the president made clear he does not think ukraine is ready for nato membership. i don t think it is ready for membership in nato. holding nato together is critical. i don t think there is unity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of a war. biden s view on the ukraine nato question is not necessarily widely shared by other allies and international leaders. lastly, dozens of experts signed an open letter arguing ukraine needs a roadmap to nato membership now arguing any delay will invite more aggression from russia. biden supports ukraine and other ways. his administration is announcing the u.s. will send cluster ammunitions to ukraine. the president defended that decision calling it a difficult one. there is pushback from congressional democrats and u.s. allies including the united kingdom who are concerned vital tools could increase civilian injuries and casualties. joined by william taylor, former u.s. amba
the vote to come in. we expect donald trump to be the winner. we are standing by to hear donald trump speak about his victory. we heard from nikki haley a short while ago. here is a little bit of what she said. the other day, donald trump accused me of not providing security at the capitol on january 6. i have long called for mental competency tests for politicians over the age of 75. trump claims he would do better than me in one of those tests. maybe he would. maybe he wouldn t. but if he thinks that, them he should have no problem standing on a debate stage with me. tough words from nikki haley. let s go to kristin holmes. i don t suppose there s any second guessing about trump s campaign strategy to avoid all debates or interviews with anybody that might ask a tough question much the gauntlet has been thrown down by governor haley this evening. reporter: it has. i have no reason to believe that donald trump is going to take her up on that offer. i asked about this n
as donald trump makes a third bid for the white house and is the the first votes are to be cast in iowa in just under two weeks. trump s lawyers say the 234-year unbroken tradition of not prosecuting the presidents for official acts, despite calls to do so from across the political spectrum, provides powerl evidence. no president prior toth donald trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. had his attorneys point to the likelihood of mushrooming prosecutions. and future cycles. the ex-the president snlt prolsing retribution. his al lies aren t the ones plotting to end the independence of the justice department. the most audacious argument, one yesterday. on this program donald trump cannot be tri a criminal court for role in the january 6th insurrectn because heas acquitted by the senate during his second impeachment the new york times reports both legal perts have disdegreed with that position. not least because the federal charges he s facing are not analogous
beautiful sunrise in washington, d.c. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 18th. donald trump has claimed that he could declassify materials just by thinking about them. like i dream of jeannie. but there is new evidence in the mar-a-lago documents investigation that proves he knows it s not true. the former president is seizing on two failed endorsements in florida from governor ron desantis, while ignoring the lack of success his candidates had in the last election. also ahead, the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations with both sides digging in on one big issue. we ll explain what that is. and we re keeping an eye on president biden this morning as he is in japan for the g7 summit. welcome, everybody. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan is with us. and former white ho
that is his summer residence. he s also about to meet in a few hours with several members of the republican study committee who are essentially rushing there to discuss what s going on. jim banks is the chairman of the rsd. he will be at bedminster. that s an aerial shot of the golf club. we ll keep a eye on the comings and goings and see if we hear anything from donald trump on all of this over the course of the afternoon. we saw a little reaction from him on truth social last night. we may get a public statement from him as we keep a close eye on who comes and goes from bedminster this afternoon. so the fbi, when you think about it, has been investigating donald trump for seven years. from the russia collusion days all the way until now. and this raid is likely just the beginning of the next stage in this story as it fires up the deepest entrenched forces for and against this most fiercely debated american president. he appears to have his eyes on the white house once again