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Floor. But far right members of the house are threatening his speakership over funding for the war torn country. Well have more of the dysfunction on capitol hill in just a moment. Well also bring you the latest from arizona following an emotionally charged meeting in the State Legislature over the civil war abortion ban. Plus an update on the attempt just days before the Jury Selection is set to begin. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, april 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. A day after an Arizona Supreme Court ruled a 160yearold near total abortion ban is enforceable, republicans in the State Legislature blocked efforts to repeal thalaw that dates back to the year 1864. The move comes amid several republicans and democrats calling for an end to the law. But the gop in arizonas Legislature Said theyd be closely reviewing the high courts ruling and listening to their constituents in order to determine how to proceed. Republican leaders then scuttled the effort to repeal the law by calling for a recess and adjourning until next week, prompting angry jeers from the democrats. I move that we recess to summon the bill immediately. Youve heard the secondary motion. I heard a second. All in favor of that motion vote aye, all opposed vote no. Ayes have it. So ordered. Shame on you shame on you shame on you call the vote call the vote in response Arizonas Senate president and House Speaker both republicans issued a joint statement emphasizing that the high courts ruling had not yet taken effect and probably wouldnt for weeks arizonas governor, katie hobbs, a democrat, slammed the action of the republicans in the state Legislature Calling it unconscionable. She assured arizonians an Executive Order she siped last year does remain in effect. The fight over the Civil War Era law heads back over its constitutionality. These are Health Concerns for the women and citizens of arizona, but of course there are politics at play. Former President Donald Trump is changing his position yet again on Abortion Health care in the wake of the decision in arizona. Trump spoke with reporters following his arrival in atlanta yesterday saying he would not sign a federal abortion ban, reversing a promise that he made as a Candidate Back in 2016. And just days after saying abortion policies should be left to the states, trump criticized arizonas Supreme Court saying it went too far in restricting abortion access. Yeah, they did and thatll be straightened out and as you know its about states rights. Thatll be straightened out. The will of the people, this is what ive been saying. Its a perfect system. So florida is probably going to change. Arizona is going to definitely change. Everybody wants that to happen. And youre getting the will of the people. Its been Pretty Amazing when you think. Trump shifting position in part informed by the Electoral College map. Florida still likely out of play for democrats, but arizona in the wake of this decision very much on the board again for President Bidens team. Were he to win arizona, which he captured in 2020, but believe it would be harder this time around, it would really open up his pathways to the needed 270 Electoral College votes. Meanwhile, in Washington House republicans are simply in disarray this morning as congresswoman Margery Taylor greene continues her push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his post. The georgia representative met with the speaker for nearly an hour yesterday. She says how johnson now proceeds on ukraine aid and a Surveillance Program will determine when or if she pushes forward with her threat. Take a listen to her comments. You didnt make any promises, theres no deal. You didnt walk out with a deal. No, we didnt walk out with a deal. I explained to him and he acknowledged that as a republican member of the house, i pretty much have the best view of how the base feels and what Republican Voters want. We have to have changed behavior that supports the policies that the American People are supporting under President Trump. Its not about whether you like President Trump or not. The republican party, Republican Voters are supporting his policies, yet Mike Johnsons leadership has been completely opposite. Meanwhile, if greene is successful at removing johnson, Congressional Republicans are acknowledging they simply dont have a successor waiting in the wings. One House Republican told axios any vacancy would devolve into chaos with nobody prepared to fill johnsons place. That same lawmaker warned that centrist republicans may vote for democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries in case of a johnson ouster. The speaker acknowledged this reality during an interview he gave yesterday. Do you believe that if theres some sort of motion to vacate and she goes forward with this there may be some republicans that jump and go and Hukeep Jeffries is All Of A Sudden the speaker. If the chair is vacated its certainly possible you get a democratic speaker because we have demonstrated i think 13 total members ran for speaker before i was elected, and theres itd be very difficult for anyone to get