Fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for House Democrats. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has plans to send active duty troops to the Southern Border as soon as next week. We will explain what the Military Personnel will be doing down there. Also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. New reporting this morning on Text Messages that ultimately led to Tucker Carlsons firing. We also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a Spring Offensive against russias army. And writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. Good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of Way Too Early, white house, jen palmieri, Cohost Of The Circus and former chairman o. Of the republican committee, Michael Steele.
fight over the debt ceiling and a possible plan b for house democrats. meanwhile, the biden administration has plans to send active duty troops to the southern border as soon as next week. we will explain what the military personnel will be doing down there. also ahead, new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. it comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. new reporting this morning on text messages that ultimately led to tucker carlson s firing. we also will have a look at the latest aid package headed to ukraine as its forces prepare for a spring offensive against russia s army. and writers expected back on the picket lines today as the wga strike is already impacting several shows, late night going dark for starters. good morning, welcome to morning joe, it is wednesday, may 3rd, with us we have the host of way too early, white house, jen palmieri, cohost of the circus and former chairman o. of the republican committe
have settled that case. so, we ll leave it at that. no, they were exonerated. people on both sides. there he goes again. former president donald trump in 2019 refusing to write a 30-year-old wrong when he took out this full page ad the new york times calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty in new york in the wake of the central park five case. one of the men exonerated in that case responded with an ad of his own on the day trump was arraigned in new york last month. and we are joined by youssef, a candidate for new york city council. thank you for being with us today. my pleasure. my pleasure. you re jumping into the arena of politics. what drove you there? all of this. you know, those who have been closest to the pain should have a seat at the table. you know, i ve always said that. and you know, many times you see people marching for justice out in the streets. it occurred to me that you need to have someone in the halls of power to carry your voice.
cause that day. this one now in custody. even after efg we know, after everything kwef seen a large swath of americans want to vote for donald trump again. more than 30 years ago, donald trump called for the execution of our next guest and a group of his friends after the man s wrongful arrest in the case of the so-called central park five. they now are the exonerated five. now youssef salam is running for new york city council. he joins us in our studio next on morning joe. tudio next on morning joe. this week is your chance to try any subway footlong for free. like the subway series menu. just buy any footlong in the app, and get one free. everyone loves free stuff chuck. can we get peyton a footlong? get it before it s gone. on the subway app.