chris sununu is not in the race, he's seen the polls. his home state of new hampshire he's polling below donald trump. there's a reality for the likes of chris sununu. larry hogan didn't get into the race. he knew what he would be up against. this is where, when you're looking at the republican party party support, you hear sununu saying we've got to hit donald trump on the aspects of bringing michael flynn back. michael flynn admitted guilt to lying to the fbi, to lying to vice president mike pence. yet it's sort of the tit for tat. if you get into a policy conversation with donald trump, time and again i hear republican voters justifying voting for donald trump despite him being found liable for sexual abuse or the myriad of other things. they justify him because of the policies. to chris sununu's point, getting into a policy debate with donald trump is a no-go because voters appreciate the policies. >> sununu is running the campaign that ron desantis should be running. the republican base wants a fighter. they want someone who will go

republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus break the wheel.ee years after the murder of george floyd has there been any real change in police violence? the path forward when the man p who prosecuted floyd's killer keith ellison joins me. ♪ ♪ >> hi. i'm jake tapper in washington with where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announced they have struck an agreement in principle to lift the nation's borrowing cap amid a looming fiscal catastrophe with the u.s. set to run out of money to pay its bills on june 5th, but a big question remains can they get this deal passed in time? president biden acknowledged that the agreement is, quote, a compromise that means not everyone gets what they want, end quote and we know about deep concerns from progressives and conservatives and the democrats did not get a single thing they wanted in the deal and mccarthy emphasized what the gop got in exchange from raising the debt limit capping defense spending and canceling billions in irs funding and temporar

he met with governor sununu for about an hour.out whether he is going to get into this race and that's expected by mid to late june. of course, mike pence was here for a couple days as well. and we are really watching desantis to see how he starts to communicate with folks at the grassroots level and today was a good day for him. went to the diner. didn't make a ton of news. but, still, met with the right people throughout the course of the state and, yes, chris christie has told several folks here in new hampshire that they should expect him to get into the race next little bit. he's building a team. is he building a financial team as well. anthony scaramucci expected to be a part of that as well as steve cohen the mets owner. we waited for a long time for things to get started seems like tim scott in the race next week and ron desantis into the race next week and chris christie. >> bret: maybe mike pence in coming days. robin, we will go out to iowa. desantis just wrapped a trip there. former president trump was supposed to be t

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i think sununu is on to something and drawing a bright line between yourself and the person you haveht now that's donald trump. >> ashley, what do you think? >> well, i think that people should be drawing jabs or taking jabs at donald trump, not just for the party but for america. he has tried to overthrow our government, so i would hope all people would be trying to stand up against donald trump. i think the challenge for sununu is we've been saying for a long time the more people they get into the republican race, the greater it is that donald trump becomes a nominee but i also like to draw a contrast to what happened in the 2020 pooim for the democrats. joe biden was trailing, the field was very large. but it's really expensive to run for president of the united states and even more the nominee so maybe even though the republican field is becoming very large, some of these folks won't be able to continue to run -- raise the money they need to to stay in the race and the field will shrink and sununu or others who want to take jabs at donald trump and the leader that he will be coul

republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. >>> plus, fallen heroes. this memorial day, veterans reflect on their comrades who did not come home. >> i think about them probably every day almost. yeah, really. you don't every forget it. >> a look at some of the incredible americans we lost at war, coming up. >>> hi, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announced that they have struck an agreement in principle to lift the nation's borrowing cap and avert a looming fiscal capacity, with the u.s. set to run out of money to pay its bills as early as monday, june 5th. but a big question remains, can they now get this deal passed in time? president biden acknowledged last night that the agreement is, quote, a compromise, which means not everyone gets what they want, unquote. and already, we know about deep concerns from progressives and from conservatives. mccarthy on a call with republicans last night reportedly said that democrats did not get a single thing they want

. >>> and chris sununu says he'll decide soon on a 2024 run but is the field already too crowded for anyone not named donald trump. >>> first, a salesmanship test for the president the of the united states and the house speaker. n they struck a deal but now comes the hard part. the president must convince democrats he didn't give away too much. this morning new optimism that the middle out strategy will get enough members onboard to push the deal across the finish line. but there are already loud complaints too. progressives say the president opened up the door to draconian restrictions on work requirements. hard-line republicans insist the speaker only got a tiny slice of what they wanted. for all of this, let's get straight to lauren fox on capitol hill. lauren, break down this deal for us and tell us what the path ahead is. >> reporter: well, manu, this deal certainly cut between biden and mccarthy in the middle of what both sides wanted. it raises the debt ceiling for two years, through january 1st, 2025, and imposes new work requirements on safety net programs, claws back some o

