d.c. is about to add $1.3 trillion to your debt like it's no deal. happy thanksgiving, america." it's true and i wouldn't be distracted by the president's tweets or anything else at this point. welcome back to "morning joe." it's thursday, march 22nd. with us, we have politics editor for the "daily beast" candidate confessional sam stein and willie geist in new york. and national political correspondent for the "washington post" karen timbalty and george will and former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, jennifer rogers joins us this morning. she is executive director and lecturer in law at columbia law school. very good to have you onboard this morning. willie? >> mika, we live in a world where it's about firing up your base. look online, joe biden getting applause with the threat of beating the president up in high school. president trump getting applause