more on that later with senator john thune. for now, the anxiety of palpable.w it up close and personal. let's just say it was a lot uglier earlier. connell mcshane has more. >> it was worse earlier. you could feel the sense of nervousness coming back to wall street today after what was really at the end of it a one-day sign of relief after first republic was purchased by j.p. morgan chase. we saw the selling resume for the regional bank stocks. we found out the senate banking committee will have a hearing on the banking issues thursday of this week in washington. those worries have been combined with the looming fed decision on interest rates and more signs that, you know, just the economy is slowing down, including new data that came out showing job openings falling. you mentioned pac west. that did lead to the sell off alongside western alliance, another regional bank. another regional lender. that is seemingly a sign that investors are looking at this what is next? which bank might fail next? what is worst noting about these banks, both recently posted rela

part of the reason he got the endorsement from senator john thune. he translate this money and this momentum in the polls, that remains to be scene. >> john: a moment earlier on, i thought is he going to stray into howard dean territory, about pulled back from that. john thune has endorsed him, and senator mike rounds and as mark pointed out, he's got $22 million in the bank. nobody else has $22 million in the bank. why does he have that much money? >> well, i think because he's so respected, african american, a prominent presidential candidate and former president trump is not going after senator tim scott because he knows how professional scott is, he's a pro's pro, but can he have the energy, and he did today, but will voters get behind him? i thought the optics of that speech were great. >> john: especially when he called his mom out and said thank you for supporting, believing in me when no one else would and gave his mom a bouquet of flowers. >> she raised him, a great personal touch. >> john: harvard harris poll, good news and bad news. bad ne

john thune now endorsing and supporting senator tim scott for president.ott has not even announced. what is your aunt reaction to this revolution? lexis is not super surprising. we know the republican whip someone who obviously supports senator tim scott. the two are very close. not surprising also that thune has been a major critic of former president trump. he has never had this freed the two of them have feuded. i think this is definitely expected announcement briefing were going to see a lot of other republican senators are going to throw their support behind tim scott. he is someone is going to tout the fact he consistently a conservative choice. and a lot of those more conservative senators, they are going to likely fall in line behind south carolina senator. next tim scott may be getting a lot of attention i've got to say samantha joe i will predict the next president could be based on the following photo because if you want to win the presidency you need a new england here is pence standing in line at dunkin' donuts he tweeted i heard new hampshire

ro khanna, and john thune, and doug holtz-eakin will join us to discuss just that coming up. begin the coverage with jacqui heinrich, she's live from the north lawn. you know, i just came from there, jacqui. i should have waved as i passed by. set it up for us. where do things stand at this hour? >> jacqui: anyone who has watched the process knew it would be the president and the house speaker at the negotiating table hashing out something each of their respective parties could call a success and drum up the votes to pass. but house democrats are balking at being put in the back seat by the president, pushing him not to give away too much as republicans want to add work requirements to some welfare programs. this was the house minority leader this morning and then the president's parting words as he took off for japan, take a listen. >> work requirements, so-called work requirements are nonstarter. >> i'm not going to accept work requirements that go much beyond what is already -- i voted years ago for the work requirements that exist but it's possible there could be a few ot

senator mike rounds and john thune. thune says he's proud to support scott.ell, i'm all in with tim scott. we'll see what happens. we hope there's a wide lane for something. for something with his experience, background, his demeanor, his tone. >> what does former trump have to say? he says good luck to senator tim scott in entering the presidential primary race. it's rapidly loading up with lots of people. tim is a big step up from ron desantimonius. sandra, haley appoint ed scott when there was a vacant seat here. there's a lot of dynamic between them. i asked the senator whether or not he reached out to hailey. he said he didn't talk to her. >> sandra: thanks, mark. tim scott has a massive war chest with 21.9 million in cash on hand. will that give him a head start in this primary race? noel, great to see you. >> it's been awhile since we caught up. >> sandra: that is a massive war chest. will it help? >> that is massive. i'm a national fund raiser. i'm looking at this from the money angle. to bump up to almost $22 million, sandra, is a major deal. that sh

