beautiful sunrise in washington, d.c. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 18th. donald trump has claimed that he could declassify materials just by thinking about them. like i dream of jeannie. but there is new evidence in the mar-a-lago documents investigation that proves he knows it s not true. the former president is seizing on two failed endorsements in florida from governor ron desantis, while ignoring the lack of success his candidates had in the last election. also ahead, the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations with both sides digging in on one big issue. we ll explain what that is. and we re keeping an eye on president biden this morning as he is in japan for the g7 summit. welcome, everybody. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan is with us. and former white ho
across the network of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me, i see you at the end of tomorrow. of tomorrow. it is that time of year when your books come out, and everybody can portal for pictures at the classmates of clay really judge there are cuts and senior quotes. these kind of voters alike time capsules. in a decade, you get to look back and remember when certain classmate seemed so incident innocent other seemed so awkward. and look what has happened since. mullets are back in style, who could ve known? well, there was a unique sort of class photo taken in washington. it was for a very small group of people the men and women who have been speaker of the house. that is speaker kevin mccarthy, posing with almost all of his living predecessors, there is newt gingrich, of course, who was speaker of the house from 1985 to 1999. there is nancy pelosi, who is speaker from 2007 to 2011. and then again taunting to this year. there is john boehner, who is speaking fro
i think i said this and someone earlier today, it s a donald trump method. we re whatever vile nonsense appears in your replies, is the fact of the matter. right. when the method begins with the with it will get with whatever vile nonsense, you re onto a winner. thanks to you for joining us this evening. it s that time of year when your books come out. everybody gets to pour over pictures of their classmates and quietly judge their haircuts in their senior quotes. these kind of photos are like time capsules in a decade to get to look back and remember when certain classmate seemed so incident innocent other seemed so awkward. and look what has happened since. mullets are back in style, who could ve known? well, there was a unique sort of class photo taken in washington. it was for a very small group of people the men and women who have been speaker of the house. that is speaker kevin mccarthy, posing with almost all of his living predecessors, there is newt gingrich, of cou
after he was found guilty of trafficking a man to britain to harvest one of his kidneys. ike ekwere madu s wife, beatrice, was given a four and a half year sentence. the judge also handed down a ten yearjail term to a medic who helped them. the victim a 21 old street traderfrom lagos was offered $8000 and was promised a better life in britain, but only realised what was going on when he met doctors in hospital. the couple had planned to give the organ to their daughter who has a kidney disease. justicejohnson handed down the sentence at the old bailey in london. the wealth and power inequality and disparity between you and c could not be more marked. you, ekweremadu are a senator in nigeria s national assembly. you have held high political office. you had many staff, including domestic staff, maids, chefs and drivers. you own multiple properties around the globe. there is evidence of as many as a0. more than £400,000 went into your bank account over a six month period. b
connection, either a past or current employee. still waiting details. a lot unfolding. nate foy has the latest. what s the latest on the injured officers? one was in critical condition, one was currently in surgery. waiting for an update at 3:00, 1 was in emergency surgery in critical condition. the other officer s injuries are described as less serious. police believe the shooter was a current or former employee of the old national bank in downtown louisville. it s unclear if it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was shot by police. the shooting started at 8:30 this morning. louisville police, atf, fbi on scene investigating. we are seeing reports of local media reporting that a woman called her husband, she spent the shooting in a bank vault hiding from the shooter, horrific scene playing out, but you mentioned the quick police response, they were there within three minutes of getting the call. here is governor andy beshear talking about the heroic response from