be over. the truth of it is isn t quite over. but if you could just use your mask a bit more, make sure you have ventilation, for the next three months while we re in this difficult winter period, then that would make an enormous difference to our health system and to your own personal health. who is it, the president, is it your personal doctor? who would be the most effective messenger for that? well, i think personal physicians are the most effective messenger. and personal physicians emphasizing high-quality masks in crowded situations. indoor ventilation is a longer term issue that has to be done with local housing codes. but also we have a lot of money for schools that could upgrade indoor ventilation. we want to prevent kids from getting flu, rsv and covid. and, by the way, asthma and other things. improving indoor ventilation in schools is very important and a top priority. and there are tens of billions
cedes control of the house the republicans. looming is the decision whether to run for president. mike memoli drew the tough reporting assignment live from st. croix. come on! you win. we lose. president biden should take rest because he is coming back to a lot. questions about the future but also a divided washington and house gop intent to make life very challenging for the president and his west wing. reporter: yeah. that s right. i take a backseat to nobody coming to the presidential vacation assignment. i had the duty to travel back and forth to waikiki in the obama administration and last year spent the week in a similar pa are dice. delaware. love it.
president biden seeking another term is down played. the president is clear. every time asked about this he intend to run for re-election. second part he says i m a great respecter of faith. in 2016 considering a run. death of his son beau interceded. all signs are that the president is pointing towards running for re-election. this is a time for him to enjoy the time with his family. his daughter ashley, two grand children are here. people here are intending to give the president space to enjoy the time off. it s interesting that the president doesn t have much of a staff footprint. jake sullivan is here but dealing with the new republican majority is under way for weeks.
and i think that s what makes in part, the midterm election result here so interesting and surprising, where people, to some extent, rally to protect democracy, despite whatever view that, you know, that biden may not be in their own economic self-interests. to some sense, we ve transcended some of the optimistic concerns in order to rally for democracy. that s definitely for the ukraine war writ large, where certainly not in the short-term interest to rally in defense of ukraine, and yet they continue to hold quite firm in response to everything. and one thing i would add, the joe biden theory of democracy, is that democracy survives when it shows that it can get things done. that s another reason why i would walk out of this year on the optimistic side, it s that congress after years of
about what hoover knew and the political power and popularity. the new book is g-man getting rave reviews. i can t wait to read it. thank you so much for joining us this morning still ahead on morning joe, a live report from san croix where president biden is vacationing. plus, new signs pointing to potential charges for the former president after a federal judge said donald trump s speech on january 6 could have signaled to supporters that he wanted them to do something more than just protest. also ahead, joe s conversation with an american music i con. morning joe will be right back.