all the key players discussing this as well as what is happening in the house and the senate can john thune trying to step an effort on the part of some republicans to turn their backs on this as well. it's not really a brush fire, but he's keeping an eye on it. we'll talk to him about that as well as key caucus members who have key concerns about this in the house. so much to get to. let's get the latest from aishah hasnie on how this will unfold. aishah? >> hi, neil. good afternoon to you. most of the time when it comes to any bill, nobody pay as tension to this vote on the rule. but everyone is watching this. waiting for any kind of trauma to unfold because i can tell you that my producer is watching this and flagging and so far the democrat leaders like leader jeffries, aguillar and mcgovern are trying to dare republicans to say okay, show us your votes. let's see if you have the entire conference to at least vote for the rule first. now if they can get past this, this is the first threshold. then they go on to the big vote later on tonight, this evening. both sides so far have been kee

think that a number of people took vote that the number two people in the republican legislature john thune is going to be on this stage, and the number two backing tim scott, and what does that tell you about the establishment support? >> first and foremost, it is telling me what anybody who has covered capitol hill knows that it is he is a beloved colleague, and one of the most popular members of the republican senate conference, and you will see some of the support from the fellow senators, but politically, it is something interesting that if the number two republican is not signing up with the president, trump's strongest rival at the moment, this is the starting line of the race. this is going to be a run in a crowded field and it is not a party to make it a two-person race or a coronation for donald trump. >> how much trump talk do you expect from tim scott? >> very, very little. i expect much more anti-biden rhetoric. tim scott, one of the core pieces of the message is that grievance politics is not something that he thinks is just in the domain of donald trump, and he thinks that it

he will have a major endorsement right out of the gate from number two senate republican john thune. >> dana: senator scott has made his upbringing the centerpiece of his campaign. the party's first black presidential nominee. he has already made history as the first african-american elected to both is the house and senate. >> he promises voters the american dream is still real. >> i believe that america can do for anyone what she has done for me. restore hope, create opportunities and protect the america relive. creating opportunities and protecting america. to me you focus on financial literature in education and making sure the american dream is alive and well for the next generation of americans. to me it's about winning over americans to my brand of conse conservatism. >> dana: ron desantis is expected to announce that could be a grueling battle with president trump. >> bill: senator scott is about to make his announcement. good morning, mark. >> good morning. senator tim scott will launch his campaign from charleston southern university here in the gymnasium in two hours. he wo

effort to ensure peace there, and that is the argument from the trump camp, but from republican john thune told our colleague nicky robertson it says that a lot of the democratic campaign ads were being written last night. >> thank you, manu, and getting to all of the republicans today. john? >> that is interesting. with us is political commentator s.e. cupp and jim schultz. donald trump lost the last election, regardless of who he said, and so if he wants to win, he has to add votes, and we have heard from republican leaders john thune, young, and tom tilly, and he did not add their votes, and in what way, jim, maybe donald trump added to the coalition last night? >> he did not add one bit and he did not do one bit to pass the primary, and certainly not in the general election. he had a chance not to double down on the bogus claims that he is make, and using right wing conspiracy organizations as examples of things that are as something that he is using as basis upon which to support his claims. it is just not what the republicans are looking for right now. the republicans are going to lo

senator john thune is a part of leadership in the senate, but he's not someone that i think the real republican base is looking to or will determine their vote based on. >> laura, there's a huge meeting coming up later today at the white house at about 5:30. house speaker kevin mccarthy sitting down with president biden to talk the debt ceiling. what are your sources at the white house telling you about expectations at this meeting? >> the white house has tried to project all of this optimism heading into these meetings. there were fits and starts over the weekend, but a white house official was telling me today as they head into this meeting, there's frustrations over two big things, which is they feel as though mccarthy and his team in recent days tried to propose more extensive cuts on snap, that's food assistant programs which the president has a red line on that on. he does not want to pursue more cuts on that at all beyond what was potentially in the republican bill that they passed. and also on the sheer number of spending caps. so i'm told by the white house official that rep

senator john thune and mitch mcconnell. watch. >> the committee for responsible budget tells us that out of every dollar of the debt for the next ten years, 50 cents out of every dollar of the debt will be used for nothing more than to pay interest on the debt. this has got to be dealt with. senator schumer has said that, you know, he wants to put -- there's votes for a clean debt limit. i don't know where he's getting his information. there's not the votes for it. what we dough know is in seven of the last ten negotiations on the debt limit, there's been budget dairy reforms. so 70% of the time, the debt limit gets lifted. there's been a discussion, conversation around and a negotiation about budgetary and policy reforms. that's what needs to happen this time. that's supported by the american people. 65% of the american people believe that you shouldn't raise the debt limit without doing something about the debt. that's what the american people are. cleary that's where we are. i hope that in the next few days hopefully by

