it is raining outside. it s a lousy day. i hope it s nice and sunny wherever you are on this may 16th, 2024. welcome to hour two of fox & friends well, the presidential debates are officially on but only on joe biden s terms. leaving nancy pelosi wondering if it s a good idea for them to meet at all. i myself would never recommend going on the stage with donald trump. but the president has decided that s what he wants to do. with just six months left until the election, biden might finally be addressing the border crisis but only after 4,000 illegal crossings per day. brian: right. good job. and it is hereby decreed burritos and tacos are considered sandwiches in the court of law. lawrence: more pressing issues? ainsley: glad a judge got involved in that. brian: they had to steve eve. lawrence: fox & friends begins right now. mornings are better with friends. ainsley: former president trump emphatically agreey to president biden s laundry list ahead of novem
they talk to us right here on fox & friends this hour. in about 10 minutes. plus, joe biden taking on the economy in an interview yesterday, listen to how good things are going. we have the strongest knee in the world. if you take a look at what the people have. they have the money to spend. i think people are talking to their television right now because the numbers tell a different story and we got the numbers. ainsley: plus it s the gavel battle speaker of the house mike johnson sur riffe vifing a move to oust him. is he going to join us fox news live a few minutes. seconds hour of fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, mornings are better with friends. let s get loud. brian: this is the speaker s bump-in music? this is true. i didn t know that. ainsley: people were referring to people are getting loud screaming at their tvs when they hear joe biden talking about the economy and how great it is and how donald trump didn t create any new jobs.
a panic. what i ve been able to do with the covid excuse me with dealing with everything we have to do with look, if we finally beat medicare. i really don t know what he said at the end of that sentence. how will the president reassure voters concerned about his age and fitness for office? i don t debate as well as i used to. well i know what i do know. i know how to tell the truth! could there be a change at the top of the ticket? plus, filibuster. donald trump refuses to say if he ll accept the results of the next election while defending the actions of the rioters on january 6th. on january 6th, we were respected all over the world. as his criminal conviction hangs over the race. the only convicted felon is the man i m looking at right now. i didn t have sex with a porn star. my guest this morning, rafael warnock and doug burgum of north dakota. joining me for insight and analysis are, nbc news political analyst chuck todd. christina lunn dou
would fight to avoid a hard brexit. the prime minister has just left downing street for a meeting with conservative backbenchers. there will be a vote in the house of commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. we ve extended coverage of the surprise announcement this hour. our main story at five: the prime minister has announced plans for a snap general election to be held onjune the 8th. in a surprise statement in downing street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. she said divisions risked injuring brexit negotiations. defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. she will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. our political correspondent, ben wright reports. out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a state
can baker succeed where johnny man sell failed? ronny jackson withdrew his nomination to be the next va secretary will not be returning in his role as the president s personal physician. two senior administration officials, nbc news has not confirmed that reporting. jackson faced intense criticism this week after the top democrat on the senate veterans affairs committee, jon tester, released a document summarizing allegations against jackson by current and former colleagues. those allegations included overprescribing pills, drinking on the job, and creating a hostile work environment. president trump responded in a tweet yesterday writing, quote, secret service has just informed me that senator jon tester s statements on admiral jackson are not true. here s what the president had to say at his rally last night in michigan. senator jon tester of a really great place, montana, who voted, by the way, in favor of
sanctuary cities who is weak on the border, didn t vote for tax cuts, he