twice impeached, twice criminally indicted so far donald trump is the undisputed presidential front runner of the republican party. i don t know that on january 7th, 2021, right after all the republicans who mattered had condemned donald trump s role in the attempted insurrection, that we thought we would be here a year and a half later. we are very far away from the republican party returning to normal, perhaps even knowing what normal is. we are very far away from an america where both of the two majority political parties respect the system and stand up for democracy. we know where donald trump stands on democracy and architecture. but it s not just trump. we know that he is a symptom, not the disease itself. every time i get a subpoena, my polls go up. reports were grand jury. it s all bowl to. it s all stuff. you can see the crowd, there but more than 2000 people stood in the wind and rain to cheer that trump rant. to cheer the subpoenas. the grand juries, the man
of building. have a good weekend, my friend. see you next week. all right, we are now the unofficial start of the 2024 presidential campaign season, six months out from 2024, and in a confluence events this week, yesterday in fact, rex exactly two and a half years since the january 6th attack on the capital. it s humbling for our country, for our democracy, that the twice impeached, twice criminally indicted so far donald trump is the undisputed presidential front runner of the republican party. i don t know that on january 7th, 2021, right after all the republicans who mattered had condemned donald trump s role in the attempted insurrection, that we thought we would be here a year and a half later. we are very far away from the republican party returning to normal, perhaps even knowing what normal is. we are very far away from an america where both of the two majority political parties respect the system and stand up for democracy. we know where donald trump stands on demo
jesse: i made bret give me one. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. a damning federal government report about local law enforcement failures during the uvalde, texas school massacre. neither side is willing to budge in the border standoff between texas and washington. over land along the southern border. we will bring that you story. and we talk live to the founding chairman of the no labels group about how democratic groups are allegedly trying to undercut attempts to construct a unity presidential ticket, get on ballots. we will talk about where that effort stands tonight. we begin tonight with an update in the ongoing threats from china. hazardous materials team from the environmental protection team is removing dangerous chemicals from a warehouse in california turned to unlicensed bio lab by a chinese national. it s raising new questions and concerns tonight. national correspondent william la jeunesse shows us from reedily, california, good evening, william. bret
retaining any evidence a former allies now say that trump is a threat to nationa security and, president biden kicks off his 2020 foreign setting the tone of this campaign, focusin on policy over his potential opponent then, ukrainian forces recapture a village in the southeast with this counte offensive means for the future of the war and democracy abroa as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night what good evening once again i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. the former president s hit wit new restrictions in hi criminal trial as he prepares to fight charge that he mishandled the nation most sensitive secrets today, a federal magistrat judge issued a protective orde borrowing in trump and his c defendant walt not up fo revealing or keeping any trial evidence that also means no posts o social media and they are no for allowed to review evidence unless a lawyer or staff membe from the defense team is present. the ruling follows a request from jack smith s
first votes. a key poll shows donald trump far ahead in iowa, with just hours before the kickoff to the 2024 primary race. one candidate jumped in with sky high expectations, now he s feegtsing for his political life. now is our time. will his iowa focus pay off? candidate governor ron desantis joins me next. and tundra on the trail. caucusgoers and candidates brave subzero temperatures in the coldest iowa contest ever. i worry about that. wear layers. mthey can throw a blizzard a us, and we ll have a fight. who will have the advantage in turnout? plus, rough waters. an escalation in the middle east to now a key senator is the to press joe biden on the u.s. role there. is biden s stance widening the rift on the left? the united states is deeply complicit. bernie sanders joins me exclusively. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is frozen. tomorrow is one of the single most consequential days in this year s calendar, t