we'll ask elise stefanik coming up. >> this maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in american history. >> maga republicans are destroying american democracy. >> republican party driven and intimidated by maga republican extremist. >> not only embrace the residence but laugh about it. >> maga republicans is trying to steal history now. >> sandra: hours from now, president biden will be delivering arguably the most pivotal speech of his presidency, shaping up to be the most divisive campaign in u.s. history. and that's where we top the hour. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. nothing going on in that city you are in today. >> john: no, i told you it was going to be a busy week, right, and it has been. this is "america reports". presidents love to use the annual state of the union address to tout the success of their agenda and the state union is strong. but americans don't agree that biden is doing a good job as commander in chief. >> sandra: one point shy of his lowest approval rating of his presidency, and unpopularity, how it compare

this was a district barack obama one twice now it is trump and elise stefanik country.] after that first 2016 democrats came after me with the millionsit of dollars in attack ads because i w elected republican woman in the northeast who stood by president trump. the democrats spent every penny they could muster but i double down fought back and proudly voted for president donald j trump. [applause] and we all know how this ends. trump defied oz, made history and made america great again.pplause] but the vicious left is relentless and i was underestimated yet again when during the first sham impeachment in 2019 infamous russia folks are adam schiff so bothered by my crystal-clear defense of the constitution the rule of lawssional rules to try and shut me down. but he failed. and like all of you on january 6election integrity. [applause] amount to defeat pelosi puppet liz cheney. [cheering] proud to serve a top leadership conference chair to endorse president trump forgr reelection. time and time again i've stood in the breach of a president trump, for the constitnd impor

sandra. >> sandra: republican congresswoman elise stefanik, thank you so much for joining us.e know that the laken riley bill just passed. what's your reaction to that, and how does that change things? >> well, first of all, house republicans stand strongly for securing our borders and laken riley's death was avoidable and a tragedy because of joe biden's dangerous open border policies and what's a disgrace is that you have many, many democrats who voted against this important bill. and this evening we will have an empty chair honoring laken riley in the house republican's speaker's balcony, so this is very important for us to continue to show leadership where joe biden has failed, and this border is a catastrophe of joe biden's doing, and it's leading to the loss of innocent lives. so my heart goes out to laken's parents, we grieve for them and we are going to continue to stand strongly for our legislation to secure the border act, which would have avoided this unnecessary loss of life. >> sandra: we know it's so important to you, you are bringing brandon budlong, a border pa

but john solomon report that elise stefanik is slamming u.s.ecause she is lobbying for the drone company the chinese drone company dji are we buying drones from china, former attorney general loretta lynch lobbying the dod to request that they move dji from the list of one of these list that identified this company as the chinese military company. she wants them off the list so the chinese company can operate with impunity in america, really. >> it's not surprising you're talking about the same party when i'm in a committee hearing of a foreign affairs or committee hearing of armed services they still cannot talk about the ccp in china as an adversarial nation they refer as a great competitor. we have seen were members of congress and others have cozied up to the chinese and the ccp and refuse to hold them accountable, was actually president trump if everyone remembers the china phase one deal he started to actually create the ability of balance between the two nations. it was president trump who continue to hold our adversaries time and time a

. >> bret: wound it out. >> big bet on elise stefanik.ut $20 on nikki haley to help consolidate the non-maga vote and 15 on kristi noem, 15 on joni ernst and $5 on tim scott and vivek to round out the field. >> charles used to have wine, women and song. [laughter] extra $10. but i get it. you guys are playing by the rules. thank you very much. >> thanks, bret. ♪ ♪ >> bret: all right, it's time for "tuesday xtras." first up tracy williams asks just over seven months until the presidential election how significant is the polling? a great question. a lot of overwrought about polls. right now it's just a snapshot. really look at the polls after september and that's where it starts to get into likely voters. harbaugh wonders do you have upset in the sweet 16? i do i have clemson going all the way. i do have a personal tie. brad the coach is my fraternity brother so there is that finally not now asked who do you like to win the masters very sports centric tuesday. this could be rory mcroy. i would say dark horse may be dustin johnson for a repe

