steve king endorsed vivek ramaswamy. are they good friends he and desantis? side of the aisle, they will vote for somebody like that. desantis will pull those people and ramaswamy will pull some, as well. >> harris: somebody mentioned mike huckabee and he said iowa caucuses say two things, they don't tell you who is going to the white house. they can tell you is who is not going to the white house. if you come out in third, fourth, fifth place, struggling in iowa, that is usually indicator it is time to get out and fascinated he did not go to iowa, chris christie. did not give them a chance. who would be next is what governor mike huckabee is watching for, who drops out tuesday or wednesday? >> mollie: issue of nikki haley polling best against joe biden and a democratic campaign, why would you want someone who is tougher to beat? they know the longer this can be dragged out, more it hurts republican party in general. if donald trump gets everything wrapped up, he can move to taking on joe biden. if it takes seven, eight weeks, it takes money and resources and

micah, you say you are between ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy.tis has hit all 99 counties, vivek ramaswamy's team just told me, i talked with campaigns on recessi regular basis are they did 99 twice, what is the difference and similarities? why are you on the fence. >> to tell you, a lot of similarities that make the decision as it is, i like governor newsom. i think here in state of iowa we have seen some a strong governor can do when in charge, kim reynolds has done fantastic, it has been echoed or lead by governor desantis, i would love to see that leadership in presidency, now what vivek ramaswamy has said, has been what desantis is doing. that clip you shared in beginning he is not against education what he talks about getting rid of department of education but before he is education, as future teacher that hit home, i support that. harris: we have another vivek ramaswamy supporter on voters voices, as well. i am curious to know from you, jeff, what you see, you talk about a real outsider, he has never done anything in politics before. >> ye

. -- vivek ramaswamy? i saw him ramaswamy. -- vivek ramaswamy? day, and i _ ramaswamy. -- vivek ramaswamy? i saw him today, and i talked - i saw him today, and i talked to him. i don't believe he is going to pull out because he doesn't depend on other donors. it is in this to send a message notjust to campaign. sol think that he stays at least in new hampshire.— think that he stays at least in new hampshire. some of the counties where _ new hampshire. some of the counties where donald i new hampshire. some of the j counties where donald trump new hampshire. some of the i counties where donald trump has done particularly well in iowa in the early votes that we see, in the early votes that we see, in the early votes that we see, in the ones that are 60, 70%, we see vivek ramaswamy do very well, betterthan we see vivek ramaswamy do very well, better than to satisfy nikki haley in some cases. is there an argument that he might be part of the trump movement moving forward, vice president or something of that?— or something of that? first, it is a smart

t vivek ramaswamy's voteings will likely go to donald trump.st guy with fresh legs. voters wanted the guy with old legs. as far as desantis and nikki haley, people underestimate the debates they had. people feel desantis won by substantial margin. i suspect that hurt nikki haley in primary, she was expected to finish second and finished third and desantis finished second. going into new hampshire, i think donald trump is rubbing his hands together short of both of them dropping out, both of them staying in and chewing each other up. in new hampshire, nikki haley has a decent shot. independents and democrats can vote in that primary. chris christie has dropped out, nikki haley has a shot there. south carolina, her home state, polls show her getting crushed. it could not have gone better for donald trump. >> todd: 98 out of 99. kellyanne conway was on the fair last night details effort candidates have put in. what was the purpose ever this exercise particularly if you are desantis? he's been a great governor, but he's been a resident of iowa. his

trump is attacking vivek ramaswamy. >> he hasn't spent much time focusing on vivek ramaswamy but todaye is perhaps indicating vivek ramaswamy caucus goers will eat away from supporters who might go for him and this is for the former president posted today, he says a vote for vivek ramaswamy is a vote for the other side. don't get duped by this, vote for trump, don't waste your vote. all of the polling does suggest former president trump is in the driver seat in this race but weather has been upending plans and the other candidate plan, or campaign events scheduled this weekend, only one of them is still taking place and the other three canceled. he's holding a virtual town hall or virtual event in about 30 minutes time. a look inside president trump campaign hq in iowa, volunteers you can see them looking bones trying to reach as many islands as possible in a pino we can push. he posted a video message on truth social telling voters to show up for him, no matter the weather. >> one way or another i'm getting there, if you have the worst weather in recorded history but maybe that's good

