i am running for president of the for the former us ambassador to the un, nikki hill. it is the 1st, the challenge and past the 2024 grades, as kelly not only gained experience during her years at the u. n. she also showed a willingness to take a tough stance against russia. despite the wishing entrance and the daughter of indian immigrants has also called for a new generation of leadership that seen as a veiled swipe at the advanced ages of trump and president biden were ready ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past. many others are expected to join the race, like trumps. former secretary of state mike, palm pale, and ex vice president mike pence. both have shown all the signs of having presidential ambitions. and so has florida governor rhonda santas. he is seen as the person most likely to be true. he has made a name for himself by waging conservative cultural wars. it has appeared on right wing media criticizing president biden for being weak on china and spending tax dollars on ukraine. while they have effectively a blank check policy, with

she won the vp straw poll she had bigger cousin nikki hill in mike pompeo. maybe, it's pretty wyebridge, we had one side of said we don't really loose, and a nine, reality and we should be as maga as possible. and that is side saying, hey, let's live on a real world. >> the real world. luke, political points out, january six was once an albatross for trump, as i argue should be. it's currently no longer disqualifying for his candidacy. there's a smear what we see happen with the house gop, in terms of how they see january -- and that is side saying, hey, let's live on a real world. >> the real world. luke, political points out, january six was once an albatross for trump, as i argue should be. it's currently no longer disqualifying for his candidacy. there's a smear what we see happen with the house gop, in terms of how they see january 6th. and the language we heard from trump on that stage about i will be your warrior, i will be a retribution. >> yeah, absolutely, if you go to town halls around the country. four republican primary, january 6th is not somet

constitution hill was ongoing to win with two jumps to clear, going up a gear. nikkiike pushing a button in second. statement had lost his as well, but could get close. constitution hill winning by nine lengths. henderson's first win was in 1985. it takes a special horse to make him this excited. that would brin: tears make him this excited. that would bring tears to _ make him this excited. that would bring tears to most _ make him this excited. that would bring tears to most eyes _ make him this excited. that would bring tears to most eyes because l bring tears to most eyes because it's pretty— bring tears to most eyes because it's pretty unique _ bring tears to most eyes because it's pretty unique. you're - bring tears to most eyes because it's pretty unique. you're not- bring tears to most eyes because i it's pretty unique. you're not going to find _ it's pretty unique. you're not going to find one — it's pretty unique. you're not going to find one of— it's pretty unique. you're not going to find one of these. _ it's pretty unique. you're not going to find one of

presidential candidate nikki haley and one potential candidate former vice president mike pence who are both supportive of ukraine's efforts. and you have already seen on capitol hill here. >> bret: lindsey graham and others. nikki haley has put out a tweet saying that desantis is siding -- is echoing -- there she is. president trump is right when he says governor desantis is copping him first in his style and then on entitlement reform then on ukraine i have a different style than president trump and while i agree with him on most policies i do not on those. republicans deserve a choice not an echo. this seems like a real wedge, guy, this particular issue. >> yeah. i disagree and take real issue with the territorial dispute framing of this by desantis. but i also think if you actually read his whole statement carefully, what does he come out against? new offensive weapon systems for the ukrainians, f-16s, long range missiles. that is what he focused on and some of the other things that he mentioned transparency on taxpayer money, no direct u.s. boots on the ground. these are things that a lot of republicans have been saying almost every republican and desperate fo

hills newspaper. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. we talk about the trump headline of it on saturday night. who are the thursday and friday night headliners? guest: nikki haley, mike pompeo are the big 2024 announce contenders. we also have kari lake from arizona. that's important because she has said to be near link or considering -- she has said to be considering a senate run in arizona next year. ed something to keep an eye out for. you have a number of house lawmakers on the gop and even foreign figures coming in, brazilian president bolsonaro, it has become, cpac, and international think to appeal to conservatives across the globe. guest: match laughed as the chairman of cpac. normally he is successful to the media wanting to promote cpac talk about the speakers in the agenda. we do not know what that looks like because there has been sexual misconduct allegations levied against them. we know his wife would be out front tonight hosting a panel however we do not know what his presence will look like. if he is out front he is going to risk questions about this when there are legal issues at play and potentially distracting from the event itself. tha

