morning joe. it is tuesday, december 26th, i m jonathan lemire. alongside me former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan and the haass of msnbc s politics nation reverend al sharpton. president biden and first lady jill biden spent christmas eve fielding phone calls for the norad santa tracker. the president posted this picture on social media writing that he spoke to excited young americans worried about santa s whereabouts. then the president and first lady called units from each branch of the military to wish them a merry christmas and thank them for their service. republican front runner donald trump, on the other hand, spent the holiday weekend in a very different fashion, taking on his political enemies. the former president posted several, shall we say, unusual christmas messages on truth social that criticized people like joe biden and jack smith. in one post the channeled home alone kevin mccallister. merry christmas, y
to this policy to this country. this is a shambles and it is shambles the home secretary has no one but shambles the home secretary has no one but herself to blame. next week s train one but herself to blame. next week s train strikes one but herself to blame. next week s train strikes are - one but herself to blame. iiiril week s train strikes are expected to knock out half of britain s railway lines barely a fifth of trains running. the european union launches legal action over plans to scrap parts of the pros brexit deal for northern ireland. the government says it s disappointed. an our shrinking coastline, a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. good afternoon. yorkshire county cricket club and a number of individuals have been charged by the england and wales cricket board after an investigation into racism and other allegations at the club. the investigation follows allegations of racism made by forme
sensitive site expiration is done. to be thanks very much, we appreciate it. kristen o leary is the former director of hostage recovery for the united states. he s a senior vice president of global affairs for the group. coming up, donald trump continues to take a page out of the authoritarian playbook as his legal troubles grow. i ll speak with the woman who wrote the book on authoritarian leaders. ruth joins me. then, with israel and hezbollah trading fire over lebanon s threatens to spill over into the region. we ll go to lebanon for the latest on the ground. plus, lbj and by the former vice prime minister of israel, another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning to you, it is sunday the 22nd. with wars regime between ukraine and russia, israel and hamas, and threatening to spill into other continents, global leadership is critical. we re facing our own crisis of democracy in her own home, one that is easy to overlook when the news of the world s war. legal peri
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