i like the governor, the lieutenant governor of south carolina. and henry mcmaster has turned out to be a great, great person. i put her over there, but much more important to me because henry mcmaster was great, always great. and people love him in south carolina, and i got him to be governor of south carolina. that was a very big thing to me, and i put her in that other position. that s donald trump trashing his former ambassador to the united nations and then offering a down right strange explanation for why he appointed her in the first place. you heard the former president talk about haley s poll numbers and new data showing his own are slipping a little bit. we ll dig into that in just a moment. plus we ll get expert legal analysis on the plea deal for hunter biden as we re learning more about the terms agreed to by the doj and the president s son. also ahead the latest on the search for the missing titanic tourist submursable after canadian aircraft detected unde
it s my obligation and responsibility to find solutions even if we re not getting the help we deserve from washington, d.c. new york city mayor eric adams calling out the republican governor of texas and the white house. we re going to go through the new york city mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border. plus, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. a member of israel s war cabinet is now threatening a send front in the conflict, and this one along the border with lebanon. and also ahead, an update on the efforts at the state level to block donald trump from the republican presidential primary ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. israeli forces are moving forward with their expanded operations in refugee camps in gaza. that s where we ll begin our day. yesterday the idf launched strikes across the region targeting shelter
that is new york city mayor eric adams again calling out the republican governor of texas and the biden administration. we ll go through the mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border as the tension continues to grow between the democratic mayor and the president of the united states. this all comes as secretary of state antony blinken met yesterday with mexico s president to discuss what can be done about the surge of migrants with another caravan moving toward the border. also ahead this morning, nikki haley making headlines this morning for her response to a question about the civil war. it wasn t a hard one. we ll show you that exchange from a campaign stop in new hampshire. plus, another warning about donald trump s plans for a second term. this time coming from ron desantis, one of his opponents for the republican primary. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. with us, host of
Best in history. Asian american the best in history. Hispanic the best in history. Women, people with a diploma, people without a diploma. Donald trump yesterday making false claims about his economic record and the Unemployment Rate during his administration. Well have more from his rally In The South Bronx in just a moment. Also ahead well explain why ohios republican governor is calling a special legislative session to make sure President Biden is on the ballot this fall. And louisiana will soon become the first state to classify Abortion Pills as controlled dangerous substances. Well go through that legislation and its possible impact in novembers elections. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, may 24th. Im elise jordan in for jonathan lemire. Well start this morning with the race for the white house and Donald Trumps rally in New York City last night. After spending weeks in Lower Manhattan for his criminal hush money trial, trump traveled uptown to the bronx
expected to push for votes on four pieces of legislation that would codify the right to contraception into law, allow people to travel across state lines to get abortions, and protect doctors who perform abortions for patients from outside their own states. as of right now neither measure is expected to pass, but as nbc news is reporting, democrats are hoping to have the republicans views on reproductive rights on the record ahead of next year s elections. joining us now congressional reporter for the new republic, grace seagers. the issue of abortion was obviously a defining one in the 2022 mid-terms. it looms large right now with the anniversary horizon on over the weekend. walk us through both parties political approach to what s clearly going to be a hot button issue next year. exactly. so we saw abortion was critical in 2022. it was particularly a motivating