what a fantastic spot we have here in des moines, iowa. it s great to be with you today, everybody, i m martha maccallum. it is sunday, we don t usually see you on a sunday, but we re really excited to be here for the story in iowa, one day to go. so much on the line for all of these candidates and voters across the state as we kick off the 2024 presidential race now in earnest. here in iowa you have the ability to change the trajectory of american politics. vote for the candidate who s going to speak the truth to you. every step of the way we re moving because we re connecting with people, because we re talking about the issues they care about. the entire world will be listening to you, and i believe that iowa is going to speak loud and clear. you re first in the nation for a reason, it s important. martha: former president trump sitting comfortably atop the brand new des moines register poll, always very closely watched. this is a fierce race for second place at
tonight, the trump white house and foreign cash. a new report from house democrat showing donald trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments while he was in office. then, ron desantis ramping up attacks on nikki haley. but does he have a shot at victory? and an 11th hour exclusive. your warning on how a third party challenger could help donald trump win in 2024. it memo to possible donors as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again i am stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today donald trump made it official. he wants voters to put him back in the white house but today there were stunning revelations about what he was doing during his first term. trump was raking in millions in cash from foreign nations while he was in office. at least 7.8 million bucks according aeport from democrats and the house oversight committee which they titled white house for sale. the report says 20 foreign government
donald trump win in 2024. it memo to possible donors as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again i am stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today donald trump made it official. he wants voters to put him back in the white house but today there were stunning revelations about what he was doing during his first term. trump was raking in millions in cash from foreign nations while he was in office. at least 7. 8 million bucks according to a report from democrats and the house oversight committee which they titled white house for sale. the report says 20 foreign governments made payments to trump businesses during a two-year period with five and a half million coming from china alone. the money went to trump hotels and d. c. , vegas, and new york. here is one big problem. aside from the optics, it s a little thing in the constitution called the clause that clearly forbids presidents from receiving any gift or benefit
newly minted presidential candidate, nikki haley, says she s the person who can expand the gop base. here s what she said to sean hannity on fox tonight, just hours after her first rally as a candidate. we will get people that will come into our fold. our goal is not we are not about compromises. we are not about changing who we are. where about fighting for what we believe, but convincing our opponents to be with us. and that s the part that s going to change, we need to expand our tent, we have to bring hispanics-ing. we have to bring the jewish community in. we need to bring the asian community in. we need to bring african americans in, because our policies are right. i wanna bring in cnn political commentator, margaret hoover, democratic on imitator kai form professional tennis player, patrick mcenroe great to have all of you here. margaret, i want to start with you. tell us, because you like nikki haley i think i ve heard you are excited about this addition to
this world. and specifically america. it s the fact that ta-nehisi coates it is working on the superman it s been reported, but yes, i agree. it s like one really good thing for us all to hang on to. this week. it s always good to see you my friend. thank you at-home for being here. there s been a ton of movement in the two sprawling criminal investigations into former president donald trump. ones that are being conducted by special counsel, jack smith. those two investigations are of course trump s squirreling away of classified documents at his mar-a-lago beach club. and trump s efforts to subvert american democracy and overturn the 2020 election results. today, eli then b c reporters spotted conservative activist, tom fitting going into the d.c. federal courthouse with the grand jury along with the doj prosecutor who works for the special counsel. fifth, in is the president of judicial watch, the ultraconservative outfit that enjoys suing the federal government to qu