trumpers. are we really going to say we re okay having our options two 80-year-olds that run for president? i m not being disrespectful. i m saying we need somebody with eight years. they can t do that. donald trump and nikki haley each making their final pitches to voters in new hampshire before the first primary in the race for the republican nomination. that is tonight. we ll have more from both candidates straight ahead. meanwhile, on capitol hill there are signs that a bipartisan deal on border security and foreign aid is now headed in the right direction. we ll go through those new developments. plus a proposal that could bring temporary peace to gaza. we ll have that latest on that offer from israel. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the day of the new hampshire primary. and donald trump made his final pitch to new hampshire voters last night in the city of luconia.
harris: welcome to bedford, new hampshire. i m in the middle of a primary. 20 hours ago florida governor ron desantis dropped out. the two-person race between former president trump and ambassador nikki haley is getting pretty fierce. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the political ads are hitting local television here like a storm. it is the eve of the first primary. just a week ago the nomination season kicked off with the iowa caucuses. desantis took a shot at haley as he exited the race yesterday calling her the old republican guard and then desantis endorsed trump. and again, i said it was getting interesting and hot. it is also getting very personal. here in new hampshire nikki haley has made an unholy alliance with rhino, never trumpers. i voted for donald trump twice. i agree with a lot of his policies. i was proud to serve america in his administration. but rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. if you want a losing candidate who puts a
[cheering]. greg: yes! [cheers and applause]. greg: happy tuesday, everybody! it s good to be back. last night after all of the campaigning and spending, ron, nikki and desantis were on the receiving end of another trump thumping. finishing second, third and fourth just like women at a women s swim meet because the dude always wins. remember in 2015, what a photo. that s like timberlake with the rest of in sync. trump bumped each off like the last act of good fellows. there should be yellow crime tape around their podiums. good thing chris christie was already gone. you know how much chalk it takes to outline that body. [laughing]. greg: you should not laugh at that. he is struggling. last night it was not a caucus. it was a carcus. kamala harris predicted it. president trump insighted an ere erection. greg: and last night he did. what does last night s result mean for november. let s face it. there are only 4 people in america who know what a caucus is ask an
still in des moines tonight. we re going to go straight to new hampshire where there is big news vivek ramaswamy and president trump. let it happen. we can not let it continue. we re going down and we can not let it continue. last night, i was honored to receive the endorsement of a man who has become a true leader and earned the admiration of so many patriots. i have been a friend of his, even though we were competing against each other. but i was a friend of his and we got along and he was saying he is a great president. i kept saying why is he running? he keeps calling me a great president. [laughter] he is a fantastic guy. very smart guy. he has some tremendous ideas and is he young and got some young ideas, too. that s a good thing. so he has a big, beautiful, bright future ahead. vivek ramaswamy. [cheers] [cheers and applause] let s do, this guys. good to see you. it s good to be back to new hampshire. we miss you guys. we re going to make this happen and you guys
just days before the iowa caucuses. the former new jersey governor declining to endorse any of his republican rivals, at least for now, even as he urges he supporters to choose a candidate with character. this comes as we re just now a few hours away from cnn s republican presidential debate later tonight, nikki haley and ron desantis about to come face to case for the final time before the iowa caucuses. it s a critically important test as both candidates try to close the gap with donald trump. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it s major breaking news indeed, with chris christie suspending his run tonight. the race is on for other candidates as to try to pick up his supporters. kylie atwood is with us. the remaining campaigns are clearly interested in bringing voters over to their side. what are you hearing? reporter: they are indeed. there was a hot mic moment that wasn t actually included in that speech that we