seven vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley crisscross in the state.santis early right now it's about the expectations game. vivek ramaswamy is dealing separately was suddenly donald trump turning on him. after this. jorge has always put the ones he loves first. but when it comes to caring for his teeth he's let own maintenance take a back seat. well maybe it's time to shift gears on that. because aspen dental has the latest technology and equipment. with a staff that goes out of their way to provide exceptional care. plus free exams and x-rays for new patients without insurance and 20% off treatment plans. making it easier to get started with quality care. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner. >> four years later they said to him will you run against the president? and he said i have no comment. he said i have no comments, i got him and i got them elected to lose timberlake 40 points for the nomination. would you governor? i came and saved her but then i gave her, i gave her everything again i don't do quid pro quo. i just thought is very

vivek ramaswamy joins us now from des moines. good bit see you thank you for joining us. >> good to see if things are going great here. >> how is it going? you are in the fourth place you've seen a lot on the ground. what is the reaction? what do you predict? >> the polls are drastically off. what you see as many supporters of my campaign in particular our first time ever caucus goers. many from the next generation. many traditional america first patriots that have not participated recently and a caucus and who have not been polled. so i predict a major surprise on january 15. i like where the expectations have been set it will shatter those expectations as going to propel me forward to the next phase of this race. i think a lot of the islands in the final phase are getting into the details but is not just talking about the border and checking a box. the clear strategy for how we would actually use our military to seal that border. actually end birthright citizenship for the kids of illegal migrants and the return anyone who is i

vivek ramaswamy dropped out and endorsed trump. this is what you heard elise stefanik say, we need to come together and pool our reurs sos to defeat biden and stop beating up each other. when do you think that happens >> patrice: i'm looking for mid-february. if president trump does good in new hampshire and gets to south carolina and beats nikki haley, it is safe to say it is done. republican campaign for nomination is done and he would be the nominee. that does give him plenty of time to fund raise and hopefully the candidates will show support, to the leading candidate. conservatives have to think about the issues and what was interesting, todd, immigration edging out jobs and economy as number one motivating factor for republican voters. that bodes well for conservatives who have a plan and passed legislation to deal with our border crisis. it bodes poorly for president biden who has not done anything but allow the border to become what it is. >> todd: immigration topping the issues and shows how frustrated american people are

vivek ramaswamy at .hris christie who has dropped out of the race was at 4% in that december des moines register poll. we are getting your thoughts on campaign 2024 in the final push by these republican presidential candidates in iowa. steve in colorado. democratic caller. good evening. caller: good evening. thanks for the opportunity to speak up as a democrat. i just wonder sometimes about the universe that i am in and if i'm in an alternative universe. i am watching tonight, wonderful coverage you have. they were asking donald trump a question about medicare and social security. he started talking about the gas, the gold under our feet. his answer had nothing to do with the question that was asked. doesn't this mean anything to the people who vote republicans? he's the leader of the republicans. he answers the questions the way he always does. it is as if he's speaking about only what he has been trained to speak about. i hope we have more conversations with republicans and democrats. i'm watching the r

elon musk is telling his followers on x not to count vivek ramaswamy out the tesla ceo says vikram vivek ramaswamy will exceed the polls when the polls are counted in on "fox & friends" ramaswamy called elon musk a smart guy. >> many of our supporters are first-time caucus goers, people who came from younger generations are may have been libertarian leaning lavan traditionally been pulled in republican caucus. i think a lot of our supporters we don't have lukewarm supporters we have diehard supporters and that will be rewarded tonight as well. >> it's clear several of the candidates are concerned the cold frigid weather will deter caucus goers from turning out especially those that are less passionate about their candidates, back in 2016 during the last competitive gop caucus they set a record for turnout but on that day it was around 4l be tonight. neil: that's a significant difference, thank you very much. again candidates who most of their campaigning which is fine with me i spent half of my time and diners, actually doing my job but when i focus on my job you never know who shows up,

speak with the field has narrowed a bit, businessman and vivek ramaswamy has dropped out of the race.> as of this moment, we are going to suspend this presidential campaign. and this is going to have to be -- there is no path for me to be the next president. >> another republican trump rival has backed the former president. nor dakota governor doug burgum was on stage tonight with trump and endorsed him as well. now trump is headed to new hampshire where he has rallied tomorrow night. as the primary moves on, trace. >> trace: rich edson in des moines, iowa, thank you. let's bring it the power panel fox news contributor steven hilton and acxiom strategy erin perrine but this campaign, ongoing campaign to stop the former president is failing, it is failing dramatically. >> not just feeling but helping him. it is clearly helping him. that is what is so astonishing. i was in new york over the summer visiting friends and family in england and people say, how is it possible? how can it be that donald trump looks like the favorite to become the next candidate let alone the next president? af

