republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
witches, don t want to go after red witches. these things never, ever produce the punch they expect. no. to go back to mike barnicle s earlier point, i mean, this is like a word salad of right-wing craziness, right? if you are just a normal person, 80% of the country, by the way, that is not on twitter, and you re hearing things like, durham, woke mobs, many of the sentences in sarah huckabee sanders speech the other night, you ll tune in and think, i have no idea what you re talking about. i have to go buy eggs. my health care is too expensive. my prescription drugs are too expensive. i m not sure about gas. it seems down, but i don t want it to go up. it just feels very far away. so in a strange way, this republican strategy right now has made them seem like this right-wing elite society that is not connected with what is actually happening in the country. still ahead on morning joe can i ask a quick poll?