it s how you use your radar. we typically are focused on things that are moving fast. and so it s a bit more difficult to collect on slow moving objects like a balloon. and as they made adjustments, they were able to seize that. the secretary of defense giving an explanation for the string of unidentified objects over the northern united states. it comes as president joe biden may address today how his administration will deal with other objects in the future. also happening this morning, we ll get our first look at pieces of the grand jury report investigating donald trump s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. and meanwhile the former president s only challenger so far in 2024 kicks off her campaign with comments about her former boss and president biden that are getting a lot of attention this morning. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 16th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president j
are tense again. thank you so much for joining us this morning. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. a self-loathing has swept our country. joe and kamala even say america is racist. this is not about identity politics. i don t believe in that, and i don t believe in glass ceilings either. strong and proud, not weak and woke. that s the america i see. [ applause ] the only challenger so far to donald trump in the 2024 presidential race kicks off her campaign. during that speech, nikki haley took a dig at her former boss and president joe biden. we ll play for you those comments. also today, we ll get our first look at the pieces of the grand jury investigating the president s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. plus, mike pence wants all the credit for doing the right thing on january 6th but doesn t want to talk about it under oath. we ll show you what he had to say abou
good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 16th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden is expected to speak possibly as soon as today about his administration s decision to shoot down four flying objects this month. amid growing calls from lawmakers to hear from the president on the situation, three sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that white house aides have been discussing privately whether or not biden should address the american people. last weekend the pentagon shot down three unidentified flying objects in the u.s. and canadian airspace less than a week after bringing down a suspected chinese spy balloon off the coast of south carolina. in a speech whenever it might be delivered biden will be expected to discuss a plan of action dealing with similar events in the future. we, of course, will keep you posted. the department of justice,
thing on january 6th but doesn t want to talk about it under oath. we ll show you what he had to say about the subpoena from the special counsel. president biden expected to address the string of unidentified objects that were shot down over the northern united states area. big news for 30/50 today. we have a big announcement. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 16th. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. historian and rogers chair in the american presidency at vanderbilt university, jon meacham joins us this morning. former chairman of the republican national committee and msnbc political analyst, michael steele joins us, as well. joe, great group this morning. a lot of politics to get to. well, we have meacham. other than that, a great group. i don t think mika said that with enough respect in tone.
what would you say are the differences? let s start with president trump. what policy differences do you have with him? i had a great working relationship with him. i consider haim friend. most of the policies he did i totally agree with. anything you specifically that you would do differently? mothers can t find baby formula. families that can t afford groceries. nikki haley not yet making a strong case why voters should choose her over donald trump. she kicked off the 2024 presidential campaign yesterday in charleston. welcome back to morning joe. it is thursday, february 16th.