it is great to have you here. >> i truly lost it when elise stefanik said that. i just thought are they really going to do this and are they confident enough that they can pull off the are you better ? it seems like even if you don't blame trump, even if you are just going to do are you better, we are all better off. >> even if donald trump had never been president, under joe biden right now, you got the best job market since the 1960s, unemployment below 4%, you've got the best economic recovery in the world. you've got more people with health insurance than ever before in american history. you've got violent crime at a 50 year low. if donald trump was still running as the former host of the apprentice right now telling people that the biden years have been awful, haven't they, is a weird sell to a country that is experiencing life under joe biden that has all been right economic metrics. i do think covid-19 walloped everyone. but, i looked back and my coverage four years ago, when i saw that you flagged this. what i was talking about four years ago was mick mul

congresswoman elise stefanik. former trade representative robert lighthizer. >> steve: cabinet potential. >> brian: on the v.p. list, tulsi gabbard, byron donalds, kristi noem, greg abbott which is interesting and j.d. vance. >> ainsley: lindsey graham is on the list and john thune. >> brian: i know lindsey graham and jim thune were heavy for tim scott. it knows the executive branch. knows foreign policy. knows the president. knows congress. >> steve: trump asked him to do it last time but he wanted to be speaker. >> lawrence: what i'm hearing from the trump camp, the main thing -- there's a split when it comes to some of the stuff that the president wants. there is the loyalty question and then there's the person that he feels like is going to garner more support within the party. >> steve: right. >> brian: deliberate state. >> lawrence: exactly. that's where the tim scott. he is known as the more even keeled person, even the president suggested that is he a better campaigner for him than he was a candidate himse

former president and his team included inned in governor and former gop presidential rival burgum, elise stefanik and robert lighthizer. even kevin mccarthy is being considered to serve as chief of staff. senior trump campaign advisor is denying the details, saying somebody has decided to list everyone who has met president trump and speculates as to potential participation in a second trump administration. truth is unless you hear it from president trump or his campaign, this is all bs. bottom line, a lot to watch. >> todd: that comment is pretty accurate, probably not something to take to the bank. national security adviser jake sullivan pushing back on the claim president biden has grown angry and anxious about his reelection bid. >> peter: the quote is he began to shout andir swa, when he does that, is he shouting and swearing about benjamin netanyahu or about hamas or about his poll numbers? >> this is the when did you stop beating your spouse question, i don't think he ever did that. >> did he? >> that is premise of your question, when he does that, i have never seen him shout or swear in r

house conference chair else elise stefanik and tulsi gabbard will join us. and fulton county d.a.athan turley? and congress moves forward with the laken riley act to prevent tragedies like the killing of that student by an illegal migrant here in the country. congressman mike collins introduced the bill and will join us, dana perino, katie pavlich all stop by in nine minutes and 14 seconds. see you top of the hour. todd and carley back in a couple, you are watching "fox and friends first". tardive dyskinesia, or td. so his doctor prescribed austedo xr— a once-daily td treatment for adults. ♪as you go with austedo♪ austedo xr significantly reduced dan's td movements. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, dan can stay on his mental health meds- (dan) cool hair! (vo) austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or actions in patients with huntington's disease. pay close attention to and call your doctor if you become depressed, have sudden changes in mood, or have suicidal thoughts. don't take if you have liver problems, are taking reserpine, tetrabe

modernize pla no sense to have that technology nor consumer use in united states i say good for elise stefanikr attorney general on this, you know elise has been prolific on these issues i think time for people to be named and shamed s, pla, if we get into god forbid if if we were in a military incursion over taiwan would be with pla, why former obama cabinet firnldz in effect lobbying to help military killing u.s. men and women service mens' is ununconscionable to me i am grateful for calling out individuals. >> chinese drone company could have that surveillance on military sl we should all be concerned to earlier point what are we doing about things like this as opposed to just tiktok. and so, we should be very concerned i think totally legitimate to ask people why they are involved, on bavr, american citizens on before of china i think totally legitimate, i think that this administration, is never truly going to touch all the issues that we're talking about as true national security threat to china for same reason hunter biden's father never touching the drug crisis they are too close to it