new hampshire governor chris sununu is deciding whether or not to throw his hat into the ring.that do to the republican race? >> well, he says that he has the support and the money lining up, and he has a pathway to win. he is rounding up independents, and a republican government in a blue state, and he says that trump cannot win with most voters in a general matchup, but not everyone needs to be a candidate. he is trying to determine whether he can be more helpful on the outside the largest that the field becomes for trump. let's see what he thinks about this. >> i want what is best for the party, and it does not have to be ta chris sununu show. the money is lined up, the support is lined up, and the family is on board, but i have to make sure it is right for the party, and right for me. >> so he is clearly enjoying will he/won't he conversation and he says it does not have to be the chris sununu show, and we will get an answer maybe next month. kate. >> thank you, eve. john? >> this is maybe the picture of the day and by that, i mean the gross picture of the day, and why is t

new hampshire governor chris sununu. >> i don't do coy very well.when i start doing something, i'm 120% in. so i think, you know, pretty soon we will make a decision. probably in the next week or two. we will either be go or no go. >> former president donald trump will appear in a fox news town hall this thursday moderated by sean hannity. mike? >> mike: 2024 activity heating up. lucas, thanks. >> you bet. michael. >> mike: in memorial day was forecast to be the busiest travel holiday period since the start of the pandemic. let's see how things are going. senior correspondent casey stegall is in dfw airport in dallas tonight. >> from a very busy terminal d here at dallas for the worth international airport tonight i will hop out of the way and let you take a look. we have a nice line built up. it's certainly not packed or chaotic by any means. frankly the best word from what we have seen most of today steady. fortunately no major disruptions either to report across any of the nation's airports. aaa estimating roughly 3.4 million people flew this hol

that's the lane that a chris sununu needs to take.n out in a primary. >> we heard him say on cnn on sunday morning governor sununu he will decide in the next week or two if he is are you running for president. he said the challenge -- he already has the family onboard. so he just has to make the decision. he sounds more likely than not to jump in from listening to his interviews. but interesting. governor of new hampshire, ron desantis is going to new hampshire this week. how dez he play in a state like new hampshire? >> you know, usually this is a time of national consensus building, national narrative. they have been pointing to the amount of organizers that the super pac has in the early states of thinking he can turn out evangelicals. new hampshire is a unique place, you know. the size forces those individual questions. those voters in new hampshire feel like they deserve those individual interactions with candidates and that's not really ron desantis' strong suit. when he goes to a place like iowa and new hampshire we are going t

so what you see in sununu and kristie i candidates who say i'm gonna go after trump voters.rs from thought trump, i have more on the board that ron desantis, and i just might win this thing. >> i had same instate when i saw sununu saying because he has been sort of handling it and whether he's gonna do it or not. and we have also seen, i want to play, tara, this glenn youngkin video. again, he has been fought seeing with it, i expression of it basically shared, this is the glenn youngkin i'm the second coming of ronald reagan video. >> we can usher in a new era of american values. ronald reagan changed lives. now it's our turn. a time to choose life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness over oppression, dictatorial rule. the stakes are high. and the consequences even greater. >> does seem like someone toying with running for president. am i crazy? >> no, of course not, and next time they choose to try to use a reagan video maybe they should use an american fighter jet next stein because that wasn't one in the video. they just can't get it right. they're all fledgling here.

. >> julie: chris sununu could expand the 2024gop field.urrently seven declared candidates in the race so far. former president trump and florida governor ron desantis heading to iowa. he will hold a kickoff event in des moines tomorrow and make several stops across the hawkeye state and thursday trump plans to speak with voters in urbandale outside the capital city. here is how they match up now. trump holding a commanding 33-point lead over desantis in the latest fox news poll. ron desantis there at 20%. here is our own dana perino sizing up the race. >> president trump did lend a heavy hand to help ron desantis initially when he ran for governor. he thinks desantis going against him now is disloyal but doesn't say the same thing about mike pence. nikki haley worked for president trump as well. for some reason president trump zeros in on the disloyalty of ron desantis. we have to see over the next few weeks is desantis can throw a punch, land a punch, take a punch and get off the mat. >> julie: trump cannot dismiss governor desantis and n

there's somebody that i like and that is sununu. truth to issues. you are hurting yourself on abortion. you should not have that on the top of your list but sadly i do think at least right now and i don't think it is going to change that much that donald trump sucks up all the oxygen in the room and therefore he sucks up a lot of the dollars and he is going to suck up a lot of the quotes. if you want my production i would say donald trump will be the gop nominee and nikki haley will be his vp. because she is a woman and a woman of color similar to the opposition. >> of course, the republican side, new hampshire is the first primary state. if he could win there, that would be a fast race from there. your thoughts? >> i hope the bill does not get so big that we have to have the kids tables and grown-up table debates. those were terrible. let's just have the whole field and when the patriots the good thing i think about where we are right now. as far as the two big candidates in the republican race. donald trump and ron desantis. we ca