the votes at this stage, which means that position would be open for a dangerous probably potentially long amount of time. And Speaker Johnson was dealt yet another blow yesterday after rightwing conservatives revolted against his leadership and defeated a key procedural vote on fisa, the controversial Surveillance Law that National Security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism. 19 republicans broke ranks and voted with democrats against the rule, 193228. The rule set to expire next week. This marks the fourth time a rule vote has failed under johnsons brief speakership. The move came just hours after donald trump waited on truth social saying kill fisa, it was illegally used against me and many others. They spied on my campaign. We fact checked that and its not true. As of now its unclear how republicans plan to move forward. Its never helpful for a Majority Party to take down what it does ultimately of course is it weakens with the senate in the white house. Its not a Good Development but were going to work to find consensus. We have to get the job done. Late last night House Republicans met for a Conference Meeting to discuss next steps, but the gathering did not produce any real breakthroughs. Joining us now to help make sense of the chaos congressional investigations reporter for the Washington Post, jackie almany. Shes also an msnbc contributor. Good morning, jackie, good to see you. Good morning, john. Another simply wild day on the republican side of the hill. Lets start with this effort to potentially push johnson out. Give us a sense how real is it. Whats the mood in the gop conference . Well, at this point the chaos were seeing seems to be Standard Operating Procedure here, but Margery Taylor greenes threats to issue a motion to vacate to get johnson out of this seat is still a bit of a Solitary Endeavor that she is undertaking. She doesnt have the support yet of all 19 hard right maga republicans. Greene herself has had issuewise the House Freedom caucus, and some of these hard right republicans who have come to differ with her on her tactics and feel like she is simply out for attention, clicks, and follows, and as you noted theres little Contich Waens Plan here. Its very unclear who would step up to back mike johnson in the case he was ousted, and theres a feeling potentially democrats would step in to save him or that there would be enough momentum to maybe get Hukeep Jeffries instituted into the slot. I dont think for all the Media Attention Margery Taylor greene is getting right now, i dont think were there yet, but if johnson does push through with quite unpopular things with the maga base, the reauthorization of fisa and ukraine package, which hes working on crafting in this very moment, two things that could happen next week, potentially, then i think we might see a ground swell of people unhappy enough with his leadership to take real action. We played at the top of the show President Biden again calling for a ukraine aid bill to come to the floor, belief if it did it would pass. Certainly donald trump came out against it yesterday, but we should be clear there are real National Security reasons for this legislation. Tell us a little bit about its chances to be reauthorized but also why this is such an example, if you will, of this chaos, another rule vote failing. John, its interesting kelly because mike johnson when he was on the House Judiciary Committee was actually vehemently opposed to the reauthorization of fisa, taking issue with the 702 position his colleagues on the hard right are taking issue with, which is essentially this 9 11 passion that gives u. S. Agencies about to surveil nonu. S. Citizens threatening National Security. And the major point at issue here is whether spy agencies can then analyze communications with that americans at home are having with these foreign threats. But in terms of this issue, republicans have been amplifying a lot of misinformation around it. Mike johnson has now come out and said now that hes got access to the highest levels of intelligence, that hes in support of reauthorizing 702 as is without this Warrant Reform as people who have rallied around the reform have called it, which is essentially issuing a warrant so there can be a proper review internally of whether or not certain people can be spied on. But a lot of National Security hawks and mike johnson, and a Growing Cohort of republicans believe that doing such a reform would undermine the essential point of this ability that spy agencies have to prevent potential terrorist attacks. An extraordinary busy couple of weeks there on capitol hill. Were so grateful to congressional investigations reporter for the Washington Post for starting us off this morning. Jackie, thank you. Still ahead here well have the latest from israel amid new fears that more hostages may be dead than previously believed. What hamas leaders are saying about the ongoing negotiations. Plus, for the third time this week donald trump loses a bid to delay his upcoming hush money trial. Those stories, a big day of diplomacy at the white house and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. Sports when we come right back. Hey asthmas got you going through it . Grab nucala for fewer asthma attacks. Nucala is a oncemonthly addon injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. Not for sudden breathing problems. Allergic reactions can occur. Get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. Infections that can cause shingles have occurred. Dont stop steroids unless told by your doctor. Tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. May cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. Ask an Asthma Specialist if nucala is right for you. Can neuriva support your brain health . Mary, janet, hey thinking eddie, no frasier, frank. Frank . fred how are you . fred. Fuel up to 7 brain health indicators, including your memory. 