invaded another country since world war ii nothing like that has happened. things have changed radically and we have to milwaukee sure we change them back. president joe biden once again promising to protect eastern europe against russian aggression. it comes as vladimir putin pulls out of a nuclear arms treaty. plus the forewoman for the georgia grand jury on election interference has been getting a lot of face time this week, and her media tour may add some complications to the investigation itself. and also ahead tim scott s not so subtle stop in iowa, and when the south carolina senator might make a decision on a presidential campaign. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following a historic and successful trip to eastern europe. yesterday the president met with the leaders from the eastern flank of nato, a gro
A week after lifting a flight ban on more than 400 F-15 fighters, the U.S. Air Force once again grounded most of the fleet because of potential problems that could lead to the planes falling apart in mid-air.
maine congressman are now calling for fighter jets to be sent to help ukraine. in a letter sent to the white house yesterday the group of 12 asks the biden administration to, quote, provide ukraine with increased air superiority capability including the f-16 fighting falcon aircraft requested by kyiv or similar fourth generation aircraft as soon as possible. the group features several republicans including the chair of the newly formed china select committee mike gallagher. some house republicans have fought against sending more aid to ukraine with some even pushing for legislation that would prevent further assistance to kyiv. joining us now former fbi special agent and national security analyst for nbc news and msnbc, our friend clint watts. clint, let s talk about these fighter jets. if they were delivered it s not clear they will be what sort of difference would they make in ukraine s ability to defend itself? yeah, jonathan, i think part of the question is would it make