it s one a. m. here in new york, midnight in iowa, and a very first test of the 2024 republican primary season is now complete. joining me now at the top of this hour, former obama campaign manager, msnbc political analyst, and my former boss david plouffe, former rnc chairman and co-host of the weekend, michael steele, former communications director for jeb bush 2016 campaign, and now writer at large for the bulwark tim miller, and former communications director for president obama jennifer palmieri. now, tonight in iowa, nbc news projected that donald trump won the caucuses with more than 50% of the vote. his numbers really cement the four-time indicted candidate status as the front-runner. we already knew this. but in the republican field, the race for second place, it had a bit more drama with nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis locked in a dead heat for most of the night. but as awkward as he may be at times, and he is awkward, desantis did put in the w
it is 4:00 here in new york, 3:00 p.m. in des moines where in just a few hours, the doors will open at caucus locations across the state. and the first votes will be cast in the 2024 election. voters going to the polls today in 1600 precincts across all of iowa s 99 counties will do it in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable. tonight could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. windchills could gets a low as 45 degrees farenheit, that is freezing. that brutal cold is putting a damper on what is normally a frenzy of campaigning. trump campaign and haley campaign canceled three events, but it doesn t mean candidates aren t asking people to get out and vote. ex-president said even if you vote and then pass away, it is worth it. yes? he really said that. there is no early voting and no mail-in ballot, so all of it comes to turnout tonight. the last nbc des moines register poll released last night shows trump with a commanding 28 point lead. if he wins by anything close to th
[national anthem] [national anthem] pete: good morning, everybody. again, your photos, phenomenal. my favorite one, the flag with the moon in the middle of the day. i don t know a lot about science, but i know the moon is not supposed to be out in the middle of the day, but sometimes it is. i don t know why. maybe you can help me. [laughter] welcome to fox & friends. rachel: asking questions we can t answer. pete: there s got to be an answer. everything swirls on god s design, on everyone s pattern. rachel: i bet rick knows. pete: i m sure rick knows. will: it s got to be something with science. pete: that was a bright day with the flag and the moon was right there. i don t know if we have it will: it s disconcerting. it should be daylight, and the moon is still out. it doesn t add up. my favorite one is the one where we had the american flag in the midst of the ice and snow-covered forest because with i think it s symbolic of most of the country in the next 24-
Always fights to the finish, to the last minute, and i think hes saying, hey, if votes for vivek are going to cost me having this dominant if win, then im going to turn my guns on him. [laughter] its how he operates. And it has been vivek has effectively used the wake of donald trump, very effectively, by the way, and standing in solitarity with him on the persecution of trump, rightfully so. But hes only going to tolerate that for so long if it leads to, say, lets say Haley And Desantis supporters get together and it becomes a threat eventually, hes probably looking forward to New Hampshire and South Carolina too. I think you might see more of this. Rachel interesting. Vivek ramaswamy if didnt take the bait and decided to take the higher ground. He said, yes, i saw president trumps truth social post. I dont think friendly fires helpful. Donald trump was the greatest president of the 21st century, and im not going to criticize him in response to this late attack. Im worried february fo
Things. Very fly. Sly. Vote for trump, dont waste your vote. Vi vivek is not maga. I talk about viveks numbers because youll be, youll be understood for your curiosity why, why did he feel the need for this post, why this from Donald Trump . Like, vivek doesnt seem to represent much of a threat to Trump Rachel good question. Will and and trumps numbers are so significantly ahead of desantis and haley, its almost, like, dont vote for vivek, it could cost trump, but nothing in the numbers pete still, it doesnt surprise Me One bit because Donald Trumps going to tolerate that to a point, and then hes a guy that wants to finish it and take it to the mat to the end, take nothing for granted. Youve seen him last night, he flew in in the mulled of the night if kind of surprise he