an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
8:00 in los angeles, and this is america s late news, fox news @ night. breaking tonight, in one hour, in a place called dicksville notch, where you are looking live, the primary votes for president will be cast and a small number of new hampshire residents will be among those who decide if nikki haley has enough support histogram. and president biden could lose, because not on the ballot. mark meredith is live in dixville notch with a preview of what s to come. good evening to you. the excitement is building right here in dixville notch because, as you mentioned, the first notes of the new hampshire primary are going to happen right here in this room a little less than an hour from now. there s only going to be six people voting. we have four republicans, two and declared but once they get done voting it shouldn t take long to get the results. in fact, after they take a look at the results, will be posted on a piece of whiteboard right there where you see the names for h
[laughter] dana: if you do, i hear it counts for two votes. bret: two votes, all right. thank you bret: good evening. i m bret baier, we are coming to you live from bedford, new hampshire for the second voting and first primary of the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will set the stage tonight for the now two candidate race in tomorrow s primary election in just a moment. first breaking tonight, federal agents can begin removing razor wire southern border in an area texas has taken over. 5-4 decision seen as a big win for the biden administration and comes as texas officials officials are refusing to back down installing new barbed wire fencing in that area. immigration and border patrol officers, the border issues actually were top issues for voters during the iowa caucuses. they are trending issues here new hampshire. bret, the decision that came down just hours ago, really does effect what happens here in shelby park. can i tell you border patrol from what i co
harris: welcome to bedford, new hampshire. i m in the middle of a primary. 20 hours ago florida governor ron desantis dropped out. the two-person race between former president trump and ambassador nikki haley is getting pretty fierce. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the political ads are hitting local television here like a storm. it is the eve of the first primary. just a week ago the nomination season kicked off with the iowa caucuses. desantis took a shot at haley as he exited the race yesterday calling her the old republican guard and then desantis endorsed trump. and again, i said it was getting interesting and hot. it is also getting very personal. here in new hampshire nikki haley has made an unholy alliance with rhino, never trumpers. i voted for donald trump twice. i agree with a lot of his policies. i was proud to serve america in his administration. but rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. if you want a losing candidate who puts a
carley: the republican presidential field is officially a two-candidate race with ron desantis dropping out just before the new hampshire primary. you are uch watching fox and friends first. todd: just before the start of football yesterday. twitter is talking about ron. i d todd piro. it appears that 62% of desantis supporters say trump is their second choice over haley in a new poll. brooke singman will wrap things up before polls open tomorrow. brooke: ron desantis said he didn t feel right asking his supporters to. clear upgrade over biden and right party. he has my dorsement, we can t go back to repackaged corporatism that nikki haley represents. brooke: former president trump thanking the florida governor for his support. he worked very hard. it s a tough go. he worked hard, his wife is a terrific woman. he dropped out and endorsed me. i appreciate that. somebody said what are you going to do with that name desanctimonious? we are retiring that name. bro