unfortunately people on capitol hill want nothing to do with social security period. neil: i will speak at later date, nikki haley, former south carolina governor, u.n. ambassador, talking about changing retirement age, maybe not means testing it, the wealthy would not get as much. i don't know how that would fly. i know she is thinking of things. that could land on the third rail of politics, don't touch this stuff what do you think? >> in all likelihood given what the former president is saying, what a lot of republicans, certainly almost all democrats are saying right now we're talking about third rail territory and that is unfortunate. we have structural problems in the retirement programs. kudos for nikki haley going out there speaking about them, being honest about these problems, putting some solutions on the table. i like those ideas. i think they ought to be vetted by members of congress. we ought to create commissions that is a meally-mouthed approach. but create commissions for all the trust funds heading towards bankruptcy right now. not just medicare, but the highway fund as well. neil: did tha

watching now, the reaction coming in from his allies on capitol hill, even from some of his competitors in the present. henschel race like nikki haley or others who have said this is a political prosecution. you're starting to see republicans rallying around the very script that donald trump wrote for them. what i think is critical to watch going forward is are we going to see any republican use this as a moment? to back away from trump. i would be very surprised if we saw that based on again. we don't yet know the charges. wolf we don't know the specifics. specifics of this and largely the republican field has galvanized around this notion that it is a political prosecution. i think the question going forward to follow on david is whether they regard anything that's going to happen in the future, potentially whether from the atlanta you know, grand jury or the special counsel, whether then they will regard it in the same way or not , or whether they will say look, these are different kinds of cases. one is more serious than the other, etcetera. so you know, they may be setting themselves for a trap. and one thing i would add,

announced they're running for president like nikki haley are likely to like former have said that this is about freedom. and we've seen senators on capitol hillve, you know, called on him to perhaps reconsider or take into consideration the humanitarian disaster that the war has called, as well. but, you know, desantis lining up here with trump and the tucker carlson wing, we've seen waning support for ukraine in polling, but this really did take some people, especially republicans on capitol hill, by surprise. >> it unleashed a firestorm of criticism, at least from republicans in the senate. less so from the house meredith mcgraw of "politico," thank you for being with us this morning. great reporting. >>> up next on "way too early," planned trips to an early primary state for two other potential gop contenders we'll get into that. >>> coming up on "morning joe," dr. anthony fauci is a guest he helped lead the united states through the covid crisis, and despite stepping down from his post last year, republicans continue their attacks against him. >>> also ahead, award-winning actor steve buscemi joins us with a look at his new film. "morning

endorsed nikki haley, the former south carolina governor, and chip roy, a conservative said he was impressed by governor ron desantis a founding member of the freedom caucus here on capitol hillnd actually met with members of the group in florida earlier this month. so clearly trump is going to have his work cut out for him in winning back his coalition. endorsements are something on his mind. people are lobbying house republicans to back him. . he is paying close attention to who is and is not endorsing him. >> guaranteed. thank you. >>> a "cnn this morning" broadcast exclusive on the price of insulin. the ceo of pharmaceutical giant eli lilly joins me next with an announcement that impact tens of millions of american including many who may have had to r rati their own medicine. and effortlessly responds to both of you. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. proven quality sleep. only from sleep number. ♪ma ma ma ma♪ [clears throut] for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops with two times more menthol per drop*, and the powerful rush of vicks vapo for fast-acting relief you can feel. vicks vapocool drops. fast relief you can feel. ♪ i wan

them, especially for nikki haley who has announced her run and mike pompeo seems to be intent on jumping in the race as well? >> it's pretty clear that they both have an zwrup hillattle in terms of name recognition. neither would-be candidate or candidate is extremely well known. neither is in elective office right now and have the benefits that come with that. in the coming weeks and months i think we will see efforts if pompeo gets in the race and by haley to really differentiate themselves and highlight their candidacies among the gop field. >> you know, the lurch to the right, also, you know, on display, quite noticeable at this conservative political action conference and michael knowles said transgenderism u.s. must be eradicated from public life entirely. some may argue this is outside the mainstream perhaps of republican policy. but do you see this as kind of, you know, a sign of the platform, you know, that the republicans are going to prioritize, especially when it comes to culture wars and identity politics? >> you do just because this is a common theme among all of the candidates and would-be candidates. and again right now this is the time in the pr

capitol hill, and his colleagues are wishing him a speedy recovery, and we will keep you up to date on whatever information we get. >> thank you, lauren fox. we wish him a speedy recovery. >>> nikki haley, republican presidential candidate, made some waves with her words of social security. >> in her words, she said it is going bankrupt, and this what she is floating to a group of supporters in iowa. >> joe biden is saying that the only way to deal with entitlements is to raise taxes. he does not care if it runs out in 5 or 10 years is to have it bankrupt, because he won't be there. so you change the age of retirement so we have some retirement for them, and you change the benefits for wealthy people. >> and so we know that this is going to be a major part of what we will hear in 2024 and a big part of the president biden's budget to be released. he wants to hit the republicans here, and haley offering some thoughts, and what more do we know about the plan she is putting out? >> jim and erica, she is staking out a claim here on this politically explosive issue, but the details are still unclear beyond what you heard there. her campaign did not respond to a request for comment on

