military promotions by senator tuberville. what does this say about u.s. military readiness? would you talk with tuberville to work out a solution? i would be willing to talk to him if i thought there was any chance of him changing this ridiculous position. i expect the republican party to stand up and do something about it. it s within their power to do that. the idea that we don t have a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the idea that we have all these promotions and we don t know what s going to happen, the idea that we re injecting into fundamental foreign policy decisions what, in fact, is a domestic social debate is bizarre. i don t ever recall that happening, ever. it s totally irresponsible in my view. i just think that i mean, i m confident that the mainstream of the republican party no longer does not support what he s doing, but they got to stand up and be counted. that s how it ends. reporter: you ve been working on fortifying the fence along the bord
lots more on that on our website. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i n
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, i ve been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, who s preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldn t cut taxes at all. all those organisations with acronyms the imf, the obr, the ifs. here now is my conversation with the chancellor. well, chancellor, thank you for having us here inside number 11 and a rather grand dining room. yes, welcome, nick, it s great to see you here. we re in 11 downing street, this is your office here, you host meetings and dinners in this particular room, but it is also your home what is it like living above the shop? well, the first thing is that i never expected to be here. and as i
ainsley: it is the 8:00 a.m. hour of fox and friends, friday, january 19th. lawrence: we are four days from the nation s first primary in new hampshire, donald trump and nikki haley are taking shots at each other. watch. she would not be able handle that possible, she has no chance. then why is he running millions of ads against me? steve: daniel penny s attorney just shared support he got after judge rejected his plea to dismiss the chokehold case against him. reality is support our client has received has been overwhelming, so many people notice, if you walk the streets of new york, to experience the situation. there is not always a savior like my client to step in. brian: that is true. dash cam video, moment a speeding driver crashed into a snow plow. the final hour of fox and friends starts now. your mornings are better because you are with friends. you better be dressed. ainsley: get dressed. lawrence: this year. ainsley: tannersville, pennsylvani
you get a fair shake. why would i allow a hostile network and allow people that are polling at zero, polling at zero, one is zero with an arrow left. why would i allow people at 1 and 2% and 0% to be hitting me with questions all night. i don t think it s fair. that was former president donald trump s noncommittal answer on debating the other republican candidates because of their polling numbers when new data shows his own are starting to slip amid his federal indictment and the possibility of another indictment for january 6th coming this summer. the numbers are starting to slip, and you look at the people outside the hard core republican base, republicans and even independents leaning republican. you get outside of that to swing voters, to independents, to everybody else. something like 85% of those voters. i think he needs to drop out of the race right now. we ll have more on that ahead. also ahead, we re learning more about the plea deal for hunter biden as the