morning joe. it is tuesday, december 26th, i m jonathan lemire. alongside me former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan and the haass of msnbc s politics nation reverend al sharpton. president biden and first lady jill biden spent christmas eve fielding phone calls for the norad santa tracker. the president posted this picture on social media writing that he spoke to excited young americans worried about santa s whereabouts. then the president and first lady called units from each branch of the military to wish them a merry christmas and thank them for their service. republican front runner donald trump, on the other hand, spent the holiday weekend in a very different fashion, taking on his political enemies. the former president posted several, shall we say, unusual christmas messages on truth social that criticized people like joe biden and jack smith. in one post the channeled home alone kevin mccallister. merry christmas, y
captions by vitac www.vitac.com good evening, everyone. i m tom king in for alisyn camera at that. debt ceiling drama. we re closer to a debt ceiling deal, closer but not there yet. janet yellen gave them four more days, and we ve got a ways to go. even if they make a deal tomorrow morning, can they get it done in time? plus, can a trump-like candidate beat donald trump? that s the question, as ron desantis gets his campaign in high gear. the florida governor not being shy at all about taking on the former president, ripping him on the border of all things, calling him a big spender, and lasting his covid policies. i don t know what happened to donald trump. this is a different guy today than what he was running in 2015 and 2016. and i think the direction he s going with the campaign is the wrong direction. no other republican in the trump era has been able to walk that tight rope. can ron desantis? here s a sobering thought this memorial day weekend. whenever you
this morning and heard the latest directly from the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. it s an interview you will only see on fox news sunday . and we will bring you reaction from democrat jim himes of connecticut. plus ukraine s military makes a major push against russia. the pivotal counteroffensive coming as cap ukraine requires to receive a fighter jets from western allies for just days after president zelenskyy met with world leaders. republican senator lindsey graham joins us live from fresh off his meeting with ukrainian president. we will ask the senator what the two discussed behind closed doors. then, florida governor desantis jumped into the 2024 campaign ready to blitz the media and hit the trail part was about to dispense of this culture of losing quickbooks. shannon: a boaters or hearing a lot more about what he wants if he wins the white house. gross i would not want to see the united states with our troops meshed in a war in russia or ukraine huxtable ask
on the ground . the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction. but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution, and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. russia s ambassador to the un criticized the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operations in gaza, saying it is giving israel a license to kill civilians. this comes amid complaints that the resolution is watered down. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield said the us abstained from the vote because the council did not condemn hamas october seventh attack on israel. here s what she said after the vote. it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but, today, this council provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. tod
this morning and heard the latest directly from the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. it s an interview you will only see on fox news sunday . and we will bring you reaction from democrat jim himes of connecticut. plus ukraine s military makes a major push against russia. the pivotal counteroffensive coming as cap ukraine requires to receive a fighter jets from western allies for just days after president zelenskyy met with world leaders. republican senator lindsey graham joins us live from fresh off his meeting with ukrainian president. we will ask the senator what the two discussed behind closed doors. then, florida governor desantis jumped into the 2024 campaign ready to blitz the media and hit the trail part was about to dispense of this culture of losing quickbooks. shannon: a boaters or hearing a lot more about what he wants if he wins the white house. gross i would not want to see the united states with our troops meshed in a war in russia or ukraine huxtable ask