freedom everywhere. it s about the kind of world we want to live in, and the world we want to leave to our children. president joe biden s remarks yesterday announcing that the u.s. will send several tanks to ukraine. we ll dig into this major policy reversal. and what impact the tanks could have on the war. plus, former president trump will soon have more places to post his social media rants. we ll tell you which platforms are reactivating his accounts. also ahead, republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene s ambitious plan to get to the white house. we ll bring you that exclusive reporting from nbc news. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, january 26th. joe is on assignment this morning. in a few minutes, we re going to explain what he s working on. and along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, and presidential historian, jon meacham joins us. he s the author of t
need to point out here. these tanks are not going to arrive anytime soon. they are still in the procurement process meaning they have to be built or refurbished from other tanks, which will take months. the ukrainians have to be trained. you asked what kind of difference they can make. it s not the difference that the abrams can make. it s a recognition that ukraine needs tanks for the upcoming battle. if you look at what the situation on the ground right now, russia is running very low on precision guide munitions, artillery, some of the things they have been using for longer range fights. there s a natural progression that the next phase is more of a tank battle. the sides are dug in, particularly the russian defenses, and the way to breakthrough that is with armor and recognized units like the