i endorsed ron, and ron, instead of dropping out of the race went to ahead of the race by a lot. i think up to 71 or something like that. in one night. i got him elected. pure and simple. now i hear he might want to run against me so we ll handle that the way i handle things. oh, here we go. we ll handle that the way i handle things. which sounds like a mob threat. actually, when you look how he handles things. lately just losing. it s losing. former president trump with what sounded like a threat in talking about a potential 2024 matchup against florida governor ron desantis. and for running against him. and conservative unusual group helped him win the white house back in 2016. who could have saw this coming? already attacked the pro lifer, now evangelicals? and real power in the house thanks to kevin mccarthy s desperate dealmaking to become speaker. reminds me of an expression we heard in the south pacific during the war. by the way, we came back aft
last nighted by hadn t a visit with the president of the netherlands. thank you, we ve had a great relationship with our countries personally i look forward to discussing in a lot more detail. thank you. thank you so much and thank you for hosting. the first time in my there s a fireplace. because the burning classified documents in that fireplace. okay. welcome back to morning joe. it s wednesday, january 18th. look at that beautiful shot of new york city. it s the top of the hour. also ahead this hour, kevin mccarthy is digging in on the debt ceiling. the first political fight of his speakership has the country in danger of defaulting. the latest on the stalemate. also ahead, two democratic senators are trying to play diplomats at the world economic forum in davos. we ll tell you what piece of u.s. legislation has some european manufacturers upset. plus, an eye-opening report