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Haley 4.3. vivek ramaswamy. mike pence is not in, chris christie not in yet. youngkin september. the biggest problem for donald trump might not be ron desantis might be the court cases. he has got to be in court in march in the middle of primary season. if you see what happened yesterday, he is sending his lawyers sent a letter to merrick garland saying i want to meet because it looks like an indictment is coming on the mar-a-lago case. so his biggest threat is something that has nothing to do with this widening field. ainsley: is that a distraction and then republicans will go in a different direction or do you think that s going to help him? brian: that s a good point, ainsley. if he beats it in march, momentum. if mar-a-lago case is indicted it will play out over the course of month. i m not sure that momentum. then they have got the other case about they are going after the trump organization. ....
Several major manufacturers colluded on bids for state contracts. officials want information on whether abbott laboratories and others engaged in collusion or coordination with any other market participant regarding the bidding. and buffalo bills safety damar hamlin hamlin back at team practice nearly five months after suffering cardiac arrest on monday night football. he participated in individual drills during the team s voluntary mini camp. bills head coach sean mcdermott says the team is taking things one day at a time when asked about the status. the 25-year-old old is fully cleared to resume his career after recovering from the near death experience. good for him. and those are your headlines, brian, over to you. brian: thanks, ashley. florida governor ron desantis set to officially declare his candidacy for president tonight. do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. brian: that s a little like ....
Ron desantis is donald trump will get a majority a will majority of media coverage as he did in 2015 and 2016. all those candidates running against him at that time really had trouble standing out. how do you stand out when donald trump is the focus? whether you are nikki haley or ron desantis or tim scott, you have to somehow create a space where you re the center of attention instead of donald trump and that s going to be a challenge, certainly. brian: it s going to be. i would not go to sleep on nikki haley or tim scott. we know for sure, tamika it s going to be joe biden. 38% approval rating right now which makes a lot of people want to jump. in we move ahead. state of emergency, north carolina governor takes drastic actions to prevent a school choice bill from passing the state legislature. the ironic twist as many on the leave seize power from the people. really? plus, it s fleet week and janice dean is live for from the ....
Desantis? that s a really good question and one i have been asking myself. we see these court cases, we see kind of these witch hunts against donald trump, a lot of the time, and it makes you wonder if either they want to take trump down or they really want him to win because they think they can beat him in the general. both of those things would make perfect sense to me. i m not sure which one they are going for. brian: so far the verdict is in on the first indictment it helped trump. his poll numbers went significantly up, brian, after the alvin bragg indictment and obviously the arraignment in manhattan. trump was martyred in that sense. but, for ron desantis, brian, this comes down to two major events. the first one being the first debate, which will happen in august. that s when ron desantis can draw a clear contrast with donald trump or at least attempt to do it. because he has a story to tell. right? you have florida s unemployment rate at 2.6%. crime at 50 year low. you h ....
We are very excited about it. this is a whole kind of media exploration doing with these guys and excited about brian: look like they are ready to go. best thing for recruiting when people see the type of quality people that they put out. they think maybe i should try that. ainsley: you are going to try it in the next hour. brian: i wish i could try it and get 22 months off. but i can t really do that or else i would have been. in thanks so much. ainsley: everyone knows brian can t stay away from the office very long. donate to drake s the impossible row at legacy foh for folds of honor got give smart.com. at the bottom of your screen. brian: new op-ed how people can challenge themselves every day on foxnews.com right now. correct? that s correct. brian: i like the business side of you. i appreciate it. ainsley: thank you, guys. brian: we ll be back. ainsley: yes. second hour of fox & friends starts right now. ....