find enough votes for him to win the state in 2020. turns out, trump may have tried to pressure the governor of arizona, as well. plus, florida governor and 2024 candidate ron desantis facing new pushback after his campaign released a video mocking donald trump s past support for lgbtq issues. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg had to say about that. also this morning, what we re learning about a mass shooting in baltimore yesterday that left two people dead and more than two dozen injured. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, july 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. alongside the bbc s katty kay. joe, mika and willie all have the morning off. we are glad you re starting your way with us. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, jen palmieri. the president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politics nation, the reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. good morn
united states economy as we get close to inside of eight weeks from election day. obviously that is the dominant story back at home in the united states. also, a ukrainian blitz could be turning the tables on putin six months after he waged war on ukraine. it s a fascinating september move that is happening as the ground kind of shifts a bit in ukraine. we ll talk to a perfect guest for this today, richard sheriff, nato former deputy commander. he joins us with his take on what s going on. let s take this aerial shot for a moment in london. queen elizabeth s 500 mile journey to her final resting space through her beloved kingdom. first, a final night at buckingham palace where she was queen for 70 years. that will happen before tomorrow s procession to westminster hall, which will be by gun carriage. she s coming in to hyde park here. that s wellington house and the gate there on the left-hand side of your screen. she s getting very close to buckingham palace. people have bee
i think that sometimes, people totally underestimate, for whatever reasons, the entertainment part of people that are in public and political life. because it is like putting a sweetener in your tea or coffee, it gives people a better taste of how it goes down. usually, people very good with policy, almost like nerds, they may have a 16-point program, but if they don t have a way of delivering it, it just doesn t go down people s consciousness right. it doesn t matter. i think we far too often underestimated that entertainment value donald trump had. and the it factor. and that s right, you re born with it. some say, i m not into the charisma. usually, they don t have it. it s not an option.
entertainment part of it, i think going to be masked when he s not speaking. is that enough for the president given his age? i wouldn t if i were advising the white house, i would not have allowed the president to go if they had asked, you know, yet is how much input does the medical staff have in this? how much is political? dr. tony fauci is just a little older than the president. i think he s two years older than the president, also in excellent health. he declined to go because of concerns of his own personal health. now, the president is 79 years old. and the group of folks who run into trouble when they get a breakthrough infection are people who are 80 years old. so this is the group at greatest risk and we cloak our president and vice president all these layers of protection, both physical, secret service and drive around in that beast and we should be cloeblaking them w