nikki haley up 20% and ron desantis 16% and vivek ramaswamy 8%. with the weather there, they say that trump will do better with enthusiasm even though nikki haley has gone up and is now number two, enthusiasm, she doesn't have as much, that is what caucus goers are saying. she hopes voters don't stay home. donald trump said even if you are sick as a dog, brave the weather. >> steve: and he said, go ahead and vote and then you can die and it would be worth it, he said. what is unique about iowa, you have to do it in person. a lot of polls, they poll registered republicans likely republican voters. here they actually do polling based on whether or not you are going to caucus. when it comes to who will caucus, it looks as if ron desantis is about five points ahead of donald trump. comes down to weather. i showed casuth county, iowa, been talking to my cousins and i asked if the weather would keep them out. my cousin marsha said the weather was a game-changer. if you live on a gravel road, you are taking your life in your hands. however, my cousin mar

strong second place at 20% followed by desantis and vivek ramaswamy. donald trump held a rally in iowa where he reacted to the rankings. >> somebody points, i don't have the same vast wealth. >> in the meantime ron desantis and nikki haley finding out for second place for weeks. they been attacking each other incessantly. what desantis says haley is too liberal. haley says desantis is dragging in the polls and can't be biden head-to-head. desantis points out he's got more endorsement that south carolina haley is punching back. >> we have 74 endorsements from current former state legislatures, she's got 14. i have way more than donald trump as well so she was governor for six years get most of the with me because they see me as representing values. >> let me tell you why that is, that's because i push the legislature instead of was felt that they had to start showing their votes on the record so taxpayers could see it. i created transparency so no, elected officials and the statehouse did not like me because i fought for the taxpayers, i didn't fight fo

vivek ramaswamy's voters are younger. some don't caucus, if there's some reason to brave the weather. with desantis having the support of the governor he does have a network that outweighs everyone else. you would think he would come in second. i think the question for both campaigns is if they come into a distant second from trump or distant third from second, then what do you do next? do you have any momentum if nikki haley's in the single digits? do you have any momentum going into new hampshire, or desantis in the single digits? this is going to be fun to watch. but donald trump is going to be the nominee. just happens to start tomorrow with martin luther king day -- not tomorrow -- monday. >> monday. >> monday. >> it almost is -- tomorrow, you're close. it's very close, within a couple of days. david, let me go to you. our kristen holmes was saying something very interesting at the top of the hour, and that is donald trump is going after vivek ramaswamy. and i don't know how neutral you're trying to play things, you

now we have vivek ramaswamy speaking live in clive, iowa. let's go to him now. >> it is a passion on our national soul. it makes me stand for the rule of law in the united states of america. i say this as the kid of illegal immigrants to this country. that means your first act of entering this country cannot break the law. that is why we will lose nila terry at the southern border and northern border too. that is the rule of law in the united states of america. we the people created government that is accountable to us, not the other way around. the people who we elect to run the government who actually run the government. not the shadow of government in the state that is running the show today. you want to shut down the bay state. you want to drain that swamp and not just talk about it, but get it done. here's how we are going to do that. i will fire 75% of all federal bureaucrats starting on day one. that's how you drain the swamp. here's how we are going to do it. government agencies like the fbi, the atf, the central district of californ

we will go to vivek ramaswamy's headquarters. he is addressing the crowd. mr. r we created a movement i think is going to carry our nation to the next level and for that, all the patriots across the state, the country, everyone watching on the livestream, we are so grateful to you. i promise we are just getting started in leading this movement. to our future. this is a campaign founded on speaking the truth. not just when it is easy, but when it is hard. not just of the democrats, but to our own side. not just to campaigns and candidacies, but to ours. i will stick to the truth tonight. the first hard truth, and this one is hard for me, i have to admit this, but we have looked at it every which way and i think it is true that we did not achieve the surprise we wanted to deliver tonight. that is a hard fact we have to accept as a campaign. the question is, what do we do that is right for our country? we did not make this contingency plan -- everyone told us to, we said no, we are not doing that. but we took some time tonight in our apartment in des moines to make

