Capitol hill, and this is cnn its Monday April 8 right now on cnn this morning, a Record Fundraising Haul for donald trump, the former president , also. Now, again, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela an engine cover coming loose on takeoff, forcing a southwest flights man Emergency Landing and the countdowns on. Are you all set for todays total Solar Eclipse 6 00 a. M. Here in washington, alive. Look at the Washington Monument on this Monday Mornings that son still hasnt made any appearance here in washington yet today, its going to be the star of the show throughout the afternoon. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us former President Donald Trump. This weekend. Both comparing himself to Nelson Mandela. Again, and also telling wealthy donors, according to the New York Times, that he likes immigrants from nice countries like denmark and promising guests at the Palm Beach Mansion that he was speaking at, that they were safe for now from undocumented immigrants living across the river in the more diverse west palm beach. You Trump Campaign claimed that they raised over 50 million at the event, doubling President Bidens record hall in new york last night. Last month, excuse me trump, according to the times, was defending his remarks as president when he had lamented that immigrants were coming from s whole countries. You may remember that the times also reported that trump said that President Biden has, quote, soiled the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office Trumps said, according to the times, i mean that literally which is sad, the times then writes this the attendee who witnessed the moment said that Dinner Guests laughed and that mr. Trumps remark was interpreted as the former president saying that mr. Biden had defecated on the desk this of course, is the same guy who again posted on social media this weekend comparing himself to Nelson Mandela as he did back in october if you want to challenge the result of an election they hound you. Look what happened this weekend with to good people they hound them and they scare them and theyve, but we dont get scared, we dont get scared. Ill tell you what i dont mind being Nelson Mandela, because im doing it for a reason. Okay with that, lets bring in mali ball, senior Political Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal republican strategists might gorman is here and lulu garcianavarro of the New York Times also joins us who would like to go first know why. Theres so much no, but in seriousness, molly, this is these are not necessarily things that we havent heard from trimming the Resolute Desk situation is kind of a new one if anyone wants to touch that, please be my guest. But he was literally rehashing remarks that he made as president when he talked about nice immigrants right . Well, tell me what ties all these strands together is the beginning of the general election and the lack of a pivot, if you will, from trump rhetorically, right because he is saying a lot of the same sort of polarizing shall we say things that he brought to the primary campaign . I chiefly this theme of victim hood, right . And the way that he talks about his relationship with the biden white house, with the Justice Department in particular, his criminal cases and so on. This was a major theme of the primary campaign, and it was six likley in the sense that it drew his followers closer to him and reminded them of their allegiance to him. But will the general election be a different story, right . Hes now in his supposed to be in persuasion mode, trying to bring in skeptical voters whether theyre republicans who cast a vote for nikki haley in the primary or independence and even conservative democrats are they interested in an him comparing himself to Nelson Mandela . Are they interested . Did in his continued complaints about the 2020 election thats something that i think remains to be seen, right . I will actually say i think they are interested. I think one of the powers of donald trump, if power it is, is that he has this ability when hes 20 says things about Nelson Mandela. He flips the script, right . Hes trying to mask himself in this, in this aura of these very famous people, of these people that are revered. And its trying to put himself in that mold. And i think were toric cli we might look at that because we obviously know the history of south africa. We know the history theyve apartheid and in the same kind of brushes vilifying immigrants, people of color, and also trying to say that he has some kind of hero of civil rights but it does have, i think, resonance to a certain demographic. And we are seeing him do well with people of color when he talks about immigrants, when he talks about vilifying the blood of this country its still managing to resonate with latinos with africanamerican men in particular i mean, it is actually having an impact. You know, youre not wrong. I think about a year ago in trumps started this campaign. I think going off to reframe, we often said was who is he going to convince that voted didnt vote . For him in 2020 to vote for him in 2024, lulu is exactly right in this point. I think latinos, especially African American men, specifically, are becoming those folks who do fit that demographic. And look, i will say this too. I think ive worked on campaigns that have run against him twice and here i am and there is campaign is right now. So one thing, one thing ive learned, wonder basically on the outside. Yes, exactly. Im sitting here but well go place to sit. Yeah. Very good. Very happy. I dont its very we dont have to be slips, dont exactly them in a minute. But chocolate just keep coming down the conveyor belt. You fix things. And if youre the dnc, or the biden campaign, you can go and chase these rabbit holes wherever. But in my opinion, the most impactful thing of that clip was the fact that he raised 50 and well see where things end up but the Fundraising Gap between biden and trump, it for the long haul is going to be the most impactful thing. Though. Hillary clinton outraised trump in 20 and we know where that ended is also