it is one of several recent indicators that trump s grip on the republican party might actually be slipping. in the report from the washington post plans that even some of the ex presidents most faithful supporters are now suffering from the dreaded trump fatigue. the post interviewed more than 150 trump supporters and they found that although he maintains a bond with his base, many voters have expressed interest in finding a new standard. one interviewer said i, and a lot of other republicans were supportive of president trump are becoming less and less supportive. not because i am a never trumper, i just don t believe that trump is a best person to move this party forward. ouch. just this morning, republican national committee chair, ronna mcdaniel, through a new program at trump three loyalty pledge. she said all candidates wishing to take part in the republican party s first debate must promise to support the eventual 2024 nominee. that s been used to trump who said earli
there s no way around it, that s just the best one. believe me, i ve tried it every which way, and it really doesn t get better than pete butt. but this would have never happened under my administration. people are saying i made the trains less safe. not true, okay? not true. i did a lot for trains. i made them bigger, faster, less safe perhaps, but yeah, perhaps you did. perhaps. saturday night live s take on donald trump s recent trip to east palestine, ohio. meanwhile, president joe biden says he doesn t have plans to visit the town devastated by the train disaster, and we ll have his comments on why. plus, the first lady seems to have given away the president s plans for 2024. we ll play for you what she said. also ahead, a weekend of deadly russian strikes in ukraine brings more attention to the debate over supplying ukrainian forces with fighter jets. and a new report from the department of energy on the origins of covid. good morning. welcome to morn
here tonight, that will do us without for now. but now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell, good evening, lawrence. good evening, rachel, i mean i don t have ever done before. on tv. you and i have both done it in the privacy of our offices. i m going to read the pool report of this trip to ukraine which is as traumatic as pool reports get. you and i have seen a bunch of them. this one so far is better than anything i ve read in the actual newspaper accounts of the strip. how it came together. the two reporters who are traveling with the presidents all the way. really fascinating stuff. anytime in the first act of some sort of drama, you get a swearing to secrecy, then you know that you re actually dealing with something that s got excellent dramatic potential to it. i know exactly the full report you are talking to. i completely support this decision. thank you, rachel. thanks a lot. they couldn t use air force one. they couldn t to use the most f
cast their ballots in this critical midterm election at stake. control of the u.s. house of representatives, control of the u.s. senate, plus control of governors mansions in state houses all across united states. the polls and political history point to a likely good night for republicans. since 1990, the president s party has lost seats in the house, sometimes in the dozens, when the president s approval rating falls below 50%. and biden s sure is below 50%. trying to ride that momentum, sources tell cnn that donald trump has been discussing with aides whether he should announce his 2024 presidential campaign tonight. it s all unknown as of now, but what is clear, we probably will not know the results in a number of the elections tomorrow night. it will likely take days to count all the ballots. so, what to watch out for in the meantime? beware of bad actors who will try to take advantage of these delays to spread false conspiracies about election fraud. let s take a momen
it is election day in america. hello everyone i m anderson cooper welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are looking at live pictures of voters lining up to cast their ballots. polls are open in a majority of states. at this hour six more states are opening their doors to voters. the big question who will control congress. dozens of house races are considered toss ups, republicans need to win 30 competitive seats to win the majority. in the senate the race is likely to determine control are very tight. republicans need a net gain of one seat to clinch the majority from democrats. more than 40 million americans have cast their ballots in early voting ahead of today. it all comes down to turnout today and the issues. the only certainty is that voters will decide who they elect and who controls congress. we have this consequential midterm election covered for you from coast to coast. i want to begin with our coverage with cnn s jason carroll li