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bost handed out $40 million in tax credits to ukraine instead of funding trump's border wall. >> ukraine treats america like their atm. their man in alabama, chuck goodrich will put america first. >> those were ads for republican primary races. those weren't even ads for the general election. those were ads where republicans were trying to outflank each other, trying to show how much more conservative they were than their opponents by proudly declaring how willing they are to stop funding ukraine and to let russia win. what happened here? how did the republican party do a 180 on russia? well, like pretty much everything else in the republican party right now, the answer is trump. donald trump has not been shy about how he feels about the war in ukraine. in the first days of the war he called what putin was doing in ukraine genius and savvy. he has since claimed if he were in charge he would end the war in one day by telling ukraine they have to make a deal with russia. for whatever reason, and there are plenty of reasons one could speculate about, trump's thinking appears very in line wi
bost handed out $40 million in tax credits to ukraine instead of funding trump's border wall. >> ukraine treats america like their atm. their man in alabama, chuck goodrich will put america first. >> those were ads for republican primary races. those weren't even ads for the general election. those were ads where republicans were trying to outflank each other, trying to show how much more conservative they were than their opponents by proudly declaring how willing they are to stop...
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pass a ukraine aid bill or remain speaker. >> how he handles funding ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle a motion to vacate. >> joining me now is julia yafi. foreign relations, domestic politics. it is great to see you. i am so eager to hear your assessment of how and why this is happening. i mean, the russian propaganda piece of it which was so blatant and so obvious, is it all just a desire to curry favor with trump or do you think the roots ovist extend deeper than that? >> there's a couple of things here. you mentioned all the examples of republicans parroting russian propaganda points. there was a report from an incredible investigative reporter in the washington post who found kremlin documents that show exactly how the kremlin and the spin doctors its hires, how it pushes exactly the kind of messages that you showed in the primary ads about how it is either the border or ukraine. how ukraine is corrupt and we shouldn't spend any more money on it. it is either money for ukraine or money for roads in your district. which of course, let's be honester, republi
pass a ukraine aid bill or remain speaker. >> how he handles funding ukraine is going to tell our entire conference how to handle a motion to vacate. >> joining me now is julia yafi. foreign relations, domestic politics. it is great to see you. i am so eager to hear your assessment of how and why this is happening. i mean, the russian propaganda piece of it which was so blatant and so obvious, is it all just a desire to curry favor with trump or do you think the roots ovist extend...
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her family lives on the ukraine border. i have no doubt, if ukraine falls, these former soviet satellite states will fall with it. that is a calamity that none of us can afford in the united states or in europe, and so, you know, we must lead. if we fail to lead in this moment, we will be viewed like neville chamberlain was in the lead up to world war ii. >> congressman -- >> -- winston churchill. >> congressman, you're actually sounding like a conservative republican, and i haven't heard that out of the house often on this issue. by the way, you have "the wall street journal" editorial pages consistently chiding people inside your conference who have been pushing back on doing the very things you're talking about right now. sometimes a sense of perspective is needed, and if you would be kind enough to take us into the house conference. i understand you have people that spout vladimir putin's talking points and russian propaganda, but we also talk about the house intel chair. we also talk about the house foreign affairs cha
her family lives on the ukraine border. i have no doubt, if ukraine falls, these former soviet satellite states will fall with it. that is a calamity that none of us can afford in the united states or in europe, and so, you know, we must lead. if we fail to lead in this moment, we will be viewed like neville chamberlain was in the lead up to world war ii. >> congressman -- >> -- winston churchill. >> congressman, you're actually sounding like a conservative republican, and i...
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how serious is the threat to his job if he proceeds to trying to aid ukraine? >> johnman, look, on the situation on ukraine aid on capitol hill, the situation hasn't exactly changed for the past week and a half. speaker mike johnson said the topic of ukraine but as the house gets ready to reconvene tonight we have no indication what speaker johnson has said on this front, what that legislation will look like, if he'll add any policy provisions to that. a lot of folks are in the dark right now what this will look like. speaker johnson floated some possibilities he may make this as a loan, he may include a provision that will roll back a biden administration energy policy, but again we don't have any concrete details. and you note the motion to vacate threat against speaker johnson, that is still very real right here. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene held a town hall in her district last night and railed on government funding to this issue of ukraine aid. in an interview with another outlet last week she said putting ukraine on the floor is one of the most eg
how serious is the threat to his job if he proceeds to trying to aid ukraine? >> johnman, look, on the situation on ukraine aid on capitol hill, the situation hasn't exactly changed for the past week and a half. speaker mike johnson said the topic of ukraine but as the house gets ready to reconvene tonight we have no indication what speaker johnson has said on this front, what that legislation will look like, if he'll add any policy provisions to that. a lot of folks are in the dark right...
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every day is a matter of life and death in ukraine, of success or failure in ukraine. it's a tragedy that it has taken this long. i'm so glad -- i won't say glad. at long last, it has happened. the ukrainians have been remarkable. the countries surrounding it have been taking in refugees, supplying humanitarian assistance and the rest. those were members of nato. they know they could be threatened should putin prevail. those who are not members of nato are scared. they made it clear to us that they have propaganda in their own country coming from russia as well. >> in fact, i was saying to chuck todd a few moments ago that one of the things donald trump just said on friday, i believe, was that no money should go for ukraine until europe does something. europe did $54 billion when this legislation was sitting in the senate and in the house. europe did $54 billion. they don't have the weapons, the air defenses and the ammunition that zelenskyy and ukraine need. >> that's indicative of how irresponsible he has been on this, because he is pals with putin for some reason. f
every day is a matter of life and death in ukraine, of success or failure in ukraine. it's a tragedy that it has taken this long. i'm so glad -- i won't say glad. at long last, it has happened. the ukrainians have been remarkable. the countries surrounding it have been taking in refugees, supplying humanitarian assistance and the rest. those were members of nato. they know they could be threatened should putin prevail. those who are not members of nato are scared. they made it clear to us that...
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then you have ukraine aid. you have a lot of pro putin, pro russia, pro trump republicans that are in the back benches of the house that will vote against it, and you have democrats voting for it, and so you will have these cross currents that made lead to the passage of aid for israel and ukraine, and, of course, taiwan. >> yeah, unlikely coalitions. you are right, there could be progressive anger for israel and reluctance, and i think many will stick with their votes because of the anger of what is happening in gaza. and it's a small number of republicans that oppose it, the aid for ukraine, and the white house opposed the measure to separate the bills. they fear that ukraine will fall by the wayside if that does not occur. they want johnson to bring the senate bill to the floor. jackie, you used the phrase, struggle bus, and that's precisely what this is now. >> i am running out of duh scripters. >> you nailed it. we liked it here at the table. and then talk about speaker johnson and the effort to oust his p
then you have ukraine aid. you have a lot of pro putin, pro russia, pro trump republicans that are in the back benches of the house that will vote against it, and you have democrats voting for it, and so you will have these cross currents that made lead to the passage of aid for israel and ukraine, and, of course, taiwan. >> yeah, unlikely coalitions. you are right, there could be progressive anger for israel and reluctance, and i think many will stick with their votes because of the...
