All this is a Democratic National committee is facing pressure to open up the primaries and hold debates and we are on top of all of it. Im sandra smith infer neil cavuto, we have Fox Team Coverage in washington and three more republicans ready for launch. Of Jacqui Heinrich in the white house where pressure is mounting on the president to begin debate. The field of republican candidates is growing fast today, former Vice President mike pence made it official hes good to be challenging his old running mate former President Trump for the revoke a nomination, he will officially unveil the campaign on wednesday he files paperwork today and will be delivering remarks in iowa, the former vp is expected to campaign heavily on his faith, his record and policies he fought for during the trump administration. Im very confident that whatever things look like right now, that republican primary voters are going to look at the field and think very deeply about who can best carry our message and carry majorities to victory. Hes not the only one joining the field this week, former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie will announce tomorrow night in New Hampshire and the governor of north dakota will be announcing hours later. South carolina senator tim scott generating considerable buzz after he appeared on the view. This interview was notable after multiple cohosts recently claimed the senator couldnt understand how black americans feel because hes a republican. Today he fired right back. One of the reasons why im on the show is because of the comments on the made on this show b the only way for an African American kid to be successful in this country is to be the exception and not the rule, that is a dangerous, offensive, disgusting message to send to our young people today. Speak of the senator already has turtle set of endorsements behind him but he and the rest of the field of trail both the former president endorsements and in polling, today New Hampshire governor chris sununu announced he is not good to be running for president next year hes made it clear hes not a trump supporter but he also stopped short of endorsing anyone so far, the field is getting bigger yet also a little bit smaller. Mark meredith, thank you so much, not a Jacqui Heinrich on the growing pressure democrats are facing to open up the primaries and hold debates. What are we hearing . Tomorrow is going to be six weeks since President Biden announced his reelection bid, he has not yet held any Campaign Events and we are told that is coming soon but i did get a chance to ask the president in the oval office today when his first rally would be he definitely heard me and he did not answer. Republican candidates are out on the stump increasingly as we just saw, capitalizing on age concerns which is a top issue in the polls lately. Nikki haley said in a town hall last night that people know a vote for President Biden is really about 4a preside president harris. I was able to ask Karine Jeanpierre what the white house reaction to that is a short while ago, she downplayed those concerns and refer to an article where republicans were complaining about the president outsmarting them, that was the white house answer to this. That being said, there are reports other officials are acknowledging they have had to make some accommodations to the president over his age so as not to physically tax him. The New York Times writes they make reasonable accommodations for his schedule occasionally. According to the messenger, one form or by an official said of the president s fall at the Air Force Academy last week, its not great, it created a flurry of email and text traffic, didnt inspire confidence, reinforces something that people already thought to. One democratic challenging the present for the nomination is upping his Travel Schedule Heading to the Southern Border tonight. Over the next three days, meeting with people from the Border Patrol and elsewhere to try to formulate a plan that will seal the border perma permanently. Stressing the school systems, stressing social Service Systems for people who are for americans who are already struggling. It needs to be turned off. That was rfk saying if you were president he would seal off the Southern Border. Twitter founder jack dorsey added his voice to calls for democrats to open up the primaries and debates. And of course theres no sign thats going anywhere. Sandra very interesting from a Jacqui Heinrich live at the white house, thank you so much. A lot to get into on both sides, to the g. O. P. Primary field getting more and more crowded by the day is New Hampshire governor chris sununu writes its only going to help donald trump. With us now National Political reporter meredith mcgraw, Chris Anderson at fox news that she is a desk and it g. O. P. Pollster lee carter, welcome to you both. Ill have you kick this off for us, what does this push for the dnc to hold primary debates what does that mean for joe biden . I think for joe biden commit means hes really at risk. 70 of americans dont want him to run again, they dont want him to be the candidate, weve seen rfk, hes gotten a lot of momentum, some polls have him as high as 20 points, thats something worth discussing. In a country that is really focused on hearing from everybody and giving everybody a voice increasingly, its going to be hard for joe biden to say hes not willing to enter a debate and there is precedent for such a thing. Jimmy carter debated ted kennedy in 1980, the challenger for him. I think this is something weve seen before, not something we frequently seen but the pressure might increase for him to get on stage. Sandra really interesting. Ill ask you the question as well, is this something that would help or hurt joe biden . I think its important to first ground ourselves in the fact that biden has a commanding lead in the democratic primary, the fox news poll we conducted last week had him at 62 and rfk at 16. I question the premise that hes feeling a lot of pressure right now. I think rfk clearly is getting some advantage from his name which certainly resonates with certain democratic primary voters. Im not surprised he would rather compete in New Hampshire than in South Carolina where its a smaller state, less money can go further. I think his libertarian antiestablishment streak will probably resonate with a segment of the live free or die state voters. As of now, im seeing rfk jr. Probably having a ceiling thats not too far above 20 where he has topped out already because his positions on the issues are just really out of sync with democratic primary voters who believe it or not overwhelmingly approve of the job joe biden is doing, on covid, on ukraine where rfk is put down his biggest take of difference. Sandra ill certainly let meredith to respond to that time also the question of whether or not with chris sununu exiting the race it only helps this g. O. P. Growing field, it only helps donald trump, do you think thats the case the bigger this field gets, does this only help the former president . Thats certainly what the former president and his aides believe, the more the merrier, the more republicans get in, it only seems to be to his benefit to. There is this Working Assessment that trumps base is around 30 te hard for some of these other republicans to