donald trump does well there and the governor, chris sununu also does well there. and he is thinking about getting in. so he has said. desantis has been talking with republican lawmakers in that state gearing up to announce a 2024 bid for the white house. sources telling fox news he will file the official paperwork for that next week. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." according to a rent poll of new hampshire voters donald trump leads ron desantis in the granite stays, 39% to 18%. the governor that i mentioned to you, governor chris sununu has 17% of that projected vote if the election were to happen today. and he, of course, has to still get in if that's the plan. "the new york times" is reporting desantis told donors yesterday there are only three credible candidates for the 2024 race, president biden, former president trump, and him. but he and biden are the only ones who can feasibly win the general election. that's desantis talking. the republican field, as i said, is getting wider by the day. we expect to hear 2024 intentions from a num

the governor of new hampshire chris sununu has made the point but as we get closer to that gate, that, five or six candidates up on the stage chris sununu says pretty quickly after that we need to have a conversation. >> there are a couple candidates that we could galvanize behind, maybe it's sununu, nicki or pence, are we going to overly crowd this field and let trump win a nomination with 35% of the vote only to get absolutely crushed in november and then we're all looking at each other going, gee, i wonder what happened. >> his math is right, trump is in a formidable position as the front runner. but donald trump in 2016 wins 28% here, 30% here, you can win the nomination if you have a crowded field but you're also asking a lot of people with big egos, ambitions, okay, i had a bad debate, you should get out and leave it to me. >> it didn't work in 2016. remember when scott walker dropped out he said explicitly in 2016 we need to not let donald trump be the nominee and do what i'm doing and exit the field and everybody else said have a good time, we're going to stay in. >> ben sasse

the state's governor, a republican, chris sununu, weighs in as a prominent trump critic and potential024 rival. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you are in "the situation room." >>> the countdown is on at the southern border. the trump-era immigration policy known as title 42 ends in less than six hours. we have correspondents on both sides of the border. rosa flores in texas. david culver is in mexico. rosa, you have been following the story closely. what are u.s. officials bracing for in the hours tonight? >> reporter: well, wolf, expectations are mixed. some officials are saying that they are expecting a spike in migrant encounters and the u.s. border patrol chief says that the surge and the spike is now that it's been happening for the past five to six days and he is not expecting a spike of 17 or 18,000 migrant encounters daily. the biden administration has been preparing for this for more than a year now. they have been implementing a variety of policies, the app, there is various parole policies. there is a lot of minu

new hampshire governor chris sununu has been a republican critic of the former president and might throw his hat into the ring soon. i sat down with the governor for a wide reaching sunday exclusive. and that is coming up first. plus, republicans jump to trump's defense after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing e. jean carroll. let's just say i have a few thoughts about some of these so-called defenders of family values. meanwhile, from trump on down gop white house hopefuls twist themselves into knots trying to explain their positions on abortion. i think i know why, and i will explain in just a few minutes. we also have some news to break today out of planned parenthood. we will reveal that with the organization's president and ceo alexis mcgill johnson. and later, i don't know how our booking producer managed it but we landed a mother's day exclusive with my mom. her advice for parents after a career and family therapy and yes, some stories about raising me. ♪ ♪ ♪ so much of what we heard from donald trump this week was backward looking. continuing to lie about an election he

i would like to see somebody like say sununu, think that's his name. tulsi gabbard i'd like to mix it up. i don't think there's any reason to where you should just have you know a republican and a democrat. i would say mix it up, you know? see what they can do to both parties. >> host: did you mean former new hampshire governor chris sununu? >> caller: yeah. >> host: and then tulsi gabbard who is the former democratic member of congress try to yeah. now i believe she an independent i believe. >> host: i think, i think she might be a republican now but she stuff but no longer a democrat. >> caller: that i know, that i know. i think it would bring more common sense because they're both, you know, going way too far right of way too far left and nobody seems to stay in the middle and theyy keep worrying about independents. well, why don't they start putting independents in their primary elections? see if it works out better for them. >> host: allor right. that's bob in the st. petersburg and he's right, tulsi gabbard left the democratic party. she's right

it doesn't have to be the chris sununu show all title. the money has been lined up. of the boxes checked. the family's on board which is always a big one. i just got to make sure it's right for the party and right for me. ♪ >>> president biden and other world leaders are congratulating turkey's recip tayyip erdogan for his re-election for unprecedented third time as president after a hotly contested runoff vote. erdogan with this third decade as leader of turkey. with almost all of the results counted it shows erdogan won 52% of the sunday vote, defeating the opposition who received 48%. he told supporters he would continue fighting for what he called real democracy. erdogan called for unity in his victory speech. >> translator: we are not the only winners, the winner is turkey. the winner is all parts of our society. our democracy is the society. forces chanting erdogan's name, thousands took to the streets ins stan bum, waiving banners and flags and honking car horns. cnn's scott mclean joins me to discuss. scott, a third decade in power for recip tayyip erdogan, w

