the idf says the fighting in gaza will continue throughout the coming months, but the u.s. officials say this withdrawal signals israel may be shifting to a more low-intensity operation, which is something the biden administration has been pushing for. you wonder if they re also responding to pressure from their number one ally, the united states of america, where there are, willie, a lot of questions about that s a great not only their strategy but how this all went down. exactly. it is a great point. we re learning now the relationship between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president biden is reportedly becoming more strained, according to several sources speaking to the new york times. and more frustrated in recent weeks by netaahs refusal to change tactics in gaza despite the insistence of the united states. in early december, biden pleased some within the white house by going off script to say israel sk losing international
impacted by unforeseen events, in ways that cannot be controlled. i ll say something else, and happy new year to you and everybody at morning joe. something else the chair said, we re headed in the right direction as it relates to the economy. look, when we left 2023, we saw the data. we pay attention to the data that showed consumer confidence was up. that showed 14 million jobs were created. unemployment was under 4%. those things matter, and that s what we are going to pay attention to. what the president also said, the job is not done. we need to do more. two words, two words that i m going to give you that we re going to continue to do as it relates to the economy is continue to lower costs. that has been at the center of bidenomics. that s been at the center of how the president feels like he needs to move forward. i ll take a step back for a second. in the last two years, almost three years now, the president
president again next november. even if it means electing a democrat? it is disappointing. i m upset with the options. at the end of the day, i trust one person with our government and democracy than i do the other. i ve never voted for a democrat in my life, but in this next election, i d put policy aside and choose democracy. former trump white house aides speaking out on the dangers of a potential second trump term. the supreme court is poised to rule on one of the most consequential cases in american history. two states now have ruled former president trump is not eligible to hold the office of presidency. the colorado case has already been appealed. if the supreme court agrees to hear the case, the new york times writes, justices will act in the shadow of two competing political realizes. the times reports, they will be reluctant to wrest from
two brigades scheduled later this week, to pull out of gaza, is it a nod to the pressure that president biden, frankly, has been putting on prime minister netanyahu? perhaps symbolic, as the idf will continue its fight in gaza to root out hamas, but is that a nod to president biden, saying, okay, pull back a bit? not really, willie. the one area where i think the israelis have listened to the president is byallowing more humanitarian aid to get into gaza. there, the administration has had some effect on israeli policy. the fact the israelis can reduce the military presence in gaza doesn t change the way they re conducting the war. what we re actually hearing from the israelis, it ll be an extraordinarily long war. as you, yourself, said a minute ago, what s still missing is any political dimension to the strategy. what we re looking at is a long war followed by an open-ended
noteworthy and things we should probably be concerned about? but in terms of the justices on that court, are they not just looking at whether this is constitutional? that s the job. as adam points out, the issue in front of them is the pure legal issue of trump s eligibility. the court isn t supported to take into account any political considerations. but i think adam is dead on the money when he talks about there being a lot of potential procedural off-ramps that the court could take that would permit trump to remain on the ballot. i think in this situation, it s difficult to believe that they ll completely divorce themselves from the policy considerations. a lot of people are concerned about removing the choice from the hands of voters, but if we look at it strictly as a legal matter, there are certain eligibility criteria to be president. you have to be 35. you have to be a native born citizen. those criteria are a little more black and white than this