john thune, we are all together. >> sandra: thanks for having me. ould say. >> john: former attorney general bill barr appointed john durham was on special report, and what he said, listen here. >> and both the press and the fbi abandoned any semblance of professionalism and took up the cause with a vengeance, and i think the real story here from the fbi's perspective is what an abomination this was, the so-called investigation. you know, if it wasn't a witch hunt, it's a damn good imitation of one. >> john: abomination is how he described it. how would you describe what you saw from the durham report? >> well, i mean it was clear, it was very politicized investigation. i think everybody kind of knew that at the time but this verifies it. confirms everything that people believed and that is that the fbi, you know, clearly had an agenda there, and were really out of their lane, and i think this verified that. chris wray has made some changes to the way the fbi does things, transparency and accountability in government is critical and especially in the

john thune was leading off this event. he sees this as an opportunity for a different kind of republican to be out there, a different kind of an option for voters at least to entertain. we look at the polls, and it's clear that the majority of the party does not want to move on from trump. this does give them another option if they choose to do so. i think in part it's why the trump team is so happy to see people getting in this race because they feel the bigger it gets, the better it is for him. >> let me go back, sahill, to the idea that despite being in congress, ron desantis has gotten zero endorsements from members of the u.s. senate. not so, right, with rick scott. >> reporter: that's right. i think you meant tim scott here. >> sorry. tim scott. >> reporter: tim scott has great relationships with lawmakers on capitol hill in a way that ron desantis did not and never did, including here serve as a house member of the far right freedom caucus. there is that philosophical element as well that ali was pointing to, tim sc

senator john thune was there.dorsed scott, i want to share with you what he told you. >> i hope that when it's all said and done, and there is a big lane for a candidate like tim scott, who i think represents a really positive alternative. as a party, we've got to turn that page and start appealing to different constituencies and with a message that is when some and hopeful. and i think he brings all of that. >> obviously, the people there were tim scott super fans. what did they tell you? >> one of the things i asked senator thune after that was what if the party says they don't want to turn the page on trump? because this is a state, i remember, south carolina was really the crystallizing moment for those of us who follow then-candidate trump in 2015 and 2016. the fact that this was the place where he fully knocked off the bush dynasty was not lost on any of us. and frankly, it wasn't even lost in the crowd today. when i was talking with voters who are there because they know tim scott, they like tim scott, that

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he's already picked up an endorsement from john thune, the number two republican in the senate. it comes as polls show former president trump remains the leading contender for the republican nomination. but senator bill cassidy predicts trump cannot win a general election, citing performances by trump endorsed candidates in the midterm elections last year. georgia pennsylvania, nevada and arizona that trump's that the candidates for senate that trump endorsed all lost. if past isntd eans tt win general electi. impeachment, poied to, quote,lee of us backing down from that is zero. meanwhile sources say florida governor ron desantis is expected to announce his campaign for president wednesday , likely in a video on social media. the naacp over the weekend issued a formal travel advisory for florida, accusing the state under desantis leadership of being hate inspired toward african americans. people of color and lgbtq, plus individuals. as desantis recently signed laws to block funding for college diversity programs and limit classroom discussion about sexual orientation and gender

john thune, a senate leader said that this thing has a cumulative effect and voters will have to decidetorjohn cornyn said yesterday he doesn't think donald trump can win a general election. so there is concern amongst some republican circles that this is bad for trump, the question is will that concern turned into attacks on donald trump and support for one of his rivals? latte donald trump and support for one of his rivals? ~ . ., . , ., his rivals? we heard that clip from trum - , his rivals? we heard that clip from trump. straight — his rivals? we heard that clip from trump, straight out _ his rivals? we heard that clip from trump, straight out of _ his rivals? we heard that clip from trump, straight out of the - his rivals? we heard that clip from trump, straight out of the trump l trump, straight out of the trump playbook, saying he has no idea who the woman is, the verdict is a disgrace, "a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time." that sergey has worked well for him in the past, what suggests it won't in the past, what suggests it won't in the past, what suggests it w

