mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george
Hi, everybody. Its thursday. Its 4 00 in new york. It is also day 18 of the people of the state of new york vermont donald trump, the expresident s former Attorney Michael Cohen is just off the Witness Stand. The jury is done with their service for the day. Prosecutors and attorneys for the expresident are dealing with the all important question of what happens next. Its happening right now. A hearing over what the defenses case will look like and if they will make a case, if they have a case to present the updates from that hearing that is happening as we meet well bring them to you right away. All this is in the wake of a rather desperate and uneven attempt to undercut Michael Cohens credibility. It was to be generous, hit and miss, defense attorney todd blanche had a Second Chance at cross examining Michael Cohen after a day of rest yesterday. He moved around from topic to topic so quickly that todd blanche decided that todd should apologize to the jurors who would decide Donald Tru
the prosecutor. providing a plethora of details about the days and weeks after the 2020 election. when donald trump and his allies tried anything and did everything they could to reverse what they knew was trump s election defeat. we re getting a look at what sidney powell and jenna ellis told prosecutors during the recessions. those are the meetings where defendants who take plea deals reveal any information that could be used against the other defendants in this case. which includes rudy giuliani and donald trump. former trump attorney general ellis descriing a chilling conversation with trump aid at a white house christmas party. i said something to him like i m sorry that we haven t been able to do more. and i emphasized to him i thought that the claims and the ability to challenge the election results was essentially over because of the dismissal of the case from the the supreme court. he said to me in an excited tone, well, we don t care. we re not going to leave. i
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program we ll bring you the latest from the middle east with jeremy dimon who was in gaza yesterday. then one of the burning questions of the war, who will run gaza when it s over? i ll talk to the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority nasser al kidwa. will iran get more involved in the conflict than it is? the longtime middle east reporter and analyst will weigh in, and finally, exactly a year from today, americans will elect their next president. the 2024 race is top of mind for my guest, the ever so politically incorrect bill maher host of hbo s real time, but first, here s my take. israelis are understandably horrified by the october 7th hamas attacks on their country. the resulting sense of trauma has fueled the desire for prime minister benjamin netanyahu calls mighty vengeance. but
Interesting. Solid conservative, excellent legislator. I think es hes one of these people you want in congress. A person of tremendous integrity whether you agree with him or disagree. He knows full well hes going to face a primary opponent and trump will campaign against him but in the land of barry gold water, were going to see now a defiant and Maverick Mccain and someone in flake with this book and his campaign is going to elevate conservativism again. The ultimately they need to find a way to govern. The to go to voters to say give us your trust to move the country in a new direction. Thats not just about the economy and the governments intervention in the economy. So you have the republicans making a move towards conscience or so they say and chris, you
have this other blow to the president in the form of a lawsuit, former d. C. Cop accusing fox news of manufacturing a story, using the death of a dnc staffer to distract from the Russia Investigation. We talked to the donor at the