>> governor john sununu saying he has money lined up, support and a pathway to victory.independents. historically that would have been checking all of the right boxes but we have certainly seen the republican party evolve in recent years. but still he's suggesting that he's still considering a bid. let's take a listen. >> the one thing i'm looking at is where can i be most effective, both in terms of making sure i can be a good governor. i saw the 24/7 job. i just want what's best for the party. doesn't have to be the chris sununu show all the time. >> not everyone needs to be a candidate. that's not how they can all be most helpful. he clearly relishes this will he/won't he conversation. it looks like we won't get an answer until next month. >> is there a pathway for someone who trends a little bit toward the center in. >> and who definitively says that trump can't win in a general election. >> right. we've only see very few go that far. thanks so much. boris. >> right now there is a search for survivors under way in davenport, iowa. a six-story apartment building parti

doesn't have to be the chris sununu show all the time. it's what's best.hat i'm narrowing down now. the money and the pathway has been checkeded out and the family is on board. i have to make sure it's right for the party and right for me. >> let's bring in our political panel, doug schroen, former adviser to president clinton and joe concha and a fox news contributor. thank you for taking the time with us today. >> hi, bill. happy memorial day. >> bill: like-wise. take a look at this graphic, the headlines coming out with the media in terps of president trump's chances as more and more republicans jump in to the race. a lot of the headlines saying for trump, the more gop people getting in to the race, the better it is for him suggesting they're going to fracture the vote for somebody like a ron desantis or another candidate. yes, we'll start with you. my question to you, do you find that to be true, the more people getting in the race? does that help donald trump? and i love the toy, by the way. >> absolutely. thanks, by the way. this could not setter bet

strategically for chris christie, he has to make sure that governor chris sununu, the governor of new hampshire doesn't get in. his fight is as much keeping sununu out as it is bringing donald trump down. >> trace: and i know he has a narrow path. geraldo, you're a fan of chris christie. mike pence will announce next week. you think he was pressured to get in sooner? >> i'm filled with admiration. i think he saved the republic. that act of courage alone merits serious consideration. he's not my favorite candidate. i admire him very much as a man though. chris christie is a pro life governor in a deep blue state where it's a lot tougher than it is in indiana and new jersey. it's tough. he has been that. he will take on donald trump, i have no doubt. you know, donald trump -- desantis is saying that donald trump is all about entertainment rather than, you know, legislation and governance. chris christie calls donald trump a loser. he calleds him lord valtimor from the harry potter series. he's not the appropriate candidate. chris christie is a tough guy. he will take on a lot of people,

. >> that is chris sununu saying that same old regurgitation.e made, chris, is the news he did make in answers like the war on ukraine, and what did you make? >> kate, it was dramatic, and asked by kaitlan collins, a simple question that had a revealing answer. do you want russia or ukraine to win the war, and virtually anyone who would be asked that question here in the u.s. certainly in the congress, the republican party, et cetera, they would say ukraine, and donald trump did not say that. take a look at what he said. i don't think of winning and losing, but i think of in terms of getting this settled to stop killing people. so you think of stopping to kill people of course is the ultimate goal here, but he did not once again take an opportunity to put distance between himself and vladimir putin. and in fact, he really expressed the affinity for the russian person. this is why it is important because there is a robust policy debate happening on the future of ukraine on funding, et cetera. the former president right there sending a message tha

>> yasmin, i think the hope for a lot of these second tier candidates like governor sununu, senator scottdesantis gets so nasty and so toxic that republican primary voters start looking elsewhere, and that's the lane that they're competing for. so he's going to be, you know, a different voice. he's a centrist governor. he is going to be arguing that the party needs to move in a different direction. there doesn't seem to be a big market for that in the republican primary right now, but again, what candidates like him are hoping for, assuming he gets in the race, is that people kind of get sick, turned off by the trump/desantis war and start looking for a fresh start, a different kind of republican candidate. >> victoria defrancesco soto, thank you, carlos curbelo, thank you as well. we made it through without interruption, of course except for those technical difficulties we had. we're taking a live look at arlington national cemetery where the president is going to be speaking momentarily. we're going to bring you that live as soon as it happens. >>> and coming up, last minute travel tips

the former president who's also been mentioned with respect to 2024, new hampshire governor chris sununubeing with us. the former president got a pretty warm welcome from the voters in that hall tonight. did he say anything that you think will help him get the nomination? >> oh, no, no, and no one should be surprised by what you heard tonight. it was kind of the same old, thing same old regurgitate when. whether he had a chance to move on from 2020, he did not do. and he had a chance to own some of the issues of january 6th, whatever his role there was, he did not do. it he had a chance to take shots at joe biden. he did not do. it's so, if you're an independent voter, your suburban mom, all these voters republicans are trending back into the mix, i don't think any of them being convinced by any of them. because it was just kind of the same old regurgitate. and there was no energy. there is no fire. there is no positivity. there is nothing exciting. he looked kind of week. he looked tired. he looked like he was on the defensive, and angry, and bitter. and i think we can all agree, americ

