Good morning, welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 13th. We have so much more to get to with that hearing yesterday on capitol hill. Democrats pressed the former Special Counsel on his language about President Bidens memory while republicans wanted to know why the president wasnt charged. Meanwhile, also on capitol hill, today the who house is expected to vote on a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the most popular apps in america. Well explain that legislation. Well also get analysis on the alarming comments from russian president Vladimir Putin this morning about the threat to use nuclear weapons. Hes saying that if russias sovereignty or independence is threatened, he will use nukes. Good morning, everybody. Along with willie and me, we have the host of wasteway, bureau chief at politico jonathan louisiana mere. Msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle and jonathan martin. Great group this morning. Also has President Biden announced a new Weapons Package for ukraine. According
Resentment, revenge, and retribution, thats not me. In my career, ive been told i was too young. By the way, they didnt let me on the senate elevators for votes sometimes. Not a joke. Ive been told i am too old. Whether young or old, ive always been known ive always known what endures. Ive known our north star. The very idea of america is that were all created equal. Deserves to be treated equally throughout our lives. Weve never fully lived up to that idea, but weve never walked away from it either. And i wont walk away from it now. Im optimistic. I really am. Im optimistic, nancy. Four more years four more years My Fellow Americans four more years the issue facing our nation isnt how old we are, its how old are our ideas . Hate, anger, revenge, retribution are the oldest of ideas. But you cant lead america with ancient ideas. Itll only take us back. You lead america, the land of possibilities, you need a vision for the future and what can and should be done. Tonight, youve heard mine
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Her president ial campaign. Thanks for being here, im ana cabrera with Special Coverage alongside my colleagues, jose diazbalart and andrea mitch el. Nikki haley is expected to speak from South Carolina. Shes going to announce her exit from the president ial race according to two sources familiar. And those remarks coming after haleys disappointing Super Tuesday showing, netting her just one victory, the state of vermont. Lets get right to nbc use Vaughn Hillyard in west palm beach, florida, and Steve Kornacki is with us at the big board. Also joining us, Symone Sanders townsend, and mark murray, nbc news senior political editor. Thank you all for joining us. So vaughn, haley kicked off her campaign 385 days ago. What are you anticipating as we wait for her remarks to begin . Reporter right, more than a year ago nikki haley has been running this campaign against donald trump. Donald trump much to his chagrin, had noted multiple times that she had once promised that she would never chal
Leader not holding back. I thought the reference to my favorite punk scaband, insane. What was it . Malignant clown show. Malignant clown show. A good one best 1990s bunk scaband out there. Close cousin to the Insane Clown Posse out of detroit. Yeah, of course. Fantastic. That a Malignant Clown show. This as Top Republican in the Senate Releases an fbi memo that fails to prove any, any, of the accusations against President Joe Biden and his son hunter. And the people said, oh, how nice. The republicans now have their own steele dossier. Yeah. Plus, Kevin Mccarthy made a secret promise to trump. And speaking of the form period well play his ominous comments that seem to be calls for a january 6 response to his legal issues. Heres the problem. Willie a lot of problems there there are a lot of problems but he needs to read the room. This does not help him with jack smith. I dont know. Maybe this helped him with a Contract Dispute in new jersey when hed throw words around like that. Threat