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The times reports an israeli official says the claim has been relayed to mediators who are facilitating negotiations. It now raises fears that more hostages might be dead than had previously been believed. Negotiators had proposed a sixweek ceasefire during which hamas would release a group of 40 people that included women, elderly, the sick, and five female israeli soldiers. In exchange israel would free hundreds of palestinian prisoners. Its not know if israel will now demand young men and male soldiers to be released if in fact hamas cannot meet the original criteria. As of now israel believes that more than 100 people are still being held captive in gaza and at least 30 hostages have died, but its clear those numbers could be changing. Hes had conversations with benjamin netanyahu. The president was asked about his relationship with israel yesterday. It comes one day after biden called netanyahus handling of the war a mistake during a pretaped interview. In regard to my discussions with bibi netanyahu, congressman netanyahu, as well as our conversations with israel, ive been very blunt and the fact of the matter is that bibi and i had a long discussion. He agreed to do several things that related to number one getting more aid, both food and medicine into gaza and reducing significantly the civilian casualties and that action taken in the region. And thus far and its tie today the hostages. The fact is that were getting in somewhere in the last three days over 100 trucks. Thats not enough, but there needs to be more and theres one more opening that has to take place in the north. So well see what he does in terms of meeting the commitments he made. Bidens new conference there alongside the Prime Minister of japan. Well have more on that summit a little later in the show. The president also spoke about irans threat to retaliate against israel in last weeks deadly blast at a consulate in syria. Take a listen. As i told Prime Minister netanyahu, our commitment to israels security against these threats from iran and its proxies is iron clad. We say it again iron clad. Were going to do all we can to protect israels security. U. S. Officials warn a retaliatory strike could be imminent. Next up here well turn to sports with highlights from the hiflying show in denver as the Nuggets Battle The Timberwolves for first place in the national conference. Plus iowa honors Caitlin Clark after her historic career. Caitlin after her historic career. Heres to Getting Better with age. Heres to beating these two every thursday. Help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need. Without the stuff you dont. So, heres to now. Boost. christina with Verizon Business unlimited, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. So, heres to now. So, no matter what, im running this kitchen. vo make the switch. Its your business. Its your verizon. 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Switching hands in midair. Denver again in transition. Denver guard Christian Brown with a trio of big dunks and the nuggets win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. Nicole yokech led the way. They resigned drew holiday, the title still goes to denver. Theyre the favorites. Meanwhile Caitlin Clarks number 2 jersey will be retired by the iowa hawkeyes. The school made that announcement yesterday, hardly a surprise, in honor of the teams second consecutive runnerup finish in the ncaa tournament. You all inspired me just as much i inspired you and allowed me to live out my dream every single day, and for that im very thankful. Its special and this place will always be home to me. Theres been a lot of good 22s to play before me. That number holds a lot of weight far beyond my name, and i guess im just really grateful. And itll be a special day when it happens for sure. Clarks will be the third number to be retired in Program History after closing her College Career as the ncaas alltime leading scorer. Shes expected to be number one overall Draft Pick Heading to indiana. Meanwhile baseballs top prospect made his Big League Debut for the orioles at fenway park in boston lastnith. 