hello and welcome to a special president s edition of inside politics. i m abby phillip in for john king in washington. president biden surprises the world with a trip to kyiv. russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. plus, former president jimmy carter is now at home receiving hospice care in a small georgia town where he spent most of his life. and can ron desantis muzzle the media? the presumptive 2024 candidate makes his case to overturn a decades old supreme court decision and strip away protections for the free press. but up first, a truly unprecedented trip happening now in ukraine just hours ago the president visited an active war zone and today joe biden has put solidarity ahead of his own personal safety. [ air raid sirens ] he arrived in kyiv this morning, greeted by those air raid siren. the trek to ukraine s capital is timed nearly to the one-year mark of russia s invasion. the visit comes with a $500 million pr
the new york times reports that his plans for 2024 include taking full advantage of incumbency. a legislative record he can campaign on and the white house as well as air force one to campaign in while the president says he s not ready to make an announcement yet, his top advisers are eyeing april for re-election kickoff. that would put biden s timetable with previous incumbents. only donald trump launched his campaign far earlier. our panel is back with us. so yasmine, this is basically the white house or the president s aides saying we know the play book. we re going to rerun it in 2024. except maybe less time in the basement, which was to be fair due to the covid-19 pandemic. absolutely. and you see a lot of their strategy for this year is predicated on biden launching a re-election campaign. he s been traveling to places, making sure he gets credit for the various pieces of legislation that they passed.