i'm supporting vivek ramaswamy. pete: here is stephen holt. make the switch? >> thank you for having me. i did agonize over it and it was a matter of conscience which has nothing to do with governor desantis and everything to do with vivek ramaswamy. he identified, it is not morning in america right now. we have serious problems. i think he has articulated in a way that resonated with me. i would say having followed him across iowa and his hard work, he's one of the greatest communicators i have seen since ronald reagan. i spent 20 years in the marine corps during the presidency of ronald reagan. i think vivek ramaswamy's ability to communicate and inspire people is amazing. i've seen him with young people, crowds, protesters are just incredible. the other thing i would say in the reason he will blow away expectations tonight is he is the only candidate who is willing to call out a huge issue going on in iowa which is they are trying to build the co2 pipeline across iowa and private property and land owners, he's the only one who brought atten

asa hutchinson and vivek ramaswamy dropping out of the race. where do their voters go? who benefits from this? all of this while donald trump is in a courtroom right now, and how the courtroom campaign strategy is looking today after his big night dominating in iowa. we'll be right back. >>> all right. donald trump didn't just win in iowa, he won huge. let me show you the 99 counties here, and these are all of the counties that donald trump won by more than 10 points. okay. every single county, and 97 counties in iowa he won by more than 10 points except for story county where iowa state university is and johnson county where the university of iowa is, and this is one of my favorite numbers here today after the caucuses, and nikki haley leads in johnson county by a single vote. one vote, nikki haley leads in johnson county. we will see if that holds, 99% of the votes in. and one other number from iowa before we leave iowa behind is that we just got word that asa hutchinson has suspended his campaign. asa hutchinson received 191 votes in iowa. 191 votes, and donald trump

vivek ramaswamy's votes will probably be divided between trump and ron desantis. >> even though vivek ramaswamy, last night, endorsed president trump? >> yes. because there is not that much difference between ron desantis and trump. if you look at all of these figures and add them of the way i have redefined them, it is a two-point race. it won't be exactly that way but you are looking to see a very close race. now that you see these other people having left. >> the strategy for nikki haley and ron desantis, is it just in case trump is in jail, we are running or do they really believe that even if he is not in jail, that they can beat him. >> when you are running for president, you have to believe you will win. you don't just say, we will see. you put everything you have got into it. i think they both think they have a shot. but the other side is right to say the fact of the matter is that trump is in some trouble because we know of all of these court cases. if one of them goes to trial, watch out. especially if he is convicted. we know a lot of republicans will vote for him anyway bu

followed by desantis at 16 and vivek ramaswamy at 8%.s about hailey's numbers as a poll data shows 43% of the people who say they're going to vote for nikki haley also say they would vote for biden over trump in a general election. showing nikki haley's building a coalition of antitrust voters. we look at video of ron desantis and nikki haley and penny here in the hawkeye state they both been fighting for second place. they've been attacking each other pretty nonstop by desantis and haley is not conservative enough. haley says desantis could it be biden in a one on one match every desantis poinsettias got more endorsements in haley's home state of south carolina. and haley is responding to that, take a listen. >> we have a 74 endorsement from current and former state legislators. she's got 14. i've way more than donald trump dumped as well. in the way to minute she was governor for six years yet most of that side with me because they see me as representing the values of south carolina. >> let me tell you why that is but that is because i

if you want to fight inflation, vote trump. >> all right, we welcome back to show vivek ramaswamy. 2024 candidate. vivek thank you. you know i love what you said, but the one thing i really liked, you probably only one mentions is about draining the swamp, i have a sense this is a sub rosa issue. but a lot of folks believe that mr. trump has the strength and determination you know cia, fbi, justice department. irs, he is the guy to do that, like an unspoken issue. >> it needs to be spoken. i think that donald trump is the right man to get the jjob done, i was in race to do the same thing, i will do everything in my power to make it happen, shut the don't state. we the -- shut down the deep state. we created a government that is account able to us, not the other way, at very least, people we elect to run the government should be those who run the government. not the unelected bureaucrats, we need to send about 75% of the bureaucrats back home packing and shut down agency that should no longer exist and down size others, that is how you revive the economy by the way and our constituti

