let's discuss all of this with cnn senior political commentator scott jennings cnn political commentator bakari sellers, guys great to see you this morning scott, let me go to you first. i do want to talk about biden in the midwest and just a moment, but let me just ask you about some comments. the former president made about how he's been treated. this was last night, i believe on newsmax. let's listen i study history and i was always told that andrew jackson, as the president, was treated the absolute worst. nobody has been treated like. trump in terms of badly. russia, russia, russia, ukraine, ukraine, ukraine, everything was a scam and it literally searched the new one as you win one, you start the other impeachment hoax number one, impeachment hoax number two. all hoaxes and scams >> yeah. >> it goes on to say, nobody has been treated like him, quote, in terms of badly but scott, i wanted to ask you, campaigns are supposed to be about looking forward. i think you and i've talked about this before. it just it's all seems like in the rearview mirror for trump yeah >> interestingly, i

stewart, also republican strategist or michael singleton and cnn senior political commentator later scott jennings, they are all here. alice, you are up first. let's get to your particular bracket and it is interesting. 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

let's bring in cnn political commentators, bakari sellers and scott jennings. scott kennedy is polling and double-figures nationally, but shanahan is an unknown with no real political experience. so did he do himself and he favors with this pick >> well, she's got the most important currency in politics for him and actual currency. she is a very wealthy person and he needs money and she talked about helping him get on the ballot today. so while i don't think the vice presidential pick usually makes it megan, difference for the kennedy ticket. she brings a lot of money to the table and also she shares a lot of his liberal views, so they mesh well there. but really this is about cash getting some into this campaign. and when they get it, i think they can make a difference with it. >> so big curry, how concerned should the biden team b that he will oppose, support? from people who might otherwise vote for the president >> there is a concern about a third candidacy, but the concern is not because of who he chooses vice president nobody knows her. now nationally she

i want to bring in our cnn political commentator scott jennings and karen finney along with biden biographer evan osnos, who is here with me in the situation room right now. so what do you think evan, you know, president biden, you've written a terrific biography. you recently spent some time with him in the oval office for an article so you wrote in a particle board an article in the new yorker magazine is his best as he believed, his message is resonating right now. >> yeah. i think you're starting to see the outlines of what the message is going to be. we heard some of that last night, and just now, we're seeing what is going to be really the thrust of this in the very foreground, there is going to be talk of abortion every day there is a real feeling in the white house that they know this resonates with people they're very concerned about losing that access to and losing there a right that has been established for 50 years. the threat to democracy. >> and then also these day-to-day issues, things like price gouging, things like junk fees. i know it can seem like these are two very differ

scott jennings and s. e cupp. scott, this general election could be kicking off basically this week. i mean, if you ask the biden campaign, they would say it was last week. what does it mean for the republican party that after all of this? >> what >> was supposed to be a competitive primary, it could end in a landslide >> well, it means that donald trump is one of the most resilient politicians of the modern era. i mean, to think about all the things that have happened to him to lose to be indicted, to have everything that's happened and for him to come back and such dominant fashion it is just a level of resilience that you don't really see with normal politicians. i do agree with you. i think the general election is a bonus, and although i think it's fund to analyze endlessly, donald trump to me, the big question is if you're like joe biden or his supporters, and you're looking at everything that's happened they must be asking themselves, how can we may lose it in this guy right now because of what you just said.

is cnn senior political commentator and former special assistant to president george w bush, scott jennings, and former clinton white house press secretary, joe lockhart, glad to have both the view. >> scott, i wanted let's start with you. obviously, we just went through a list of what appears to be on brand trump messaging in some respects. but what is your reaction? i mean, it does this, help trump in a general election sense politically, what are we looking at here? >> well, it's the same hole. i think his people like it, obviously. does it help him with regular people are independence, are folks who are trying to decide what to do in this election probably not, but he's never really cared all that much about that. most of what he communicates is fan service. and when you write things in all caps and when you share these kinds of things, it's fan service to his hardest core audience >> yeah >> and joe, i want to bring you in on this because i think the contrasting eastern message is in some ways, or themes of how both have tried to run the campaign. but i think the question from joe bide

