and to keep america prosperous and secure, we have to move fast, adapt quickly. we have to maintain a combat credible force capable of deterring any potential threat and manage competition with china and meet reality of renewed aggression in europe. we need to make sure to retain our competitive edge in an i think where emerging technologies from ai to 3d printing could fundamentally change the character of conflict. with general brown as chairman, i know i will be able to rely on his advice as a military strategist and leader of military innovation, dedicated to keeping the armed forces, the best in the world, and best in the history of the world and that s a fact. i ll also be able to s line with a leader unafraid to speak his mind, someone who will deliver an honest message that needs to be heard and always do the right thing when it s hard. that s the number one quality a president needs in a chairman. and that s the leader. that s the leader that all americans met three
the strength to win. martha: so he s on the ground in crucial battlegrounds next week. iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. we have all the angles covered this hour. lara trump is here and chris coons is here, the national co chain for president biden s campaign and a panel of gop voters to respond. first, our presidential politics panel up top for their fresh reaction to this. salina, columnist from the washington examiner and mike huckabee, former presidential candidate and ken cuccinelli, a former dhs official under trump but now he s the founder of the never back down pac supporting ron desantis. so ken, let s start with you. a lot of reaction today. a couple of different ways that people are looking at this. some are saying it was a missed opportunity and a glitch. others saying they re impressed by the number of people trying to get on to twitter. do you wish you did this differently? in the super pac, we don t get to describe that. the breaking of twitter, as
education. congratulations to justin! look at that. carrying his diploma proudly across the stage. sandra: dogs make me happy. i shouldn t speak for everybody. john: except when your daughter wakes you up and said dad, charlie peed on my rug. that happened this morning. sandra: that s better than the other option. have a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i m sandra smith. john: the other one is easier to clean up. i m john roberts. the story starts right now. martha: yuk. okay. thank you, john and sandra. good afternoon, everybody. i m martha maccallum. governor ron desantis now officially in the presidential race. a rocky start last night on his 2024 campaign. the roll-out video has racked up more than 20 million views so far today. we held the line when free tom hung in the balance. we showed that we can and must revitalize america. we need the courage to lead and