the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more chaos and canceled flights. cnbc s brian sullivan is standing by to discuss if the lack of labor is as big a threat to the economy as inflation and energy costs. would you or a family member like to fly a jumbo jet? if so, we have a job for you. that s the problem, it takes so long to become qualified to fly, and there are not pilots. often, people are waiting. it s crazy. or flights are literally canceled out underneath them. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, june
but also the rise of the eu as a real force globally, even more so than before. ian bremmer, thank you so much. thanks, ian. greatly appreciate you being here, as always. ian s latest book is titled the power of crisis, how three threats and our response will change the world. still ahead on morning joe, more primary elections are taking place today, including in alabama. we ll take a look at how former president trump s flip-flop endorsement could play out. who is he for today? i don t know. it s the gop senate primary there, though. we ll be following that. plus, can ron desantis displace trump as the republican party s combatant-in-chief? the new yorker s dexter filkins joins us. also, we ll be joined by the surgeon general on the heels of the united states opening up coronavirus vaccine eligibility to children under 5. you re watching morning joe.
desantis displace donald trump as the gop s combatant-in-chief? my answer is they all want to. he definitely wants to. i think ron desantis wants to run for president right now. the question has always been, like, what s president trump going to do? is he going to run again or not? i think increasingly, you know, as what your reporting indicated, increasingly, he is ready to go himself. not there yet, but it seems increasingly plausible because he is surging everywhere. we know trump and desantis have, at this point, a pretty fraught relationship. trump gave desantis a key endorsement that helped him win in the first place, but now he is upset desantis hasn t shown sufficient loyalty. that means desantis hasn t ruled out a run if trump were to jump in himself in 2024.