my name is john thune and i come from the other south state, south dakota. but i am delighted to be in charleston, south carolina today because i want all of america to know what south carolina knows and what i know because i get to see it every day in the united states senate and that is that tim scott is the real deal. [applause] and he will make a great president of the united states. [applause] tim scott is a candidate who has a deep faith, a faith in god, a faith in his fellow americans and his country. he is a candidate who has a strong record of legislative accomplishment. i worked with him through one of the most economically consequential pieces of legislation over the last several decades and that was the tax cuts and job back -- tax cuts and jobs act of 2017. he is a relentless fighter for people of this country. he is a candidate with boundless hope and optimism for this great country. he is an aspirational and inspirational candidate and i don't know about you but i think our country is ready to be inspired again. [applause] as we kick off this

he has the endorsement of south dakota, senate minority, number two for the gop and senate, john thunewell as senator microns, both endorsing tim scott. ron desantis is expected to officially enter this week, considered the leading contender to donald trump. how does donald trump continue to attack ron desantis? how does he start to attack tim scott? trump positioning himself as the only candidate who can prevent world war iii. he posted -- he responds to everything because he was posting on president biden agreed to help train ukrainians on the f-16 fighter jet, that's what he was responding to. we wouldn't have these if you are so president stuart bill cassidy had this to say about drums 2024 run. >> out think trunk and would. the candidates for senate trump endorsed all walls. if you taken the vote that when two other republicans and put them together, those republicans would have one so i think the presidents high-profile endorsement of those candidates hurt those candidates. president trump will have a hard time in the swing states which means he cannot win general election. stuar

he has a powerful endorsement from the second highest ranking republican, john thune, set to be in charlestonouncement, joining a crowded field with candidates like former president donald trump and fellow south carolina republican nikki haley. >> i think a, nikki is a really good person, i respect her and appreciate the service she has given the state and country. my goal is to run this campaign and protect america, focusing on financial literacy and education and making sure the american dream is alive and well for the next generation of americans. >> todd: scott spent 6 million on radio and tv ads in iowa and new hampshire. >> todd: kellyanne conway said donald trump would benefit from a crowded primary field. >> more the merrier is probably donald trump's best bet. competition benefits him because he loves competition, but it also benefits him, there are 17 winner-take-all primary states on the republican side. >> todd: naacp issuing travel advisory for state of florida after governor desantis pushes back on diversity, equity and inclusion in his state. >> ashley: it says under the leader

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paperwork on friday and has a powerful endorsement from the senate second highest ranking republican john thune, who is joining a primary field with candidates like former president donald trump and fellow south carolina republican nikki haley. >> nikki haley is a really good person, i really respect her and appreciate the service she's given to the state and country, my goal is to run my campaign and focus on issues of restoring hope and creating opportunities and protecting america and focus on financial literacy and education and make sure the american dream is alive and well for the next generation of americans. >> ashley: scott has spents on ads, in iowa and new hampshire, both he will visit this week. kellyanne conway says trump stands to benefit from a crowded primary field, watch. >> the more the merrier is probably donald trump's anthem right now. he's front-runner beating ron desantis, competition benefits him because he loves competition and benefits him because there are now 17 winner-take-all primary states on the republican side, there were seven in 2016. >> interesting. >> todd:

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. >> reporter: among those introducing scott, john thune, the number two republican backing scott's bid tim scott is the real deal. >> reporter: scott joins a growing field of gop hopefuls. >> that's why i'm the candidate the far left fears the most. i threaten their control. truth of my life disrupts their lives. >> reporter: including governor nikki haley, who apounted scott to the senate in 2012 and former president trump, who congratulated scott writing, tim is a big step up from ron desantis. who is totally unelectable. choosing to go after governor ron desantis, who is expected to announce his bid in the coming days. >> our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing. >> reporter: scott striking a more optimistic message setting up a contrast with trump and desantis. >> victimhood or victory? grievance or greatness? >> greatness. >> i choose freedom and hope and opportunity. will you choose it with me? >> scott will continue his pitch to voter this is week in iowa and new hampshire. democrats already blasting his entry into the 2024 contest saying that he supports pol

