rachel: good morning. that s a shot of downtown dallas on this father s day. will: 6:00 a.m. central time zone. pete: have you ever play that had music in the morning coming into the show? will: no, i need doll la doll l. ever heard that song? pete: yes. will: sing it? pete: i can t sing. rachel: happy father s day to both of you. pete: happy father s day to all the fathers out there and that s everyone, reach out to them today and tell them you love them. rachel: it s a special day. happy father s day, sean and my dad, who are both at my house right now. we re going to begin this hour with a fox news alert. secretary of state antony blinken in beijing on a rare trip to china as relation withs the u.s. continue to sour. pete: he ll spend the next two days meeting with top communist party officials and it s unclear if he ll sit down with xi jinping. will: alexandria hoff is live in washington dc with the latest. alexandria. reporter: good morning. senior state department off
on social media and exactly the way you might expect. i warn you, some of this stuff would make even the grinch blush. hello little girl. on christmas day, the former president posting a message that was just a big old lump of coal and americas stalking, writing, merry christmas to all. but going on to call special counsel jack smith and out of control lunatic, calling his opponents dogs, and wrapping it all up but wish, and i m quoting here, might they brought in merry christmas. unquote. there are lots of ways to wish america merry christmas. phillies nevada, seasons greetings, happy holidays, merry christmas. but might they brought in is not exactly a phrase you want to see on a card, not that i ve got my cards out yet, but here is to february. it s obvious what s gotten thought former president so worked up. he s got 91 felony counts and any one of them could potentially lend him behind bars. at this point, it s anybody s guess which of all those legal cases will
have. the young trayvon martin, i m so glad i had a hans to speak with miles frost. and those across the pond, you might get a real treat if you see him on the stage at any time. well, it s our second hour of laura coates live. did you get your holiday greeting from the former president? wait until you hear what he is saying. so it was not exactly a silent night for one donald j. trump. he shared his seasonal wishes on social media in exactly the way you might expect. but i warn you, some of this stuff may make even the grinch blush. hello little girl. on christmas day, the former president posting a message that was just a big ol lump of coal in america s stocking, writing, merry christmas to all, but then going on to call special counsel jack smith an out-of-control lunatic, opponents thugs and wrapping it all up by wishing, and i m quoting here, may they rot in hell. again, merry christmas, unquote. there are lots of ways to wish america a merry christmas. feliz
literally tilting at windmills. it comes as his legal team decides its best defense in his civil rape trial. no defense at all? another deadly mass shooting in america. the latest, a medical center in atlanta, prompting an impassioned plea from georgia senator raphael warnock. also, new reporting on the deep financial ties between supreme court justice clarence thomas and a texas billionaire. keep getting deeper. it keeps getting worse. on capitol hill, there is no off-ramp when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. we ll have the latest on the contentious negotiations. meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest rate hike from the federal reserve. we ll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 4th. we got two out of three birthdays under our belt here. exactly. willie
sighted last night. gusts of winds reaching 114 miles per hour. when you stand for our value, you come under assault. florida governor ron desantis speaking out and sparring with disney over parental rights. you have woke ideology taking over so many institutions. a group of grannies giving rihanna a run for her money, they are shining bright like a diamond, some critics say they outperformed rihanna. griff: good morning, new orleans, it s 7 a.m. central time zone, 8 a.m. in new york city and it is monday, february 27, year of our lord 2023. we re glad you re here for this final hour of monday edition. joined as always, ainsley earhardt, today we have a surprise, griff jenkins. griff: you did the date and i just realized it is my niece sofie garcia s birthday. ainsley: happy birthday niece. most uncle don t know their niece s birthday. griff: she just had her first child, cooper. brian: better than me, i tell you that. ainsley: we re glad you are here.