sununu and chris christie getting in the summer.et: at least in the short-term they say. the question is how long that lasts. that brings us to going down to a place we call candidate casino. you get $100 in chips. this is the g.o.p. primary version. $100 in chips. where do you put them on today for the nomination? stef? >> i would put 70 on trump. i just think he is still by far the top candidate there desantis is making a run for it. i give him about 25. i will say an extra five for youngkin. >> bret: oh a youngkin add. doug? >> i start with 75 on donald trump. i know predict it has 59-34 trump vs. desantis. treable that's probably a good place to be. if i'm at the casino there this is a push for me. so many variables with donald trump. he is indicted. we have never seen that before. other candidates if they stumble does a youngkin get in or somebody like that. i would push at this point. once there is a debate and they confront each other then the real money is going to be on the table. >> you have got 75 on trump. >> yes, grudgi

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you had chris sununu on.ated some of the folks who want to challenge him say okay, this is an opening. he didn't play to the vote,like me who are sick. noise, the antidemocratic positions. this to me became a an opening for a republican to take him on and say, if you want a lot of the policies, insane things like family semirags and you don't want that. >> i'm trying to look at, what do democrats have to be worried about? i think we all had a visceral reaction to the insanity that we saw. just the offense that he was giving to people who believe in reality. but there is a trick that i'm seeing that he's doing. he weaponizes nostalgia. his original make america great again was weaponizing no, sir at a gentleman from the 1950s or something. he's doing it again. nostalgia from the trump presidency. he's telling a story about the trump presidency, how great it was, inflation and all that. and then he's projecting his future tense. we're in danger, if you love joe biden the way i do, that he owns the past and the

another is generational which is what you are getting at comparing desantis to sununu both governors40s and of important states, and there is a real possibility of voters going to the iowa caucuses and looking for the next generation. you remember back in 2016 when there were real iowa caucuses on the republican side, it was not donald trump who won, but it was ted cruz who won, and donald trump did not take that well. but since then, and talking to iowa republicans, donald trump has become even more popular. so that is making it hard to answer your question about how much the generational or the looking forward argument is going to play. >> yes, plenty of time to take the temperature of the iowa caucusgoers. thank you, dana. >> thank you, kate. >>> and still ahead, the presidential election in turkey is headed to the runoff and the results could have a major impact globally, and specifically here in the united states, and we will tell you why. >>> and also, there is a new study of sugar substitutes, and turns out, they are not as effective as hoped for those people trying to lose we

to bill and sununu, you need to stop.democrat can't win. they would never do that come on, get in the game and realize what we are doing. number two, most importantly, a lot of americans not your typical household republicans they remember the country and how it was under donald trump. had the opportunity to see two presidents now, and they realize is he significantly better than the other when you look at foreign policy in my view there is only one person who can get the country in a better place going forward and that is donald trump because he has been on the world stage. other world leaders have dealt with him and they know what time it is when he is in charge of the united states of america. >> brian: congressman byron donalds, thank you so much. >> ainsley: thank you. >> any time, guys. >> brian: a red state has a plan reward high performing teachers. superintendent calling out opposition joins us live next. ♪ ♪ once-daily pill for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis for the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it'

and governor sununu thus far doesn't want to play ball, probably because he hopes for the embarrass the that we're raising the prospect of. >> yeah, i would also note that chris sununu is making noises about running for president on the republican side. but this is one of those rare areas where democrats both believe that their state is terrific and it should always go first in the presidential n nominating process. you can find 48 other states that say we should go first. it's one of those things this works to new hampshire reallies advantage. it creates a setting for democrats. elected officials are not saying this is going to cost boiden ne hampshire in the general election. but it's another headache. it's another complication. it doesn't make it any easier. it is a staut that is not a sure thing. >> the reason that i'm so attached to this is it's a great example. the only thing we know for sure is we have no idea what's about to unfold. there's so many intangibles in the cycle now beginning. thank you for being here. i appreciate it. >> always appreciate it. any time. >>> what are y

he had a chance to meet with governor chris sununu. sununu also thought to be a possible contender. desantis told the crowd he's eager to make a conservative agenda front and center. >> if you look nationally, people are pessimistic what's going on with the country. understand ably see. i think florida provides a ray of hope. it doesn't have to be this way. it can get better. >> we're also watching the latest with tim scott. he filed his paperwork today and he will debut his campaign in an event monday. he's planning to go to multiple battleground states including iowa, new hampshire in the next few days. virginia governor glenn youngkin generating headlines after he posted a video that looked like a campaign ad. >> president ronald reagan changed lives. now it's our turn. >> the video is tied to a speech that youngkin gave at the reagan presidential library. he's said that he wasn't planning to run in 2024. former president trump, the front ronner the gop race has been very active on social media today attacking desantis and the others challenging him for the gop nomination. no dou

