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overthrow the 2020 election culminated in a violent mob storming the u.s. capitol. for a few weeks, trump was an outcast. a political comeback seemed farfetched, almost impossible to imagine. and yet, thanks to his allies in congress and the maga movement on hold, donald trump has emerged here at the end of 2023 not nearly rehabilitated politician but as the undisputed leader of his party. now, trump began this year as the prohibitive favorite for the republican presidential nomination. even in january, he had a monster 20 point national lead over his closest rival, florida governor ron desantis. and in the months since, trump s lead has only widened. at this point, a rematch against joe biden appears almost inevitable. and yet, while trump s march towards the republican nomination this year was mostly interrupted, there has been for the last 12 months an x-factor that he has had to contend with, a series of criminal investigations. as the year began, trump was the subj ....
morning joe. it is tuesday, december 26th, i m jonathan lemire. alongside me former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan and the haass of msnbc s politics nation reverend al sharpton. president biden and first lady jill biden spent christmas eve fielding phone calls for the norad santa tracker. the president posted this picture on social media writing that he spoke to excited young americans worried about santa s whereabouts. then the president and first lady called units from each branch of the military to wish them a merry christmas and thank them for their service. republican front runner donald trump, on the other hand, spent the holiday weekend in a very different fashion, taking on his political enemies. the former president posted several, shall we say, unusual christmas messages on truth social that criticized people like joe biden and jack smith. in one post the channeled home alone kevin mccallister. merry christ ....
that is new york city mayor eric adams again calling out the republican governor of texas and the biden administration. we ll go through the mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border as the tension continues to grow between the democratic mayor and the president of the united states. this all comes as secretary of state antony blinken met yesterday with mexico s president to discuss what can be done about the surge of migrants with another caravan moving toward the border. also ahead this morning, nikki haley making headlines this morning for her response to a question about the civil war. it wasn t a hard one. we ll show you that exchange from a campaign stop in new hampshire. plus, another warning about donald trump s plans for a second term. this time coming from ron desantis, one of his opponents for the republican primary. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. with us, hos ....
our top stories this hour the ballot ballots destined for the u.s. supreme court. colorado republicans appeal a ruling that would have kept donald trump out of that state s primary cost. so what happens next. plus, new scrutiny for nikki haley, after a voter confronts her with this question what was the cause of the united states civil war? well, don t come with an easy question or anything. so her full response and the damage control she s trying to do today. and the sight of a quadruple murder. today there s a lot of debate about tearing down the house where four college students were brutally killed. we begin the hour with former president donald trump and the efforts to boot him over the ballot over the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. in colorado, the state democratic republican parties is asking the supreme court to consider the issue. maine s secretary of state is due to decide whether trump can be on their state s ballot. the forme ....
[ ] welcome to fox news chance west Point Holiday show. Im sandra smith coming to you from the grounds of the United States it in academy, west point, new york. Its one of our oldest military posts at one of americas most fabled universities. The West Point Band is one of americas finest american musical organizations. Well hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. But first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nations independence before it became the press i juice Military Academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new yorks hudson river. The location chosen in 1778 by George Washington is no accidents. He thought west point ....