watch me! you have some new comments this weekend from president biden, as well as the first lady, essentially confirming a 2024 reelection run. this, and some reports say democrats are quietly reporting not for him to run. a awkwardly freeze across the porting with some potential presidential esperanza and scores of major donors are strategizing and developing a plan b while being publicly supportive of the 80-year-old president. joining me now is robert gives, msnbc political analyst and former white house press secretary. good to see you, my friend. let s get into this one! president biden s approval rating in this new poll we re looking at is that 46%. up 3% since last month. from everything you know and i ve heard he is running, ray? if he is why stretch now and allow for this kind of political parlor game we are playing? yeah i do think that he is
republican new hampshire governor kristi knew said about donald trump s reelection run. donald trump is not gonna be the nominee. we re just moving on as a party, as a country. he s not? donald trump is not gonna win the nomination. and clearly not. we re still a year out. you have a former president running. already, he s having trouble leading in the polls. chris, donald trump says he s going to be the nominee. i m sure he does. that shouldn t stop anybody. it s not going that way. susan, the question to you is does he not republican party agree with that that donald trump will not win the gop nomination? as you know, i do not believe that donald trump will be on a ballot before the 2024 so that being said, when you see someone like him kind of backpedal from being in essence, a never trumper to saying i will but he won t beach from.
about are smart ideas regardless of how doable they are. i don t necessarily think that he s the most winnable candidate. i m just worried he s not going to win, and i feel like if he runs, i worry that ron desantis is going to be our president, and i would really prefer anyone but him. reporter: the hope for the white house as those cabinet officials are out, as the president and vice president are spanning the country that folks like them are hearing that message more. it will improve that excitement among people who he ll need eventually, if he does announce a reelection run. let me go to you, you have been writing about what this moment means for the president and his team here, and you say in your view, he demonstrated the dexterity that some critics and in private moments, even some allies say he lacks. i know i have heard from democratic allies of the president, including one member who said he liked to see the president deliver what he described as a vigorous performance,
good evening everyone, thanks for tuning in, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn tonight. we have a lot to talk about. we are one night away from what will be the unofficial kickoff of joe biden s likely reelection run, also known as his state of the union address. what case will he make to the nation to elect him to a second term? a lot of political types think it s not just what he says, it s how he appears. president biden would be 82 if he wins reelection. he s already the oldest american president ever. is that why so many people are still on the fence? plus, lebron james is on his way to breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. remember when he was advised to just shut up and dribble? he did not take that advice. now he s 36 points shy of
the congress. what we saw this week was the reflection nature of republican politics, which is to make joe biden the adversary and overlook the real one, which is china. president biden will be delivering the state of the union on tuesday, at a time when democrats seem to be warming up to the idea of a reelection run. the new york times writes, quote, concerns about the presidents age, and being overcome by enthusiasm about his record so far. optimism about the gop, in the absence of better options, and quote. what message should the president be sending with this? he needs to be sending a message of exactly what you said, optimism and hope. the united states has been coming off of some really difficult years, with covid, the economy, inflation, and war in ukraine. now the china balloon.