historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
course? i think the president going to kyiv doesn t settle that problem once and for all. ideally, it would have been great had he shown up, you know, with senator mcconnell or somebody like that who is strongly in support of the war. again, it sends a reassuring message to ukraine about american staying power. which, jonathan, is critical for europe. europe has followed behind and with the united states for the most part. this is leading from ahead, and that is what is required in this instance. we are now past 6:00. welcome to morning joe at this morning. joe, mika and willie have the day off. i want to bring in katty kay, special u.s. correspondent for bbc news, into our live, rolling coverage of this presidents day and president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, one meant to show a real symbol of solidarity, katty, with kyiv, as it has weathered russia s invasion now for 12 months. yeah, jonathan, what a day for us to kick off presidents s day, to see these images.
today s headline from the national review. president biden in kyiv, walking in a war zone amidair raid sirens and no real guarantee of security. the white house took all the steps it could, slipping out of d.c. in secret early sunday morning, swearing the reporters on board to silence, even taking their phones. air force one got him as far as poland, but after that, no marine 1. potentially no beast either. the president s legendary bombproof limo. the white house is being tight lipped about every detail so far. president biden relied on the ukrainian rail service, a ten-hour train journey from the border to kyiv. a source familiar tells nbc news the president could have gone to other easier to access locations inside of ukraine, but that he chose kyiv to highlight the capital is still standing. and he did, making a point of declaring it such, and promising that the u.s. will help as long as it takes. we have details on what went into this extraordinary trip along with what r
this is outnumbered. i am emily compagno it s kayleigh mcenany, and joining us, martha maccallum, anchor of the story, kennedy, host of kennedy, i m fox business, and bill hemmer. also joining us with analysis, fox news senior political analyst, brit hume. law enforcement source tells fox news former president trump is expected to be arraigned on tuesday at 2:15 eastern time. we are told the d.a. initially wanted him to surrender today but that timeline change due to arrangements they needed to be made by secret service. we are also learning that trump will not be handcuffed. the charges are related to hush money payments leading up to the 2016 campaign. they remain under sealed and are not yet public. republicans calling the indictment political persecution and un-american. democrats say no one is above the law. fox news peter doocy asked president biden what he thought of the indictment this morning. mr. president, do you think the charges against trump are politic
one donald j. trump. the new york times is reporting that prosecutors in the manhattan district attorney s office are signaling that criminal charges for the former president are likely to come for his role in the hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels. the times reports the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case according to four people with knowledge of the matter. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him. the manhattan district attorney s office has declined to comment. now, if those charges are made, it would be the first indictment of a former united states president and the first time that trump, who has faced numerous criminal investigations, would be charged with a crime. as you may remember, that $130,000