i endorsed ron, and ron, instead of dropping out of the race went to ahead of the race by a lot. i think up to 71 or something like that. in one night. i got him elected. pure and simple. now i hear he might want to run against me so we ll handle that the way i handle things. oh, here we go. we ll handle that the way i handle things. which sounds like a mob threat. actually, when you look how he handles things. lately just losing. it s losing. former president trump with what sounded like a threat in talking about a potential 2024 matchup against florida governor ron desantis. and for running against him. and conservative unusual group helped him win the white house back in 2016. who could have saw this coming? already attacked the pro lifer, now evangelicals? and real power in the house thanks to kevin mccarthy s desperate dealmaking to become speaker. reminds me of an expression we heard in the south pacific during the war. by the way, we came back aft
from the new york times that appears restaurant workers have been unknowingly paying for a lobby that s fighting against pay raises in the industry. that s come on, now! a story, and david pharonhold helped write that story and jonathan lemire is still with us. jonathan didn t get much sleep. doing seth meyers? what is that? the late show still waiting to see clip. joinings conversation along with joe, willie and me, economic analyst steve rattner. nbc news national affairs analyst and executive editor of the ethe recount john heilemann and real clear politics, amy s daughter joins us this morning. good to have you all onboard. willie. the united states one day away from reaching its borrowing limit having to take