morning joe. it is a busy monday, february 7th. with us we have the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at politico jonathan lemire. and national security expert, columnist at usa today , tom nichols joins us. the republican national committee is facing growing push back from some members of the party following a vote on friday to censer representatives liz cheney and adam kinzinger. the measure describes cheney and kinzinger as, quote, participating in a democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse. several republicans, including senators mitt romney, bill cassidy and lisa murkowski along with maryland governor larry hogan either criticized or questioned the move to censure those two lawmakers. some members of the party are taking issue with the rnc s characterization of the capitol attack as legitimate political discourse. did you see legitimate political discourse that day? from my seat i did not see a
nypd honoring fallen officer jason rivera who was murdered execution style along with his partner after they were ambushe but have fell in with a massive rap sheet. the city s new police commissioner saying it s time t respect police again and push back against the anarchy being unleashed. way may not match the sacrifice made by jason, but we can try to match his incredible sense of service. we may not match his courage, but we can try to match his passion. the horror that took their live as an affront to every decent caring human being in this city and beyond. those who seek to dim the beacons of hope along these fiv boroughs, look outside, hear ou voices, see the presence in thi cathedral. the nypd will never give up thi city. the widow of officer rivera not holding back and calling ou radical district attorneys who are putting cops and the people they protect at. the system continues to fail us. we are not safe anymore. not even the members of the service. i know you
there. what happened with the meeting with desantis? and at nbc news exclusive, the white house preparing a war room to deal with a biden impeachment inquiry being threatened by the house gop. and a new moves by former president donald trump in the georgia case. i m not guilty plea and an attempt to distance himself legally from his 18 codefendants. all that, plus, another notable death today. we ve all been singing it all day now. the parent had nation mourning the loss of the legendary jimmy buffett. who turned his beach theme songs into an empire. more on that ahead. we want to start with the breaking news that just dropped in the last few hours or so. former texas new mexico governor, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., bill richardson, has died at the age of 75. according to a statement from the richardson center for global engagement, he passed away in his sleep last night at his summer home in chatham, massachusetts. nbc s julie tsirkin joins me now to lo
greg: i agree. you are absolutely right. you are right. i agree. happy wednesday, everyone. so back in 1992, when i was still in menudo, james carville, famously gave the clinton presidential campaign some advice. it is the economy, stupid. when he should have said, it is the dry cleaning, stupid. [laughter] but this year, it is the safety, stupid. which is something someone should have said to alec baldwin. [audience reacts] but from the border to disintegrating cities, america s feeling of safety and security is falling safer than the door from a 737 max. that means another lefty sacred crowd has failed. that the cops are the enemy, not the. it turns out there are bad guys out there, which is why we have prisons and we have cops. but that basic truth was obliterated and replaced with extreme opposite. a conclusion exaggerated to wild extremes by the george floyd propagandists. remember the fall of minneapolis documentary which suggests that much of the narrative aro
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