Have missed. January 6th was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government. They used terrorism to try and stop us, specific piece of Domestic Business they did not like. Fellow americans beat and bloodied our own police. They stormed the center floor. They tried to hunt down the speaker of the house. They built a gallows and chanted about murdering the Vice President. They did this because they had been Fed Wild Falsehoods by the most powerful man on earth. Because he was angry and lost an election. Former President Trumps actions preceded the riot for a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty. Therefore, i am endorsing donald j. Trump. The one thing we cut off there, maybe its not fair is right after that, he broke into a rousing tune. Happy days are here again. It was like the 32 convention. I couldnt believe it. But yeah. A little discordant, song didnt go with the message. But you know, thats mitch. Mitch mcconnell there, that was in 2021. It was a month after january 6th , blaming donald trump for the insurrection, squarely, yesterday, Mitch Mcconnell endorsed President Trump for president. Who saw that come snag donald trump relentlessly attacked in a racist way, Mitch Mcconnells wife. He said i have said for a long time, i will endorse whoever the nominee is, even if its the guy i blame for an attempted coup for the United States government. We say a lot of bad things sometimes about ted cruz here. There is a difference between Mitch Mcconnell and ted cruz. If donald trump had ever attacked ted cruzs wife, ever called her ugly, ever struck out at her in the most personal of terms, that is texas tough right there. You cross that line with ted, you know what . You might as well as crossed the rio grand, my friend. On the way to cancun. Call senator cruzs wife is ugly, or father assassinated jfk, he will not support you. He wont do it. At least not at the convention. He will vote, and a few months later do a phone bank for donald trump. I guess Lindsey Graham. I mean, that guy, mr. Spine. Go on the floor. Enough is enough. Im out. Im out. And then three red necks and a Hound Dog Chase him around Reagan National and hes like, count me in. Its not like Somebody Docks him and puts his cell phone there. I think we need a compilation. Start with Chris Christie and mcdonalds episode. On mcconnell, i will say the two moments that led to Donald Trumps comeback post january 6th. One is House Speaker mccarthy, soon to be wanting to be speaker mccarthy, heading to maralago, and posing for a photo. The other is mcconnell choosing not to convict trump in that second trial. To push it until after the inauguration, having it in february. Believing things would cool off. Voting to acquit himself and had he voted to convict and whipped others to do so, trump wouldnt have been able to run for office again. Mcconnell chose not to do that. I would say, a lot of things mitch did that we saluted on this show, and he stood up. He stood up to trump. At very important times. At the end, if you want to take this endorsement at the end of his career, basically, or if you want to take what happened at the end of that process where there really was a question, could Mitch Mcconnell have gotten enough republicans to convict donald trump . And that Impeachment Proceeding . He made the call, well let the courts play it out. And we see more where that led up, george . Yeah. Part of being in leadership is showing some leadership and at least attempting to do what you think is right. I mean, you know, we all have political minds. We talk a lot about strategy. But theres also just such a thing as right and wrong. At the end of the day, it sounds like a lot of people have forgotten why you go to washington. It is supposed to be to serve americans. Its supposed to be a public servant. And this just looks like its about power. It is shameless. And americans understand that. They see thats part of why so many voters are deeply demoralized and cynical about this process at this point. And it is shameless, but its also bizarre. I mean, heres a man, how old is Mitch Mcconnell . Old enough that it doesnt matter. Exactly. Im old enough that it doesnt matter. You get to a point why not go out and say what you think . He did say what he thought for that brief shining moment on february 13, 2021, where he said not only the stuff that we just saw on the tape. He said theres a criminal law in this country. He was endorsing jack smith before jack smith was even appointed. He was saying that the man was a criminal. That he did cause these people to engage in violence on the hill and that one of the remedies could be criminal prosecution. And so where is he today . And its for what . He is done. For what, and im sorry, im just going to ask, and i say this with cruz. I say it of lindsey, i say all of them. I say it of just all the people trump insulted. What man, i ask that as a man, or woman. But as a man, i say what man would put up with that . I had a very powerful republican slander a friend of mine. 20 years later, 20 years later he pulls me aside before his speech and begs me to stop and he says, joe, its been 20 years. Its been 20 years. I said you shouldnt have said that about my friend. Its going to be 20 more years. I mean, thats what we would all do. Except for my friends. Except for my friends, when donald trump said i was a murder and i should be executed. A lot of them voted for donald trump. But that even raises a question. What is it about donald trump . Its his brilliance. Insult someones wife or husband and Mitch Mcconnells case, continue racist slurs against his wife. Yeah. And they are just fine with it. Im not even looking at donald trump. Im looking at these people. Im looking at my former friends. Oh yeah, he called you a murder, but vote for him anyway. Regulations. They will be down on this. Its crazy. Yeah, you and i talked about this on and off the air. What are those looks in the mirror like in the morning or at night for Lindsey Graham or for ted cruz or any of those guys. Not talking about politics. If you have any personal pride, how do you do it . How do you swallow all of that down and support the guy that attacked you relentlessly. He attacks Lindsey Graham in his home state during a primary. The crowd is booing Lindsey Graham while he stands there and mocked him. Takes their support for granted and he should, because theres nothing he can do to them that they wouldnt fall in line anyway. But it is. Again, not politics, as a person who has personal pride, how do you do it . I dont know. Lindseys first words are, hey. My first two words if someone did that to me would be markettedly different. I dont think im outside of the norm here, lamir. Again, this is so bizarre. I want to underline again, Mitch Mcconnell insulted repeatedly, said this guy tried to basically destroy american democracy. He watched his wife attacked with racist repeatedly, and he said i endorse donald trump. Its so deeply cynical and based out of fear of trump. Mcconnell is not going to run again. Yes, he does want a republican to have the majority in the senate again, even if hes not going to be the leader. Trump took that from him twice. Yes, twice. He would have been Senate Majority leader over