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Donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. And then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trumps number to bike and north dakota governor doug joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on the same stage,...

a lot to get to this morning, including another state removing donald trump from the 2024 republican presidential primary ballot. we will have expert legal and political analysis all not big decision from maine secretary of state. plus we will show you nikki haley attempt at cleaning up her highly criticized answer on the cause of the civil war. , also ahead, the latest from gaza. israeli forces continue to strike refugee camps where it believes hamas terrorists are hiding. this comes ...

good morning. welcome to "morning joe." thats a look at times square. were a heart of hours the ball the will drop and well turn the page to 2024. good morning. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to this morning, including another state remove donald trump from the republican presidential ballot. we will have expert legal and political analysis on that big decision from maines secretary of state. plus nikki haleys attempt at cleaning up her highly criticized answer on the ...

donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. and then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trumps number to bike -- and north dakota governor doug -- joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on...

american mainstream. im talking about main street americans in their millions. they come in all sizes, shapes and colors. blue collar workers, blacks, hispanics, shoe keepers, scholars, service people, housewives and professional men and women, theyre the backbone of america. we cant move america without moving their hearts and minds, as well. >> they want all electric stoves all over the country. but we dont have the electric power for that. we want electric stoves, but we also want g...

Ekwifl equivalency that both si on the same moral ground? >> i dont think that the president went far enough. i think the next 48 hours are really an opportunity for the president to clarify. had the president come out and condemn the white spremists and name david duke in his twitter feed or in a press conference, that ends up almost legitimizing the effort. especially one of their leaders. while i think the president should strengthen his rhetoric, naming people and elevating their platform. >...

Rightly, there is pressure and attention focused on how the president responds. >> john, what do you think about people saying that possibly this is politically motivated. president trump did not want to lose the base of his supporters. we know that president trump gets strong support from whut nationalists and the alt right. case in point, david duke endorsed president trump during the campaign. do you feel this is simply just an oversight? >> to extrapolate that a few crazy white nationalists ...

Lets give david ciders the last word. if you look at just the way republican lawmakers are tweeting and clearly its a message to president trump because youve got senator orrin hatch, republican senator ted cruz. theyre specifically using the words white supremacy. this is domestic terrorism. what does this say about this disconnect? how do you -- how do we reconcile this disconnect between the republican president and his lawmakers? >> there clearly is attention there. i think john is -- the cu...

With us now from los angeles, david ciders, senior reporter for politico, and cnn political commentator john thomas. good to see you both, gentlemen. david, i want to start with you. is trump -- is president trump failing the first crisis of its kind of his presidency? >> i think thats an interesting question. he is getting a lot of criticism, obviously, for failing to call this an act of terror or to call it white supremacy, but as far as a political failing, i think were yet to see. i mean, im...

As a, you know, a part of a broader problem. >> all right. david ciders, john thomas, thank you so much both of you gentlemen for joining us. apologies that we couldnt get you to finish your sentence there, john. well do it again next time. thanks. all right. coming up -- >> you came here today to hurt people, and you did hurt people. my message is clear. we are stronger than you. >> that was the governor of virginia condemning the violence, calling out white supremacists from the violence tha...