an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern, for another live hour of politicsnation. the saturday show with jonathan capehart is next, at its new time, six pm eastern. jonathan, i know you have the latest from new hampshire on the final stretch of the primary campaign, plus congresswoman becca balint on house speaker johnson is kicking the can down the road by keeping the government open. so you take it away. all right rev, thank you very much. crunch time. we are live in new hampshire, as nikki haley sharpens your tax on donald trump ew hampshire as nikki haley sharp in what coa make-or-break presidential primary for her. but with just three days to go, it could be too, little too late. under pressure, house speaker mike johnson may have to fight with frustrated far-right republicans to keep his job, after relying on democrats to keep the government open, again. for now. congresswoman becca with the budget committee joins me live to discuss the latest congressional can
hi i m greg gut field and jesse waters not allowed tholed a balloon dana perino, the 5. democrats getting another warning on how their war on maga lead to a shellacking gp morgan telling to knock out of the extreme divisive maga crap. i wish the democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about maga if you take a step be honest, there s right about nato kind of right about immigration, he grew the economy quite well tax reform worked. he was right about china. he wasn t wrong about so critical issues and that s why they re voting for him and i think people should be a little more respectful of our fellow citizens this negative talk about maga is going to hurt biden s election campaign. amen. don t trash trump supporters and don t call them racist but if liberals took that advice, msnbc turn into 24 hours of static and that pun wouldn t be able to smear half of the country. a vengeance tour this time around and if we talk about trump all of the
rubin will join the program. we will begin with e. jean carroll s testimony so far. today she told the jury one of the most powerful men on the planet assaulted her, lied about it and ruined her reputation. to have the president of the united states, one of the most powerful persons on earth call me a liar for if three days, 26 times, i counted them, ended the world i was living in. hateful messages popped up on facebook, hundreds a day and some using the very same words trump used to defame her, carroll said. all of it hd because trump lied about her. quote, he said i made up an accusation to sell a book. is a lie. she said i made up the accusation for publicity s sake. that is a lie. he said my accusation damaged the real victims of sexual sault, that is a lie. he said pple like me who make false accusations are very dangerous and on very dangerous territory, that i shouldn t have done it for the sake of publicity. that is also a lie. her attorney asked her, have you paid d
i m lindsay reiser in for yasmin of a soup in. a terrifying attack in new york city. a suspect going after police with a machete. questions about why he did it. and the writing suddenly be tied to him. suspect in the midst of murders for college is not a whole mason be on the move. breaking news from capitol s this as republicans grapple with questions about incoming congressman and alleged serial liar george santos. surprising is from the white house involving a joint appearance for president biden and cinnamon art and leader mitch mcconnell. and donald trump brings in a new year. it starts with the doj investigation of the former president heating up a new revelations about his finances. all of that plus how things are looking for our wallets in the new year. i ll talk to an expert about where the economy is heading in 2023. that discussion ahead. we have some breaking news you want to get to. jess confirmed by nbc news. kevin mccarthy will hold a call today at 4 pm as