the past four years, except for one person, and one person alone. The two men have not spoken in years, and yet mcconnell still backs him. He defended it by saying, you know, february 2021, just days after that speech, i said i would back whoever the republican nominee was. And that of course became because he is putting party before country. Thats what hes doing. Party before personal pride, too. George, thats an old custom when it is george h. W. Bush or john mccain, mitt romney, whoever it is. Bob dole. George h. W. Bush. You said, the stakes arent that high. A man may face criminal prosecution because he led an attempted coup against the government. Maybe you can change the tradition for this one case. Its not just doing it for the country. If he only cared about the republican party, he would have spoken out and said, we have to get rid of trump long ago. Even if he wanted to sacrifice himself just for his party. I mean, why not do that . We have lots more to get to this hour. Morning joe weekend continues after just a short break. J. P. Morgan Wealth Management knows its easy to get lost in investment research. Get help with j. P morgan personal advisors. Hey, david ready to get started . Work with advisors who create a plan with you, and help you find the right investments. So great getting to know you, lets take a look at your new investment plan. Ok, great this should have you moving in the right direction. Thanks jen. 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A 64yearold man was kicked on to the tracks at penn station and a man needed four stitches after another passenger slashed him with a box cutter. Joining us now is the democratic governor of new york, kathy hochul. Governor, thanks for being with us. Look at the headlines. The newspaper of record, reverend al likes to say for morning joe, the new york post, boots on the ground. And then the daily news, soldiers in the subway. So, governor, no governor takes lightly calling out National Guard troops and sending them potentially into harms way. What went into your decision to send State Troopers in the New York City Subway . I wanted to send reenforcements for the mayor of new york, who is responsible for policing the subways. The subways are vast. We have seen a number of crimes and again, not statistically significant, but psychologically significant. I want more people to go on the subways. Thank you for saying that. People will say, crimes at a 50 year low and everything is wonderful. And willy will say, why is it that all my friends say dont go on the subway or i go into a cvs store and the tooth paste is behind plastic. Its psychologically. Do new yorkers feel safe . I can show you all the statistics in the world that say you should feel safe because the numbers are better. Youre the mom on the subway with the baby in a stroller. Youre the parent putting your kid on the subway to go to high school. If you are anxious, im the governor of new york, im concerned about it. If you feel better walking past someone in a uniform to make sure that someone doesnt bring a knife or a gun on the subway, then thats exactly why i did it. I want to change the psychology around crime in New York City because we are the safest big city in america. I want people on the subways. It is safe. Im going to make sure people feel safe. Its far and away the best way to get around new york. It always has been, still ride the subway all the time. But i was saying to you in the break, that over the last couple of years, you do notice that when we take the subway, stand up on the yellow line and look over to see if the train was coming. Everybody stands back. They are against the back wall or against the post because of these stories we hear about getting pushed in front of a train. It doesnt happen a lot statistically, but it does happen. This is the response to a problem, but what about the root of the problem . Why is there a little uptick in subway crime . Why are we seeing some of this . Were not at full capacity. We have about 4 million passengers a day. Its usually 6 or 7. I think when there are trains emptier, people feel at ease to interact with others. Sometimes in a violent way. We get the trains full again, the platforms full again, then crime does go down. Thats why we saw such a spike during the pandemic. The criminals feel at ease that no one is watching them. They are watching. Also part of my plan is every single subway train is now going to have cameras on it. That was not the case. I sped up the process. Now even our conductors boost will have cameras in there, because we dont know who the perpetrator is or the person who slipped the neck of a conductor just a week and a half ago. I talked to the doctor who saved his life. What a great guy to be on the train and save the life of a conductor. Thats not the norm and i dont want people to think that will be normalized on the subways. We want to make sure we take back the subways. No stop and frisk. This is not punitive. This is deterrent. Your move here received some applause from perhaps unlikely sources, senator of arkansas, cheered this. And has some pushback from groups in New York City who worry about the idea of the National Guard being on the subway. Why do they worry about it . Just the idea of they dont think the National Guard, a soldier, should be on the subway. Why . Because they think thats a step too far. They dont think its necessary. Not necessary for what . I dont understand. I dont understand. I think theres a sense among some that they believe that Soldiers Place is not on New York City streets. But the governor made that decision. Can you tell us more about what their per view will be . How do they work with the nypd . In coordination with the nypd. They are primary. This is their job, they are there to protect the subways. They need help. Ill give them help as long as help is needed. I have 1,000 individuals. I dont have to keep them there long. I may keep them there a long time. Im not going to tell the criminals the day im stopping this, because they will be back the next day. Thats not a good Crime Prevention strategy. Also to the nay sayers, im reading articles of people saying hochul is saying if you committed a crime on the subway, you should not be able to take the subway again, right . I dont want to sit next to someone who just, you know, harmed someone last year and got out. People are saying im going to be harassing people and going to be stopping them. Thats not the objective at all. Im here to protect people. Particularly people in communities of color, who are riding the subways in high proportion because they dont have the luxury of vehicles or getting to their low wage jobs. I want them to be safe. Thats why im doing this. People criticize everything we do. Get in line. I say as the governor of new york. They are always saying something. All i know is my job is to protect the people of this state and im going to demonstrate that democrats fight crime as well. So this narrative that republicans have said and hijacked the story that re soft on crime, we defund the police. No, we care about civil liberties. We want to make sure Police Protect our citizens rights, but by god, im going to protect their lives and sense of safety and secu