been a lot of speculation about who could be trump's running mate, ben carson, christie noem and elise stefanikcarson, many names being thrown around. yesterday trump was interviewed by sean hannity on fox news and he did start praising byron scott. he said scott was one of the favorites to be picked, said he was an okay candidate but didn't talk about himself very much. donald trump is the master of that but called scott a very good man and for me, quote, he is unbelievable. is a surrogate. tim scott certainly is getting a lot of praise. greg abbott possibly on the short list. a pretty good bench. stuart: i think donald trump is keeping us guessing deliberately. he is a master at this. coming up. elon musk is suing open ai and sam altman over an alleged breach of contract. must is calling it betrayal. kelly o'grady has the latest on this. ♪ (fisher investments) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to p

mess for republicans because the candidate they recruited criticized trump on tape, enough for elise stefaniknt and have another candidate jump into the race. if you're tired of hearing of how the republican party is defining itself by trump, that's too bad because that's going to be the story in these primaries. the apec dollars being spent against progressive challenges will be the story for the next four, five months. >> it is donald trump's party. it grows more so by the day. semifor's dave weigle, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> congressional leaders reach a tentative deal to avoid a shutdown, but they face several hurdles ahead of friday's deadline. we'll get into that. >>> coming up on "morning joe," donald trump is a few days away from potentially losing his business empire after failing to secure a bond for the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him in new york state. what trump is now saying, and the options he has left. >>> plus, we'll hear from biden/harris campaign national advisory board member, democratic senator alex padilla of california, about the party's

i truly lost it when elise stefanik said that.ht are they really going to do this and are they confident enough that they can pull off the are you better, because it seems like even if you don't blame trump for the worst of the pandemic, like yeah we are all better off. >> even if trump had never been president, under joe biden right now you've got the best job market since the 1960s, unemployment below 4%, you've got the best covid economic recovery in the world, you've got more people with health insurance than ever before in american history. you've got violent crime at a 50 year low. if trump was still running as the former host of the apprentice, right now, telling people like oh these biden years have been awful, haven't they? that's a weird sell to a country that is experiencing life under joe biden that has all of the right economic metrics. so, you have to tell people, don't remember 2020. i think covid walloped everyone, but i went back and looked at my coverage for years ago when i saw that you flagged this, and when i

he's turning this into "the maga-pprentice." [ laughter ] the finalists for vp include -- elise stefaniktim scott, tulsi gabbard, and dr. ben carson. even though, dr. ben carson died six years ago. [ laughter ] ben carson is literally a sleeper candidate. [ laughter ] can you imagine vice president carson sitting behind trump at the state of the union? this is a guy who falls asleep standing up. trump is also considering florida senator marco rubio as he is campaign partner, which would come as quite a surprise seeing as how most of their interactions thus far have been like this. >> i will address, you know, little rubio. little marco. little marco. you know marco. little marco. >> he's always calling me little marco. >> he's little. "l-i-d-d-l-e," liddle. >> donald's not going to make america great, he's going to make america orange. >> the guy with the worst spray tan in america is attacking me for putting on makeup. >> i never saw a human being sweat like this guy. >> he doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan that he uses. >> i will not say that he was trying

we have a northern border security caucus we created in the house republicans, elise stefanik, myselfmike telly and ryan zinc p,, we have to get serious about the northern border. maria: the northern border is weak. congressman, thank you. we'll be watching all of that, nick langworthy joining us this morning. we'll be right back. after last month's massive solar flare added a 25th hour to the day, businesses are wondering "what should we do with it?" i'm thinking company wide power nap. [ employees snoring ] anything can change the world of work. from hr to payroll, adp designs for the next anything. why choose a sleep number smart bed? can it keep me warm when i'm cold? wait, no, i'm always hot. sleep number does that. can i make my side softer? i like my side firmer. sleep number does that. can it help us sleep better and better? please? sleep number does that. 94 percent of smart sleepers report better sleep. now, save 40% on the sleep number special edition smart bed. plus, zero percent interest for 48 months. shop now at sleepnumber.com ♪ me and my friends ♪ ♪ life is better wit