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is cnn >> senior political commentator, former special assistant to president george w bush, scott jennings and cnn political commentator, the former south carolina democratic state representative, bakari sellers. i tried to say that as fast as possible so we can actually get to it bakari does joe biden have a problem with the left or the middle >> i don't think he has a problem with the either. i think one of the things we're going to see is that he has to listen to those hundred thousand voters who came out and cast a ballot of uncommitted. and he has to make sure that over the next few months he does what he can particularly in the war in gaza to mitigate the deaths that have been caused over the last few months. and that's a very difficult challenge. the ceasefire or cessation of fires, something he and his administration have been working on for months, but that's a very real issue. i think one of the things that we're focused on this morning is joe biden and i met you weaknesses in the democratic party, but primary after primary, donald trump has gotten a third to 40% of individuals w

how the things he's doing are meant to help their lives and improve their lives david axelrod, scott jennings. thank you. always a good conversation appreciate it, kate. >> we have new details on the biden campaign's plan and strategy to take on donald on front. now, as this rematch between the two is all but certain at this point. and right now in georgia, state senators are hearing testimony as they launched their own investigation into fulton county da fani willis, you're looking at live pictures there and a bipartisan group of lawmakers is speaking out this morning as they push forward on a national security package, a by partisan bill that includes woods border security measures, and much needed aid to ukraine and israel will be back >> president biden's blast, either the union before the 2020 four election, with challenges at home and abroad, can he make the case for four more years? and the white house join cnn for special live coverage of the state of the union address tomorrow ready on cnn video says the approval process is similar throughout latin america will meet firsthand experie

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bedingfield, and cnn political commentator and former special assistant to president george w bush, scott jennings scott, i want to ask you about these comments in a moment, but first, i want to get to that breaking news. we reported this morning, lawyers for donald trump now say they cannot secure a bond to pay for the $464 million like judgment in his civil fraud case. how significant is this >> well, it's huge as i understand it. he may not be able to appeal the case if he can't get the bond and so for republicans, they thought the case was crazy to begin with, and the amount of money in the judgment was mind-boggling but now it looks like to a republican that was the point. if he can't get a bond to cover this amount, then he can't appeal than he would be out of options and he would be stuck with it. so i think it's significant obviously for him personally, and i think the way he and the republican party will portray it as an attempt to use the legal system to personal finally, crippled him while he seeks the presidency >> all right. let me get back to kate now, kate, i want to get to trump's

right now on to bring back cnn's jeff zeleny along with cnn senior political commentator scott jennings and cnn political commentator ashley allison scott, first of all your reaction to the sad news well, joe lieberman was an american statesman and he meant a lot to president bush, who i worked for, and >> obviously took a lot of stands over the years that made him unpopular in the democratic party, but endeared him to some republicans. but i think that was the kind of person that the country was looking for. it may still be looking for is someone who's willing to stand true to what they believe in and not necessarily be yanked in some partisan direction. so i think the country will, ms joe lieberman and certainly he hasn't historic figure i think jeff said earlier a line of the senate and i think that's the right word. >> yeah, i got to know him over these years certainly a very, very outstanding man. actually, liebermann was known for being very independently minded and willing to buck democrats positions from time-to-time. give me your reaction. >> democracy and yeah, you know, the f

russia, and cnn senior political commentator and former special advisor to president george w bush, scott jen script. >> oh man >> okay. pretty beat you >> chuck, what do you believe adding former president's obama and clinton to the mix? how will that move the needle if at all >> well, it moves the needle in people's pockets. you can start hearing all the chimes going up on the slot machines right now because all it means is it's going to be a lot of money. there's one thing that's the power of barack obama is still very popular. the base loves him. people always reminisce about the obama days he is just a fundraising juggernaut and the one big advantage democrats have over all the republicans, especially donald trump, is a advantage and no matter if you're a democrat or republican, you've been running campaigns for two days or for 20 years >> money is the mother milk of campaigns. whoever combined the most edge, normally wednesday's time absolute elections and that's what it means is more money >> scott, you agree >> oh, yeah. they'll raise a lot of money and you would expect an incumbent p

and have much more frequent conversations with voters point dina scott jennings, the biden campaign is clearly making a direct appeal right now to nikki haley's supporters in a new digital ad. let me play it for our viewers. listen to this good brand i call, it break break. >> haley has made an unholy alliance >> with rhinos, never trumpers americans four there are no prosperity. q sydney >> she's gone crazy. she's a very angry person. how do you bring these nikki haley voters back in? >> i'm not sure we need to manage so what do you think is. this something that should worry the trump campaign >> well, i've been opinion that there weren't too many nikki haley voters that were good able for donald trump in the first place >> i will >> say though, i do know some republicans who prefer that trump not be the nominee. who are now really conflicted about what to do. and they're not as interested in what donald trump was saying about nikki haley. they're more interested in their how a gas they are at the way joe biden has conducted himself in office. and so they're really torn right now. so

scott jennings on this mcconnell endorsement this is what the connell told politico's jonathan martin about trump's behavior that day. let me put it up on the screen. i'll read it. >> he put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. i feel exhilarated by the fact that this fellow finally totally discredited himself you know, mitch mcconnell very well. how does he go from that stinging criticism to endorsing trump for the office? he says that trump disgraced. >> well, number one, he is, as he said, his press conference today, he said he was always going to support the party's nominee and he's had that position since way back in 2021. and number two as punditry there. like a lot of republicans turned out to be false. >> i mean >> the fact is a lot of people after january 6, donald trump was going to be left for dead politically by both parties and most americans, and that just hasn't turned out to be the case. as we saw last night, the republican party has coalesced around him. he's got the republican institutional leadership now with mcconnell and others. i mean, he's got a pretty unif

