the same outfits. putin is basically ruthless dictator barbie. all right. good morning. and welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, december 6th. we ve got a lot to get to this morning, including donald trump s response to questions about his promise to use a possible second term to seek revenge and retribution. we ll show you what he said. plus, republican senator tommy tubervillle finally drops his hold on hundreds of military promotions. but he s trying to spin it as both sides not getting what they want. let that breathe. also ahead, the partisan fight over the senate s foreign aid package. one contentious issue is threaten to sink the bill. we ll have the very latest from capitol hill. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early jonathan lemire. congressional investigations reporter for the washington post, jackie al mayny and white house editor for politico, sam stein. good to have you all with us this morning. our top story this hour,
Peruvian police launched a brutal crackdown Thursday on a peaceful protest against the election of the new board of directors of the country’s congress. One of the lawmakers elected to the board is under investigation for corruption and for more than 50 tax fraud allegations.