>> i don't think it's me that-- i think you may be confusing me with my colleague elise stefanik. you a lot of times and i'm wondering what you'd make of that. would you entertain that, what do you think? >> no, obviously, i don't think i'm interested in that role. i like my job in congress. i want to do the best i can for staten island and brooklyn. this is a job i've always wanted, neil, and i'm here and i want to do the best i can with the resources that we have. i hope to serve with president trump, however, with him being the president and me being in congress because i think we'll be able to get a lot more done for the american people and address the issues. remember, when president trump was there, we had a 50 year low of unemployment record, people were working, wages were up, people were being lifted out of poverty. our border was secure, peace through strength. neil: you make the most potent case on migration and what's happening there. i just, i don't want to sound like i'm being okay n obnoxious there, and i think this could be key for your party ahead as an issue very

people in congress who are harvard educated lawyers, people like elise stefanik in the house who parentss and they care more about their political tribe than truth and it is a vae dangerous place for democracy to be. >> let me read something you write in your book. at it most the most disinformation in u.s. politics are far right members of the republican party. curbly rather than call out lies, a large number of republicans amplify them or they silently indulge disinformation to advance their own careers and policy goals. some conservative news media outlets have profit that are exacerbating the threat. we talked in the last hour, where there will be most likely no legal accountability for trump. a story we've been covering together since the earlier days of creation of the mueller probe. sort of culminating in a slim chance that there is any criminal accountability. what we do have then, is this information eco-system. and you've laid out the tools that the far right -- it is not even the far right but the right and the media outlets will use. how do you do two things? how do you knock

congresswoman elise stefanik saying in part, it's because of new york democrats' unconstitutional gun out to the state. remmington has been hit with financial problems, filing for bankruptcy twice in 2018 and 2020 and they the 2022 the company paid $73 million as part of a lawsuit involving the sandy hook mass shooting. when the factory closes today, 300 people will be out of a job, that's in a town of 7,800 and it's not just those folks that are worried. it's all the small businesss in the village that rely on those workers and rely on their business. they're concerned too. i'll send it back to you. maria: madison, thanks very much. madison alworth. liz peek, i want to get your take on this and a i think this is even not just about blue cities and blue states and their horrible tax treatment of american companies but it also could be a situation tied to potentially russia because on october 13th, 2 2020, vista outdoor required certain assets related to the ammunition and accessories business including the manufacturing facility and remmington brand and trademarks for $81 million. you

ownership is tied to the chinese communist party, so senator tom cotton and and congresswoman elise stefanikan the department of defense from using its services. of they say this company collects data on our service members and their a families, and that is a threat to national security. and they say, look, there's so many other american-owned tutoring sites that can fill this void, is why use tutor.com? ashley: yeah. yeah, very good point. lauren, thank you very much. >>> another quick check of the market as we head to the opening on wall street with. we suspect that we could have a slightly lower opening after all the records being broken this week. taking a breather, perhaps. sick around, the opening bell -- stick around, the opening bell is coming up next. ♪ -- hang you out to dry, dry, dry. ♪ ping all your secrets to the line, line, line ♪ [alarm beeping] amelia, turn off alarm. amelia, weather. 70 degrees and sunny today. amelia, unlock the door. i'm afraid i can't do that, jen. why not? did you forget something? my protein shake. the future isn't scary, not investing in it is. you're

more likely to be someone like maybe sarah huckabee, elise stefanik. tim scott is another clear choice. but i would not be surprised, anything and everything can and will happen when it comes to donald trump. so you never know. >> neil: yeah. builter rivals can join forces. great seeing you again, lee. eric levine, an early backer of nikki haley. he was there to the bitter end. he didn't say after one race i'm out of here. so your disappointed. >> clearly. >> neil: it's donald trump's republican party. will you support him? >> the starting port, does he want my support. if he convinces me that he's the right guy, then perhaps. >> neil: what does he have to do? >> the first thing he has to do is invite me back. he has to tell me that he's about the future and not the past. >> neil: when you say invite you back, not personally but the upset independent republicans? >> if he wants to called me personally, that will be fine, too. >> neil: he's not going to do that. you don't want him to suck up to you. >> if you donate to bird brain nikki haley -- >> neil:

that everybody in congress, who has been an enabler of donald trump, people like jim jordan, elise stefanikory to become loyal foot soldiers of trump, they are lying to their constituents and they do not deserve to serve in the body. >> some of those people and many more, are afraid, you hear people have this conversation in congress, they say things quietly and they won't say it publicly. you are not afraid but if you are afraid, your speaking out. what do you say to people who are fearful of their political future, of even retribution from trump, about what this moment is about? >> for fear of the political future, i would say, basic political ambition and that's a complete disgrace. when you run for office, you take an oath to defend the united states constitution, you don't swear to protect an individual who's more concerned about protecting himself and keeping himself out of jail as donald trump is. i do want to acknowledge though, that there are very real security threats. for me, that's not enough of a reason to not use my voice and the platform that i graciously have right now, to e