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if we lose in ukraine, mr. putin is not going to stop with ukraine. what we're talking about now is helping a country through our resources rather than having to send our men and women to fight on foreign soil. the republicans need to understand how serious this is and how wrong they are to hold up that ukraine aid. it's needed now and there's no excuse. >> if that aid doesn't come soon, russia will soon have a 10-1 advantage in terms of military equipment and fire power. closer to home, the francis scott key bridge collapsed just a few weeks ago. you're introducing a bill to pay for it. what kind of pushback are you getting from republicans? because in those initial days after the tragic accident, there were some from red states who said, hey, why is this our problem? >> thank you for bringing up the baltimore bridge. it was extremely traumatic for our community. we lost six lives. our port is still closed. of course, the bridge needs to be replaced. i will be introducing legislation today, bipartisan legislation to authorize the replacement of the b
if we lose in ukraine, mr. putin is not going to stop with ukraine. what we're talking about now is helping a country through our resources rather than having to send our men and women to fight on foreign soil. the republicans need to understand how serious this is and how wrong they are to hold up that ukraine aid. it's needed now and there's no excuse. >> if that aid doesn't come soon, russia will soon have a 10-1 advantage in terms of military equipment and fire power. closer to home,...
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the people of ukraine have been so ukraine just. they fought for their democracy, and doing so for democracy at large. the world is understood that russia should not be violating the sovereignty of the borders of ukraine. and the congress of the united states is hung up by a putin caucus as their own leadership has said that shares of some other committees had said that russian propaganda has overtaken the republican caucus and the house of representatives. so understand this. right now, rather than kevin making excuses for why he's not speaker, why don't we just talk about what is at hand? i have to be very honest with you. i think it was and a lot of time on what's his name's trials and tribulations. they all happen. why are we not spending time with what's happening in the world? it's about democracy, and the democracy is about abortion as well. abortion is a democracy issue in our own country. >> i want to stay on ukraine just for a second. that right now, it is so time- limited. as you mentioned, there's a ticking clock here. t
the people of ukraine have been so ukraine just. they fought for their democracy, and doing so for democracy at large. the world is understood that russia should not be violating the sovereignty of the borders of ukraine. and the congress of the united states is hung up by a putin caucus as their own leadership has said that shares of some other committees had said that russian propaganda has overtaken the republican caucus and the house of representatives. so understand this. right now, rather...
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taiwan and ukraine stalled for months. fighting over the ukraine aid bill has become so contentious that congressman greene has been threatening oust speaker mike johnson over it for weeks. until today, greene stood alone apparently no other republicans have the appetite to expel yet another speaker in less than six months until today. kentucky congressman tom massey chose to join forces with green. he promised to sponsor her motion to vacate speaker johnson after he announced a plan to advance those foreign aid bills this week. to recap, solid legislation, infighting, the inability to fund our government or allies certainly doesn't sound like unity to me. we will talk about republican dysfunction in congress next. ♪♪ plateau de fromage! oh la la! don't panic. gift easy with gift mode, new on etsy. >> university of maryland global campus is a school for real life, one that values the successes you've already achieved. earn up to 90 undergraduate credits for relevant experience and get the support you need from your fir
taiwan and ukraine stalled for months. fighting over the ukraine aid bill has become so contentious that congressman greene has been threatening oust speaker mike johnson over it for weeks. until today, greene stood alone apparently no other republicans have the appetite to expel yet another speaker in less than six months until today. kentucky congressman tom massey chose to join forces with green. he promised to sponsor her motion to vacate speaker johnson after he announced a plan to advance...
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ukraine, and that's very true. but there are also a lot of influential republicans and committee chairs like mike mccall, mike turner, who support nato. they do want to stand up to russia and to support u.s. resistance to russia. and johnson can't just waive them away or ignore them, and he can't disrespect them. this is his attempt to show them that he's listening and he's going to put a boat out there. in this slimming and tiny majority, which by the way, is going to fall to a one-vote majority this friday when mike gallagher leaves, there are already two members of the republican conference were on the record saying they will vote to depose him. marjorie taylor greene right now is not triggered that. she's dangling this piece of paper in front of him. she's made abundantly clear that ukraine aid is a redline for her. this is the kind of thing that could trigger that vote. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. tonight starts right now with alisha mendez. alisha mendez. alex wagner begins tonight with elizabeth w
ukraine, and that's very true. but there are also a lot of influential republicans and committee chairs like mike mccall, mike turner, who support nato. they do want to stand up to russia and to support u.s. resistance to russia. and johnson can't just waive them away or ignore them, and he can't disrespect them. this is his attempt to show them that he's listening and he's going to put a boat out there. in this slimming and tiny majority, which by the way, is going to fall to a one-vote...
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that's not just aid to ukraine. that's also aid to israel and taiwan. that bill has its own problems, too, within the house republican conference, but democrats could be there to support it and get it over the finish line. again, a lot of different options. a lot of ways johnson could go on this, but if he brings up ukraine aid in a way that angers marjorie taylor greene, that could be the trigger that sees her privilege this motion, starts the clock on this whole thing. but what could be different about this is that if her threat becomes an action and i say if because i'm not convinced, there are democrats who have told me that if it means getting a vote on ukraine aid, they'll back up the speaker. >> it's a question of whether this will all political theatre. thank you very much. >>> prime minister netanyahu says he has a date for his rafah offensive. despite international alarm and worry from the united states which has called the move a mistake. the biden administration is demanding credible plans on what israel will do to protect civilians. so has
that's not just aid to ukraine. that's also aid to israel and taiwan. that bill has its own problems, too, within the house republican conference, but democrats could be there to support it and get it over the finish line. again, a lot of different options. a lot of ways johnson could go on this, but if he brings up ukraine aid in a way that angers marjorie taylor greene, that could be the trigger that sees her privilege this motion, starts the clock on this whole thing. but what could be...
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ukraine aid, standalone. and the separate hodgepodge of certain national security priorities that are popular with republicans. the ideas actually sound, if you think about it. there would be progressive objections on the question of conditionality. it would pass with mostly democrats and a few republicans and would defeat the of objections. the other two are less controversial, but johnson has to get past these objections from the right to even bring this up. that's where it stands right now. it's tuesday night. there still is no bill text. this takes us a late friday night, so it is still possible that this whole thing falls apart. but johnson is taking a shot here. >> i think it was funny when he said it was playcalling. it's the third quarter, the fourth quarter and you're calling a play. we've been sitting here for a while. just to be clear, there's a certain logic for this. now, there's one thing he could do, which we get a little nerdy here, but he could do something called suspension of the rules. he
ukraine aid, standalone. and the separate hodgepodge of certain national security priorities that are popular with republicans. the ideas actually sound, if you think about it. there would be progressive objections on the question of conditionality. it would pass with mostly democrats and a few republicans and would defeat the of objections. the other two are less controversial, but johnson has to get past these objections from the right to even bring this up. that's where it stands right now....