vivek ramaswamy, 35. donald trump, 259.nks to each and every one of you for participating in this first in the nation iowa caucus. we truly appreciate it and we consider this a success only because of you people. thank you. >> please hold while we connect your call to extension one. ♪ >> we have results from the boone county precinct. >> what is your name? >> irene westra and. >> can you spell that? >> westrum. >> a cell phone number? >> 515, 230, 1846. >> to verify, 515-230-1846. do you have the whole precinct? >> yes. >> i will take that first one. let me verify. we have to do that as part of our process. all right. how many votes did you have for ryan binkley? >> one. >> chris christie? >> zero. >> ron desantis? >> 16. >> nikki haley? >> six. >> asa hutchinson? >> zero. >> vivek ramaswamy? >> four. >> donald trump? >> 44. >> any write ins? >> no. >> moving on to the next precinct. how many votes for ryan binkley? >> four. >> chris christie? >> 30. zero, i am sorry. i am jumping ahead of myself. >> you are fine. i was a l

the white house polls narrowing in the wake of the iowa caucuses with vivek ramaswamy with vivek ramaswamy after fourth finish. donald trump is who he is backing at a rally on tuesday morning. joining us now fox news correspondent, rebecca at the iowa event center in des moines bringing us an event of the highlights of yesterday's action. hey, rebecca. >> hey, good morning, gillian. it is no surprise former president trump pulled off a big win in iowa leading in every poll. what we were watching for last night is how white his margin of victory would be. would he pull off an iowa record? he pulled it off with over 50% of the vote pure that it is at his victory speech last night, he thanked his supporters. what else was interesting was a rare moment for the former president. he spoke very highly of his competition congratulating them on a good race. listen to this. >> i want to congratulate ron and nikki for having a good time together. we are all having a good time together. [cheers and applause] and i think they both actually did very well. now you also want to congratulate vivek because

donald trump criticizing vivek ramaswamy publicly for the first time what's he saying?e first public sign, vivek ramaswamy started his campaign is a great supporter, best president in generations unfortunately and now all he does is decrypt disguise people campaign tricks, very slight bit about vivek ramaswamy is a vote for the other side, don't get duped by this. vivek ramaswamy downplayed this slam if you will on fox and friends earlier and here's his response. >> why do you think former president trump one of over the weekend? >> i think it might have been an attempt. i took it in a lighthearted way, there's a massive surge late in the process, a number of endorsers is expected to go to donald trump. legends and i look like steve king, widely expected to go for trump. king for me. >> why would tropical after vivek ramaswamy after all this time when support of him, trump to point out. trump was to seal the deal and get everybody out of the way, come out of iowa with 50% support. it's never been done, the gold standard goal has 48, he wants 50 or above, get everyone el

will: pete, you mentioned vivek ramaswamy, his numbers have crept up slightly, up to 8. htly because it does lead to questions about this post on truth social from donald trump. he wrote the following: vivek started his campaign as a great supporter, the best president in generations. unfortunately, now all he does is disguise his support in the form of deseatful campaign trick things. very fly. -- sly. vote for trump, don't waste your vote. vi vivek is not maga. i talk about vivek's numbers because you'll be, you'll be understood for your curiosity why, why did he feel the need for this post, why this from donald trump? like, vivek doesn't seem to represent much of a threat to trump -- rachel: good question. will: and and trump's numbers are so significantly ahead of desantis and haley, it's almost, like, don't vote for vivek, it could cost trump, but nothing in the numbers -- pete: still, it doesn't surprise me one bit because donald trump's going to tolerate that to a point, and then he's a guy that wants to finish it and take it to the mat to the end, take nothing for

it's about the politicians like vivek ramaswamy.d of a grievance against elites among these republican voters. they want to believe it, they want to hear it. they buy into this complete nonsense. and so, as ridiculous as this sounds, this conspiracy makes no sense, right? how is this happening? joe biden is pulling the strings with roger goodale, like, dr. evil type layer, where they are deciding that the chiefs are gonna win the super bowl, when the chiefs have won four, five, six super bowls. absurd conspiracy theory. but there's a direct theme to that, voters believe the election was stolen, to these voters now believing that vaccines were, right? and it's because they don't trust now any of these institutions because they're told not to trust them. they feel like they're being left behind. and so, this is a way to act out. >> that's where the conspiracy theories get dangerous. i do know more about football than vivek ramaswamy, so let me just acknowledge that. but, tim, i mean, you have been a long republican operative, i mean,

we've got vivek ramaswamy coming up.ign has actually picked up some momentum in the last couple of days. also some controversy. he was trying to deal with a climate activist at one rally and then there was this out of the blue endorsement from a former desantis supporter. so a lot going on with him. he's next to tell us all about it. ♪ ♪ veteran homeowners, car payments are getting out of control. get a newday 100 va cash out loan at lower mortgage rates to pay off those high rate car loans. ♪ ♪ every day can be extraordinary with rich, creamy, delicious fage total yogurt. i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65

