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welcome back. the panel is here. andrea mitchell, democratic pollster cornell belcher and matt gorman. andrea, i have to start with you. there's a lot to unpack. let's start with president zelenskyy. what were your key takeaways from our conversation? >> that he is worried about the surge, the russian surge in what we expect to be may, june, july. this six months was critical. they had a really good chance of winning before the six months of no aid from the u.s., the weapons that only the u.s. can provide. after six months, they can lose. they can lose if the weapons don't get there soon enough. now it's supply chain. he pointed out the f-16s are still not there. they were approved a year ago. they need the long-range weapons. they still don't have the atacms, the long-range missiles.
republican voters all over the country, and he is absolutely working for the democrat, passing the biden administration's agenda. so, this is a speakership that is completely over with. it's only mike johnson, trying to hang onto it and it's in complete denial. he needs to do the right thing. >> oh, well, if he doesn't do so he will be vacated, that's the rest of what she was going to say. joining me now is charlie sykes, msnbc political contributor and columnist, donna edwards, political analyst, and sophia chai, national politics reporter. thank you for joining us. so, let's do a round-robin , starting with you, charlie. reactions to congresswoman marjorie taylor greene? >> marjorie has had a tough weekend, hasn't she? she was humiliated, in and out of the house of representatives. when you have the new york post, mocking you, as moscow marge, that's not a good week.
disagree with the trump administration. >> let me follow up on that. now, the supreme court allowed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, to be included on the november ballot. does biden have a chance of winning florida, given how those referendums have done, since the overturning of roe v wade? >> it certainly helps to put florida in play, and the other thing that is on the ballot in florida is marijuana. this is an untold story, but in ohio, in 2023, it was abortion and marijuana on the ballot, and there was a real interaction of that. the turnout of students on campuses, the margin with younger women, in particular. we could see the same thing happen, in florida. it could make a big difference. >> mark, when asked to voters wanted to be in control of congress, 40%, 47% of republicans and 46% said democrats. publicans held a four point lead in january. what can we learn from this? >> i am glad you asked that
our poll comes after president biden's state of the union address a couple months ago. that also includes ramped up campaign activity by him and the end of the republican primary season, were people were declaring winners in iowa and new hampshire. of course, as you mentioned, the disparity of president biden on the campaign trail and donald trump really not being on their all that much. when it comes to that horserace, what we find is that president biden is doing better with independent voters, latino voters, with his approval rating and the increase, there. he is doing better with key parts of the democratic base, democrats, as well as african- american voters. the good news for him is that he really has climbed out of the political hole that he was in in the wintertime, when his approval rating was 37%, trailing by five points on the ballot, now just two points. the bad news is that this is
they will have to choose a senate leader. until then, democrats and republicans will cobble together a majority on a motion to vacate if it comes up. and i think republicans want to hold on until then. let's face it, also, too, no one really wants to be speaker other than mike johnson. i think it's notable that steve scalise voted with johnson. notable who didn't, elise stefanik. >> president biden narrowing the gap with former president trump. not a big surprise. what stood out to you? >> what stands out to me -- first of all, great interview, groundbreaking interview, spot on. >> thank you. >> what stood out to me is, surprise, surprise, polls are closing. polls continue to get tighter and tighter. that's what happens in our country. go back to our polling back in october of last year, donald trump is at 46%.
it's of interest for both the republicans and democrats. >> president zelenskyy, back in february, donald trump encouraged putin to invade nato countries that he doesn't believe are contributing enough to defense spending. what kind of a message do you think that sends to the world? >> translator: well, i don't know the details of that speech. i know for sure if ukraine fails, then putin definitely will invade the baltic countries. why? not because there's some interesting idea, strategy, but because putin wants to return the influence of the soviet union. and he really wants to retake with force, through war -- he wants to retake all former soviet republics and now independent states.
i think it's worth remembering that marjorie taylor greene has -- as isolated as she is, is closer to the aid of maga, she is venting and lashing out. i don't think the people ought to underestimate the hold that isolationists like marjorie taylor greene continue to have on the republican base. >> congress woman edwards, your reaction? >> look, to no great surprise, marjorie taylor greene is crying wolf again and again and again, as she does. here is the thing, i do not think this is going anywhere. both republicans and democrats are really tired of her act and they are not going to give into this motion to vacate. you will see a lot of democrats, actually supporting johnson, because he did the right thing on this package, even though it could have damaged him in the
democrats voted in favor. congress passed aid for israel and taiwan, along with a measure to force tiktok's parent company bytedance to sell the app. new aid came after mike johnson, who once opposed it, did an about-face and put his job on the line to get it through amid threats from three far right republicans to oust him. >> if we turn our backs right now, the consequences could be devastating. >> you are being asked to resign. >> do you plan to? >> no. as i said many times, i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. we did. i've done what i believe to be the right thing, allow the house to work its will. as i said, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may. >> the pentagon has said it has a massive infusion of military aid for ukraine ready to go. it comes as ukrainian president zelenskyy said that without this
Software engineer Derek Morgan, Democratic primary candidate for Assembly District 40, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon, being held online only for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
concerns goodwin joins me for a "meet the press" moment. "meet the press" moment. ch us. we have lived through hard tim >> i feel so positive about what history can teach us. we have lived through hard times before. >> joining me for insight and correspondent andrea mitchell, democratic pollster cornell belcher and republican strategist matt gorman. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." good sunday morning. we begin with our new nbc news poll and the headline, president biden is closing the gap with former president trump. trump leads biden by two points in a head-to-head matchup, 46% to 44%. biden has narrowed that deficit