elise stefanik, republican. adam schiff, democrat. mark warner, obviously, is a senator.rfor it. he and marco rubio, a republican along with senator blumenthal, senator blackburn, a republican. josh hawley, a republican. they want to see this ban. how do you bring all those people together, and then you see the ones against the ban, everyone from marjorie taylor greene who is definitely a republican, senator rand paul, to chris murphy, the senator, who's a democrat along with dick durbin. >> yeah, it's it's wild. i mean, the fact that it's, you're getting bipartisan support for a ban like this is wild. and, i mean, with all the a things going on in this country right now, this is the thing that we're focus on and we finally are some bipartisan support on is ridiculous. and i find it ironic that a country that was founded on free speech is, if this is probably the anti the sis of freedom of speech, to be able to ping. your phone and talk to the world talk to the world, wild. and i think as far as republicans, this is a great platform for them who seem to be lagging behind

will be sort of auditioning top contenders, which also includes senator tim scott, congresswoman elise stefanike other folks that you had on your list up there. former retired neurosurgeon ben carson as well. he's going to be auditioning them on the campaign trail. they'll be holding events, holding rallies. another critical component for a potential pick is their ability to raise money at a time when we're talking a lot about the former president's finances, and rubio has shown his prowess with that. he raised about 50 million when he was running back in 2016, so a lot of factors to consider here, but we are also hearing from two sources that the time line for an announcement, there's growing consensus that around june about a month before the convention would be a good time to announce. no decisions have been made yet, but that is some consensus around the june time line there, jose. >> dasha burns in palm beach. >> former trump counselor kellyanne conway pitched rubio in an op-ed in february. what's your reaction to this? you know the senator well. >> in large part this is about the hispanic

. >> lawrence: bring in the house republican conference chair elise stefanik, a trump ally which actuallyon in the house to endorse donald trump. what is your reaction to the news that nikki haley plans to get out of the race? >> well, certainly the voters have made the decision, even before super tuesday, that president trump is our strongest candidate to defeat joe biden this nov november. so we need to come together and unite and republican voters have done that loudly and clearly. so we are very focused on making sure that we support president trump and his campaign and defeat joe biden this november to save our country. but this is the strongest republican primary victory in modern history for president trump. if you look at his sweeping and resounding victory on super tuesday. but, also winning iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and just running the tables when it comes to coalescing voters in support of the choice this election. and when the choices between president trump and president joe biden overwhelmingly voters are moving in president trump's direction. look at the national

. >> so, jen, how gop conference chair elise stefanik has not signed on, at least the last we checkedwhile in office. it comes on the heel of recent backlash against republicans on the alabama decision blocking ivf. how should democrats be messaging around this? >> i think it's -- i don't know, it is indicative to us that the republicans don't get it, and it's kind of shocking, actually, because it's such a lay-up, right, to support young mothers, i mean, they featured a young mother in katie britt in the state of the union so you think that they'd want to lean into that. but i think it's a -- for the democrats and for biden, it's a broader case about restriction of rights, that they want to control everything about you, and they're not even -- you know, in this case, they're not even willing to make allowances for, you know, want to decide how and when you can vote as well as being a mother, but, you know, the bigger thing, and it's such a fundamental, gut level decision for not all, but a lot of women in america, is telling women, you know, what to do with their bodies, and that jus

consideration include south carolina senator tim scott, doctor ben carson and new york representative elise stefanik to the race to get out of haiti. more than a dozen americans have landed in florida from port au prince overnight, escaping the worsening violence in the country. amanda is at the live desk with the effort to get even more americans out. amanda >> yeah. >> kumasi the nearly 1600 americans who are still in haiti have reached out to the u.s. embassy hoping to get out as soon as possible. 14 americans, including eight children, landed in orlando last night. they leave behind the chaotic echoes of gunfire and fear as neighborhoods have been taken over by violent gangs. one man evacuated says neighborhoods and main roads are blocked off as residents try to protect themselves. this morning, he's grateful to be back home with his family. >> the very difficult part was getting around and making it to the airport. mission accomplished. and we're finally reunited with julian. our two year old son. it took about two and a half weeks. >> gangs in haiti are now launching attacks on the capital of