>> hey, laura, well, there is no doubt vivek ramaswamy is considered a long shot in this race. t he has really campaigned hard here in iowa. bill melugin mentioned that ron desantis visited all 99 counties in the hawkeye state. ramaswamy did that two times over. he spent the entire week in the run-up it tonight saying that he expects to surpass expectations. the polling is off. throughout his campaign, ramaswamy has praised former president trump and positioned himself as the candidate who can keep carrying the america first torch but former president trump turned his attacks on ramaswamy just a couple of days ago saying a vote for him a waste, maybe a sign the former president is concerned that ramaswamy could eat into his support. ramaswamy though did not fire back at the former president. laura? >> laura: grady, thank you so much. joining me now here on set florida congressman byron donalds, who has endorsed trump and texas congressman chip roy, who has endorsed governor ron desantis and is live from his headquarters tonight. congressman donalds, you have been out there today

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. >> and vivek ramaswamy has a campaign event here in iowa today as well. christie does not two but he is essentially decided not to have an operation here in the state of iowa he has decided to focus his efforts instead on the state of new hampshire we will send it back to you. eric: and vivek ramaswamy will be our guest at 12 noon from iowa with the very latest. good to see you. >> former white house deputy chief of staff karl rove. let's go you heard met bill melugin let's pick up they are. if the polling no competition in iowa. what do you expect to hear from them shortly? will he acknowledge the insurrection that took place three years ago? >> he's got a different attitude toward january 6. then president biden does obviously. president trump is talked about pardoning and many of the peopln day one who were involved with the assault on the capitol. i think frankly that is a mistake for him. it's better for him to be talking about the economy and making america strong then to turn his attention back to january 63 years ago. in 2022 we had plenty of cand

vivek ramaswamy pulling at 7%. compare that to about a month ago when and seltzer of the des moin register did her last poll. rm president 51 percent, ron desantis had 19% a month ago. nikki haley was trailing by three at that point, 16%. her momentum gngp since that time. chris christie who has dropped out of the race was in 4% in that december register poll. we are getting your thoughts on campaign 2024 in the final push by these republican presidential candidates in iowa. steve in colorado. democratic caller. good evening. caller: good evening. thanks for the opportunity to speak up as a democrat. i just wonder sometimes about the universe that i am in and if i'm in an alternative universe. they were asking donald trump a question about medicare and social security. he started talking about the gas, t gold under our feet. his answer had nothing to do with the question that was asked. doesn't this mean anything to the people who vote republican's? 's the leader of the republicans. he answers the questions the way

vivek ramaswamy responding to former president trump telling voters not to get duped by vivek fake magaage. >> reacting to taiwan electing leader dubbed by china as separatist troublemaker must be a good guy what he now say about the country's push for independence. >> bingo, a hilarious response to her husband getting fired up during a cowboy's game. >> yes -- let's go! >> yes, let's go! >> third hour of "fox & friends" starting right now. ♪ ♪ >> less conversation a little more action. all of this aggravation and fraction in me ♪ ♪ a little more bad ♪ ♪ [laughter] rachel: good morning everybody. it is 8:00 eastern time and that is centerville, iowa. cold. looks cold. whitecourthouse downtown. >> but i was looking at will's teeth because we have a delicious pastrami sandwich. we were all talking about that. sleeping on that for a long time. it is -- lived here long enough it was never like in a regular rotation but like, yeah i'll have a pastrami always happy and we were digging out of the top of the show and weren't sure but basically pickled beef. and thinly sliced. it was delicious.