he was more animated than i have ever seen him, bob and i were talking about that, john thune behind him and $22 million. >> $22 million. >> john: ain't that bad. >> a lot from larry ellison, the computer tech guy. north charleston, south carolina. if you watched him over the years he is very animated on the stump. so, this was kind of tim scott you would see when he was campaigning for marco rubio in the 2016 presidential campaign. a lot of republicans are very well disposed toward tim scott, they like him. but this is the kind of candidacy not just going to burst on the polls and all of a sudden he'll be in second place next week. it's the kind of candidacy that you visit iowa a lot, and good news, good word starts spreading around. i don't think any of the ladies of "the view" live in iowa, and they say good things about you and after a while you just start rising in the most important first contest. that's how this will happen if it does for tim scott. >> john: we choose nominees state by state, don't do it nationally. but the national polls have got him at a significant disadvant

. >> the second senator is senator john thune saying the gop is not going to swoop in at the minute and try to cut a deal with the mocrats, saying that seriously with not work. there must be explicit blessing from kevin mccarthy in order to move ahead here, saying without that, that it would not be 60 votes, which is what is needed in the u.s. senate. meaning 51 democrats, at least nine republicans. he said there is no formula in which that would happen without mccarthy's blessing, which is why it is such a grim picture. perhaps the worst scenario of a potential default since 2011. at that point, the u.s. credit rating was downgraded as washington moved closer and closer to that deadline. ultimately a deal was reached to raise the debt ceiling. will that happen here? that is anyone's guess. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. >>> new fighting in the e sudane capital is further damaging the ceceasefire, and tens of thousas of people are fleeing the country. ahead, he will spepeak with an amamerican professor who recent escaped. we planned well for retirement, but i wish we had more cash. you t

john thune saying he's the one that counts the votes in the senate. he said there wouldn't be 60 votes to advance any bill that doesn't have the support of kevin mccarthy and mccarthy making clear earlier today in israel, he's not going to go forward with any bill that doesn't include spending cuts. how this gets resolved is anyone's guest. there was a default diverted in 2011. unclear if it will happen now. >> the biggest risk in a dozen years for default. i want to go to john avalon and jim bianco. jim, when you hear this today, janet yellen saying that there's not tax receipts to drag this on, how significant is that? >> it's significant on two levels. the first is the tax receipts came in much weaker than expected. that's confirming the gdp report we saw last week, that the economy is not doing great. it's not a recession, but it's heading in the wrong direction. it's not too late to turn it around. things are not going well. i will take a bit of, you know, positive news out of this. they're talking. at least we have that part going. for the last

short of a filibuster attempt, and nine republican senators would have to break ranks, and senator john thune said that would not happen, and any deal of mccarthy's would need an explicit blessing to get there, and they would undercut his position, and so they said that not only would they raise the national debt t limit as t white house has insisted, and how this is going to be managed is unknownment and this is the biggest fear since 1911 whenhe united states' credit was downgraded. and how this is going to be resolved is anyone's guess. >>> unspeakable tragedy in oklahoma, seven bodies discover and including two teenaged girls who have been missing. >>> and in hollywood, a strike after no deal was reached of how writers can be paid in the era of streaming videos. >>> and later, it was supposed to be the happiest day of samantha miller, and then the bride was struck by a drunk driver. the live report is coming up. your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching

republican senate john thune says he believes nine republicans will vote yes f democrats remain unified will get the bill the 60-vote threshold it needs. >> i hope the house moves quickly. i'll make sure the senate moves quickly the moment this bipartisan bill is sent to us. >> and on the democratic side, they are going to hold a house caucus meeting this morning with white house officials. the hope from leadership that they're going to be able to lock in the votes on their side as well. but a couple things to watch today on the house floor. first, the vote on the rule that will come first. traditionally, republicans are the ones who get that across the finish line. they may need some democratic votes today given some of the tough language you are hearing from members of the house freedom caucus. and with that narrow majority, the other thing to keep an eye on, whether or not conservatives continue to threaten kevin mccarthy's speakership for his part in cutting this deal. poppy and erica? >> only takes one. lauren fox, thank you. >>> the debt limit deal also needs votes from democrats

