sandra: begin with house speaker nancy pelosi arriving in taiwan, it happened a short time ago for her trip there, raising concerns of how china could, and could still respond. and already beijing issuing a series of threats. hello, welcome, everyone. john, great to be with you. john: happy tuesday to you, i m john roberts in new york. chinese fighter jets flew nearby, the speaker arriving safely but the u.s. and taiwan remain on high alert, as four u.s. warships have been repositioned east of taiwan in an effort to deter chinese action. sandra: chinese state media is reporting beijing will conduct live fire military exercises surrounding taiwan over the next few days, and is warning of severe punishment to the united states. congressional correspondent. china is coming out with really strong words, they are calling this trip by speaker nancy pelosi to taiwan a serious violation of the one china principle, and they are saying it infringes on china s sovereignty, and t
election was legitimate either. some folks are talking around it to make sure they didn t inspire the rath of a donald trump that he s not going to come after them for not being a flat out election denier, and how tight his grip is on the party. and backing mike pence, they are not running against donald trump, just trying to stay out of his way. sandra: trump endorsement tracker, 95% so far, races won since 2020, 124. when it comes to the issues, though, erin, simple to see where voters are in all of these states. inflation, the economy, still top of the list. and to watch what party is going to be able to champion that message in a moment where joe manchin is being challenged on all sides of the spending bill, spending in the middle of recession, a challenge for them come these races. one benefit democrats have that i wish republicans would
the election, when president biden won by 10,000 votes. mark brnovich did certify biden s win and still paying for it. frustrates me, because i don t have the endorsement of donald trump, somehow that makes me less conservative than i really am. even more, the gubernatorial gop race. i m running against a real rino. carrie calls herself a lifetime member of the n.r.a. but only joined last year. lake and robson, former president trump for lake, mike pence for robson, and symbols of the last election. this was not here in 2020. that s right. we have upped our security game. in 2020, the maricopa recorders office was in the eye
john: speaking of that, our lead political affairs specialist put out a trump endorsement tracking scoreboard. in terms of how well donald trump has done, total won since 2020, 124. total lost, 7. primary success rate is 95%. see how he does in the races today. tensions simmering in southeast asia as nancy pelosi touches down in taiwan. chinese tanks have been spotted on beaches opposite taiwan. does the biden administration need to get tougher on china? we ll ask senator tom cotton just ahead. sandra: plus, tax experts and the white house telling very different stories about the spending deal reached with senator joe manchin. does the administration not truthing about how it will impact american s wallets?
we spent $44 million and i thought torres talked about the risk, and it s not god, right, and you do have to at a certain point leave it up to the voters to decide if even one of these candidates in michigan, peter mayer is running against an election denier, the dccc is backing the candidate. and even one of those go the wrong way for us, it s going to be a huge interparty problem. sandra: some of the duelling rallies are fascinating to see donald trump up against as you are putting it the more establishment candidate like mike pence. who do you think comes out on top as far as support n the candidates in these races? i think you are going to see a close race in afternoon, although it seems like lake is pulling ahead. overall, good night for trump endorsements. two people he endorsed in