issue or that issue, and he has delivered on things people didn t think he could, i think he has a successful run of it i think this is an unfortunate episode i hope they don t put it on the floor and to store the policy that would be important to voters. i want to buy something else i would be important florida governor ron desantis was in an interview and was asked about his view of senator turtles hold on the military nomination this is what he said. do you think senator tuberville should remove those holes on the career chain of command? it s really screwing things up. no, i don t the reason is the military policy is not followed leaving u.s. law. they are using tax dollars, they are funding abortion tourism which is not an appropriate thing for the military to be doing, so i think the republicans and congress should just take a stand on this. it s a bus for ron desantis as that is exactly what a
the economy is a major issue despite low inflation, spain has the highest jobless rate in the eu, at almost i3%. let s speak to javier diaz gimenez, professor of economics at the iese business school in madrid. thank you so much forjoining me. let s talk about the economy. how much are concerns over the economy playing a part in voting intentions? how important is it? well, i think this how important is it? well, i think this time how important is it? well, i think this time around - how important is it? well, i think this time around it - how important is it? well, i think this time around it is i think this time around it is more about the politics and the economy. both parties are going to be facing a similar 2024 and following years will be times of physical restraint and tight military policy and the continuing fight against inflation and the need to consolidate the deficit, the budget deficit to the tune of between 10 15 billion euros.
bill: as we mentioned florida governor ron desantis the first republican candidate to officially be on the ballot in south carolina. the first in the south primary contest. aishah hosni has more on what goes down in the palmetto state. perhaps a reset for governor desantis in south carolina looking for enthusiasm today. desantis filed his primary paperwork this morning making him the first gop candidate to do so. he have is set to announce his agenda on military policy any moment now that includes ripping all of the woke out of the military. now desantis s campaign had a rough start from the disastrous campaign announcement on twitter to now staffing cuts caused by campaign spending that really haven t delivered in polling. governor blames a lack of enthusiasm on a negative narrative spun by the mainstream media. here he is in south carolina last night. everybody has to agree he did
this has been tough for these republicans who have wanted to avoid taking this head on. the idea that the election was rigged and taken has been effectively seeped into the minds of the vast majority of the republican electorate since the january 6th attack. gabe, desantis is there in south carolina today. he was looking for a reboot of his campaign this week. once again, he s finding himself overshadowed by trump. reporter: yeah, trump by trump. that is something that the ron desantis campaign, as he repeatedly said over and over again. yes, ana, we re in columbia, south carolina, where the governor is set to roll out his military policy in just a few moments. earlier today, he filed for the south carolina gop primary to become the first candidate to do so ahead of nikki haley and tim scott. again, these headlines are coming out about former president trump s legal troubles. now, we have heard no comment
31 past the hour. we re following breaking developments that could have an impact on the 2024 race for the white house. two sources tell nbc news that former president donald trump received a target letter from jack smith in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. joining us with more is vaughn hillyard, and gabe gutierrez is in south carolina. michael steele, an msnbc political analyst. governor desantis is on the trail in south carolina. is he reacting to any of this? yes, jose. in the past few moments we had a chance to ask governor desantis some questions as he rolled out his military policy in columbia, south carolina. he responded to the developments of the target letter. he had not been able to look at