. >> vivek ramaswamy abandona la contienda. >> mas de 260 millones de p personas se encuentran bajo algunrta por la cuarta tormenta invernal en 10 dias. >> esta ola artica ya suma al menos una decena de victimas mortales. >> nos estan matando bajo esa esa consigna, un colectivo lgbtq+, protesto frente a p palacio nacional en mexico tras el asesinato este fin de semana del activista trans samantha asi comenzamos. >> noticias de la en la noche con heranza, acompanarnos esta noche el expresidente trump se proyecta como ganador de manera abrumadora en las asambleas partidarias republicanas en iowa, segun nbc news. >> la sorpresa de la noche fue el distante segundo lugar para el gobernador de florida, ron desantis, y en tercer lugar la ex embajadora de la onu, nikki haley. >> con la salida de vivek ramaswamy, son tres los que buscan la nominacion republicana. >> vamos con cristina lontono, que nos acompana en vivo desde iowa. >> muy buenas noches, cristina. >> adelante. >> noches. >> bueno, es una victoria rolladora para el expresidente donald trump, si se suman los votos que obtuvieron ronde

. >>> and vivek ramaswamy suspended his campaign after coming in a distant fourth place. the next contest for the candidates is the new hampshire primary one week from today. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's tuesday, january 16th, 2024. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> trump takes iowa. the former president scores a record-setting win in the state's caucuses, reaffirming his grip on the republican party while rivals ron desantis and nikki haley lag far behind and vivek ramaswamy calling it quits. >>> arctic air. another day of snow and frigid subzero temperatures turning much of the nation into a frozen tundra. are there any signs of relief? >>> and the winners are the long-delayed emmy awards honors tv's best and brightest. the shows and stars that walked away big winners of last night. >>> well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. next stop, new hampshire. the 2024 gop presidential field is tightening. former president donald trump won the iowa caucuses

vivek ramaswamy is a conservative. that's where i am at. >> his rivals continue to court these caucus goers and insist it ain't over yet. let's bring in margaret talev from axios. great to see you. this last phase of campaigning is crystallizing their final pitches. >> good morning. the most obvious element is that while the two rivals closest to trump in iowa have ramped up their attacks on the former president, they are going after each other. they are attacking him contextually. you're seeing nikki haley saying things like i'm not foing to just attack trump. i don't care who wants me to do it. it's a strange dynamic where you have people who want to take over the lead, but are unwilling to go after target nurl one. it is a race for second and an expectations game will donald trump win by the blow out numbers predicted or will they hem him in a bit. >> that's the question if there's a strong second place. how does that affect the dynamics down the line. trump and his allies are sewing doubt about the election results

we talked about vivek ramaswamy, byron donalds, kari lake, tim scott, here in the room tonight. he also saw george santos walk by a short time ago, so he wanted to be here in new hampshire, as well. it's all down to a two-person race which is what nikki haley said she wanted this entire time. now she's got it. trump said it's not going to help her, it's going to hurt her here, because he is strong on the border. when you talk to people here in new hampshire, what do they care about? they tell me it's the economy and immigration. so they want somebody who is strong on the economy, someone who is strong on the border, as well. and he thinks he has this race in the bag. and how quickly things change in politics, right? all the effort is trump go after desantis for months, and he says he's forgot about that, jesse. >> jesse: alexis, thank you so much. we have a fox news alert. a call to make. let's bring in martha maccallum, and bret baier, anchor of "special report." >> bret: the fox news decision desk and now predict that former president donald trump will enact the new hampshire

vivek ramaswamy doing better than most, he is at eight.da hutchinson still in the race for some reason. the bible, rnc chairwoman, ronald mcdonald, thank you for joining us. your reaction to the pool? >> that's a big number. the reality is a win is a win and iowa it's different because it's who has the best ground game, caucus goers organized, look at them out to the caucuses, organizations on the ground matter so i know the polls are important but i do think president trump lead is large. >> the weather, x factor, people talk about passion and complacency, both could play a role in this. what do you consider a good turnout for the republican party? >> anything close to 150,000 would be a record turnout. i think republicans are energized, i've seen this today and have been in the ground in des moines, it's frigid cold but the democrats abandon i will, they walked away so republican's have two things, they are tough which they are, they will come out and caucus because they care about this country, they care about i love being the first in

. >> trump which was notable, he issued his first and most aggressive attack against vivek ramaswamy ial. he had a lot to say, but he basically said that unfortunately now all vivek does is disguise his support in the form of deceitful campaign tricks. and then ramaswamy responded -- i guess it was a bit passive-aggressive here because he said that trump was attack k him with friendly fire. and then he ended his tweet by saying, i want to save trump and to save this country. let's do it together. you won't hear any friendly fire from me. what do you make of this exchange, trump attacking ramaswamy who is obviously quite low in the polls in iowa and ramaswamy's calculations? >> yeah, i mean, this was an extremely fascinating campaign exchange. look, history speaking the former president has not enjoyed when individuals have tried to advance themselves, you know, whether that's through polling numbers or through endorsements by using his name without his permission. of course, we've seen vivek ramaswamy on the campaign trail sort of touting his allegiance to the former president, talkin

