turn, do it anyway. in queens yesterday the crowd did just that. several crowd members took issue with rep alexandria ocasio-cortez s stance on immigration and funding for ukraine. we should eliminate the debt limit in the united states because of the constitutional [applause] you voted for. [shouting] are you going to stop this war, that s my question? let the veteran speak. alex: attendees of the conference did come to her defense. things change over time. alex: the congresswoman did wrap it uptaking photos with supporters and she released tweet afterwards thanking everyone who came out to the town hall stating we had such a f, and as you mentioned those who did lash out were let away by security, we will send it back to you. griff: end of that tweet, see you next month. can t wait to see what happens then. alicia. alicia: florida governor ron desantis officially joining 2024 presidential race as the gop field fills out. with us today is ashley davis, former j w
simply the best. the lead starts right now. what s love got to do got to do with it remembering an entertainment legend. tina turner dead at the age of 83. plus, ron desantis bucking the trend. less than two hours to go before the florida republican using twitter and elon musk to launch his campaign for president. coming up, how donald trump, the front-runner, is responding to desantis unconventional approach. and we re not going to default. we re going to solve this problem. oh, really? how s that fwgoing to happen. only eight days until the u.s. possible default. negotiators on both sides go back to the drawing board to try to avoid economic catastrophe. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with sad news in our pop culture lead. music legend, tina turner, has died at the sage of 83. a post on her verified facebook account says today we saw good-bye to a dear friend who leaves us her greatest work. her music. tina, we will miss you dearly. you re
this is cnn breaking news. two prominent members of the oath keepers are being sentenced for their actions on the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th of 2021. the judge saying the actions of stewart rhodes, the founder and leader of the far right group oath keepers amounted to domestic terrorism, that he is going to be sentenced to 18 years in prison. kelly meggs also being sentenced. we have cnn crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz joining us. this just broke. tell us the very latest. reporter: right, so the judge has just delivered the sentence to stewart rhodes. he will be spending 18 years in federal prison for the crimes he committed up and until january 6th as he gathered oath keepers to washington, d.c. and they went inside the capitol, when he was leading the organization and wanting to essentially foment violence in the united states because of the transfer of power from donald trump to joe biden. the judge is just finishing his speech to rhodes and d
make. and we ll be the first time something like this is happening on social media. with real-time questions and answers. not scripted. yeah, he will become the seventh declared candidate following tim scott, who is facing new racially charged attacks on his bid. here s the view doubling town today. he s like clarence thomas, black republican who believes in pulling himself by your bootstrap rather understanding the systemic race as that african americans face. he doesn t get it. neither does clarence. that s why they re republicans. tim scott responded just a short time ago. quaking in their boots. when an african american conservative that believes in the future of this nation stands up to be counted, they push back. that s a good sign we re on the right message. let s bring in tomi lahren, host of tomi lahren is fearless on outkick.com and juan williams. juan, to you first. i want your thoughts on ron desantis jumping in the race, the timing, the format. elon
how to fight back. i am harris faulkner, you are in the faulkner focus the formal travel advisory tells african americans, people of color, and lgbtq individuals to stay away from florida. the governor s office says it s a stunt. and he s in good company. a lot of people agree. this is really stupid. it doesn t make any sense. i don t even know what the naacp is talking about. this is silly, it s done its political. it really is a fear mongering publicity stunt. i find it, they are very much to be in bad taste. with this is really about is the fight over whether or not to include the ap african-american studies program for florida high school students. the naacp president derek johnson cites the recent decision by the governor desantis on schoolwork you heard geraldo rivera talking about it. the naacp president claims it erases black history and says governor desantis has to go. the governor has perfected our status to gain campaign contributions. we are advising afri