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the plan thaet can do that other than the pope. the pope. republican congressman troy nells of texas with a totally normal comparison for the former president, the pope. a recap of what happened yesterday in donald trump s criminal hush money trial in just a moment. plus, trump s comments about birth control that he quickly had to walk back. also ahead a former senior adviser to president obama lays out an alarming supreme court scenario for democrats if donald trump were to win in november. we ll play for you that warning. that s another one, elizabeth. we ll get to that. so good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, may 22nd. we re in washington. the table is going what are we talking about today? with us we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, elizabeth b. miller and deputy managing editor for politics at politico, sam stein is with us. we ll start with donald trump s criminal trial where testimony in the former president s hush ....
the house of representatives the honorable hakeem jeffries of new york. mr. speaker, you may agree with this. but we are back here 22 days into this republican manufactured chaos and house republicans have brought us to the exact same position that we were back then. all of the infighting, all the disarray, just to end up where we were three weeks ago. these past few weeks we have been left wondering if republicans were truly intent on solving our issues, reopening the house of representatives and rallying around someone to lead this chamber. or has this been about something else? has this been a focus of house republicans to find the person who can pass their extreme litmus test to oppose marriage equality, enact a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions, gut social security and medicare, and support overturning a free and fair election. a fair question. a fair question. nowhere in that candidate questionnaire is it about growing the middle class, helping our commun ....
the israel-hamas war triggering a spike in attacks on our troops in the region. a u.s. centcom spokesperson telling, fox news, that two dozen u.s. service members were actually injured last week from drone and rocket attacks on american bases in iraq and syria. all of the injured personnel have since returned to duty. the pentagon is now bolstering u.s. resources in the region, both for protection as well as as a deterrent. and we are posturing additional forces in the region for two reasons. one, again, to bolster our broader regional deterrence efforts. two, to send a clear message that we will protect our forces . we will always maintain the inherent right of self-defense. and if there is a response, should we choose to have one, we would do that at a time and place of our choosing. the white house, meantime is also developing contingency plans to evacuate americans from the middle east in case the israel-hamas war spreads. however, national security spokesperson ....
good day i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we are just learning that things are getting heated in court as donald trump today is trying to get charges tossed. not in manhattan but in florida where he s now fighting to end his classified documents case even before it goes to trial. the special prosecutor calling the claims legally and factually flawed. the terrifying turbulence of a flight over thailand, passengers launched from their seats, some slamming into the ceiling of the plane as it hit an air pocket. the flight plum meting 6,000 feet in minutes. what investigators on the scene are looking for. with closing arguments in trump s hush money trial set for next week we re on the verge of answering a question, that s been hanging over the presidential race for more than a year. will the jury s decision also determine the former president s political future and is a trump centric race bad for president biden. so a lot to get to. we st ....
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