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he was in ukraine two months ago. thank you very much. ukraine is running out of ammo. more importantly, perhaps -- they can get ammo from the eu, which is putting up a lot of money. they can't get the american weapons that they need. they need air defense. they need long-range missiles. >> that's right. they need both the weapons systems that only the united states can provide, but they also do need the ammunition. the simple fact of the matter is that europe and other nato countries just do not have the production capability that the united states has. it's absolutely essential that mike johnson, speaker johnson put the senate bill on the floor for a vote. it would immediately go to the president. we would be able -- the badly needed support that ukraine needs right now, which is in our national security interest. as your prior piece pointed out, this is important for securing food supply, it's important for securing our economy. europe is our nation's largest trading partner. it's also important for making sure that other autocrats and dictators around the world don'
he was in ukraine two months ago. thank you very much. ukraine is running out of ammo. more importantly, perhaps -- they can get ammo from the eu, which is putting up a lot of money. they can't get the american weapons that they need. they need air defense. they need long-range missiles. >> that's right. they need both the weapons systems that only the united states can provide, but they also do need the ammunition. the simple fact of the matter is that europe and other nato countries...
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but in terms of aid to ukraine, what the heck? i mean, how long are ukrainians going to have to wait for something that you would think a true republican would be for when it comes to our national security? >> i've given up making predictions about when the republican party will do what the old republican party used to do or when the republican party will get its stuff together and behave like a governing majority or a governing minority or anything else. i will say this, the notion that this inexperienced speaker who got inasmuch by fluke in the fact that the republican party couldn't figure out anybody else to put in this job after the fall of kevin mccarthy, the fact that this -- we would get here where his speakership would be imperiled and people on his right flank would be talking about wanting to oust him and do to him what they did to kevin mccarthy is like the least surprising piece of political news in the history of the world. i think you could have seen this coming from -- and people predicted it from the day that he w
but in terms of aid to ukraine, what the heck? i mean, how long are ukrainians going to have to wait for something that you would think a true republican would be for when it comes to our national security? >> i've given up making predictions about when the republican party will do what the old republican party used to do or when the republican party will get its stuff together and behave like a governing majority or a governing minority or anything else. i will say this, the notion that...
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not just for israel but ukraine? >> certainly we have pretty good visibility into what iran is doing is i wouldn't say that this is necessarily a surprise and they were forecasting some of this too. this goes into the risk calculation, and there is a big question in my mind as to whether or not they wanted this forecasted because they wanted some of these missiles to be intercepted as a way to assess their risk and mitigate their risk so right now i have not received a classified briefing yet since this has happened so when i go back into session on monday, the intelligence committee will receive those briefings and there's a lot of questions in our mind i think one of the biggest questions we are asking ourselves is has iran's risk calculation vis-@- vis israel and regional conflict changed? they are very good at using proxies that's what they do. they're very good at going right up to the line but avoiding a broader middle east conflict. >> this was a direct attack? it is different and quantitatively and qualitativ
not just for israel but ukraine? >> certainly we have pretty good visibility into what iran is doing is i wouldn't say that this is necessarily a surprise and they were forecasting some of this too. this goes into the risk calculation, and there is a big question in my mind as to whether or not they wanted this forecasted because they wanted some of these missiles to be intercepted as a way to assess their risk and mitigate their risk so right now i have not received a classified briefing...
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joining me with the latest, the senate passed the package for ukraine, israel, taiwan. it's been sitting there. micah johnson has been doing, as far as anyone can tell, nothing. no one knows what the plan is and over the weekend he said he was playing a may call and move announced the move. what is the move? >> it's quite a mess over in the house right now. the move he's trying to make -- this is speaker johnson. he stalled and used all his time-outs and is a coach at the side of the field right now who has to call the play. he's trying to trigger a series of votes and essentially take the components of the senate package and pass them in four separate bills. ukraine ain't standalone, taiwan and the pacific standalone and the hodgepodge of national security priorities that are popular with republicans. the idea is sound if you think about it. the israel aid was mostly republicans and some democrats. it would beat the condition. the ukraine piece would pass with mostly democrats and a few republicans and it would defeat the conservative objections. the other two are less
joining me with the latest, the senate passed the package for ukraine, israel, taiwan. it's been sitting there. micah johnson has been doing, as far as anyone can tell, nothing. no one knows what the plan is and over the weekend he said he was playing a may call and move announced the move. what is the move? >> it's quite a mess over in the house right now. the move he's trying to make -- this is speaker johnson. he stalled and used all his time-outs and is a coach at the side of the...
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meanwhile, there's a war going on in ukraine. president zelenskyy's forces are out of ammunition and out of the weapons that they need from the u.s. >> yeah, andrea, it couldn't be more disturbing. ukrainians are dead. ukrainian territory has been captured. ukrainian power plants have been destroyed by the russians because of republican political in-fighting. the senate passed this bill months ago. if the house had voted -- the vote would have been overwhelming. almost all of the democrats with let's say half of the republicans. none of that would be true. israel, humanitarian aid, all of these things have been stopped by republican in-fighting. again, i had hoped this would be the week. the speaker had figured out some convoluted way to address his politics. but now we're back to the usual chaos. i'm keeping my fingers crossed because lives are at stake. israeli and ukrainian lives. thank god, where there was a risk of a regional war, we seem to have taken a small step back from that. humanitarian aid in gaza, i don't need to te
meanwhile, there's a war going on in ukraine. president zelenskyy's forces are out of ammunition and out of the weapons that they need from the u.s. >> yeah, andrea, it couldn't be more disturbing. ukrainians are dead. ukrainian territory has been captured. ukrainian power plants have been destroyed by the russians because of republican political in-fighting. the senate passed this bill months ago. if the house had voted -- the vote would have been overwhelming. almost all of the...
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ukraine can still win and ukraine can still lose this. we could have a sovereign democratic country wiped off the face of the earth. there is no moral or strategic reason for speaker johnson not to include the ukrainian aid in this package and there is purely political reasons and if he thinks he is going to appease the far right and he thinks i will ever support him he should listen and pay attention to what happened to speaker mccarthy. >> can i ask you quickly if you think that that just what transpired over the weekend will compel more republicans to support a bill for israel, at least israel, i will speak to ukraine because they were not involved in this weekend's actions but will he get all republicans and democrats on the same page and will we see support for israel by the end of this week with the bill passed? >> i don't think we will ever get all because there is a far right that are listening to for president trump. i do think we will have bills on the floor but let's just remember if you want to help israel and ukraine, there i
ukraine can still win and ukraine can still lose this. we could have a sovereign democratic country wiped off the face of the earth. there is no moral or strategic reason for speaker johnson not to include the ukrainian aid in this package and there is purely political reasons and if he thinks he is going to appease the far right and he thinks i will ever support him he should listen and pay attention to what happened to speaker mccarthy. >> can i ask you quickly if you think that that...