he's getting endorsement from the number two republican south dakota senator john thune.rces say thune is set to deliver the opening prayer at scott's presidential announcement. and after weeks of anticipation, florida governor ron desantis is expected to file his paperwork, declaring his candidacy for president sometime this week and perhaps formally announce his bid next week. scott and desantis join a crowded field that included front-runner donald trump, former u.s. ambassador nikki haley and former arkansas governor aisha hutchinson. >>> with immigration emerging as a key issue in the 2024 race for u.s. president, new york city mayor is appealing to washington to help cope with the 70,000 migrants, he says, have arrived in the city in just the past few months. cnn's gloria pass mean know shows us what the mayor is asking for and how the city is handling the record-setting influx. >> reporter: and for several days, mayor eric adams has been talking about the city of new york needing financial intervention from the federal government in recent weeks, he has been asking

. >> reporter: among those introducing scott, john thune, the senate's number two republican, who is tim scott is the real deal. >> reporter: scott joins a growing field of gop hopefuls. >> that's why i'm the candidate the far left fears the most. i disrupt their narrative. i threaten their control. the truth of my life disrupts their lies. >> reporter: including former south carolina governor nikki haley, who appointed scott to the senate in 2012, and former president donald trump, who wished scott luck. scott telling cnn -- >> reporter: trump instead choosing to go after florida governor ron desantis, who's expected to announce his bid in the coming days, writing, tim is a big step up from ron desanctimonious, who is totally unreportable. >> our -- and nation are standing at a time for choosing. >> reporter: scott striking a more optimistic message, setting up a contrast with trump and desantis. >> victimhood or victory? >> victory. >> grievance or greatness? >> greatness. >> i choose freedom and hope and opportunity. will you choose it with me? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter:

john thune coming out behind him.ther senate republicans i've talked to believe that he is their candidate. and he'll have a ton of money. but does that translate to iowa and new hampshire with the republican base, trump-loving base, that's the question. >> senator scott is a safe landing spot because his colleagues like him, love him. think he's a powerful messenger for conservative values. so they can stay with him and not with trump. in his home state of south carolina where the former governor, nikki haley, will also be a candidate. scott's big bet, he just barely touched on trump, he said greatness, not grievances. is it his biography? is it that people look at his biography and say, wait a minute, let's do something different. >> my grandfather said to me, son, you can be bitter or you can be better. but you can't be both. you see, he chose patriotism over pity. he focused on the windshield of his life and not on the rear-view mirror. and today i am living proof that america is the land of opportunity and not a

is 2024 presidential campaign tomorrow but he getting major endorsement to south dakota senator john thunethings endorsement carries weight. he is the majority whip in the senate. the number two republican basement outspoken men's desire to turn the party away from former president donald trump and toward new leadership. sharply divided reaction to the release of the highly anticipated durum report this week. republicans saying it proves the fbi has been a weaponize. democrats argue the investigation of the trump rupture probe finds nothing new. alexandria cough has more. >> this past week was a difficult one for the fbi but whistleblowers were testifying on capitol hill revelations of americans being surveilled came out. started monday with the long-awaited report by special counsel jon dÜrer which concluded the fbi did not have sufficient evidence to open a probe into then candidate donald trump. fbi personnel should have known to vet the information since it was coming from a political opponent. durham state department and fbi failed to uphold important mission of strict fidelity to the

the senate's second highest ranking republican john thune endorsing tim scott, joining an already crowdedn de santis expected to announce he will be joining the race this week, probably on thursday. then you've got of course donald trump in the lead. krysia, your reaction? >> i think it's great that the republicans have such a deep bench here and we know tim scott was going to run. we have two candidates from south carolina at this point along with nikki haley. what we'll be looking at really is these endorsements. i think endorsements are huge at this p moment in time, specifically ron de santis received 37 endorsements from legislators in iowa, donald trump received over half of the endorsements from representatives in florida. the gop strategists will be paying close attention to who is a backing whom and a fund raising at this point in time but so many v viable candidatess you see on the republican ticket. this speaks to the deep bench. maria: here is a list of declared republican presidential candidates already, president trump followed by nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, asa hutchinson

