. >> jesse: fox news alert. governor ron desantis is set to speak in iowa during this hour. this is going to be his first "primetime" speech since announcing is he running for president. and we're going to dip in for a little once he takes the stage. i didn't see it coming. mickey mouse has become a major factor in the republican primary. >> i mean, you know, they had mentioned there may be some differences with me and donald trump. and i think that those differences redound to my benefit in a place like iowa. for example, you know, he has taken the side of disney in our fight down here in florida. i'm standing for parents. i'm standing for children. and i think a multi billion dollars company that's sexualizes children is not consistent with the values of florida or the values of a place like iowa. >> jesse: desantis says trump is pro-disney and the former president hit back. disney has become a woke and disgusting shadow of itself with people actually hating. must go back to what it once was or the market will do irreparable damage. this all happened during the governorshi

mike pence. >> lawrence: who does that hurt? ron desantis, taking from that same voter pool. seems like the republican base is one guy. >> ainsley: the more that get in, the more it helps trump. >> brian: 17 states with winner-take-all, you get nothing. they wanted to on the republican side, send message as governor chris sununu said, get out. if you do not have a shot and get new hampshire, you got to get out like they did with joe biden. >> ainsley: some want to be vice president or cabinets, they want traction, chance to debate and be on the stage and talk to people. >> lawrence: interesting. >> ainsley: long time, y'all, next july is the convention, we have more than a year. >> brian: august debates is the next big one. >> ainsley: ashley has headlines. >> ashley: start headlines, new york city college professor fired for holding a machete to a reporter's neck turns herself in to the nypd. >> get the -- away from my door. >> let's get out of here. you can't do that. >> ainsley: the reporter wanted to ask rodriguez about her violent encounter with students at hunter colleg

what would make a voter look at ron desantis or nikki haley or mike pence, and say, yeah, i want to vote to vote for donald trump, and you like donald trump, why would threading the needle get you anywhere? >> well, i think the first thing that ron desantis or frankly any of those people need to do is consolidate all of the people who aren't looking for donald trump. donald trump has a significant lead. he's at 50% in a lot of polls. i actually think that means you can look at this in a binary. so i think that's the first step. making sure that any of those people who are never donald trump or who are skeptical of donald trump come together. and really, you're seeing all of these people jump in at this race, and it's kind of ron desantis's own making. it's his fault that all of these people are getting in. i think everybody realizes there's going to be one alternative. a lot of people thought that was ron desantis. he proved himself not to be a strong alternative, and all of these people said, wait a minute, if it's not desantis, maybe it can be me. he has to get his steady footing with

mike huckabee. good morning, sir. so far, the money is flowing to ron de santis. a great start in they the fund raising department and it eclipsed the glitchy beginning with his twitter appearance. that's a one time thing. it's over. he's out on the campaign trail. but we also have to remember that just because a person has big money, that's important, you can't win without it, but on the other hand if that's what you got, jeb bush found that it's not enough to ultimately win over the voters and that's been true, rudy giuliani in 2008, there have been a lot of candidates who had all the money but didn't wind up with the nomination or the presidency. it's important. i don't want to downplay that at all. ron de santis is again taking the lead but donald trump still has a 30 point advantage at this point. cheryl: i saw you that. i want to correct myself, 8.2 million for de santis, not billion. but 6.3 million was the 2019 numbers for biden. so look, there's a lot of interest in him. i want to point to some things about de santis' record in florida. unemployment in th

ron desantis. others are pulling for mike pence potentially. just a hope among a lot of the republicans on capitol hill that what donald trump said underscores what john cornyn's point. yes, he can win a primary, but he can't win a general election. there's a real fear that will pull them down and keeping the house and taking back the senate where they are favored. trump could hurt them in the swing states. >> one of the most interesting things is when they work closely with trump. "the new york times" today, the former trump defense secretary, obviously not in close friend anymore, from my perspective, there was an evolution of donald trump over his four years. 2020 was the most dramatic example of the real him. i suspect that would be his starting point if he were to win in 2024. it's interesting that the people who think if trump had any restraint, early on, those days are over. now what you see is what you get. >> i think you saw a preview of a second term of the election is going to be like. though i don't know how much he's changed. some

potential other candidates, trump received 62% support, ron desantis, the florida governor who has not officially announced, he had a 16% of support. mike pence at 7%, nikki haley at 3%. former governor chris christie 2%, former governor asa hutchinson 2% and about 4% mentioned someone else. recent polling shows biden and trump leading voters as their respective parties nominees. the question for you come are you prepared to support biden or trump, or would you prefer someone else? if you think biden should be president, we want you to call us at (202) 748-8000. if you think trump deserves to return to the white house, call us at (202) 748-8001. if you support another candidate or think another candidate should be president, we want you to call us at (202) 748-8002. the next caller is dennis from garden city, michigan. you are a biden supporter. caller: i am. you know, i prefer may be somebody else to run that is a little younger for democrats, but the republican party with trump, i cannot support them at all. they have no credibility. they did not believe election results. he is murdered and all kinds of legal issues and -- he is in al