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aid to ukraine. others in the republican party, however, now fully enthralled to trump, are still trying to protect putin. the republican chair of the house intelligence committee, mike turner, said his republican colleagues are even spreading russia propaganda on the house floor when discussing the russia-ukraine war while two republicans, marjorie taylor greene and thomas massey of georgia are threatening to oust their latest speaker. mike johnson, if he poses a bill to provide supplemental aid to ukraine. joining me now is congressman jamie raskin of maryland, who was a member of the house january 6th select committee. congressman raskin, it is truly stunning to watch this turn around in republicans from being the party of reagan, who said, you know, who was very much standing up to the ussr to essentially stumping for russia on the house floor. how do you read it? >> well, marjorie taylor greene, for example, has been recycling direct russian propaganda. she says our tax dollars are going to supp
aid to ukraine. others in the republican party, however, now fully enthralled to trump, are still trying to protect putin. the republican chair of the house intelligence committee, mike turner, said his republican colleagues are even spreading russia propaganda on the house floor when discussing the russia-ukraine war while two republicans, marjorie taylor greene and thomas massey of georgia are threatening to oust their latest speaker. mike johnson, if he poses a bill to provide supplemental...
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they have done nothing on ukraine. they have done nothing on israel. usually when things are doing well, that contrast that the house is passing things, the president is not taking them up is a well worn construct for divided government. house republicans are not able to prosecute that case because they have been so ineffective, inefficient and chaotic. i think what ron klain said, the former white house chief of staff is right, the president opening new bridges and i'm not sure he's doing that as much as klain thinks he is, but the president opening new bridges around the country is not as powerful when prices of eggs are up 5%. there's little they can do that congress and the white house can agree on to right the economy to get people to believe that the president is doing a better job on the economy, and quite frankly, house republicans aren't ready to cooperate with the president on that. so i think that's the political backdrop we're facing. >> let me talk about the other giant political mover and that's abortion. the democrats have said, the whit
they have done nothing on ukraine. they have done nothing on israel. usually when things are doing well, that contrast that the house is passing things, the president is not taking them up is a well worn construct for divided government. house republicans are not able to prosecute that case because they have been so ineffective, inefficient and chaotic. i think what ron klain said, the former white house chief of staff is right, the president opening new bridges and i'm not sure he's doing that...
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it's an invasion of ukraine. and they pay closer attention to national security issues, sometimes, than the coalitions of the traditional coalitions and i know these times are not traditional, but bear with me. i mean, tell me how sort of interested independent voters are in the kinds of arguments you're making. >> i think a lot! i really think they are. i mean, i think many of them are veterans. more than half of the next generation of veterans are independent. and they're people that are just tired of the partisanship and want to put country above politics. rfk jr. is something different. he's capturing the label. he was a democrat six months ago. his running mate was a democrat like three weeks ago. and he's very dangerous, because he's echoing the putin talking points. he's also promoting 9/11 securities, an anti-vaccinationer, and i think over time, he will take from trump space more than he will from biden. but i think that independents are still left without a candidate. if rfk jr. didn't have his name and
it's an invasion of ukraine. and they pay closer attention to national security issues, sometimes, than the coalitions of the traditional coalitions and i know these times are not traditional, but bear with me. i mean, tell me how sort of interested independent voters are in the kinds of arguments you're making. >> i think a lot! i really think they are. i mean, i think many of them are veterans. more than half of the next generation of veterans are independent. and they're people that...
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you think ukraine aid is going to ever get on the floor? >> i think it's still a very real possibility. if you're facing a situation that i just outlined, maybe just the right thing to do is what you believe is the right thing to do. and i think as speaker you have a new perspective on the importance of winning this war. it's easy to criticize it when you're a rank and file member, but when the weight of what could potentially happen to ukraine is on your shoulders, i think it looks like a really positive thing to do, and i think he might just push forward. >> brendan buck, eugene daniels, thanks for bringing it home. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. from chief financial officer to a jail cell, donald trump's long-time lieutenant allen weisselberg sent to rikers island for lying to prosecutors. he's the latest to pay the price for his allegiance to the former president, even as trump prepares to f
you think ukraine aid is going to ever get on the floor? >> i think it's still a very real possibility. if you're facing a situation that i just outlined, maybe just the right thing to do is what you believe is the right thing to do. and i think as speaker you have a new perspective on the importance of winning this war. it's easy to criticize it when you're a rank and file member, but when the weight of what could potentially happen to ukraine is on your shoulders, i think it looks like...
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that includes aid for ukraine and taiwan. there are a lot of open questions about what exactly that will look like, and before the attack by iran over the weekend, this was intended to be the week when speaker johnson was going to approach. that's a big question to ask as lawmakers return to the house this week, but, again, i want to stress, there are a lot of questions about how we move forward because he's kept the cards close to his chest. >> what are you hearing in the wake of iran's attack on israel? could that quiet calls on democrats to condition further aid to israel because of anger of what was happening in gaza? >> it absolutely could. i think we're going to to ask lawmakers when they return to d.c., when folks put out statements, they can put out as many statements as they want to. i think we'll see calls from progressives to put those conditions on israel aid, but i think by and large there's going to be a united front to help israel. we're already seeing calls to put that supplemental on the $ supplemental, the a
that includes aid for ukraine and taiwan. there are a lot of open questions about what exactly that will look like, and before the attack by iran over the weekend, this was intended to be the week when speaker johnson was going to approach. that's a big question to ask as lawmakers return to the house this week, but, again, i want to stress, there are a lot of questions about how we move forward because he's kept the cards close to his chest. >> what are you hearing in the wake of iran's...
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perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and ukraine make her think, more or less, he's not up for the job. do republicans, though, will they really want to go through this process again? will she have support? >> they don't want to go through the process, but they didn't want to go through the process with kevin mccarthy either. that was really unpopular in the conference. all it takes is one member who can force them into it. what this feels like is she is trying to build that requisite support to go there. this is all good politics for marjorie taylor greene, where she comes from. she's never cared about being popular within her conference. it'd be absolutely chaotic, and that is the argument mike johnson is trying to make. do we want to go through this again? obvious reality, doesn't matter who the speaker is. when you have a one or two-seat major
perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. >> keep an eye on that tomorrow. let's talk more about marjorie taylor greene and her threats. we played sound earlier in the show. she's very much on this, saying that johnson's leadership on issues like fisa and ukraine make her think, more or less, he's not up for the job. do republicans, though, will they really want to go through this process again? will she have support? >> they don't want to go through the process, but they didn't want...
