in his own state, but he suspended his campaign for president today, and threw his support behind former president donald trump. and here is trump at a rally earlier tonight, talking about desantis endorsement. i d like to take time to congratulate ron desantis. and of course, a really terrific person. but as you know, he left the campaign trail today at three pm, and in so doing, he was very gracious, and he endorsed me. so i appreciate it. gracious, we don t get that word a lot from donald trump, but he is trying to get everybody to support him. so now the race is narrow, a head to head between trump and nikki haley. haley leads trump among independents, a crucial block here in new hampshire, where there are more undecided voters than republicans or democrats. but she is 19 points behind trump overall. so, what comes next, and how close are we to another head to head presidential race between donald trump and joe biden? joining me now, nbc news correspondents dasha bu
hampshire, where in just two days, voters will head to the polls the first primary election of the 2024 presidential cycle. but it has been a wild 24 hours in the race for the republican nomination, after florida governor ron desantis once, the next great hope of the republican party not too long ago. i mean, i am talking less than two years ago, the next great hope. he won by 19 points in his own state. but he suspended his campaign for president today, and through his support behind former president donald trump. and here is trump at a rally earlier tonight, talking about desantis s endorsement. i d like to take time to congratulate ron desantis. and of course, a really terrific person. but as you know, he left the campaign trail today at three pm, and in so doing, he was very gracious, and he endorse me. so i appreciate that. gracious, we don t get that word a lot from donald trump, but he is trying to get everybody to support him. so now the race is narrow, a head to
to the d.c. circuit court of appeals to get his d.c. election interference case tossed, arguing he is immune from prosecution for what he did while in office. state attorney dave ehrenberg is here to talk about whether this latest trump gambit stands a snowball s chance in hell. the origin of racism a jarring new movie shines a bright spotlight on the unspoken caste system that drives deep division in america. my conversation with oscar nominated and emmy award-winning director eva duvernay is ahead. hope for the holidays a special christmas message for anyone struggling to keep faith and humanity during these turbulent times. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. on this christmas eve, there is no rest for donald trump s legal team. late yesterday, lawyers for the filed an appeals brief with the d.c. circuit court of appeals which asked the appeals court to toss special counsel jack smith s federal election interference case, arguing that, quote, trump has ab
300,000 additional troops will be called up to fight. this comes as russia has suffered ahumiliating losses to ukraine with troops retreating from territory. putin used his most direct language to date regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, our independence and freedom will be ensured. those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. the comments come across the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. president biden set to speak just hours for now, as multiple kremlin backed authorities announced referendums on joining russia this week. ukraine and its allies dismissed the moves as a sham driven by fear of defeat. i want to bring in kylie atwood here in new york, nick paton walsh is live in ukraine for us. this speech we thought it was going to happen yesterday, i
g.o.p. fights to get mojo back and democrats brand their opposition fascist hand raid don t like maga as toxic. see if that works. we went from safe streaks to record crime and secure border to know border. this election is about mainstream versus maga. record inflation to make democrats real life the reckless economic agenda is a failure. extreme maga republicans inflicting unimaginable pain on women and families. we are a nation whose economy is floundering and whose stores and educational system is ranked at the bottom of every list. it is clear which way the new maga republicans are pure they are extreme. democracy is really at stake. sandra: don t ask me when we bring in the columnist for the hill and strategists, great to have you with us, thanks for being here. it almost feels like two campaigns underway at once. you ve got the 2022 layer, and then you have 2024 layer as it all gets pieced together and we heard from both the president, the former preside