tap into this. New hampshire governor sununu said in that oped, he thinks the more there are in the race, that only goes to trumps benefits. There have been some calls, people who were pulling in low percentages should drop out later on in the race. Sandra very interesting, we have Chris Christie jumping in tomorrow, mike pence is expected on wednesday, his first interview will be on America Reports On wednesday afternoon, to infer that. How are those two jumping into this race, how is this going to affect the overall g. O. P. Field . Its really unclear, Conventional Wisdom says this gives more attention to donald trump and the rest of the boat gets splintered to. The question you have to ask is what lame are these candidates trying to fill . With Chris Christie i cant help but wonder we have two candidates who are professed fighters in donald trump and ron desantis, both trying to say they are fighting for the American People. Chris christie notably a fighter. What is his role . Is he in there to fight and try to take down donald trump . That could be what he views his role as. Mike pence im not sure hes going to get traction, hes really trying to get some attention out there, he spent some time riding a motorcycle this weekend i think you you try to change his image a little bit but im not sure what his lane really is thats going to draw a lot of attention. I think all eyes, you cant help but look at certain candidates. Donald trump, ron desantis, tim scott getting some attention but im not sure about the rest. Sandra who to democrats for the most right now in the g. O. P. Field . I havent heard too Many Democrats talking about that because it feels like donald trump really has a stranglehold on the republican nomination at this point. Our poll last week we had him at 53 , ron desantis at 20 and hes white and his lead since february. I think any Candidate Polling 3n the primaries is probably going to win unless the field really narrows down to one or two. I think democrats im talking to are seeking the most likely outcome being a trump rematch with biden. Sandra i find it hard to believe nobody is talking about the other candidates in the field. You can say that if you will. Meredith, weve got the picture of mike pence jumping on that motorcycle, we the republican primary revved up, theres bikers out there, barbecues. They rallied the crowd, there was no mention of the expresident by name. What does that tell you about the state of the party as we get closer and closer to this election day . I think some of these republican candidates dont want to swing too hard at trump and risk alienating some of his supporters but that roast and ride in iowa for these republicans, iowa is going to be so critical to them, for mike pence, hes really relying on the evangelical vote in iowa, ron desantis as well, getting out there ground game and getting their supporters to caucus for them, they really see that as crucial. The joni ernst roast and ride as one the first steps to getting them there. Its going to be an exciting week, the field as good a change quite a bit with those announcements coming in and also learning that governor sununu is out to. We appreciate all three of you joining us this afternoon, thank you. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu bowing out saying a crowded field is helping out donald trump, does 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson agree . He is here next. 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To see you, what is your reaction to that . He says hes out because hes having too many in the field is only good help donald trump . Your reaction. Im a fan of chris sununu, the fact that hes out really opens up New Hampshire again. Im excited about going there and making my case in New Hampshire as well as coming back from iowa. Whenever you look at the field youve got to remind yourself this is a june, the iowa caucus is in february i believe. You are going to have a long history of ups and downs between now and then. Six months is a lifetime in american politics. If you say you want to narrow the field to only one candidate taking on donald trump, who is that going to be and who is going to be able to survive . Thats with the voters have got to figure out and i think the fact that we have probably half as many candidates now as we did in 2016, means we are going to have a robust debate, and nothing could be better for American People and for the Republican Voters to listen to these candidates talk about what is your position on supporting ukraine . Which i support, what is your position on americas Global Leadership . On Border Security, what is your experience in solving these issues . Thank goodness we are good have candidates in they are talking about the future of the party and the future of our country. Sandra good discussion youre looking forward to it. In that crowded field, how do you set yourself apart . For those watching and listening saying hes a long shot . What is your plan . Hope is not a plan governor. The plan is to be on the bait stage, but also to look at the answers that we have, when you ask what distinguishes myself, ive been a governor for eight years balancing a budget, thats important, lowering taxes, creating jobs, then you overlay that with my experience in Border Security as head of the dea and addressing some of the toughest challenges we face in drug use in this country. Then after 9 11, having to work internationally on the security of our country, these are experiences that i challenge any candidate to match and there is a breadth of experience. A very unique experience i bring to meeting the challenges that we face in america today. Sandra the rnc announced their criteria youre putting a lot of importance on these debates and the potential for you to be in one and be heard, the candidates must pull at at least 1 and at least three National Polls and one state poll from two of the early voting states which include iowa, New Hampshire, nevada, and South Carolina, what did you think of that . I know you have pledged to support and vowed to meet whatever criteria is met, do you like those . I would prefer a different set of criteria which i suggested, and they are more onerous criteria than we have had in the past debates, including what the Opposition Party has offered for their debate requirements. The 1 of the National Polls, we have made that and we will continue to make that and move up. The 40,000 donors, it takes a lot of investments to create that online capability. We will do that but its a huge investment. I would prefer particularly in the early debates for it to be wide open. Lets not be more restrictive, lets get candidates on there to present their views and probably some candidates want to be able to make that criteria, but we are going to make it and we are working hard to do that. We have to have a lot of support in 20 different states which we are already generating. Part of that is your message and get people knowing you and other places as to your background and optimistic vision for this great country, belief and national character. Sandra i will give you an opportunity to give some hard specifics, that is probably what will be a number one topic for the American People and American Voter and that is the economy, we are living in a moment wer