Early, bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. I liked it. Do it every morning. John heilemann is here. Why are you here so early . I dont know. Thats a lot for us at 6 00. Me rolls in from the club. Works out well. Its like Super Tuesday, starting on a super note. I have to prepare emotionally for heilemann to be in the room. Wow. Bbc news katty kay is with us, as well. So important it is Super Tuesday. I have an announcement to make, personal. Hopson is an emotional support dog. I know you love him, joe, except for the humping problem. Wow. How do you stop that . Some dogs cant be stopped from that. I joe was still getting his mic on, so i was helping you out. Congratulations, hopson. Gosh. You could have stretched just a little bit less on that. Hes a good dog. I just do want some advice on that. No, no. Sweetheart, i may talk a lot hey, sweetie . Rapid turn. I may talk a lot, but i want you to know what comes out of my mouth scares you . Its the things that i dont say that have
good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
presidential actions on january 6th, and is disqualifiedro holding office under section iii of theh amendment. importantly eedd was the ticking countdown clock, giving any party, not just donald trump, until january 4th to appeal to the supreme court and saying if anyone asks the supreme court to review this case, then donald trump s name stays on the ballot until the supreme court weighs in. well, no surprise, the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president made a lot of noise after the ruling came out whining and bloviating and promising to, quote, swiftly file an appeal to the supreme court. but then a funny thing happened. while trump and his lawye were working on that swift appeal look who beat him to t proverbial punch, the colorado republican party, who filed their owneal urging the justices to take up the case and d while mr. trump is expected toil his own petition in the coming days, the move by the colorado republican party has a, quote, practical i
The latest developments in Fulton County county, the Election Interference case there in georgia, plus, Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell addresses concerns about his Health Following two unsettling incidents where he froze up in front of reporters. And republican president ial candidate Chris Christie is now calling out fellow gop challenger ron desantis as the Florida Governor is slipping in the polls. Well have his comments for you straight ahead along with joe, willie and me, we have the hosts of way too early, White House Bureau chief jonathan lemire, white house editor for politico sam stein and former u. S. Attorney and senior fbi official, Chuck Rosenberg. Willie, sorry, joe. Yeah, i mean, lets get to baseball first. Lemire, you didnt stay up to see that atrocity last night, did you at the trop. The sox had tied it when i called it a day and checked the score this morning and threw my phone across the room. Geez. Tough loss. Sam, what about you . I did watch it. The sox we
Switch to Comcast Business and get started for 49. 99 a month. Plus, ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Call today today on velshi, we will get a bit academic. First stop, while school. Donald trumps Criminal Hush Money Trail is back tomorrow morning and things could begin to wrap up as early as tuesday. In a few moments, i will be joined by two people who have been watching the trail very closely. Pay attention. This is the cheat sheet you will need for a very big week and yes, there will be a quiz. After that, back to college. Will head to the key Swing State Of Georgia which President Joe Biden famously flipped from red to blue in 2020. Hes going to take the stage at historic Morehouse College where they will have a commencement at any minute now. The Historically Black College has been divided over the speech. Dozens of Faculty Members voted against awarding the president the traditional Honorary Degree but that is not all. What is a day in School Without a lesson in civics