. >> there's the argument with vivek ramaswamy and even some desantis people now that over vote for vivek ramaswamy or desantis is actually a vote for trump and a way to protect the former president . does that make any sense? >> it makes no sense. it's like when you're pulling 8%. the campaign has a shelf life with a carton of milk stamped on it and it's tomorrow. 115 it expires because on one 16 at 4% in iowa, he's done. today he has as much power as he will ever have and i realize i will not win and i urge my followers to support donald trump. and then he's a big hero and he goes and runs for governor in ohio and a very successful story. on the 16th he's just going to be better and he wasted all the time. >> that requires self-awareness. >> i wonder if that's not what ron desantis ultimately does a couple of days from now. if things don't go as hoped in iowa, he's very young and could easily run for the republican nomination in 2028 if he plays his cards right. if this is not the or for him but if he exits the race gracefully and make smart choices then that would be a. >> first of all

and so has actually vivek ramaswamy.ivek ramaswamy has been saying the polls that show he is the single digits and is likely to come in fourth or fifth in the caucus what polls do this look for habitual caucus goers so if there are a whole lot of new or first time caucus attendees they would not be well represented in the pre-caucus bowls. that could impact the outcome of the race. especially for president trump who has been targeting these caucus goers and for mr. vivek ramaswamy who is been trying to do the same thing. and vivek ramaswamy has been working hard to secure young republic it remains to be seen how that all plays out. >> bob beatty and karen have yoe you both answer this question. do you think the retail politicking that has defined the iowa caucuses for decades is dying slowly given what you were just saying about the former president just holding big rallies? and not seeing a lot of those small gatherings like house parties? >> bob wants to go first. >> i love obviously the iowa caucuses and the campaigni

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. >> and as for vivek ramaswamy, he finished in fourth place with just under 8% of the vote. he announced last night he is dropping out. suspending his campaign. also announced he is endorsing donald trump for president. back out here live just to give you an idea how quickly the political winds can shift these days, vivek ramaswamy says he is going to be joining donald trump on the campaign trail at a rally with him in new hampshire this week. keep in mind, just a couple of days ago donald trump posted on truth social that vivek ramaswamy is sly, deceitful, not maga, and told people a vote for him is a wasted vote. send it back to you. >> bill: bill melugin in des moines. >> dana: new hampshire. this may be a much tighter race than iowa. alexis mcadams has more on this nominating contest that happens a week from today. hi, alexis. >> hi, dana. a little snow here in new hampshire but it's a lot warmer where you are in iowa as those three candidates all head to the granite state. nikki haley came in third place there in iowa. she says she is still feeling very confident here i

that's assigned list of the trump is concerned that vivek ramaswamy could be getting into his support here in iowa and we will see in a very very short time list sweetie of preacher boys terrific and great to see you joining us now, i would gop party chair, jeff is always a pleasure to have you want i think you for joining us and so can only make probably think expecting for the turnout tonight given the dangerous are take a cold summa well below zero all you expecting. jeff: we have been tracking this with our staff scattered throughout the entire state, all day. missus we do not have falling snow and since we do not have the white out conditions, there has been a full well most 48 hours from the roads, really think that the arctic temperatures but at east of when i was concerned with i still think that we are going have a very robust turnout in iowa's are used to this, this is nothing new. in our folks are ready and for the lines that will form inside of the buildings, and i think that we are going to have a very very healthy turnout suite you okay jeff so this, former president tru

stuart: donald trump just criticized vivek ramaswamy publicly for the first time. vivek's response. he was on "fox & friends" earlier this morning. roll tape, please. >> people have to have their heads stuck in the snow not to see what's happening on the ground here. i know the mainstream media's ignoring it, but there has been a massive surge here late in the process. a number of endorsers who were widely expected to go to donald trump, legends in iowa like former congressman steve king came for me. i think people who are actually on the ground are not blind to that reality. stuart: okay, caroline, why is trump choosing to go after vivek now? >> well, vivek ramaswamy is running in this primary, and president trump has every right to attack his opponent. and vivek also was caught on tape minuting a voter into -- manipulating a vote iser into telling her she must vote for him in order to save donald trump? that's political trickery. nobody needs to save donald trump. what he needs is the great people in iowa to get out and caucus for him tonight. a vote for vivek who