20yearold infielder jackson holiday selected number one overall in the 2022 draft right out of high School Wearing his dads number 7 Jersey Holiday started second base and batted ninth. Okay, his first outing with uza bit underwhelming. But the orioles came from 5 nothing down to beat the red sox 75. Its all i could imagine. I mean playing big leagues, stadium full fans, and two really good teams. I mean i cant ask for more except maybe four hits. Thats a lot to ask for, but it was an awesome experience. Big baseball story here. Shohei ohtanis former interpreter will likely be charged by federal authorities in connection to a Gambling Probe related to the investigation of an illegal Book Making Operation Out in california. Thats according to two sources familiar with the investigation. Ohtani is reportedly assisting with the investigation. The interpreter was fired last month amid allegations he stole millions of dollars from the superstars bank account to cover his gambling debts. Three sources tell the New York Times which broke the story the interpreter is in negotiations to pleads guilty to federal crimes in connection with the reported theft. At the moment no sense of any wrongdoing on ohtanis part. And the worlds top golfers are expected to tee off in the first round of the 88 masters tournament. Scotty schefflers success this year has made him the overall betting favorite to win the green jacket. And yes, five times masters winner tiger woods will shoot to make a record breaking 24th consecutive cut at augusta. We should note tee off could be delayed because of heavy rain in the forecast. Lets bring in Angie Lassman with the rest of the forecast, too. You mention heavy rain and that is exactly what theyre seeing in that region and across much of the southeast right now. The flood watch in effect for 7 Million People, but we do have Flash Flood Warnings for southern portions of of georgia and florida at this hour. This is the storm system were going to watch. As the day goes on, i think well see some improvements across the southeast, but we remain wet from michigan through portion of the midatlantic where well see unsettled conditions. By tomorrow still some showers wrapping around this system as it starts to kick out, but youll notice its a little cooler than it has been across that area. Heres the Severe Weather were watching today, 20 Million People included in this, a bulls eye across the ohio valley. The good news is our Tornado Threat not quite as impressive as it was yesterday, but well still see some of those stronger storms across parts of the ohio valley and the southeast. Finally the system will be out of the picture as we get closer to it weekend. Angie lassman, thank you so much. Still ahead on Way Too Early well get to President Bidens state visit with japans Prime Minister as the administration looks to put a focus on countering china. Well be right back with that. Well be right back with that. If you have Chronic Kidney Disease you can reduce the risk of Kidney Failure with farxiga. Because there are places youd like to be. Farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. 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In the evening President Biden hosted Prime Minister kishida and his time for an official and lavish state dinner. We stand at an Inflection Point for the decisions we make now are going to determine the course of the future for decades to come. A future that the kids of our two families and children and all of our two countries will remember. But i also know that japan and the United States stand together and everyone should know that as well. To our alliance, to our friendship. And in the words of those Young Students in japan, to the same future we share. Cheers. Joining us now White House Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, sabrina siddiqui. Good morning, sabrina. Give us more of The Big Picture announcement here by the two leaders. Although the word china was mentioned two times, theres no question beijing shadowed the entire proceedings. Good morning, jonathan. Youre absolutely right. Some of the bigger announcements we saw were really in the defense space. You pointed to of them in your introduction just there, but there was also an agreement to change the u. S. Structure in japan, to getter integrate japan and u. S. Forces, establishing a military Industrial Council that would essentially look at and identify area wheres the u. S. And japan can cooperate on defense production, and efforts to improve integration in antimissile defense between the u. S. , australia, and japan. And to your point while china was not specifically mentioned, thats what this is really all about. President biden has now held a state dinner for each foreign leader whose country comprises of the socalled quad, this Informal Partnership between the u. S. , australia, india, and japan, that is really designed to counter chinas growing military and economic influence in the endo pacific and more broadly. And that had really been the top Foreign Policy priority reining in beijing before the president took office and these conflicts of tension including russias war in ukraine and after the israelhamas war and the humanitarian crisis in gaza. This is an effort to refocus i think some of the agenda on china. Its a great point President Biden came into office saying this competition with china would be the defining one of this entire century, and yet he hasnt been able to really focus on it because of