Im going to keep fighting. We will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. Its a bad war. And putin, you know, has so little respect for biden, hes throwing around nuclear. Thats nikki haley while donald trump mixed up president obama from President Biden. Thats straight ahead. Plus Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire and it comes as the Biden Administration continues to face pressure over the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. And also ahead, well bring you the latest from capitol hill, where lawmakers faced another short deadline to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 4th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. We have a lot to get to this morning and well begin here. For the First Time Since announcing her run for president over a year ago nikki haley has won her first primary. She won the washington, d. C. Republican primary with more than 60 of the vote. Shes now the first woman to ever win a gop contest. The washington race was seen as one of trumps most vulnerable with the former president remaining unpopular with the moderate republicans who tend to live there. Turnout was also extremely low with just 2,000 Republican Voters casting their ballots. Former President Trump responded to his loss on social media by calling d. C. The swamp and once again insulting haley. The pair will face off again tomorrow in multiple states on Super Tuesday. Now former President Trump did tally three more victories over the weekend in his requestest to secure the republican nominations. Trump notched wins in missouri and idaho. Meanwhile in michigan trump woman 55 of the delegates. Trumps now locked out 244 delegates while haley has 43. 1,215 delegates are needed to secure the republican nomination. And, of course, were now just one day from the busiest day in the entire primary process, Super Tuesday. Tomorrow republican contests take place in 15 states with 865 delegates up for grabs all told. The day could mark the End Of The Road for haleys campaign, but the republican challenger didnt rule out continuing past Super Tuesdays during interviews she gave to nbcs Meet The Press. Ive always said this needs to be competitive. As long as were competitive, showing theres a place for us, im going to continue to fight. Thats always been the case. Would you consider yourself competitive if you didnt win Super Tuesday . Usually you all decide whether its competitive or not. You all decided. Were going to continue to keep pushing through. For the democrats, 1,420 delegates are at stake in 15 states for tomorrows Super Tuesday. Additionally democrats will hold their primary. President biden the heavy favorite in all of them. Now ahead on Super Tuesday nikki haley ramped up her criticism of former president donald trump, doing so during several Campaign Events and more on Meet The Press yesterday. This primary isnt between donald trump and nikki haley. Yes, on the ballot, thats what you see. This primary is what is the direction of the Republican Party. Are we going to go where you had donald trump. He grew government. He didnt reduce the size of government. He put Us 8 Trillion in debt in just four years, more than any other president. And youre seeing a Republican Party follow him into that wasteful spending, not talking about fiscal discipline. This is a donald trump who believings you should be more of an isolationist, that america doesnt need friends. Thats his focus. The medias been like all over themselves trying to figure out why am i not getting out of the race, why does she keep fighting, whats sh doing . First of all, when 70 of americans say they dont want joe biden or donald trump, yes, im going to keep on fighting. All hes doing is talking about himself. What he doesnt get is this isnt about him. This is about the american people. If you look at the early states, he ma i have won them, yes, but he didnt get 40 of the vote. Thats no small number. In michigan, he campaigned there for eight years. I campaigned for two days and we got 30 of the vote. You look. Did he win the early states . Ill give him that. He did. But did you notice . He did not get 30 to 40 in any of those states. Thats not a small number. Theres a lot of us. And i will tell you this. If you dont think you need that 30 or 40 of us, youre showing exactly why youre going to lose a General Election. Meanwhile trump for his part hit the Campaign Trail in North Carolina and virginia. In richmond, he struggled to speak and different times and confused joe biden for barack obama. Putin, you know, has so little respect for obama, hes starting to throw around the nuclear term. You heard that. Nuclear. Did you see modura. You know argentina, they won may gachlt great guy. We will expel the war mongers. We heard saudi arabia and im not sure what happened on the last one. Those incidents with donald trump keep piling up with more and more frequency. Joining us now, politics reporter shelby talcott. Im sorry. I had to laugh at the last one. Lets talk about Super Tuesday. Donald trump, the heavy favorite on the republican side. Is there a contest where haley could whip . And even if she faces a clean sweep, do we really think shes going to stay in the race . Good morning. Yeah, thats a good question. I think the answer is this Super Tuesday seems pretty prime for donald trump. And when i talk to his team, theres not too many concerns they have. Hes going to be spending it at maralago, and the view of Donald Trumps team is that this primary is effectively over. Theyve been trying to shift into General Election mode more and more. We saw it during his speak after he won South Carolina when he really didnt mention nikki haley at all. You know, of course, donald trump will go back and as we also saw, continue to attack nikki haley particularly after the washington, d. C. Results, but by and large, it feels like for Donald Trumps team, this primary is over. Its a difficult road ahead for nikki haley. But at the same time, does she drop out . Thats the ultimate question, and thats the question that people have been asking her for weeks and months. I remember sitting here in d. C. On friday at a small round table and asking her a similar question that Kristen Welker asked, which is, you know, what happens . What happens if youre not competitive . And, really, what does competitive mean to you if you lost some of the early voting states, and she gave a similar answer, essentially blaming the media. The media determines what competitive means. And caret it to her for winning d. C. As noted. Shes the finish woman to win the republican. Are they keeping an eye on the trump criminal trial, which is scheduled in a couple of weeks, that even if donald trump is on the verge or a secure number of delegates is needed, is that part of it, to stay in the race in case trump goes off the rails . They havent said that openly, but you heard them talk about Donald Trumps criminal trial as lot lately. I think its fair to say this is part of the calculus. This is an unprecedented situation. Youve never had a president ial candidate whos dealing with all of these legal problems, so, of course, anyone whos had a run against trump, including people who are no longer in the race, that was always one of the factors, the whatif factor of the primary that we havent seen in the past. Certainly i think its fair to say however quietly, that is a calculus when it comes to whether or not nikki haley continues on past Super Tuesday, despite how she does in all of these states. Haley suggested she would not follow through on the rnc pledge to endorse trump. Lastly talk about how biden keeps plugging away at tiktok. Dont expect to follow suit. Tell us about it. As we know, donald trump has been extremely critical of tiktok over the years when he was president. When i asked around within his orbit, that, listen, there are a lot of young voters on tiktok and young voters are up for grabs as weve seen in some of the polls. President biden is nod doing well and donald trump is trying to get them. It would be a huge flip for donald trump to All Of A Sudden Go and join tiktok and it would also irritate a large swath of his base whos very staunchly antitiktok because of its china ties. So i think its safe to say we should. Expect to see the former president on tiktok, but at the same time, he is targeting young voters in different ways. Hes going to sporting events, getting endorsements from rappers and doing different things, endorsing different groups the same way President Biden is. Shelby talcott, thank you. Still ahead here on way too early, what were learning about arrests made after russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalnys funeral last friday. Plus, Vice PresidentKamala Harris calls for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. What that could mean for the administrations approach to the ongoing war. Those stories and more and a check on weather and sports when we come right back. And sports n we come right back [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch . Does he need to go to puppy school . Get his little Puppy Diploma . How much have i been spending on this little guy . When your questions about life turn into questions about money. Theres erica. 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