an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
who is the pick for trump? don. likely temp scott. okay, all right. he s your friend. all of you, my, friends thank you so much for joining me. that s going to do it on this breaking news coverage with jonathan from washington continues next on this big news day. we begin the 4:00 hour with breaking news from the presidential campaign trail. florida governor ron desantis has officially dropped out of the republican presidential race, following his disappointing and distant second place finish in the iowa caucuses. desantis said, quote, we don t have a clear path to victory. instead, desantis said he will endorse former president donald trump. moments ago, the florida governor released this statement on x. we have prayed and elaborated on the way forward. but if there was anything i could do to produce a favorable outcome, and more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i can t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources. we don
a preemptive measure, they decided to argue the negative that electing republicans in the future wouldu be akin totu electing terrorists who would seek to blow up our entire system. this is just an extraordinarily dangerous course for republicans to be taking in terms of our democracy. republican party can no longer say that they don tst agree with the insurrectionists, with the bigots, with racists. there may now be people aligned with white supremacists who are in congress. how do youou protect the country from them? it could be that we havean a republican majority in congress this fall and iff that happens, you may see republicans in congress wanting cut the money tot the department of justice to turn the lights. we may lose our democracy. ge the attorney general issued ominous warnings. the top domestic violence extremist threat comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically those who advocated for the superiority of the white rac
only when the average holds at 1,500 over a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in
a seven day period. it will then re open to migrants two weeks after that. the executive action also includes the use of a 1952 law allowing a us president to suspend the entry of foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the interests of the country. speaking earlier, president biden blamed republicans in congress for refusing to address the situation at the us mexico border. so today, i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border. frankly, i would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now that s broken fixed to hire more border patrol agents, more asylum officers, morejudges but republicans have left me no choice. president biden is referring there to measures that were reflected in a bipartisan bill that he supported back in may. but the legislation failed