other events. He is at least for this week even though there are still developments in europe and the middle east. Today leaders of President Biden and kishida will be joichbed by the President Of The Philippines for a Trilateral Summit. First one of those. Talk to us what were going to be hearing about today and why this going to be a bulwark. That Trilateral Summit is once again really another effort to increase cooperation in the indopacific, and, again, try and provide a counterweight to china. What were also going to see today is Prime Minister kishida delivering an address before congress, and i think thats also coming at a really interesting time because republicans in congress and republicans, of course, who control the House Of Representatives have been increasingly skeptical of americas role overseas, how much of an investment the u. S. Should be making overseas, kind of Dove Tailing Off of former President Trumps americafirst approach to Foreign Policy. And even showing less interest, i think, in some of these more traditional u. S. Alliances and priorities including with respect to china. And, you know, theres this 95 billion aid package the president has sought so far been at a standstill because of opposition from republicans on capitol hill primarily over their opposition to more funding for ukraine. But that also includes money for taiwan, and again, that is essentially designed to counter some of the threat that is posed by beijing in the indopacific. Theres going to be a lot i think interesting themes that kind of tie together. You know, again, some of the conflicts weve seen over the past couple of years that have dominated the world stage, and well see, of course, how congress reacts, but itll be an important moment i think especially as the Prime Minister is making the case before republicans in congress for further investment in the u. S. Japan relationship. And well certainly be watching those developments later on today. Reportr for the Wall Street Journal sabrina siddiqui, thank you. Next up well go live to cnbc for an early look whats driving wall street. Plus inflation worsens, rising higher than expected. Significant economic and political consequences there. Well dig into the latest report on the state of the u. S. Economy when we come right back. 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Silvia, well get to yesterdays huge Inflation News in just a moment, but lets start with today. Stock futures down this morning as wall street looking ahead to a second key inflation report. Give us a read on the Early Morning hours. So at this stage as you pointed out futures suggest it could be a lower start to the Trading Session on wall street. And that after the dow moved during wednesdays session. Just to give you an idea the dow ended the session down by about 1 . And all of that also as you mention off the back of the hot cpi print. Well talk about more of that in a moment, but the key take away is theyre already today looking at the early stages of the earning season, so that is also starting to play a little bit into the mindset of investors. And i would highlight actually that were going to get get earnings of the big banks tomorrow starting with jp morgan, wells fargo, and citi group. All of that is in the minds of investers as they try to figure out how to position themselves. As mentioned surging gas prices and sky high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising far more than expected on real surprise news yesterday, some political ramifications certainly for the president s reelection effort. But also the next question for everyone, on everyones mind is what does this mean for the feds potential rate cuts campaign . Silvia, whats the latest . Absolutely. Lets digest the number. The cpi precipitate, the Headline Number came in at 3. 5 . Thats better than some of the readings we had seen last year, but it came in above what markets were expecting. Off the back of that as a result we saw downward pressure on equities. We saw treasury yields moving higher, and perhaps even more importantly we saw investors repricing their expectations for fed cuts. They have now moved their expectation of the first rate cut from june to september. And just as a reminder to our viewers, at the start of the year investors were expecting six rate cuts from the fed. At this point theyre only pricing in three rate cuts. Lets see how many well get in the end. And indeed at one point the fed will actually start cutting rates. Yeah, well see if that happens at all. Important story to be sure. Cnbcs silvia amaro live from london, thank you as always. Next up here we turn back to the news, and donald trump loses another bid to delay his upcoming mush money trial. Well break down the new york appeals courts ruling when Way Too Early returns. Rulingn ay too early returns. Es. The rash can feel like an intense Burning Sensation that can last for weeks. Shingles could disrupt work and time with family. Over 50 . The virus that causes shingles is likely already inside of you. Dont wait. Ask your doctor about shingles today. Tide is busting laundrys biggest myth. That cold water cant clean. Cold water, on those stains . 