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you know, so for example, people like elise stefanik, a representative in new york, referring to the january six defendants as hostages, she absolutely knows better. what we're seeing, i think, are people willing to go along with lies, to advance political agenda, which i think is a very serious danger to our national security. so my hope with this book is to open people's eyes to the tactics of disinformation, to explain how it's harming our democracy, our public safety, the rule of law, and to offer some suggestions so that people can become aware of these tactics so that can defeat them together, because i don't think we can choose tribe over truth and remain a democracy. so that's the premise of the book. so we believe we've undoubtedly we obviously have authors here on the panel and we have would be authors and perhaps other authors in the auditorium today. what was the dialog with your publisher on your initial pitch and how, if any, did it differ from how book actually ended up? yeah, actually i got a call from an editor who had seen a piece i wrote in the new york times about

it congressman elise stefanik said, i think we should expect more substance out of our kanno-youngs that would 2015, senator marco rubio, his statement there as well, calling him an embarrassment. it's a lot of one '80s that have been done and i know that there's a huge karatay for to be a vice president. but house the democrats decide to use that isn't the agent yeah, characterizing them as flip-flop or isn't is that enough? >> remember how i started this segment. the ads write themselves. well, i think the ads will write themselves with this, regardless of who he pigs, there will be people who have aggressively criticized donald trump for the rhetoric for his policies. >> and then >> when they get opportunity for power they flip. and so the question is, and they flip after a january 6 after 91 indictments. so what is your moral compass? what is your judgment based on? and i think it's an opportunity for democrats to hit if any of those folks are >> but i will say quickly, i mean, the vice president aggressively went after that then candidate biden on the debate stage page and she's sti

least a dozen potential vp's, includinisg souh carolina senator tim scott, new york congresswoman elise stefanik ohio senator j.d. vance and former hud secretarys ben carson. but seems to me he's overlooking the obvious strong candidate that nonobody s one says you can't pickt yourselfpick. i do that all the time when i'm choosing partners. i know i probably should have just ended it with thethe i thatlaugh from the wife tonighct on that show you. it's rfk telling us he's not serious or is he trying to b oe careful not to pick somebody that will look like it's either right orik left? well, he made a big mistakee mae in suggesting to people who are more well known than a he is. you don't want to do becau that because your vice president, vicse aree president, supposed to be like that little tiny tire you put on when you have a flat. >> yes tha terri it's just theyr emergency to get you where. you you need to go, right? that's what it is. it's not like you want to have haveh alr with. >> all four tires. yes. being like that. yeah. i mean, interesting picks. i mean, especially aaron rodgers heard t

you've got someone like elise stefanik, the congresswoman from new york, who now uses the term a hostages when talking about the january 6 defendants, i'm certain she knows better, but she's willing to go along with the con in order to choose tribe for sure >> it's a very timely book, barbara, thank you so much for talking to us about it and being with us tonight. barbara milkweed >> thank you. briana he ran with donald trump twice, served as his vice president for four years, but now, mike pence says he >> can't in good conscious conscience endorse trump for president again, and you're about to hear why laura coates live tonight at 11 eastern on cnn >> you introducing ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks is flaky red patches are all people see oh, tesla is the number one prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. oh, tesla can help you get clears don't use a tesla if you're allergic to it, serious allergic reactions can happen tesla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking the tesla had depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss upper respiratory tract infection

i've been on -- i've been thinking that elise stefanik, tim scott, those are probably names right atthey tend to expand a little bit the base that he's talking to. they tend to be effective messengers. people that have been either in leadership or run for president. but also not in danger of overshadowing the big name on the bumper sticker. >> dasha, we don't hear about trump digging into policy questions very often. but as you report, abortion has caught his attention. what can you tell us? >> yeah, sources tell me he's really been laser focused on this issue since the 2022 midterms when he felt that some of the candidates that he himself endorsed got it wrong on the issue the way that they campaign on it, the way they talked about it and turned off voters. he's been really focused on trying to figure out how the republican party can appeal to folks on this issue. and he's been concerned, and along with some of his advisers and donors that i talk to that if he chooses a vp that's a little bit too hard-line on the issue that that could be problematic. and the two names that came up a