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senator john thune and mitch mcconnell.ch. >> the committee for responsible budget tells us that out of every dollar of the debt for the next ten years, 50 cents out of every dollar of the debt will be used for nothing more than to pay interest on the debt. this has got to be dealt with. senator schumer has said that, you know, he wants to put -- there's votes for a clean debt limit. i don't know where

number two senate republican john thune will be here at this event. he'll be endorsing senator tim scott, a man be loved by his senate colleagues in washington and now getting that love in the form of some endorsements, ana. >> we do know scott is a deeply religious man with strong views on abortion. how do you see his faith impacting his policy priorities and what kind of campaign would you expect to see? >> well, it's a tremendously proud day for the people of south carolina to see another person from our state, another one of our public officials jump into the presidential race. senator scott's faith, his personal story has always been compelling. he's always been a great messenger when it comes to talking about those things, and what it is, it's a real contrast because when he -- whether he's talking about his faith or he's campaigning, as he did eight years ago with senator rubio and governor haley, what he does is he brings people together. he's up lifting. he presents as governor haley does, a stark contrast to kind of the grievance-filled char

just to go back to the senate republicans for one second we did talk to the senate majority whip, john thune, who said it looks like a lot of democratic campaign ads were written last night. >> jessica dean, appreciate it. i want to get discussion with margaret hoover, host of "firing line" of pbs. anthony scaramucci and our own chief white house correspondent phil mattingly. do you think anything has happened in the past 24 hours that has changed the dynamics for this gop race? >> not yet. but i think you guys are bringing up something that could change it. and that is an onslaught of senators and house of representatives congressional leaders going against the president. i think that would be a snowball rolling in a direction that he actually couldn't stop. and so they're still fearing him because he is a big bully and their political consultants are telling them don't say anything about him, or don't make a comment. but if they start the stand up to him the way mitt romney did, you saw a glimmer oafter that with senator hawley, you will blunt him. you will slow him down. remember when the

rehe sieved endorsements of two fellow senators, mike rounds of south dakota and as well as john thune. they're seeing some sort of support from the republican establishment. whether we see additional endorsements after today's launch yet to be seen. the senator ramping up his remarks. he will go to the early battleground states. there is lot of money on hand, 22 million to start his campaign. david: i love the range of your voices from announcer to shouting over the crowd. you did it all, mark. appreciate it. >> reporter: i appreciate it. david: how will his early endorsements from his colleagues in the senate impact tim scott's fund-raising in the overall landscape of the gop field? let's get the read to our panel. independent women's forum patrice lee onwuka, former d.c. democrat party chairman scott bolden, good to see you both. patrice, he already has 22 million as mark meredith just told us how will he use that message, and what will that message be? >> good to see you, david. i think senator scott will use that money. he made a 6 million-dollar ad buy in iowa, new hampshire. try

scott, the only black republican in the senate, now has the notable backing of john thune. he's been the gop's leading voice on policing and race relations while rejecting the idea that the country is racist. >> for those of you who wonder if america is a racest country, take a look. at how people come together. all of god's people come together. because love, unconditional love binds hearts together. we are not defined by the color of our skin. we are defined by the content of our character and if anyone tells you anything different, they are lying. >> joining me now is campaign and capitol hill correspondent ali vitali in south carolina. former congressman from florida david jolly, former press secretary robert gibbs, and yoes reporter eugene scott. senator scott is evangelical with a good chance in iowa. he's getting off stage to speak to people face to face. if the backing of senator thune is very popular in the caucus. and he has some democratic support as well. ali, how does he shape up? >> reporter: look, he is beloved back in washington, where you and i generally se

while this was happening, senator john thune shot a tweet out, three months after his last meeting of kevin mccarthy, president biden will finally meet about debt ceiling legislation and concluded with it's about time. and jacqui heinrich forwarded this. don't believe anyone who says they are drachonian limits, we make sure the veterans are taken care of. they increased the debt limit to make sure the bills are paid another year, but they want a couple trillion in deductions off the federal deficit. that's where we are right now. >> sandra: the speakers agenda is dangerous, she launched with, attacked maga republicans, and taking with republicans on the issue including protections and loyalty to big oil. >> bill: so the meeting of the minds will happen, republican darrell issa joins us to react on this. thank you for your time. we want to play this from ten minutes ago, 15 minutes ago, sounds like a solid shot against house republicans. >> there is no constituency in this nation that's supporting -- that supports threatening to kill millions of jobs unless the v.a. is gutted except ap

