making his way from the airport here. he s just wrapping up a cross country tour speaking with americans living this day in and day out. they re baring the influx of migrants and in some cases, people part of gangs that are now in this country. they are disturbing a lot in these communities. i will also speak with senator marco rubio on the battle over whether the bill that congress is debating will actually fill what is wrong. i know that s a question on a lot of people s minds as we look at all of this. but first, secretary of defense, lloyd austin, facing reporters just a short time ago and taking responsibility for this secrecy that he put in place over his hospital stay. now also addressing his work at hand. whether the white house s defensive plan in the middle east is ineffective. the message has been deterrence, deterring the attack by the houthis, deterring the attacks by the malitias. has deterrence failed? our goal is to make sure that we contain this crisis in
with real questions and answers. not scripted. peter: no big kickoff rally today. so far all we have got is this very short teaser ad. courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. peter: as usual, white house officials say they don t want to weigh in on elections because of the hatch act. but they are happy to speak about ron desantis florida. lawmakers, republicans in florida, have attacked diversity. they have an attacked inclusion efforts. they have limited the teaching of black history. and they have launched attacks on the lgbtq youth, immigrants, educators and women s reproductive freedom that s what you have seen from lawmakers in florida. desantis is not clearing the feecialtiond the primary field of other trump challengers. glenn youngkin, rumored to be considering a run. his top staffer says glenn youngkin is focused on virginia. anyone who anonymously says otherwise probably isn t as close to the governor as they wan
this is the faulkner focus. i am in for harris today. so far no splashy events or speeches since the president announced his re-election bid one month ago and one day ago. his rivals on both sides meantime of the aisle already making moves. the president s low profile may be not hitting with voters. a new fox poll shows only 33% see the commander in chief as a strong leader. our own karl rove says it will be tough to change minds. this guy is in real trouble and do we think he is going to get better, people will see him as a stronger leader? only if there s an international or national crisis in which he acts in a way that goes against the type we developed in our minds of him over the last two and a half, three years. i don t see it happening. the president got more competition this week across the aisle. south carolina senator tim scott and florida governor desantis announcing their 2024 bids as biden slogs along. desantis hitting the ground running. he is having a camp
for anyone. we ve had presidents who have fallen before who were a lot younger and people didn t go into, you know, heart palpitations. but his age is an issue and people have every write to every right to consider it. driving the knife in his back during his most vulnerable moments. new poll numbers show he is in serious trouble. less than a third approve of handling the economy, guns, immigration. and hillary is not giving a glowing review of his presidency. i am, you know, of the camp that is hes determined to run, he has a good record. that people would not have predicted would have gotten done. he doesn t get the credit he deserves for what s going on in the country. i hope he stays very focused, able to compete in the election because i think he can be reelected. . jesse: she s stealing his talking points. if trump wins, which i do not believe will happen, let me quickly say that, if in some scenario that were to happen, it would be the end of democracy in th
around the white house were temporarily closed and several buildings nearby were evacuated. thankfully no one was hurt. steve: that is crazy image. and you got it just as he was trying to get into the white house campus. ainsley: we were getting images in the middle of the night. weren t sure it was confirmed. saw reports it was confirmed. interesting way to get into the white house to take a huge truck there are barricades everywhere down there. you saw how it was stopped immediately. of course, you never know what s in a big truck like that. just think back to oklahoma city back in the day. pete: for sure. steve: welcome to our show this tuesday. pete is in. brian has the day off. pete: thanks for having me. steve: latest from the race for the white house, the rails for the presidency that is. a republican senator tim scott launched his 2024 presidential campaign yesterday in his hometown of north charleston, south carolina. ainsley: and he says he is the gu