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For a third time this very week donald trump has lost another attempt to delay his upcoming hush money trial. In an emergency hearing yesterday, trumps lawyers presented an array of arguments as to why the proceedings should be put on hold. His legal team brought up their fight to remove the judge presiding over the case and the challenge to the gag order that has been imposed on the former president. Multiple outlets report it took the judge less than han hour to deny the request to delay. Jury selections still slated to begin on monday. Joining us now former assistant District Attorney for man maton, christian catherine. Shes also a legal analyst for nbc news and msnbc. Catherine, good to see you this morning. This is as noted the third attempt to delay the start of this trial. Trumps lawyers are kind of Grasping At Straws at this point. Give us your sense as to do they have any other plays they could they could try here . Do we think this is going to start on monday . They could try it, but under the new York State Court rules when an attorney files a motion, the primary purpose is to delay or prolong the litigation, thats considered frivolous and sanctionable. Theyre a very high volume court, so its no surprise the Emergency Appeal the Emergency Writ was handled quickly. But there are 21 judges on this appellate court, its called the appellate division. One is assigned each day for duty day, and thats why you had three different judges. Theyre not going to allow donald trump and his attorneys to try 18 more times. So theres going to come a point where the attorneys are going to get their legs chopped off. Theyre trying. But as i said its reaching the point of being frivolous. So barring something truly unforeseen, this is slated to begin on monday with Jury Selection. What will you be watching there during that process . Educate our viewers a little bit as to how it will play out. Well, were all going to be watching to see how donald trump is going acting in the courtroom. Were also going to be watching quite frankly Donald Trumps lawyers have said he cant get a fair trial in manhattan. Were going to actually hear the jurys well, theres no cameras in the courtroom, but were going to get reporting on the questioning of the jurors and what their responses are. I believe he can get a fair and impartial jury in manhattan. Its going to take some time. Its not going to be done within a week. So that, of course, will be historic when this former president takes takes appears in a courtroom on monday for a criminal trial. It comes against the backdrop of a president ial campaign, one also being shaped by the issue of abortion. I wanted to ask about arizonas Supreme Court issuing that near total abortion ban. The State Legislature blocked an appeal yesterday. Whats your sense of the legality of the order and the states governor Attorney Generals decision not to enforce it . Well, first of all, this is the unsurprising consequence of the United States Supreme Court overturning roe v. Wade and sending it back to the states, that now you have states saying, okay, were going to do it our way. Now, the governor yesterday said she was going to bring it to the legislature. You just heard the republicans blocked it. The Attorney General said shes not going to enforce the law. The problem with that and, you know, she can do that is you have local District Attorneys. You also have civil, you know, professional agencies that might fine the doctors. So its going to be a big problem in arizona. Abortion is on the ballot. Thats not just a talking point. No, it certainly is in arizona and other states. We appreciate you this morning, former assistant District Attorney for manhattan, christian catherine, im certain well be speaking to you again soon. 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Johnson says the focus will be on, wait for it, election integrity. As well as free and fair elections. Johnson faces a razor thin majority in the house, as well as pressure from marjorie Taylor Greene who continues to threaten to force a vote on his potential ouster. Joining us now, msnbc political analyst brendan buck. He was Communication Strategist and former aide to House Speakers ryan and boehner. Good to see you. Lets start with the nonsense here. These two men are going to appear together to talk about election integrity. Donald trump, of course, is still pushing the big lie. He is still refusing to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election. And we know johnson was the author of some of the legal briefs that supported that and still backs it. Give us your sense. Yeah, ill be curious to see how theyre defining election integrity. There are the dynamics you explained. Donald trump has been talking about the trials as Election Interference and whether or not theres some angle where theyre talking about the house doing more oversight of the trials. So thats very curious to me. Im also just sort of curious as to how this came about in the first place. I understand, of course, why mike johnson would want to stand next to donald trump right now. Hes fighting for his job. Donald trump is the most popular person