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mike pence and nikki haley stayed mum. aipac supporting ronformance in the statement, desantis himself said nothing. stuart stevens works as political strategist on dozens of republican campaigns, tara setmayer works as republican comms director on capitol hill, now senior advisers to the lincoln project and they join me now. stuart, the super pac statement from the folks aligned with ron desantis, was that the very least inkling i've seen of literally anyone attempt to just make a case that, for instance, in that statement they talked about the police officers who were injured on january 6th. they talked about the sex abuse case he was just found guilty in. am i crazy that you have to make those arguments if you want to defeat him? >> look, my attitude on these things is you've got to have attitude in a debate. one of us is going to walk off the stage alive. you can't go into it timid. you have to go out there with the mission to make the case why donald trump absolutely should not be president. you can't halfway these things. there is still

including people like john bolton, chris christie, mike pence, and of course the florida governor, rondly planning to make his bid official this coming week. no matter how you slice it, donald trump is the one to be regardless of the candidate, it is going to be an incredibly tough task for any one of them to mount a credible challenge and against the former president given his hold on the republican base. joining us now is michael schafer a senior editor at politico. msnbc political contributor and producer for the rachel maddow show. author of the book, the impostures. how republicans quick governing and seize the american politics. thank you both you guys. let's start with you, michael. it is not that there is not more support for, generally speaking, other people in total, then donald trump. donald trump is far and away in control of the largest single swath of republican likely primary voters. here is a recent poll from real politics that put him at 56.3. ron desantis at 19.4%. what is -- what is your sense of how this unfolds in any way other than donald trump being the next repu

i think the testimony that the former deputy director of the cia, mike morel part forward confirms that. >> over the weekend senator ron johnson spoke out as it blinken is not to be trusted. apparently tony blinken was good friends with hunter. light about the nature of their relationship because he wanted to beat secretary of state. take a look. >> antony blinken finally did come in and sit down for a voluntary transcribed interview in december 2020. he wanted to be secretary of state. now because of more information has come out we know he lied boldfaced to congress about never emailing hunter biden. my guess is he told a bunch of other lies that hopefully we will be able to bring him and his wife back in. tell them to preserve their records. you cannot trust joe biden. you cannot trust hunter biden or the biden family. you can't trust people they have surround themselves with. >> keep in mind we know blinken and his wife did communicate frequently with hunter. let us be clear. it is a crime to lie to congress even if you're a democrat. why did the secretary of state lie and will tony blinken be held accountable anyw

mike santoli. omarin inaguilar. >>> the so-called godfather of silicon valley, ron conway is with us, calling for strict regulation on ai before it's too late. >>> the man who called china's boom and bust, hao hong will join us on g7 coupling and the swipe on micron. >>> very modest moves. s&p 500 hovering just under that 4200 level we did pop above it at the beginning. nasdaq outperformance, incredibly steady theme. it's been that way for months right now. today it's microsoft, it's alphabet you do have yields not doing a whole lot and still that same story. we have a 52-week high in the nasdaq 100, first time in 18 months that's happened historically that's bullish looking out, but short term it looks likeit's a little overstretched. >> the strategists are sort of debating internally as to what will happen. we got the s&p 500 pretty much at 4200. the question is, do we keep going? bank of america raising record to 4300 saying, we're more optimistic about eps for the year we see upside to at least 210 on eps and we see the real opportunity will be in the equal weight s&p, which we have not seen, because it's been

between saudi arabia and iran before he was murdered by mike pompei. ow, giving president trump bad information. and then trump allowed it to happen, and ron and saudi arabia have solidified a p steel. yemen is closing down, and it's war serious being welcome, welcome back. the arab lea, you're seeing peace break out. despite the forces of the united states desperately trying to keep chaos and fires, ah, israel and palestine have agreed to a ceasefire after both sides exchanged a series of strikes over the last 24 hours is really forces carried out air strikes in gaza in response to rockets launched toward southern israel yesterday. ah, is what it shows, huge explosions, lighting up the night sky of gaza air raid sirens can be heard and southern israeli towns are on the border with palestine. and the israeli defense forces say they're air strikes, hit military sites. many reports also say that 26 rockets were launched from the coastal enclave. throughout the day, several people were wounded with the israeli prime minister convening an urgent security meeting of his cabinet. the strikes were conducted following the death of palestinian acti

that's one thing ron desantis has to work through. nikki haley, mike perhaps others. he's got to distinguish himself in a way. he's clearly the next guy in line, but, you know, he has not closed the deal yet. >> so how do you, you know -- what suggestions would you have -- how do you deal with a donald trump as a candidate? >> you take him on. you have to go after him directly. the mistake that was made in 2016, josÉ, is lot of these guys played for second place. they were going after each other. they thought they could simply ignore trump and take him on passively, that somehow, somehow he would implode. it never has happened and probably will not work this time. like i said, be direct. for example, when donald trump gets indicted in the stormy daniels matter, what did they say -- i think pence and desantis more or less defended trump, it was a witch hunt, and that was political malpractice, they should have said he has been indicted more than one time, and it's about drawing a hard contrast in these kinds of races and we will see if desantis is able

