errin haines is back with us. also with us.r. welcome to both of you. by the way, sue is the author of practical optimism the art, science, and practice of exceptional well-being. so, doctor, is this surprising to you at all? i mean, does it match what you're seeing? >> absolutely. you know, we saw that there was a lot of sort of optimism right before the pandemic hit. and i'm seeing that a lot of people really haven't recovered from it, in part because of economic uncertainty, political divisiveness. and we do see that that matches with how the economy is doing. going back to 2008, when there was a huge dip and financial crisis, people's moods were also very much affected. so i'm seeing there's also a loneliness crisis. people are have lost a lot of friends and family. with all that is going on in the world and differences of opinions have affected relationships and one's mental health. >> yeah. aaron, so much, i think, of the 2024 election was about how americans felt, right. they thought the costs were too high. the malaise

atlantic staff writer ashley parker and errin haines, editor in chief at the 19th.y, this follows a string of anti dea dei initiatives and messaging from the white house. what's this one about? >> well, certainly what. >> we're seeing is that in this particular agency, the. defense intelligence agency. >> there is. >> a memo that has been distributed to staff members making clear that the agency will not support any celebration. commemoration events. >> associated with. >> black history. >> month. >> martin luther king day, and. >> so forth. now. >> martin luther king day. >> is enshrined in. >> federal law as. >> a federal holiday. so it's. unclear what that means in terms of how that would be observed. federal workers do not have. >> to come. >> to work on a federal. holiday to state the obvious. so one. >> of the. >> questions we hope to learn more about. >> is how widespread. >> is this approach? >> president trump. >> has been very clear in his public statements and in his use of various instruments with a. pen meaning a memo or an executive order, or the vario

errin haines, i'm deeply grateful that you were willing to wake up with us this morning and there willmornings to come, my friend. thank you. >>> donald trump is facing election -- is facing backlash for celebrating and embracing a key ally involved in the efforts to the maga-backed so-called stop the steal effort four years ago. over the weekend, trump hosted a dinner at mar-a-lago featuring a documentary about john eastman, a former trump attorney who urged vice president mike pence to reject electors in an attempt to overturn the 2020 results. the documentary questioned the criminal investigations and legal scrutiny faced by eastman. eastman is currently being prosecuted in georgia and arizona for his role in election interference. other election denitser were also in attendance though including peter navarro, rudy giuliani, and michael flynn who all played pivotal roles in keeping trump in power. we heard a lot about them in the january 6th select committee hearings. alan dershowitz also spoke on a panel about lawfare while trump stood in the back of the room and listened. italian

errin haines, a pleasure to see you in person, my friend, and happy five year anniversary to the 19thuesday morning. morning joe starts right now. >> a fight. >> that will go. >> tonight and tomorrow and the next day and the day after. and it won't stop. what they're stealing is not just an election. it's our future and it's our republic. and that's why we'll never stop. we'll never stop fighting. because we will stop the steal. stop the steal. stop the steal. >> and the peace. >> they were so funny. >> and we're out. >> we're doing it. >> we're on. >> we're live. >> okay. that was ed martin, who is now the acting u.s. attorney. i guess i have no earpiece for washington, d.c. always fun. live television. back on january 5th, 2021, pushing. donald trump's big lie. so it should come as no. surprise that. he is launching. a review of the prosecutions of capitol

final words to errin haines.. and again, you know, president trump's relationship with with these with these tech tech leaders in hopes that maybe they will be amplifying him so that, you know, he can have that attention as currency kind of perpetuate in this trump 2.0 era. i mean, look, you also saw the instagram and facebook blocking abortion pill providers posts over the over the weekend. that is something that we also learned was happening. so even as you know, president trump's content may be elevated. you have potentially, you know, folks who are trying to, you know, for example, provide information for folks who are looking for reproductive access. those people are being suppressed, like, how is that going to continue kind of as we go along. but yeah, i mean, at our five year anniversary, the 19th is absolutely meeting this moment in our democracy, in our society. i think that we are seeing just kind of overall, you know, this is a president that is that is not only committed to efforts to dismantle effort