in the party. Im not exactly sure why donald trump feels the need to stand next to mike johnson at this point. This is not somebody who is particularly popular, and someone who has been pushing a number of policies, or trying to, through the house that donald trump opposes. Whether its the foreign spying bill that failed yesterday or his push on ukraine, donald trump is opposed to. Im concerned donald trump is trying to get something out of mike johnson, and what that will be, i guess well find out. Yeah. I mean, trump, of course, as you said, has scuttled some of johnsons agenda. Remember the example of Kevin Mccarthy, who tried to cozy up to trump and, at the end of the day, trump didnt come to save him. Yeah, if he is banking on donald trump to be a reliable partner to save him, yeah, Kevin Mccarthy would like to have a word with him about it. This is a bizarre pairing here. I mean, as much as Kevin Mccarthy was an ally of donald trump, i dont recall them having a Press Conference like this together. My former boss certainly never did. It feels to me like theres some type of trade going on here, whats going on. Yeah, donald trump can certainly protect mike johnson to a certain degree, but i dont know that marjorie Taylor Greene is necessarily going to step aside. You know, as weve seen, she seems dedicated to coming after mike johnson. Im sure shell say shes just as close of an ally to donald trump. I dont know this saves him, but im worried what mike johnson may give away to donald trump. Perhaps scuttling ukraine, for example. Keep an eye on that tomorrow. Lets talk more about marjorie Taylor Greene and her threats. We played sound earlier in the show. Shes very much on this, saying that johnsons leadership on issues like fisa and ukraine make her think, more or less, hes not up for the job. Do republicans, though, will they really want to go through this process again . Will she have support . They dont want to go through the process, but they didnt 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. Shes never cared about being popular within her conference. Itd be absolutely chaotic, and that is the argument mike johnson is trying to make. Do we want to go through this again . Obvious reality, doesnt matter who the speaker is. When you have a one or twoseat majority, youre not going to be able to impose your will on a Democratic Senate and democratic white house. She doesnt seem to care about that. But it does seem very possible that she could bring this chaos in the house. As weve discussed before, it ultimately comes down to whether democrats want to save mike johnson, which is a terrible place to be in if youre the House Republican speaker. Dysfunction seems to be the order of the day frequently for House Republicans, brendan. Yesterday, one of the more chaotic yet. The fisa bill goes down, the marjorie Taylor Greene threats. Give us The Big Picture. You spent so much time in this chamber. Have you ever seen anything like this before, and do you have any hope at all itll get better . Ive never seen it. We dont need to get too much into the procedural weeds here, but they cant even bring bills up for a vote. Thats what happened yesterday on the floor. They didnt even vote down the foreign spying bill. They werent able to bring it up. The house is quickly turning into the senate where you need huge, bipartisan support to do anything. Sounds nice. But the house has been able to skate by without donald trump getting involved in their business until now. Kevin mccarthy was able to pass a big, bipartisan Debt Limit Increase with donald trump largely staying quiet. Now, donald trump is front and center. This is the reality that i lived in for two years, where he wades in casually, usually halfinformed on what were doing, and takes things down. Like yesterday, the fisa reforms that were in there, the things he asked for, he ends up scuttling the bill by doing a simple post on his truth social site. Lastly and briefly, Speaker Johnson yesterday acknowledged the possibility that some moderate republicans might vote for Hakeem Jeffries to be speaker if johnson were ousted. Do you see a scenario where that could happen, a democrat could lead this chamber . I dont. I think thats johnson Grasping At Straws. Theres a scenario where johnson or jeffries could end up with the most votes if republicans vote present, which youve seen them do a few times. Its a simple majority of the people voting. Thats not going to happen, even if jeffries somehow ends up with the votes, they could vote to remove him with the majority they have. Johnson doesnt have a lot of great arguments right now. He knows hes dealing with someone who is irrational, and i dont think thats going to dissuade her from going after him. Covering a lot of ground, brendan buck, thank you. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this thursday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Get this. Today, former President Trump held a fundraiser in atlanta. On the way to the event, he stopped at a local chickfila. Look at this. Can i have 30 milk shakes . Also some chicken. After trump placed the order, the cashier said, were going to need to see the money first. We heard