now, you can you can lose by about 10 million, 20 million workers were hillary and trump. But mccain obama mccain, 84 million and then obama did about 120. Theres a gap where its impossible to come back from when hes raising by onehalf to x. So let me show you one other thing that happened in the last over the weekend. Thats sort of plays into it. But earlier discussion youre having about the kinds of varied types of voters hes trying to play too the rock Dwayne Johnson came out and said hes not going to endorse anyone for president. Watch this the endorsement that i made years ago with biden was one i thought was the best decision for me at that time. Am i going to do that again this year . That answers no. Im not going to do that because what i realized what that caused back then was something that tears me up in my guts back then. And now which is division so theres obviously a reason im showing us yeah. There is a reason youre showing it. Obviously, a man of color sort of stepping away from the Democratic Party. I mean, hes emblematic. There are others, by the way, there are a lot of people in the Hip Hop World that have either endorsed trump or recanted their endorsement of President Biden. I mean, i have to say this is slightly from me ridiculous that the rock would say my endorsement caused division in this country. I mean, this seems a little bit real quick. Theres tea on the table. Hes a business guy. We see this across corporations, we see this crest celebrities. They dont need to get in involved in political fights, dont have to write. Fair enough. All right. Our panel is going to stick around up next here. Healthwise flight forced to make an Emergency Landing after the engine cover ripped away during takeoff. Plus former Capitol Hill Police sergeant reacts to rfk juniors controversial take on january 6th, you wont want to miss this conversation plus millions across the country hoping for clear skies as they prepare to witness todays Solar Eclipse. 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To talk to us a little bit about why these eclipses are actually such a big deal for science. I mean, its the things i have learned about this. Ive been fascinating. The things i didnt know before. Well, for science, you can use a telescope and temporarily blocks the sun. A little thing, telescope, but these things allow people everywhere with their scientific instruments, whether theyre in colleges and universities are in the backyards or nasa to get 45 minutes of a really sharp image of the moon covering the suns. He only see the suns atmosphere. But if you get an a jet plane, like some rich people are like nasa, you could lie along that path and its an unprecedented opportunity to really get a nice sharp look. Wait, okay. Hold on. Backup because our friend and main told us that they have nine private jets that are now flying domain to try to view it, youre saying that the real way to do it is to stay in your private plane and take the plane along the path. I wouldnt do that, but these somebody apparently is the best place to be as right in the middle of the Totality Path with nice clear whether with the glasses you must wear glasses. Looking up at it. In my opinion, i would take that over a jet. Really. Wow. Okay. Thats fascinating. Any other tips for viewing or things that people should be thinking about is that you have so its such a short period of time. Its yeah, but its cool if youre in the right spot. And you can put your mind in the place of your on a planet. I mean, we just had earthquake last week, so now the earth shakes around a bit, no connection to the eclipse. But if you can just imagine yourself in a big ball and another one going like this in front of another. You might get a little bit moment of zen where you realize youre on a planet. Its fleeting, but some people, i remember 1970, there was a partial eclipse and i was a young boy doing the whole projection thing and that sort of spurred by interest in astronomy and space. So out of the millions of people watching, maybe a couple of astronauts will be spawned. Ask you a question because i was in The Path Of Totality in 2017 and i thought it was amazing. But here on the east coast, or at least in dc, were only gonna get about 80 or 90 ish percent. Im gonna, i was going to be maddock. Will that be well for me . Im gonna be out with the spaghetti. My wife will be just rolling her eyes, but ill be looking for something. This is no leaves in the trees to do. That thing. But itll be enough that itll get dark and i dont think the animals are quite reacting to the seasons yet, but you might hear the bird stopped chirping for a minute or two and itll get cooler. So even if youre not in the path, youll still notice that itll still, if youre paying attention to it, its like the earthquake. But you said something. You said youre going to be looking down, you are not going to be looking up and walking glasses. Yeah. Ill be doing that too, but okay. This ive seen these. Im just interested in the Colander Thing where you get the spaghetti strainer. Im just interested. Im sorry, explain this to get a colander and you do what with it. You hold it just right. And all these little holes is a Pinhole Camera and you can see all these lu, versions of the eclipse. Or if you had leaves in the trees in your backyard and youve got just the right angle coming through the leaves themselves will act like little lenses. So you just google, its i mean, its funny to look at the sky, watch the moon and the stars through that, right . This is kinda owl diy astronomy with stuff in your kitchen. See you put like a white sheet under the colander for the best view . I do it on the street and the street. Yeah. I create those little like crescent i think. I mean, its cool, but again, its this idea. It is not difficult to be a Diy Scientists do something to actually see the eclipse in a way that maybe a scientists might do without the glasses over, you should very much have these glasses. Must you have welders, goggles that are like grade 12, as i understand it. Well, so were going to do that. Okay. Yeah. I mean, i will say you