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the ukraine situation is getting more dire by the day. and it needs emergency attention and obviously israel needs to be able to defend itself from more attacks by iran if they should come. i can speak i think safely for my senate colleagues that an israel only bill will not pass. an israel ukraine is what we need to do, and we can do it. >> this is happening during a presidential election year. you have former president on the stump unsurprisingly making the argument this would be different if he was president of the united states. we agree on that. we disagree on what he means by it calling the current president weak on iran. how do you counter those incoming political attacks from republicans? >> well, look, president trump made the region dramatically less safe. his decision to tear up a diplomatic deal with iran next to the decision to invade iraq, those were the two things that ohm boldin them in the region. president trump made one of the most disastrous decisions and made the region less safe. i've got friends all over the region
the ukraine situation is getting more dire by the day. and it needs emergency attention and obviously israel needs to be able to defend itself from more attacks by iran if they should come. i can speak i think safely for my senate colleagues that an israel only bill will not pass. an israel ukraine is what we need to do, and we can do it. >> this is happening during a presidential election year. you have former president on the stump unsurprisingly making the argument this would be...
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initially just about how he handled ukraine aid. then earlier this week greene added fisa to that list. if not that, probably something else. but another reminder of the way that it is very, very difficult to be speaker of the house right now. >> it is indeed. you know, we're just about an hour away drive. and it will be like 85 degrees today. so i don't know which have the two of us could, but someone should. great seeing you. thanks. >> i agree. >>> and joining us now with more, danielle moody and else brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?more, danielle mo brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?else brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?lse brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?se brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today?e brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today? brendan bucks. what do you expect out of this meeting today? >> i think there is more
initially just about how he handled ukraine aid. then earlier this week greene added fisa to that list. if not that, probably something else. but another reminder of the way that it is very, very difficult to be speaker of the house right now. >> it is indeed. you know, we're just about an hour away drive. and it will be like 85 degrees today. so i don't know which have the two of us could, but someone should. great seeing you. thanks. >> i agree. >>> and joining us now...
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whether ukraine can arm those recruits without western help is very much in question. nbc's matt bradley joins us now. matt, what can you tell us about this new law and the impact of those russian attacks? >> yeah, so this new law, it's a careful attempt to try to bolster ukraine's depleting ranks while at the same time avoiding public anger. the main feature, it lowers the conscription age for young men. they will all have to join the army after age 25. it lowers it by two years, and the law offers some incentives for those who join the military, and also higher benefits for slain soldier's families. at the same time, this does expose the reality of russia's war in ukraine, which is well into its third year. ukraine shocked and impressed the world when it held the line against russia's invasion back in the early days of 2022, but those days are gone. in fact, they really ended last year, and we're left with a long and grinding war of attrition with mass casualties on both sides. but the thing that's causing anger with this new law, it's not necessarily the expanding e
whether ukraine can arm those recruits without western help is very much in question. nbc's matt bradley joins us now. matt, what can you tell us about this new law and the impact of those russian attacks? >> yeah, so this new law, it's a careful attempt to try to bolster ukraine's depleting ranks while at the same time avoiding public anger. the main feature, it lowers the conscription age for young men. they will all have to join the army after age 25. it lowers it by two years, and the...
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it makes it harder for ukraine to deal with international institutions like the imf. he's talking about using some of the seized russian assets. i'm fine with that, frankly, but the europeans are very reluctant, and most of those assets are in brussels, and that would be somewhat difficult to access. but the other thing is he's talking about is maybe renewing lng exports to europe. i would be fine with that piece. it's just fig leaves over fig leaves over fig leaves and excuses. and my bottom line here is his legacy or doing the right thing ought to be more important than keeping his job. he's going to lose his job anyway in a month or two over some other reason given this one -- one person being able to vacate -- move to vacate his seat. >> an important conversation. thank you. former democratic congresswoman jane harmine, we appreciate it. >>> still ahead we'll go live to cnbc for an early look what's driving wall street. plus the european central bank holds interest rates steady and signals that cuts are on the way. we'll dig into what that could mean for the u.s.
it makes it harder for ukraine to deal with international institutions like the imf. he's talking about using some of the seized russian assets. i'm fine with that, frankly, but the europeans are very reluctant, and most of those assets are in brussels, and that would be somewhat difficult to access. but the other thing is he's talking about is maybe renewing lng exports to europe. i would be fine with that piece. it's just fig leaves over fig leaves over fig leaves and excuses. and my bottom...
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i would vote for ukraine aid, 200 70 every democrat would vote for ukraine aid. we need a vote on that. when it comes to aid to israel, i support the 84 defensive equipment, for the iron dome, for other equipment that would help them prevent attacks or missiles coming into israel. what i do not support and what some of my colleagues have concerns about, including speaker pelosi, is giving offensive weapons to israel, the new york times had an editorial also expressing concern at a time where netanyahu, let us not forget, has prosecuted a war in gaza where people are facing famine, where women and children have died, i do not believe that the united states should be giving offensive weapons to netanyahu when he continues to defy the president on rother, so can we get a clean ukraine aid package? i would be a yes. can we get a package for defensive weapons to israel? i would be a yes. but let's not lump in offensive weapons, which would give at least 56 democrats signed a letter to the president. >> congressman, focusing now on what has been going on in gaza, we're
i would vote for ukraine aid, 200 70 every democrat would vote for ukraine aid. we need a vote on that. when it comes to aid to israel, i support the 84 defensive equipment, for the iron dome, for other equipment that would help them prevent attacks or missiles coming into israel. what i do not support and what some of my colleagues have concerns about, including speaker pelosi, is giving offensive weapons to israel, the new york times had an editorial also expressing concern at a time where...
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so, for example, on ukraine aid, which is so central, trump can keep johnson from bringing ukraine to the floor. we are begging johnson to bring ukraine. >> and it would pass. >> it would pass overwhelmingly with 60 or 70% of the votes. so it means that donald trump is basically steering the bus and of course, the person who is steering donald trump is vladimir putin. it's like trump is the fourth branch of government and putin is the fifth branch of government. the republicans can't do anything, unless trump approves it and trump can't do anything if putin doesn't want him to. >> which exactly why it's not in the package that may move itself to the house this week. >> we've been wanting to vote for $61 billion in aid to the ukrainian people who are under the gun and outgunned and they need artillery. it's a very dangerous situation right now. >> i'm sure you get asked this a lot. to calm people's nerves out there paying attention to this and saw mike johnson and donald trump standing next to each other. there have been changes to the electoral count act to put in place important meas
so, for example, on ukraine aid, which is so central, trump can keep johnson from bringing ukraine to the floor. we are begging johnson to bring ukraine. >> and it would pass. >> it would pass overwhelmingly with 60 or 70% of the votes. so it means that donald trump is basically steering the bus and of course, the person who is steering donald trump is vladimir putin. it's like trump is the fourth branch of government and putin is the fifth branch of government. the republicans...