while many house republican leaders have made clear, they're backing this included elise stefanik. trump has been less enthusiastic. does that have an effect on the vote total today does not have an effect on some of those hard-line conservatives were gonna be watching. and we'll let you know, john. >> look, you say house leadership is confident it's bringing it to the floor for the vote. but counting hasn't always been there. strong point. i'll say euphemistically, lauren fox, keep us posted. what you hear. thank you very much >> okay. again, you are so presumptuous joining us right now to talk more about this as chris krebs, former director of the us cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency during the trump administration, it's good to see you again, chris talk to me about what do you think of this bill? what do you think of this move by congress? >> well, i think lauren nailed it right. i mean, there are very few items right now on either chambers of congress that have bipartisan support in this clear, the energy and commerce committee unanimously 50 to zero, that that n

around the mental joe knapp sticks -- mental gymnastics takes to get where he has or somebody like elise stefanikyou guys is, what is your perspective on why liz cheney came forward and thought more people would follow and it was like the three of us and no one else? why haven't more people came forward? >> i think sadly people are more concerned with their own positions of power than was doing -- with doing what is right for the country. [applause] it is so sad. because, these people were elected to not serve donald trump. they are there to conserve -- preserve their constituents and they seem to have that confused. so they are doing his bidding. they are so concerned with painting a target on their own back. donald trump, when people speak against him, what does he do? he tries to fi aopponent for thn their race so he gets them out and gets someone he approves of in. i thing a lotg that as a calculus to not speak out and that is really disappointing because i think a lot of people think, i cannot imagine donald trump is that bad if there are not a lot of other republican speaking out. well they

for congresswoman elise stefanik, republican of new york, or any other house republican expressing moral outrage about anti-semitism on elite northeastern college campuses. >> that's not difficult. >> or for that matter, for democrats to call out antisemitism among trump supporters at the unite the right rally. it's more difficult for democrats to condemn the rhetoric of congresswoman rashida tlaib, though more than 20 democrats did vote to censure until the last november. and it, just as a general rule, it is tougher for politicians to call out the bigotry on their own side you can be forgiven for wondering how committed any politician is to fighting such hate if they only acknowledge it and condemn it across the aisle. and that's particularly relevant this week two days ago, a british journalist tried to ask georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene about the conspiracy theories in which she has long traffic to including what has become shorthanded as jewish space lasers. that's a reference to green espousing on facebook. that california's wildfire was caused perhaps by a consortium

you had it narrowed down to elise stefanik can tim scott, but you think the winter is to phonic tell me why a couple of things looking at her resume, she's the chairman of the house republican conference. she is republican and a very blue state, so she's got that going for, but we all know the most important thing for donald trump is loyalty. she has been so loyal to him. she was the first member of congress to endorse them. >> she led >> the defense team on his impeachment. she supported his efforts to stop this the certification of the election, and she has been stalwart for him and she also rose to fame recently, as you know, she led the hearing against three university presidents and the antisemitism efforts on campus. you really rose to political stardom there. but land one president to resign to actually. and here's the thing politically she, she will be able to appeal to the suburban women that donald trump desperately lost in 2020. so that goes well for her. she's a tremendous fundraiser. she raised $5 million in the last quarter and she is a bridge builder. she's able to wor

maybe he would look at elise stefanik for example someone take him in new york. >> brian: tulsi gabbardalso waiting in the wings. see what happens. >> steve: you have been waiting in the wings you have been on all morning. >> katie: not all morning. all good. busy. >> brian: coming up straight ahead we continue to bring you the latest on the breaking news. here it is nikki haley about to suspend her presidential campaign in about two hours. stick around. ♪ for me, cosentyx works on both. cosentyx helps real people find clear skin. and in psoriatic arthritis, can mean less joint pain, and help stop further joint damage. serious allergic reactions, severe skin reactions that look like eczema, and increased risk of infections some fatal have occurred. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to or if ibd symptoms develop or worsen. ♪see me♪ if you try vaping to quit smoking, it might feel like progress, but with 3x more nicotine than a pack of cigarettes - vapes increase cravings - trapping you in an endless craving loop. nicorette reduces cravings until