ron desantis initially when he ran for governor. he thinks desantis going against him now is disloyal but doesn't say the same thing about mike pence.ikki haley worked for president trump as well. for some reason president trump zeros in on the disloyalty of ron desantis. we have to see over the next few weeks is desantis can throw a punch, land a punch, take a punch and get off the mat. >> julie: trump cannot dismiss governor desantis and never faced a gop candidate like this before. tim hogan, former communications director for aim owe globe char and ashley gates an official under goop -- davis. sorry about that. let me start with you, ashley, trump holds a sizeable lead over desantis in the latest fox news polling. there is an op-ed that trump can't dismiss ron desantis. i know he sees loyalty as a big reason why he hates him. i don't know if he really hates him. politically he doesn't like him because he is running against him. what say you? >> well, i also think that they are going after the same group of people. they have -- the same group of people that are 26, 27, 28% of the vote that are either trump or desantis people and

chris christie says that he can announce the coming days in mike pence is launching a super pac. all eyes are on ronhe florida governor is especially to officially get into the race next week. and he is giving his biggest tease yet. >> we just completed what i would say is the boldest and most far-reaching agenda that would see in the modern history of a republican party. if you look at what we been able to accomplish their summing in there for anybody. in terms of the issues that we tackle and at the end of the day where country needs to be about. is this idea that it really matter where you start from just that people have an opportunity do big things in this country and that has been true historically when he to make sure that it's true again. speeforty also reportedly telling donors that he is only republican who can beat present joe biden. right now in the polls were present donald trump is the front runner by a big margin. while the republican race is buzzing democrats are stuck with bumbling joe biden. the president has rock-bottom approval ratings and voters in his own party won him to step

the trump campaign account on twitter called him ron desanctimonious in the mouse trap. former vice president mikeox friday saying he likes walt disney, not woke disney, but disagrees with the strategy of a government going after a business for disagreeing with its politics. pence said he believes both sides should stand down and desantis should take the victory for parents' rights and move on. of course the whiplash for disney employees is huge here because a couple hundred have already started to move to florida. for those individuals, they will be given options including the possibility of moving back here to burbank in southern california. i'm also told that some employees had actually found other jobs because they knew they did not want to move the florida. and now those to jobs are staying in the golden state. a lot of whiplash for those individuals and in the political world. natasha chen, cnn, los angeles. >> whiplash indeed. >>> still ahead, it is the strongest measure yet by a state government to restrict tiktok. montana's governor signed a bill banning the video-sharing app in the state

. >> mike memoli and molly hunter, thank you. >>> days before ron desantis is set to enter the 2024 presidential race, disney delivers a new surprise in its ongoing feud with the governor, scrapping plans for a $1 billion investment in florida. joining us now is nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez. what can you tell us about this? >> hi, ana, good morning. as you mentioned, this feud between governor desantis and disney has been escalating now for more than a year, and it appears now that ceo bob iger was not bluffing about the financial consequences. it comes amid new reporting about when governor desantis is set to enter the presidential race. >> nbc news has learned florida governor ron desantis is preparing to formally announce he's running for president next week. that's according to two sources close to his political operation. desantis, who's already been making trips to critical early voting states like iowa and new hampshire is expected to quickly become a top challenger to the gop front runner, former president trump, and it all comes as desantis is facing new question over

in the senate side, it is the likes of senator mike lee of utah, senator ron paul, these individuals the filibuster, try to not make it easy for senator schumer to get something through quickly. even if they are able to come up with a deal, that is the first part of the hurdle of getting this over the finish line. it is a positive step. goldman sachs is alex phillips says he can see this happening today, and could see a vote happening as early as tuesday in the house. it is not smooth sailing. jonathan: the floor is yours. we have the time. tom: educate young ferro here on the lobster roll at lunch. if you are going to go to lunch and have the lobster roll, it is going to cost you 60 dollars to have a lobster roll. go. annmarie: it is quintessential if you have celiac disease or other dietary issues, they do a lobster roll on a gluten-free bun. it is a must stop of the summer. jon clearly has not been. if he has been, he would not be sitting here and ragging on the hamptons. he needs a weekend out there. jonathan: jon has done a memorial day weekend in the hamptons. saw the price at

the trump campaign account on twitter called him ron desanctimonious in the mouse trap. former vice president mikethat he likes walt disney not woke disney, but disagrees with the strategy of any government going after a business for disagreeing with its politics. pence said that he believes both sides should stand down and that desantis should take the victory for parents rights and move on. of course the whiplash for disney employees is also huge here because some of them, a couple hundred, had already started to move to florida. for those individuals, they will be given options including the possibility of moving back here to burbank in southern california. i'm also told that some employees had actually found other jobs because they knew that they did not want to move to florida. and now those jobs are staying here in the golden state. so a lot of whiplash here for those individuals and in the political world. natasha chen, cnn, los angeles. >>> coming up, we'll get into this tiktok crackdown in montana. the first state to ban the app on all devices. legislation already facing legal fights, but

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