an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
he even scowled during his arraignment. his aide and co-defendant walt nauta appeared with him in court. nauta not entering a plea to the six counts he faces because he did not have a local attorney. let s go now to cnn anchor and chief correspondent kaitlan collins who s in miami. trump is calling this one of the saddest days in the history of the country. it is a sad day, though, i m not sure in the same way he means it. give us your take. reporter: yeah, jake, and i think what you re seeing with that comment that trump posted as he was on his way here to this courthouse for that arraignment and the many others that he has posted online also shows, you know, not just what we ve been talking about here today which is the legal strategy and what that s going to look like, but the political strategy that you were seeing the president use when it comes to this visit and how they are going to be fund-raising off of it and using it as, of course, he tries to make his way throug
back at home, new developments into the investigation of former president donald trump s handling of classified documents. another grand jury is expected to convene in the case where they are asking what could this mean? and then chris christie expected to throw his hat into the ring tonight. meanwhile, authorities in california are investigating two private planes carrying migrants from the border and dropping them off without warning in california. we will talk to the state s attorney general that says this could mean criminal charges. in florida, calls are growing for the arrest of a woman that shot and killed her neighbor. she knocked on the door, unarmed, no weapons, just wanted answers. we begin this hour with breaking news out of ukraine. overnight an explosion destroyed a critical dam in russian-controlled territory that is threatening tens of thousands of people. ukraine officials are urging residents to evacuate with water levels reaching critical levels withi
but as always, the finer details reveal the true winners and losers of the gop s latest manufactured political crisis has a new york times writes, the president and his negotiators believe they worked out a deal that allowed republicans to claim big spending cuts, even as the reality was far more modest. joining me now is one of those negotiators, shalanda young, director of the office of management and budget director. welcome back to the sunday show. thank you, jonathan. let s put on the screen some of the provisions of the law. i know we did that in the introduction. imposes new caps on federal spending for two years, restarts the federal student loan repayments, new work requirements for food stamps, cuts 1.8 billion dollars in irs funding, rescinds 30 billion dollars of unspent covid funds. now, the president the speaker both said they didn t get everything they wanted. what didn t the white house came? look, we always said, if you have a true budget discussion, if
use terror for their own professional gain? that s what politicians do. so yes. now, i m not saying yes. i m just saying, look at all these politicians. their hacks. but not doing anything other than lying to you. if a politician s mouth is moving on capitol hill, they re lying to you. but i m looking at a politician, and your map is moving. i m not a politician. and i feel like you re lying to me. i m not a politician. no topic was off limits. like the prospect of prison time over the 23 federal charges he s facing. carrying a baby are in the halls of congress, and when asked who it wise, he said, not his, yet. compared himself, yes, he really did this, he compared himself to rosa parks. marsha p. johnson. very respectful, honorable person. keep going. respectful an honorable in what way? and all the senses. all the work. why should be johnson? yeah. what does that mean? just keep going. next. you don t know her. you don t. i do, j