he met today with new hampshire governor sununu. governor sununu himself might be jumping into this race. do you think that governor desantis' fight with disney will help or hurt him in a national race? >> it's interesting to think about how in a sense the base of the republican party used to be supporting business, free enterprise, things like that. now it's corporations that are leading the charge against conservatives wlrks it's dominion in the fox news case or now disney going up against ron desantis. it's hard to garagen that losing thousands of jobs in this gigantic project that disney cancelled they were going to do in florida will play to the base. this goes to the minutiae of what the rules are for this primary. this does feel like 2016 where there are a number of non-trump candidates who have varying degrees of messages. but the non-trump base, the non-trump voters don't unify behind one of those candidates, it's going to be nominee trump again. >> let's talk about another thing looming for next week, and that's the debt c

sununu is also criticizing trump for suggesting for suggesting he may skip the first gop presidentiales. take a look. >> trump is showing up in new hampshire, but it's not clear he's going to show up at that first debate. should trump be there on the debate stage? >> of course. you cannot stand in front of america and say i'm a fighter but i'm going to wimp out and get on the debate stage and engage in the fight, and engage in that debate that has to happen on issues and what you're about, right? you can't wimp out now. show us what you got because if you want to be the leader of this country and leader of free world you've got to show you can still bring a fast ball. >> and as i teased earlier the justice department's investigation into donald trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents is reportedly intensifying. according to multiple people familiar with the matter who spoke with "the new york times," doj prosecutors have issued a wave of new subpoenas in recent weeks to develop a full picture of how more than 300 documents with classified markings ended up at the former pr

sununu might get in. even glenn youngkin is taking a second look. so what's going on? maybe that they don't think they'll have to beat trump. that that work will be done by a combination of alvin bragg, fani willis, jack smith and merrick garland. this week trump appeared remotely in a manhattan courtroom in connection with the stormy daniels case. the judge told the parties not to make any plans around the scheduled start of trial, march 25, 2024. trump reportedly reacted by shaking his head. there's still jockeying going on regarding the caucus and primary schedule for next year, but take a look at 2016. that was the last time that we had a competitive republican process. look at that as a guide. in that cycle iowa held its caucus on february 1st. new hampshire voted on february 9. then came south carolina and nevada. super tuesday was march 1. there were six more election days in march. and then in april came wisconsin, new york, connecticut, delaware, maryland, pennsylvania, rhode island, indiana. and in may nebraska, west virginia, oregon and washington state. in

like chris sununu, like a south hutchinson are just thinking about running in order to, i'm not being cynical about this as a cable news host, but maybe just to try and get a cable news contributor deal? or a book deal, or some sort of love from centrists. that they are not really serious candidate. >> i mean, certainly that's a good percentage. and again, chris crunchy may or may not run again, i don't know who that's a candidate for. even mike pence, who is a candidate for? i think, it's very unlikely that any of these people will get any traction, and certainly there is a ponded industrial complex that is waiting for them with book deals, and cable news -- and maybe they will join that complex. >> yeah, i mean chris christie is a classic example of that. he's going to run against trump having tried to get trump elected in 2016 in 2020. what credibility chris christie has. stuart, it was reported this week that milliner larry ellison spends plant spent tens of million dollars on tim scott's presidential campaign. scott has a miniscule chance of winning, so in practice, isn't this ju

if you are sununu, kristie, you might say, hey, desantis is, week i have a good shot as he does. >> on that point, i was about to ask about governor youngkin. i'm old enough to remember, at the milken conference, earlier this month, late last month, told the milken conference in los angeles, i will not run for president. now he put out an ad that is basically likening himself to ronald reagan. is that why he is doing this? to david's point, that he views, or potentially views, governor desantis as being weak as a challenger to trump? >> yeah, i think that a spot on. i think for a number of these candidates, you heard chris christie referenced earlier, flowed on friday, you know, he's in the position to make an announcement. you heard, obviously, tim scott is doing that. now they are looking at the potential opportunity in this field because the space has been left a little bit more wide open by wrong desantis. the culture war thing is a very narrow lane. the translation, so youngkin can make a case this way, the translation, if you were to look at, what i'm doing as governor, what it t