nikki haley or someone else? like two guys point earlier there have been mixed reactions on this from democrats. i do not know a single democrat in the white house, on the hill sent alvin bragg indictment donald trump would be a silver bullet. let's be real. this attack is largely baked in against donald trump. people that he paid cash money to important starting cap cover up no affair. >> received a nice pick up some of their okay with it or they're not. i did not know needle with voters are looking for specific future indictments. royalty this we make mistakes sometimes thinking it's going to be some divine intervention is going to help us be donald trump. if he is the nominee it's going cap the fight on the issues. spain it was still time for joÉe norman were waiting to impress invite is going to announce his reelection bid. meantime ap has since fight and dips near lowest point since the president of 38% in a sprawling, 45% per back in for my 41% in january. guessing that's not what he wants to be making this decision. >> of course not but is not surprising he starts on presidents at one point i'm trying dollars spending package that stimulate inflation,

nikki haley and former secretary of state. mike pompeo. are both scheduled to speak? well, let's get more on. those were joined by alan fisher. his live for oz. from oxen, hill, and mountain and allen. the republican party has been dominated by trumpets have been recent years, hasn't it? does it still feel that way? well, there's many people who believe that it's time for the public us to move on from donald trump. they will point out to the fact that while he was in office they had terrible midterm election results. he then lost the last presidential election. and then many of the credits he backed in the last midterms just in november. they did not do very well. so they're saying that it's almost as if he becoming a c the a loser. but if you walked through the halls of this conference center, everywhere you go, you're seeing donald trump hats. you're seeing donald trump, t shirts, jackets, posters, cards. many, many people are behind them and if you look at the opinion, pause of the 3 people, the of declared for the republican nomination. he is by far and away the front runner. and then when you start adding up the other neighbors that they think will will

nikki haley and the former secretary of state. mike from peo, both try gonna support from rightly members of the republican party has kept wine that from i'm fishing. he joins us now from oxen. hill in maryland, what kind of reception did they get it? well, if you want to judge who got the best reception over the last few hours, it was steve band and the man fired by donald trump is still very close to the former president. when he talked about donald trump winning election and the next presidential election that brought the crowd to their feet. certainly by far and away the biggest response, we've seen it. if you walk around the holes here, you will see many people wearing compet competition selling portraits. he's still very much the dominant figure here in the republican park, you know, to potential appointed for them in the republican party. i've already spoken. first of all we heard from mike von killed, the former secretary of state. he wasn't afraid to take on donald trump by name saying that donald trump added to the national debt when he was an office, and that is something that has to be rectified. and then he talked about rejecting celebrity leaders with fragile egos.

hill, maryland. he's joining us there. now i'm donald trump speaking later tonight. what can we expect? ah, well, if you take a look at the whole, i mean 24 hours ago, nikki haley who's also running for president for the republican nomination. it's, she really couldn't even filled the whole half way fool. when i said it was half full and the one half was doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, a couple of hours before donald trump's speech can see that it's filling up. and we're expecting to have a full hole here. now, donald trump is going to repeat a lot of the themes that donald trump has repeated that america is not really bad place that the joe biden administration is feeling the country that there are many issues and he alone can fix that. he will talk undoubtedly about how the election was stolen from him. now many people say that donald trump is losing the republican party. people are ready to move on from him. a particularly given that he is essentially presided over a 3 election losses in a row. and we had from mike pompeo as former secretary of state saying that it's time the party moved on from fragile leaders with big egos. but you go

hills newspaper. democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. we talk about the trump headline of it on saturday night. who are the thursday and friday night headliners? guest: nikkimike pompeo are the big 2024 announce contenders. we also have kari lake from arizona. that's important because she has said to be near link or considering -- she has said to be considering a senate run in arizona next year. ed something to keep an eye out for. you have a number of house lawmakers on the gop and even foreign figures coming in, brazilian president bolsonaro, it has become, cpac, and international think to appeal to conservatives across the globe. guest: match laughed as the chairman of cpac. normally he is successful to the media wanting to promote cpac talk about the speakers in the agenda. we do not know what that looks like because there has been sexual misconduct allegations levied against them. we know his wife would be out front tonight hosting a panel however we do not know what his presence will look like. if he is out front he is going to risk questions about this when there are legal issues at play and potentially distracting from the event itself. that is pro