nation once again. we re not a free nation right now. we don t have free press. we don t have free anything. just a small sample of donald trump s dark speech at cpac. we ll have more of the former president s maga messaging in just a moment. meanwhile it sure sounds like his former secretary of state is also running for president. mike pompeo is making the rounds, criticizing trump s fiscal record while in the white house. and also ahead, we ll have a look at president joe biden s visit to selma, alabama, to mark the anniversary of bloody sunday. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this week just outside washington, dc, where former president donald trump returned to the stage at cpac over the weekend. for nearly two hours saturday evening trump addressed a smaller than usual crowd at the conservative conference in national harbor, maryland. there the 2024 pre
american mainstream. i m talking about main street americans in their millions. they come in all sizes, shapes and colors. blue collar workers, blacks, hispanics, shoe keepers, scholars, service people, housewives and professional men and women, they re the backbone of america. we can t move america without moving their hearts and minds, as well. they want all electric stoves all over the country. but we don t have the electric power for that. we want electric stoves, but we also want gas stoves. it s april fools . why do they want that? cpac then and now. the conservative conference has shifted in recent years to grievance politics. those two speeches 41 years apart. now, led by former president donald trump who delivered a dark speech, telling a sparse crowd at cpac, quote, i am your retribution. we ll have more of his remarks and what they mean for the 2024 presidential race just ahead. plus, we ll get a live report from springfield, ohio, where another norfolk south
Trains crossing on campus are disruptive and can cause students to be late to class. Norfolk Southern, the railway that owns and operates the tracks on campus, and JMU should
another norfolk southern trail derailment in ohio. 28 cars came off the tracks just west of columbus in springfield. the train was carrying hazardous materials but not in any of the cars that derailed. still, residents were ordered to shelter in place for several hours as a precaution. the crash happened just over a month after a norfolk southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in east palestine along the pennsylvania border, renewing calls for rail safety. ohio senator sherrod brown wrote, ohio communities should not be forced to live in fear of another disaster. it is unacceptable. he called on congress to pass immediate legislation. nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch joins us from springfield, ohio, with the latest. good morning. reporter: willie, good morning. you can see this area still blocked off behind us here. this morning, we have no word on any public health threat, no reported injuries from officials.
criticism as he pursues a re-election bid. this is to ensure people aren t speaking out of turn when it comes to the president s political future, be on the same page and have everyone united as they move into what is likely to be a divisive election, as we ve seen the last few cycles. keep your friends close and potential political rivals closer. that seems to be the message from the white house. tyler page, terrific reporting. thank you for joining us this morning. up next, we ll look at former president trump s escalating attacks on china. then coming up on morning joe, much, much more from cpac, including trump saying he won t drop out of the 2024 white house race even if he gets indicted. plus, a live report from springfield, ohio, where there has been another norfolk southern trail derailment. morning joe is a few, short