How we continue to be quite optimistic today. jen, good morning. viewers can look at the bottom of the screen. our projection, democrats did better than expected on tuesday night, is still that the house will go to republicans. the senate, it remains to be seen. how does that new dynamic in the house affect what you all do? how does it change your strategy when you look at a congress and republicans who have said we re going to start impeachment hearings on day one, we want to talk about hunter biden s laptop and all this stuff they ll throw at you? does it change your calculus about how you proceed over the next two years? well, the first thing i would say is i had couple calls this morning, and i think the house is truly still in play here. and to be here today and to see how close it will be and that there is still a path when we look at the races that are outstanding, when we look at the votes coming out of the west, there s definitely still a path for democrats to hold the hou
How do you reassure them if that is reason for their questioning, that the former president will not return, that his political movement is still very strong, will not oh, yeah? once again take power in the united states? well, we just have to demonstrate that he will not take power. what do you think would be the tougher competitor, ron desantis, or former president trump, and how is that factoring into your decision? it would be fun watching them take on each other. all right. he was having fun. he was loose yesterday. oh, yeah? nice. oh, yeah? let s bring in the white house deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president jen o malley dillon. jen, thanks for being with us. the president, well, say he
After the house. but, look, even though evan mcmullin lost in utah, 41% of utah, a state that basically is almost an 08/20 state, democrats, republican, and independents came together to stand up against mike lee. we need more of that in the future, this uncomfortable alliance for democracy. now is not the time to go to sleep and take a nap. now is the time to double down. republican congressman adam kinzinger of illinois. congressman, thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. still ahead on morning joe, cnbc s andrew ross sorkin joins us to break down that inflation report just released. things headed in the right direction for now. also ahead, president biden spoke last night with house minority leader kevin mccarthy. we ll ask the president s deputy chief of staff, jen o malley dillon, about the details of that conversation when she joins us live if the white house. morning joe will be right back.
Could determine control of the house of representatives? well i think the american people should feel great that their democracy is working. it s in action and the reason we need to have a little extra patients as we wait to see some of these results come through it s because turnout was very high across the board. all ages, all parts of this country people turned out to vote. so don t fret. the more patients you have the better, because we feel confident in what we are seeing. obviously there are more votes to be counted. we re gonna wait for those official results. jen o malley dillon, thank you for joining us once again for joining us tonight. thanks lawrence. and coming up, we ll be joined by the democrat to beat a trump republican who stated position that ten year old rape victims should be subjected to we called a community review in order to obtain abortion services. wiley nickel is one of the congressional democrat candidates who appeared on last word and he is now on h
Actually honored? after president trump prematurely declared victory in 2020, well before all the votes were in the election was decided. biden campaign manager jen o malley dillon held daily election protection briefings. where she and a campaign lawyer would break down all of the bogus election lawsuits and talk about what was actually happening with the real election results. those few days in which the election hadn t been called yet, i don t know if you can remember them, but i remember them as sort of foolishly anxious. and anxiety producing. and jen o malley dillon and her briefings, they were critical in reassuring the country that the process had not been derailed. that the center was still folding. jen o malley dillon is now president biden s white house deputy chief of staff. and i want to know, from her, what is the plan this year? joining us now is jen o malley dillon, campaign manager for joe biden in 2020, and current white house deputy chief of staff. jen, thank you s