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it's not clear how ever that it includes aid to ukraine. are you concerned that means there's another vehicle. >> two months ago we passed with strong bistartson support an emergency supplemental with aid to israel, ukraine, humanitarian aid and other things. it is sitting there and ready to go with bye partisan support in the house of representatives. all the speaker has to do is bring it to the floor for a vote and it will pass and the president could sign monday night. >> no doubt about that. most people would like to see that happen. to go back to the conflict on the ground between iran and israel, i know that members of the senate get along well together both parties that's part of the senate but senator blackburn for president biden to launch aggressive retaliatory strikes on iran. but obviously, that's not de- escalation. she is not only one, what is your response to suggestions like that? >> i think it's irresponsible and it's not thinking about what the consequences are to, you know our forces. i am going to always look out for our
it's not clear how ever that it includes aid to ukraine. are you concerned that means there's another vehicle. >> two months ago we passed with strong bistartson support an emergency supplemental with aid to israel, ukraine, humanitarian aid and other things. it is sitting there and ready to go with bye partisan support in the house of representatives. all the speaker has to do is bring it to the floor for a vote and it will pass and the president could sign monday night. >> no...
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tony blinken said getting that aid to ukraine is imperative. we know from president zelenskyy, they are running out of ammo. they need american weapons, they need weapons they can only get from the u.s. >> the senate vote on this aid was overwhelmingly bipartisan. that bill is pending in the house. we are just back from a recess. the votes are there on the floor. will speaker johnson allow the package to be voted on, or will he allow a different package to be voted on? when the votes are there, i always believe we will find a way to get there. i think we will. >> do you think that -- do you think they will end up taking israel out of the package, because you will lose some progressive democratic votes in the senate? >> you may -- >> to get ukraine done. >> you may end up losing votes on both sides. the republicans who will not vote for some of the ukraine aid. there may be democrats who would have a question about israel aid. that wasn't the case in the senate bill. the senate vote on the supplemental package, it was 48 democratic yes and three
tony blinken said getting that aid to ukraine is imperative. we know from president zelenskyy, they are running out of ammo. they need american weapons, they need weapons they can only get from the u.s. >> the senate vote on this aid was overwhelmingly bipartisan. that bill is pending in the house. we are just back from a recess. the votes are there on the floor. will speaker johnson allow the package to be voted on, or will he allow a different package to be voted on? when the votes are...
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gives up on supporting ukraine. and it hasn't been a very expensive exercise for him to flood the internet with trolls and nonsense making people believe that somehow ukraine was bad and russia was good, and there are some people in america in the republican party, mike johnson, marjorie taylor greene, and so on, who are actively spouting that. and from putin's perspective if he gets -- you know, if he gets donald trump, if he cuts off funding for ukraine, that's his hail mary. and he's desperate for that because if he doesn't get that he's got big problems himself. >> can you quantify -- we all know now what putin's willing to do in '16. as you just articulated, the stakes are much higher. he's lost 400,000 russian men and women, soldiers fighting this losing war in ukraine. what are the stakes for putin in 2024 of getting trump? >> what putin has at risk here is his own life. if putin loses in ukraine, if ukraine were to successfully dislodge russia from their territory the russian people would say why did we do t
gives up on supporting ukraine. and it hasn't been a very expensive exercise for him to flood the internet with trolls and nonsense making people believe that somehow ukraine was bad and russia was good, and there are some people in america in the republican party, mike johnson, marjorie taylor greene, and so on, who are actively spouting that. and from putin's perspective if he gets -- you know, if he gets donald trump, if he cuts off funding for ukraine, that's his hail mary. and he's...
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they are not fighting ukraine. ukraine is a nato puppet. for them, winning the war in ukraine is showing the west is a paper tiger. of course, next will be one of the nato countries. the whole idea is to take revenge for the world war iii. they thought the cold war was world war iii and they are now in world war for. we are saying let's avoid world war iii, vladimir putin is already in world war for no. the way it is being conducted, he believes he is winning. >>> we have a lot more to get to. morning sure joe weekend continues after a short break. . . good to go off the grid. good to go nonstop. with cabenuva, there's no pausing for daily hiv pills. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider. just 6 times a year. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients or if you're taking certain medicines which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic reactions, post-injection reactions,
they are not fighting ukraine. ukraine is a nato puppet. for them, winning the war in ukraine is showing the west is a paper tiger. of course, next will be one of the nato countries. the whole idea is to take revenge for the world war iii. they thought the cold war was world war iii and they are now in world war for. we are saying let's avoid world war iii, vladimir putin is already in world war for no. the way it is being conducted, he believes he is winning. >>> we have a lot more to...
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he could not get his head around the idea that ukraine was an independent state. i'm going to let that sit right there. also, given the historic events of today, you reveal in your book that donald trump had an obsession with stormy daniels and other women who he felt had wronged him. actually burned up 45 minutes of an important meeting riffing about these women, specifically a long diatribe about stormy daniels, the former porn star who claims she had an affair with him. now, there is a criminal trial starting in just about two hours, making it historic because it's the first former president to go on criminal trial all revolving around election interference and a payment to that porn star he seemed to be obsessed with in a meeting. what else is in this book? >> well, what else is in it? those two are both true, and the meeting referred to was with randall stevenson, at the time, the ceo of at&t, who was in trying to talk to him about important change in communications networks in the u.s. it was supposed to be a classified meeting. at some point, trump said to
he could not get his head around the idea that ukraine was an independent state. i'm going to let that sit right there. also, given the historic events of today, you reveal in your book that donald trump had an obsession with stormy daniels and other women who he felt had wronged him. actually burned up 45 minutes of an important meeting riffing about these women, specifically a long diatribe about stormy daniels, the former porn star who claims she had an affair with him. now, there is a...
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what's in ukraine today could be the indo-pacific tomorrow. it's fundamental to the credibility, not only of all countries that believe in the rule of law, that the united nations charter got violated when russia invaded a sovereign nation, ukraine. if that kind of act holds across the globe, not just what happened in ukraine, we'll have a lot different world and america will be isolated. the question is whether russia and china will be isolated the way they're operating with the raw exercise of power. it's not an accident that when the senate was debating this very same funding for restocking america's stockpile of weapons and equipment, that the u.s. ambassadors, career and political, all came together and sent a letter to the speaker, the senate majority leader, the minority leader, in both the house and the senate, calling for congress to fund what is essential. because everybody in asia is watching and, more importantly, clear about the need for america's leadership in making sure that russia's raw exercise of power, violating the united
what's in ukraine today could be the indo-pacific tomorrow. it's fundamental to the credibility, not only of all countries that believe in the rule of law, that the united nations charter got violated when russia invaded a sovereign nation, ukraine. if that kind of act holds across the globe, not just what happened in ukraine, we'll have a lot different world and america will be isolated. the question is whether russia and china will be isolated the way they're operating with the raw exercise...