cupp and cnn senior political commentator, former special assistant to president george w bush, scott jennings robert kennedy. what do you do with that se? >> oh, i mean yeah. >> listen >> sometimes the move of a presidential candidate is to pick a vp that add something balances something out, right? think obama picking joe biden to add some foreign policy experience and gravitas in these this lineup. at least an aaron rodgers and joseph menn trump. he's picking his twin, right? i mean, aaron rodgers is very much aligned with rfk junior. and this is really interesting because i think this eats into trump voters weigh more than biden voters. >> this >> super counter-intuitive, know, i mean, aaron rodgers is a mini trump. i mean, you go on television and say, jimmy kimmel might have been on the plane with jeff epstein based on nothing. just to like stir the pot that is so trumpian. and the conspiracy he theories that both of them court. i mean, i think it's kind of a threat to trump voters. >> let me add two data points to this >> he's pulling robert kennedy, not aaron rodgers polling at 13% nat

person, if there are hecklers in the gallery around the israeli, gaza , senator mitch mcconnell, scott jennings, obviously you're an ally of the center who have worked with him for a long time. >> what are you looking for tonight? >> well, i agree with ags. i think basic image is the issue here because i think the narrative of this campaign, as we've talked about on some of our election nights, is strength versus weakness. >> and i think the words are going to matter less than in what he looks like, what he sounds like. does he look like does he have the vigor to serve another terme as president of the united states? you already see the trump team out the larger trump organization out with an ad ahead of this speech today showing him at a podium, looking confused and then showing sort of an overlay of kamala harris over his shoulder. she's going to be right over his shoulder tonight. and i think you're going to continue to see the republicans go at that. so the image here, can he get through this? i mean, it's not like you have to go up and do feats of strength. he's not going to be juggling bo

> thank you for having me >> i'd love to talk about these two milestones tonight with me now, scott jennings, jamal simmons as he cup and mark preston what did you make of that jamaal that that interview there? on a couple of different fronts on the political front. honestly, her reaction saying there's been progress saying that the president has already moved. it seems like that is actually a little bit of an olive branch more than i've been hearing from many of the progressives who've been supportive of the uncommitted well, it's true that the protests and the push on behalf of what's happening in gaza has moved the president to be more >> vocal about the policy. i think that's happening inside the administration and the administration has always been concerned about the deaths in gaza. the question is how much they will talk about that publicly. and i think we are here hearing them talk more about that. and certainly push i was concerned at one point with kindness woman omar's point about the ceasefire because when we started talking about ceasefire and hamas was on the line, there was a

while obviously bringing more of that joining me now are cnn political commentators, van jones, scott jennings, and our legal analyst, elie honig, and jen rodgers. jen, let's start with you just from a legal standpoint, which not a lot of news today. i mean, not a lot of legal news, at least a lot of political back-and-forth. i mean, neither side got him to say what they wanted him to say, right? the republicans wanted him to say that biden was guilty and he got off because this is senile old man that they couldn't convict a trial. democrats wanted him to say that biden was completely exonerated by his investigation. so the truth lies somewhere in the middle, which is what the report says. there is evidence suggesting that biden kept and held improperly held classified information and that he knew he had at least some of it but it didn't get to the point where he said, i could bring this case and when this case and so we shouldn't prosecute, and that's where it ended up. that's where the report started out. and so i think her did a good job of kind of mostly keeping his cool and just sticking

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jen, as always. >> you bet. >> linsey: coming up dakota fanning and andrew scott tell us about their new series "ripley."orning america. so great to have you. so nice to meet you, andrew. i want to get right to "ripley." dakota, we have a flash back. >> you do? >> lara: it was 20 years almost to the day when you were first on. there you are on good morning america. >> oh my gosh. look at that. >> lara: showing your smile, or lack there of. >> lack there of. >> lara: do you remember anything about that? >> based on the bob i think this was probably man on fire. >> lara: exactly. 2004. >> there you go. you are precious. >> oh my gosh. >> lara: you are precious. you were not even a little bit nervous. >> no. maybe i was doing some good acting. [ laughter ] >> lara: as always. as always. andrew, really a pleasure to meet you. >> you, too. >> lara: i have personally fallen in love with you in flea bag, as so many of us. congratulations on this. >> thank you very much. >> lara: very different role, we should point out to everybody. >> yes. >> lara: what attracted you to this role? it was incredibly intense, as