and chris sununu is making noises about running for president on the republican side. this is one of the rare areas where like new hampshire democrats and new hampshire republicans both believe that their state is terrific and it should always go first in the presidential nominating process. you can probably find 48 other states that would say no, we should go first. but it's one of those things where this works to -- new hampshire republicans' advantage. it creates this headache for democrats. new hampshire democrats, like elected officials, they're not saying, well, this is going to cost biden new hampshire in the general election, but it's another headache. it's another complication. >> right. >> it doesn't make it any easier, it is a purple-y state that doesn't make it in the democratic pile. >> the reason i'm attached to this is it's a great example, the only thing we know is we don't know how it's going to unfold. there are so many intangibilities in the cycle. thank you for being here. i appreciate it. >> always appreciate it, michael. any time. >>> what are you

if you get chris sununu or chris christie, a younger, vibrant don't carry the same baggage that trump does, not as pugnacious as he is to everyone, then i think you could see something else. but in the end, 40% democrat, 40% republican, it is the 20% swing voter in the middle that is going to decide this race. karina: we want to see if you have heard from diane feinstein on her health. i know you check in every once in a while. is she improving? >> certainly she is improving. i am certain she is staying in washington this week, doing the best she can in terms of recovering. it was a serious case of shingles that had the complications of encephalitis. karina: i am sure you saw the news from governor newsom, reports are saying he might put oprah winfrey in feinstein's seat if she decides to leave early. your thoughts on that? >> i don't think i am going to comment on that. if she were to decide to leave early, you're going to have to have a caretaker, and that is what he is suggesting with oprah, but you need someone who knows the process. it takes years to understand hoe hit the ound s

also know there are a host of other personalities reportedly waiting in the wings like pants, chris sununu youngkin to name a few. all of this begs the question, how republicans learn nothing, nothing at all since 2016? as jonathan martin writes in politico, if trump does emerge of the gop standard bearer next year, we will look back on this week to grasp why, just like in 2016 he was able to take advantage of a divided opposition. indeed, with each additional candidate to enter the race the former presidents of the become the republican standard bearer, yet again, shoot up. what's more, it will be one thing if any of the former contenders were actually prosecuting the case against trump, but no if anything they are all running against each other. as knock off bargain bin copies of teflon don. consider florida man ron desantis who, he has had a deeply embarrassing campaign rollout on twitter this week. but also more significantly, and shockingly announced in 30 that he would be aggressive in issuing pardons, yes, pardons for january 6th insurrectionists. forgive me if i am mistaken, but i

we had republican governor, chris sununu of new hampshire, who is teased in 2004 presidential run himselfp a loser. he also spoke to our own jim psaki, specifically about how gop voters, in his state, may left when he made disparaging comment about women, including e. jean carroll, at what some of the. >> the audience was absolutely filled with trump supporters. i wasn't surprised to hear the support. but when you're talking about a serious issue like that. and laughter and mocking and all that. it's completely inappropriate. without a doubt. it doesn't shine a positive light on new hampshire. on that issue, i would call embarrassing. >> this isn't necessarily new, basil and susan, when we've seen some republicans take on trump, knowing they can alienate the base. but then they're basically called rhinos, things like that. do you think we're going to start seeing more of this. is this the right time for people to sort of be giving the strong opinions? >> it's the only time. can't wait much longer. even though asa hutchinson, for example, is a long shot, what i like about him being involve

plentiful and there are other big names yet to announce, chris christie, mike pence and se chris sununu just name a few. >> todd: i've met tim scott, he is one of the nicest people i've ever met, much less in politics. now he's in the race, does he have a shot? >> one thing for certain, all candidates are flocking to america first policies, which is great for the american people. this is not about big government or elite or dc bureaucrats, these are people, candidates fighting for the american people and that is exciting. his message resonates and just like it is president trump or vivek ramaswamy, we are seeing candidates who are willing to fight for the american people, willing to fight for the forgotten man and woman and you will see over 18 months, short of next year, comparison between will you be fighter for the american people or will you stand for the establishment. what we know, the policies work. we experienced this in the previous administration and based on their experience, tim scott touted what he did with president trump in the previous administration. vivek ramaswamy tal

that's where ron desantis was meeting with president and governor chris sununu who is eyeing a run forresident. this week desantis will welcome donors to miami where it is expected the governor will declare his long-awaited presidential bid. the already confirmed candidates have a lot of ground to make up for if they went to near donald trump's lead in the polls. one of his harshest critics may soon announce as well, and former new jersey governor chris christie. doug burkeham making a decision in the coming days and francis suarez has not ruled out a presidential bid. one person many thought did rule out a run for the white house put out an emotional video. >> it is overwhelming to contemplate the future of america. >> that's speaking to ronald reagan's legacy and perhaps his own. is just a teaser for now. mike pence also likely to make a decision on a run for the white house. supporters largest super pac this weekend. griff: thank you very much. aishah: leaders from around the world gathering in hiroshima, japan as president biden signals a change in course on sending those f-16 figh