i mean, first it was donald trump, but now it's elise stefanik, the congresswoman from new york, who refers repeatedly to defending arrested for their conduct on january six as hostages i mean, they're engaging in revisionist history. and i believe that they know better. i mean, certainly some people fall for the lie that the election was stolen and other kinds things. but i also believe for many the reasons that rob just talked about, because of our crisis identity, people are willing to sacrifice truth to align with the vision of america they share. and so they are willing to choose tribe over truth. and this is i read about in the book exists in putin's russia which is if i can bombard you with enough claims so that you don't know which way is up, you don't even know what's truthful anymore. you'll get fed up. i don't know. all a bunch of liars. they're all a bunch of crooks which is right. really? where the cynics want you. because eventually people will disengage from politics. and then we've lost our democracy. and so i am hopeful that we can. we can rise up above this moment.

unfortunately, i want to play something that a member of house republican leadership, congresswoman elise stefanik, republican of new york, said yesterday she was trying to evoke something reagan said when he debated jimmy carter in 1980, take a listen are you today? >> four years ago >> for hardworking americans and across the country is a resounding no so it was a great, let it was a great line that reagan used in 1980. about 1976. are you better off than you were four years ago? now >> four years ago. today was march 2020 and that was a pretty awful mosques that was when covid really hit the united states. it's when the nba shut down its, when tom hanks, i mean you know everybody was hoarding toilet paper. i mean, so maybe five years ago they should change it to you about i mean, what do you think? i just think it needs a little tweaking. >> well, look yeah. i mean, it is interesting even in the republican primary, this go around. i think there was a lot of litigation over the last year of the trump presidency spends expenditures, government infusion, mask mandates the vaccines. there were a lo

then, you know, it was a lot like elise stefanik, who we had a great talk with when elise first came into congress. i said, oh, my gosh, the future of the republican party is strong. >> yeah. >> again, she's reasonable. the antithesis of donald trump. >> young, smart. >> boy, somebody that the party can get around in the long run. but, jonathan lemire -- >> heartbreaker. >> yeah, man, both of 'em. we'll see what happens with katie britt. unfortunately, she doubled down this weekend on the story that was a lie. i hated to see that. i was hoping she'd come out and say, hey, you know what? i'm new to this. didn't do as well as i could do. you know, sorry about the story. it happens. she could have moved past it, but i guess she's going to double down. but, on the biden side, man, they've got to be -- they have got to be so excited. the speech, not only did he prevail, he humiliating all of his critics. >> for all the world to see. >> raised tons of money. over 30 million people watching that. now, joking about his age, which is exactly what people have been telling him to do for some ti

. >> well, the highest ranking republican in the house, elise stefanik, calls those individuals hostagespting of the republican party. it is no longer functional. that's what republicans who think that they want to put donald trump back in need to understand. that is not what's going to happen. you think your 401(k)s and your investments are going to do well if donald trump is in office? nothing the entire country will get but come to a screeching halt at the behest of one individual who is solely interested in his own power, his own finance, and that of members of his family. >> delegate plaskett, one of the things -- you're on intelligence. one of the things i think people are not aware of, as well, is that we have the situation now that is grave in haiti. >> yes. >> we have the situation in the sudan. we have the situation now in niger last night that wants to remove american presence. yet, china and russia is all over the african continent. we have a presidential candidate that has called haiti and those african countries a-hole countries. give a picture, because kenya said they'd se

and then elise stefanik just randomly and weirdly decided to go from being this main street republicanwould understand what a loss that is not only to the republican party, but to the country, because she really could have made a big difference. katie britt, when i spoke to her during the sec championship game, same impression. she seemed to be -- and people after they saw me talking to her, came up and said, hey, i know you're a conservative, joe, and she's one of us. she's like pre-trump republican. she's like a reagan republican. she's one of the good ones. i was like that is just absolutely awesome. so when i saw her speech, i was like, you know, i felt sorry for her actually. she was just thrown out there. i didn't judge her for that. we're all human. you just keep going. this story, she needs to own up to it. she's not donald trump, and she can be so much more. just say, hey, i screwed up, i'm sorry, let's move on. is there any room for that in trump's party? >> not in donald trump's party. you see how someone like katie britt, who i had heard from other people in politics, yes,