Foreign aid page passed on a bipartisan basis despite threats to tank it from republican isolationists. Take a listen. I hope our republican colleagues stand together. Im a child of the 80s, regan republic. I understand maintaining peace through strength. That is a guiding principle. A big part of our party and worldview. Here is an opportunity to make that stand at a critical time in world history. With that bipartisan win, johnson was effective liable to silence those same far right members threatening to move him from the speakership. Speaker johnson yesterday addressed a group of protesters at Columbia University who hack lettered him as he attempted to speak to the press. Take a listen. A Growing Number of students have chanted in support of terrorists. They have suchased down jewish students. They have mocked them and reviled them. They have screamed leat those w bear the star of david. Enjoy your free speech. We will do idwhat is right by america. We respect free speech. We resp
Who will reportedly be the first witness called by the prosecution . Lets talk about the trial this weekend. All weekend long. Twitter was going wild. Also ahead, it appears ukraine will finally get the critical funding it needs after the house passed a package of foreign aid bills which includes more Military Support for israel, as well. The bill now heads to the Senate Despite efforts by Marjorie Taylor greene, who got called out, yes, by the new york post. Kind of sums it up. It does. Good morning. It is monday, april 22nd. Welcome back the morning joe. Former aide to the Bush State Department and white house, elise jordan. From the american presidency at vanderbilt university, historian jon meacham. And financial editor at the financial times, ed luce is with us. Well get to the lead story in one moment, which are Opening Statements in Donald Trumps hush money trial. First, jon meacham, i dont want to ever be melodramatic on things like this, but that saturday vote was one that wil
President s culpability, and the cases legal complexity. One of the potential first witnesses expected to testify is david pecker, the former ceo of america media incorporated, who bought and buried damaging stories about trump. Its called catch and kill. He is alleged to have worked with trump and his former attorney, michael cohen, to bury the Stormy Daniels story. Other witnesses expected to testify include michael cohen, Stormy Daniels, former Trump Aide Hope hicks, and former Playboy Model karen mcdougal, who also alleged a sexual relationship with trump. And as former President Trump left court on friday, he continued to insist that he plans to testify in his own defense. Oh, joining us now, former Litigator And Msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin
Biden. Can ukraine now win this war, or is the united states merely giving you enough aid to prolong this war . Translator thank you. I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory. If ukraine really gets the weapons system, which we need so much. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on meet the Press Yesterday reacting to the house overwhelmingly voting in favor of new funding for ukraine, as well as israel and taiwan. The senate is expected to pass the legislation as early as tomorrow and send it to the president s desk to sign. Really incredible moment. I have to say, wasnt sure Mike Johnson had it, but he does
Resonating with republican voters who are possibly going to be leaving trump and going to biden . So when theres sort of these twotime trump voters who have decided theyre out on donald trump, it tends to be January 6th. Like, there was a Break Moment for a certain section of republican voters. I know we hear a lot about how and its true, look, most republican voters absolutely are tolerant of trumps behavior, defend his behavior, have continued to do from, you know, January 6th being a terrible day to, now, you know, supporting, saying that January 6th the people who attacked the capitol are hostages. But there are this subset of people, and i have to tell ya, they tend to be older republicans, because they are the republicans who came of age under ronald reagan, who, you know, still believe in a republican party based on limited government, free markets, american leadership in the world, and theyre the ones who, after January 6th, said, im done