and a bigger question is is sununu and mike pence going to join and will governor christie join?with desantis, what are your thoughts on his campaign so far since his rollout. last week kayleigh mcenany said trump's campaign are very trurecket structured. they are very organized. of and we saw that rollout from desantis. how do you think -- has he recovered at all since then? >> brian: sure. i don't think we are going to remember it. i really don't think we are going to remember it. almost in basic when, you know, everyone focuses on opening day. there is a sellout everywhere and they blow a two run lead and what's going to happen to my team? wait a second, i have 161 games left. after a while you don't remember april opening day. you are thinking about okay. june, seems like a big deal but it's not going to be a big deal when the debates come up in august and man that's a big deal. then when the caucuses come up in january who cared about the debates in august? it's all gaining momentum and money. one things i would say about donald trump and ron desantis in particular is they d

even new hampshire republican governor sununu had an opportunity to insult his own constituents intohese are people from the audience in new hampshire undeclared voters in that room. i was curious what your reaction. >> it's completely inappropriate without a doubt. >> live free or die. the establishment don't want you to hear from trump or any conservative. they want you uninformed because they're afraid of you. how you might vote. and now they're taking it is one step further and damage indianaing that 2024 presidential debates abolish in person audiences. the new republic writing there's no journalistic reason to assemble an audience for debate. executive editor common sense chris this isn't just about deplatforming trump but removing the american public from being a parts of the conversation. >> anything they can do to hurt them because they will don't want to help him. they only want to interview him to hurt him. they're not above bringing his perspective to people. they're weaponized. remember in 2016 he was getting booed by audiences because most of those debates are reportser

. >> and we have heard from chris sununu and asa hutchinson, and what about ron desantis, and how doesuse this town hall in him against donald trump. >> his super pac made some comments, but until he is in the race, he does not have a basis to say anything. he can make a vailed comment or go out to doing the press to say something, but until he is in the race, he does not have a basis upon which to hammer away, because he is a sitting governor in florida, and he has to make that judgment, and get into the race, and then he has to tie it up with donald trump and go blow for blow with him. >> do you the -- go ahead. >> if you are watching that, and think that desantis or any of the would-be contenders of donald trump would get in, sorry, we covered 2015 and 2016 and i saw donald trump fail 17 republicans any one i could have voted over him, and i don't know if anyone in the field could go up against that i saw last night. >> do you think that any of that gives ron desantis pause? >> it should not give ron desantis pause. it shouldn't, and if he is thinking of getting into the race, he sh

then, you have have sununu run income new hampshire, 70% approval rating up there.ook where at tim scott is really powerful, republicans love the guy, he'll be going against nikki haley, i'd say tim scott in that third race in south carolina going to be a real power house. maybe nikki takes off, anything's possible. then you get down to florida, in desantis' home turf the polls are saying -- we've got a lot that's going happen between now and february of next year to donald trump and the legal system. get a lot that's going to happen when desantis is actually on the ground. doesn't look great for trump if these candidates run and this is a huge if, good, competitive races. >> right, you're right to sound a note of caution for trump and his team. let's note, trump has never done great in iowa, not really his base and evangelical vote there could certainly turn to a scott or to a pence, in addition to desantis, we know desantis is putting a are the of time and money into iowa right now. new hampshire polls are still so early do show trump up significantly even on gove

they wanted to on the republican side, send message as governor chris sununu said, get out. if you do not have a shot and get new hampshire, you got to get out like they did with joe biden. >> ainsley: some want to be vice president or cabinets, they want traction, chance to debate and be on the stage and talk to people. >> lawrence: interesting. >> ainsley: long time, y'all, next july is the convention, we have more than a year. >> brian: august debates is the next big one. >> ainsley: ashley has headlines. >> ashley: start headlines, new york city college professor fired for holding a machete to a reporter's neck turns herself in to the nypd. >> get the -- away from my door. >> let's get out of here. you can't do that. >> ainsley: the reporter wanted to ask rodriguez about her violent encounter with students at hunter college, she ransacked their display and cursed in their faces. chicago public schools are allowing migrant children to enroll despite not having academic and health records and taxpayers are fed up with the influx of migrants. earlier a chicago mom called th

tests, but i don't think she will find the traction in a field growing more crowded by the day, chris sununu seems nice and tough, great, but the later the long shots wait to declare, the less ink and oxygen awaits them when they enter the race here, met with desantis last week, in live for your die state, i would love to know the contents of that powwow, he won't win but he will boost his profile, maybe get a sick ass cabinet post, and our 45 president donald j trump, i don't disagree with desantis he probably can't win general but precovid economic record is untouchable. candidates would be smart to pick apart his covid response, and all other deficits that drive independents away from him, he may not be discipline enough to talk about anything but his on i on going legal woes, we're lucky to live in the most interesting political age, so much could ha happen between now and next fall, until then i demand liberty from anyone seeking higher office, those crazy enough who want to be president and that is the memo. phew . >> senator scott bringing the fire to his announcement this morning. >>