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the party s first black presidential nominee. he has already made history as the first african-american elected to both is the house and senate. he promises voters the american dream is still real. i believe that america can do for anyone what she has done for me. restore hope, create opportunities and protect the america relive. creating opportunities and protecting america. to me you focus on financial literature in education and making sure the american dream is alive and well for the next generation of americans. to me it s about winning over americans to my brand of conse conservatism. dana: ron desantis is expected to announce that could be a grueling battle with president trump. bill: senator scott is about to make his announcement. good morning, mark. good morning. senator tim scott will launch his campaign from charleston southern university here in the gymnasium in two hours. he won t be in the state very long. he is heading to iowa and new hampshire ....
according to a rent poll of new hampshire voters donald trump leads ron desantis in the granite stays, 39% to 18%. the governor that i mentioned to you, governor chris sununu has 17% of that projected vote if the election were to happen today. and he, of course, has to still get in if that s the plan. the new york times is reporting desantis told donors yesterday there are only three credible candidates for the 2024 race, president biden, former president trump, and him. but he and biden are the only ones who can feasibly win the general election. that s desantis talking. the republican field, as i said, is getting wider by the day. we expect to hear 2024 intentions from a number of big hitters. former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott is set to announce on monday. virginia governor glenn youngkin put out an interesting campaign ad that seems to reach to a broad national audience. and here is more. we can usher in a new era of american valu ....
senator scott is in it to win it, today he will join those eager to lead the party in 2024. the campaign says they will pack 1000 people into this room. the senator is hoping his message will resonate, he is reaching out to primary voters. eager to sell himself as true conservative, relied heavily on his faith and been trying to focus on launch his campaign and bringing the american dream to more people and strengthen national security when it comes to the border. we sat down with the senator in an exclusive video. he is the only black republican in the senate now seeking the presidency. i m proud of my heritage, but we don t need a black president, we don t need a white president, we need a president who celebrates the american dream and has lived the american dream. scott will begin his campaign with help from fellow senators, both offers up endorsements. senators have etch radioed out and say they are supportive of his campaign. where we are here in north charl ....
good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 16th. ahead this hour, the latest developments from ukraine following new russian missile attacks overnight. the strikes come as the ukrainian president is touring europe, looking to restock his army s arsenal. plus, the durham report was supposed to vindicate donald trump of his alleged ties to russia, but now that it s finally out after four years, there s not much in it that we didn t already know. we re going to go through the findings just ahead. we ll also have an update on the debt ceiling talks ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the white house. also today, just ahead now, arnold schwarzenegger joins us live from austria, where some of the world s top climate activists and leaders are meeting right now. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay is with us. and columnist an ....
desantis in the white house? new evidence that the governor s willing to test that theory as he gears up to announce his presidential run. if you re not worried about the potential for a catastrophic debt default two weeks from now, the white house has a message for you. right now vice president kamala harris is trying to make their case to the public with the goal of pressuring republicans into making a deal. the latest on that, plus a live report from japan and the latest remarks from top administration officials on where the talks go from here. plus, why a house vote to punish admitted liar and federal fraud suspect george santos may ultimately help the new york republican s chances of staying in office. we ll explain that coming up. but we start in florida as nbc news learns that governor ron desantis will officially announce that he s running for president next week as we watch him try to super charge his campaign by harnessing the powers of the culture war ....