already got a powerful endorsement lined up from the senate's second highest ranking republican john thune who is set to be at the launch event today. scott has already reserved a $6 million ad blitz in early primary states, iowa and new hampshire. okay. check this out. firefighters in austin, texas, recreating the iconic painting of george washington crossing the delaware. it won the austin fire battalion's competition for most creative photo in the annual competition. the chief says he chose this photo as the winner for its humor and accurate depiction of the heroic nature of their water rescue missions and those are some of your headlines, guys, back to you. >> brian: that is great. lone star state doing it themselves. >> ainsley: thanks, ashley. coming up next, scary new revelations about the idaho quadrupled murder suspect bryan kohberger ahead of his arraignment today in court. we are going to dive inside the mind of the accused killer and you are going to be blown away when you find out something he allegedly did before those four murders. plus, brian. >> brian: supreme court justic

. >>> the senate's second ranking republican john thune is set to appear tomorrow with tim scott as scottces a 2024 presidential bid. thune may not be the only gop senator who gets behind scott. let's discuss all of that and more with david fromme and host of the fast politics podcast. david, tim scott, not as well known as donald trump or perhaps ron desantis. but does tim scott stand a chance? what do you think? >> if you want this top position, you have to fight for it. and so the question about tim scott will be whether he's willing to do what governor desantis was not willing to do and make not only an affirmative case for himself, but a negative case against donald trump, say why one person should be the nominee and why the other person should not be the nominee. >> and, molly, we're also hearing that ron desantis is going to make it official in just a couple of days or sometime this week. that he's going to be in the race against trump and the other republicans. doesn't that -- as this race gets more crowded, as this field gets more crowded, doesn't that help trump? >> yeah. i mean

said in that town hall that i -- that not only democrats like joe biden but also republicans like john thuneican in the senate, were saying like that's going to be used against republicans, that's going to be used against trump by democrats. trump bragging about roe v. wade. which you can have that position. it's not going to help you win pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. trump, you know -- all this stuff. pardoning january 6th people, et cetera. it was -- it really was -- >> who do you want to win, ukraine or russia? he couldn't answer that. but the base agrees with him on that. >> but here's the thing. that's the same base that desantis is also trying to cultivate. >> right. >> so i think one of the ways that democrats are looking at this is it's going to be very hard if you look at -- desantis wants to run on this ultra maga voters who switched from republican to democrat, folks who've left the republican party, that is not clear because there are a lot of folks who don't agree with many of the things that desantis is troog to trying to do in florida. >> let's pretend donald trump for

from people who are watching these negotiations and getting read into them, like republican whip john thune that time is running short and in thune's view, the right people are not in the room. they believe that having biden and mccarthy in this room is going to be really important. perhaps they'll be able to nail down some more specifics. but like you noted, kaitlan, time is running short. and mccarthy has made clear he thinks they need to have a deal in hand by this weekend if they have any hope of moving this through both the house of representatives, where he does need to give his members some time to review this legislation, and the u.s. senate where things just take a very long time on the senate floor. kaitlan? >> yeah. the staffs can meet and meet and meet but ultimately up to president biden and speaker mccarthy. lauren fox, you'll be tracking this meeting and be busy. >>> a newly-released report from special counsel john durham slams the fbi's investigation into the 2016 trump campaign. it is a scathing 300-plus page report, four years of investigation. it concludes the fbi never

ahead as this window remains open as to what extent do we hear from the likes of john cornyn and john thune donald trump as the republican nominee. that's the question, andrea. >> it probably reflects mitch mcconnell's view, their view reflecting that as well. and we heard from chris christie as well this morning on fox news radio, so i wonder what governor sununu up there in new hampshire has to say. that would be interesting. >> reporter: he's here. is he going to get into the race or not, we will have to see. >> about the verdict i mean. thank you. vaughn hillyard and on the road, president biden going on offense in a republican congressman's district over the debt ceiling. can he win over hearts and minds in the key swing district. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports." that's next on msnbc that's next on msnbc ent. for softness and resilience, without the price tag. if you know... you know it's pantene. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze driftin' on... ♪ [coughing] ♪ ...by, you know how i feel. ♪ if you're tired of staring down your copd,... ♪ it