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aid to israel taiwan and ukraine stalled for months. fighting over the ukraine aid bill has become so contentious among republicans that congressman greene has been threatening to oust speaker mike johnson over it for weeks and until today greene stood alone in pushing for the oust, no other republicans have the appetite to explore another speaker in less than six months until today when kentucky congressman tom chose to join forces with green. he promised to cosponsor from motion to vacate speaker johnson after johnson announced a plan to advance the foreign aid bills this week. to recap, stalled legislation and quarrels over leadership and the inability to fund our government or allies, it does not sound like unity to me. after the break we talk with congressman jamie about republican dysfunction in congress, that is next. next. this is remington. ...he's a member of the family, for sure. we always fed them kibble— it just seemed like the thing to do. but ...he was getting picky we heard about the farmer's dog... and it was a comple
aid to israel taiwan and ukraine stalled for months. fighting over the ukraine aid bill has become so contentious among republicans that congressman greene has been threatening to oust speaker mike johnson over it for weeks and until today greene stood alone in pushing for the oust, no other republicans have the appetite to explore another speaker in less than six months until today when kentucky congressman tom chose to join forces with green. he promised to cosponsor from motion to vacate...
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ukraine is the issue. also, even if he can get it through the house, the senate probably not going to love this either. they already have a bill that they signed off on. we'll be watching that this week, as well. >>> akayla, interesting dynamic here. former president trump was in a new york courthouse yesterday, going back home. he is going to be there a lot in recent weeks. the president himself has made clear, he doesn't want to talk about trump's legal issues. he wants to keep a line between the white house and any matter with the department of justice or any local jurisdiction. but how does the campaign, biden campaign and its surrogates, democrats, how do they intend to capitalize on this and drawing this contrast? >> yeah, it's been interesting to see this because the biden campaign has really followed the lead of the president here and the white house. they do not want to specifically talk about any of trump's legal woes. i think that's partly because trump has tried to paint this as a politically m
ukraine is the issue. also, even if he can get it through the house, the senate probably not going to love this either. they already have a bill that they signed off on. we'll be watching that this week, as well. >>> akayla, interesting dynamic here. former president trump was in a new york courthouse yesterday, going back home. he is going to be there a lot in recent weeks. the president himself has made clear, he doesn't want to talk about trump's legal issues. he wants to keep a...
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not just for israel's sake also for the ukraine sake because these rockets and these drones are being bought by russia and are killing ukraine's district ukrainians. >> we do not want to see it go into wider conflict but i'm constantly looking at the iranian nuclear weapon capability and they could get pretty close pretty fast if they chose to do that >> we have a number of correspondents and analysts in place and joining us is roxanne foods -- ralph sanchez. do we have any facts that we can report?>> reporter: in just the last couple of minutes, i spoke to an israeli official and this is after the conclusion of israel's work cabinet meeting and the official tells me that israel will respond to our ron's attack but at this point no final decisions have been made about the timing or the scale of that response. this official says to me it is clear israel will respond but the question is when and at what scale and those are difficult decisions ahead for israeli decision-makers and this official says they want to see more options from the israeli military before they come to a final decis
not just for israel's sake also for the ukraine sake because these rockets and these drones are being bought by russia and are killing ukraine's district ukrainians. >> we do not want to see it go into wider conflict but i'm constantly looking at the iranian nuclear weapon capability and they could get pretty close pretty fast if they chose to do that >> we have a number of correspondents and analysts in place and joining us is roxanne foods -- ralph sanchez. do we have any facts...
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but i would say the same thing about ukraine. i think ukraine is in dire straits and it is mind-boggling to a lot of people watching this that that bill, that initiative to get those funds to the region has been held up so long. >> always a pleasure. thank you for excellent reporting as always. take care. >> joining me now political contributor ben rose who is a former deputy national security adviser. it's good to have you on the program. we know that biden officials are obviously worried about what an israeli response might be. some far right members of the government are calling for a harsh response and in the war cabinet meeting today officials said that they are still dealing with proxies in the region and that we are still in the middle of a war and that the response has to be even crazier than what we've seen before. what do you anticipate coming out of israel? >> the key question here is whether the israeli response is to launch an attack inside of iranian territory. what we've seen here in the last couple of weeks is two
but i would say the same thing about ukraine. i think ukraine is in dire straits and it is mind-boggling to a lot of people watching this that that bill, that initiative to get those funds to the region has been held up so long. >> always a pleasure. thank you for excellent reporting as always. take care. >> joining me now political contributor ben rose who is a former deputy national security adviser. it's good to have you on the program. we know that biden officials are obviously...
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we have seen it in ukraine. the situation will get extremely complex and dangerous but i cannot imagine israelis will not respond they also have long-range missiles. they have missiles on submarines with a very short flying time. the f-35 aircraft with nine tons of ordinance will go after strategic targets if there is any significant loss of life in israel. >> are you concerned -- i arced -- asked marc about this as well. he is a former cia officer but about the potential for attacks from special forces, domestically smaller attacks, more focused attacks, targeted attacks from the iran or israel amidst all of this purdue feel like this will remain in the air? >> who knows. my guess is the iranians will be hard-pressed to present any significant threat to special operations forces inside israel. 9 million people, they are all acutely aware of the domestic threat, particularly given that terrible 7th of october attack. i don't think the loss on the iranians will play a role. other than they are potentially seizing
we have seen it in ukraine. the situation will get extremely complex and dangerous but i cannot imagine israelis will not respond they also have long-range missiles. they have missiles on submarines with a very short flying time. the f-35 aircraft with nine tons of ordinance will go after strategic targets if there is any significant loss of life in israel. >> are you concerned -- i arced -- asked marc about this as well. he is a former cia officer but about the potential for attacks from...
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last night as if we didn't need reminders about what was going on in ukraine. last night certainly underscores the threat that israel faces in a very, very tough neighborhood. there's a bipartisan bill by the senate that all the house needs to do is take it up, put it on the floor, and you and i both know the votes are there. but we're looking for leadership out of the speaker's office and get it on the floor and let's get it voted on so not just israel can get what it needs. >> john kirby, thank you so much for being here this morning. really appreciate it. >> yes, ma'am. >>> when we come back, the fbi director is warning events on the middle east can inspire attacks on u.s. toil. republican congressman mike turner of ohio, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, joins me next. intelle committee, joins me next >> yes, ma'am. >> yes, ma'am. >>> welcome back. fbi director christopher wray warned this week the bureau is growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of a coordinated attack instiet the united states inspired by the events in the mi
last night as if we didn't need reminders about what was going on in ukraine. last night certainly underscores the threat that israel faces in a very, very tough neighborhood. there's a bipartisan bill by the senate that all the house needs to do is take it up, put it on the floor, and you and i both know the votes are there. but we're looking for leadership out of the speaker's office and get it on the floor and let's get it voted on so not just israel can get what it needs. >> john...
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the package that includes giving ukraine what it needs to defend itself. giving israel what it needs to defend itself. giving taiwan what it needs to defend itself and having humanitarian aid for the individuals in gaza and around the world. that's the only thing that can pass. that's needed right now. the only way that you can get something on the president's desk so that all of those items, the israelis, the ukrainians, taiwan and humanitarian aid. the only way to do that immediately is to pass one bill. the one passed in the senate. that could be on the president's desk. we pass it tomorrow night when we get back in. it could be on the president's desk first thing tuesday morning. that is what's needed. one bill. nothing else. >> what, congressman, efforts have been made or put in place to get the foreign affairs' committee members briefed up on what's happened so far, what the administration is thinking in terms of moving forward? we've got the forward facing position of the administration in terms of what we've already discussed. what are you expectin
the package that includes giving ukraine what it needs to defend itself. giving israel what it needs to defend itself. giving taiwan what it needs to defend itself and having humanitarian aid for the individuals in gaza and around the world. that's the only thing that can pass. that's needed right now. the only way that you can get something on the president's desk so that all of those items, the israelis, the ukrainians, taiwan and humanitarian aid. the only way to do that immediately is to...
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the start of impeachment proceedings against cabinet secretary, dilemma over ukraine aid, and a potential mutiny against the speaker. that's next. >>> plus, what we're learning about israel's planned offensive into rafah. planned offensive into rafah allison's plaque psoriasis. she thinks her flaky gray patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis allison! over here! otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. with no routine blood tests required. doctors have been prescribing otezla for nearly a decade. otezla is also approved to treat psoriatic arthritis. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking otezla had depression, suicidal thoughts or weight loss. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. with clearer skin girls' day out is a good day out. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla. (♪♪) i'm getting vaccinated with pfizer's pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. so am i. because i'm at
the start of impeachment proceedings against cabinet secretary, dilemma over ukraine aid, and a potential mutiny against the speaker. that's next. >>> plus, what we're learning about israel's planned offensive into rafah. planned offensive into rafah allison's plaque psoriasis. she thinks her flaky gray patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis allison! over here! otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. with no...
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if this ukraine bill does end up passing, how that unfolds will be the biggest test for speaker johnson. he's clearly worried about it. he went to stand next to donald trump just a few days ago to seek cover, to seek some strength from donald trump. but this is a big test for him. if he can get through this week, he might have a much easier time the rest of the year. >> ali vitali, dave noriega, marcia espinoza and carlos curbelo, thank you. >>> i have another update on the news that we have been reporting for you just in the last half hour, moments ago, alaska airlines announced they have lifted that ground stop, they requested this morning. the airline says travelers should expect some delays and to please check their flight status on their app, or online. but that ground stoppage has been lifted. >>> coming up, the president of columbia university facing tough questions on capitol hill for the university's handling of antisemitism on campus. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. with schwab investing themes™, it's easy to invest in idea
if this ukraine bill does end up passing, how that unfolds will be the biggest test for speaker johnson. he's clearly worried about it. he went to stand next to donald trump just a few days ago to seek cover, to seek some strength from donald trump. but this is a big test for him. if he can get through this week, he might have a much easier time the rest of the year. >> ali vitali, dave noriega, marcia espinoza and carlos curbelo, thank you. >>> i have another update on the news...
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>> we know that is absolutely critical to ukraine. we know that if congress delays anymore, another week, two weeks, it is probable that ukraine will run out of munitions and will not be able to sustain its defensive position. leading to a fallback in their position. that would be catastrophic for ukraine. and that it might very well open the door for russia. with regard to israel, the issue in israel is somewhat different. the way in which israel has conducted itself in gaza, leading to more than 30,000 deaths of which most are civilians and half our children, has led to a very serious pushback in congress against providing funding to israel until he changes his tactics. and that is what is probably going to be changed as a result of the iranian attack in israel. that will probably change the dynamics, which might free up the entire package leading to support both for israel as well as for humanitarian purposes in gaza. and ukraine. >> congressman, while israel is vulnerable to these attacks from iran and depending on how much this e
>> we know that is absolutely critical to ukraine. we know that if congress delays anymore, another week, two weeks, it is probable that ukraine will run out of munitions and will not be able to sustain its defensive position. leading to a fallback in their position. that would be catastrophic for ukraine. and that it might very well open the door for russia. with regard to israel, the issue in israel is somewhat different. the way in which israel has conducted itself in gaza, leading to...
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this comes as his speakership hangs in the balance over funding for ukraine. >>> and we'll have the latest on efforts to repeal arizona's abortion ban ahead of a visit today from vice president kamala harris. >>> with us this morning, the host of "way too early," white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. president of the national action network and host of "politics nation," reverend al sharpton. associate editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson. former senior aide to the biden and clinton campaigns, adrienne elrod. good morning. great to have you all with us. joe, "morning joe" conversation kind of continued a few blocks away in new york with you and rev yesterday. >> i'll tell ya what, rev, you had quite an event there yesterday, and you, of course, always are the convener and star of the show. but mika brzezinski was given an award. it was moving. the entire thing was so moving. >> mika was awarded by the women of national action network, and it was very moving. hundreds of women thanking her for raising on a global level their value. she was moved. i think she und
this comes as his speakership hangs in the balance over funding for ukraine. >>> and we'll have the latest on efforts to repeal arizona's abortion ban ahead of a visit today from vice president kamala harris. >>> with us this morning, the host of "way too early," white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. president of the national action network and host of "politics nation," reverend al sharpton. associate editor of "the washington...
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talking about ukraine, this is johnson's next big test. i am told next week we can see -- part of that aid package. johnson not yet indicating exactly how he plans to go about it. here's what trumps it yesterday. watch this. >> we are talking about a, making it a form of the law. we keep handing out gifts. and most importantly to me, they have to equalize. >> look, it is not quite clear how alone would work. many here on capitol hill, ukraine is running out of time. johnson has to figure this out. privately, i'm told. even as recently as thursday. he indicated he will tackle a to ukraine. that is the big open question. >> okay, julie. you so much on capitol hill. another focus of the meeting with the speaker election security. both men have pushed false claims of election fraud -- now they are both looking toward november. we will introduce legislation to require that every single person who registers to vote in a federal election must prove that they are an american citizen first. they have to prove it. that will be a new part of the fede
talking about ukraine, this is johnson's next big test. i am told next week we can see -- part of that aid package. johnson not yet indicating exactly how he plans to go about it. here's what trumps it yesterday. watch this. >> we are talking about a, making it a form of the law. we keep handing out gifts. and most importantly to me, they have to equalize. >> look, it is not quite clear how alone would work. many here on capitol hill, ukraine is running out of time. johnson has to...