hampshire, where in just two days, voters will head to the polls the first primary election of the 2024 presidential cycle. but it has been a wild 24 hours in the race for the republican nomination, after florida governor ron desantis once, the next great hope of the republican party not too long ago. i mean, i am talking less than two years ago, the next great hope. he won by 19 points in his own state. but he suspended his campaign for president today, and through his support behind former president donald trump. and here is trump at a rally earlier tonight, talking about desantis s endorsement. i d like to take time to congratulate ron desantis. and of course, a really terrific person. but as you know, he left the campaign trail today at three pm, and in so doing, he was very gracious, and he endorse me. so i appreciate that. gracious, we don t get that word a lot from donald trump, but he is trying to get everybody to support him. so now the race is narrow, a head to
first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
most significant of our time. it s about who can hold office in our country. a foundational statement on what are the basic qualifications to be president. of which there are three. an american-born citizen, age 35 and older and not an insurrectionist. that question right now is how that last part, the shall not be a traitor part, is defined. as you know, colorado has inked their definition, kicking donald trump off the ballot there. now the supreme court is considering it, and trump s legal team is officially weighing in. they ve submitted their brief to the justices, warning disqualifying the former president from the ballot in colorado would result in chaos and bedlam, their words. the words in question, are all in article 14, section 3 of the constitution. a word salad of an amendment that was ratified in 1868 in the que, no personha be a l war. senator or representative in congress o elector of president and vice presidt or hold any office, civil or military under the un
on tape and under oath. newly released video shows the former president making wild a claims about his business, his brand, and himself. the new details from the deposition in trump s civil fraud case and what it could mean for the judge s verdict still to come. plus, nikki haley amping up the political attacks as she tries to do what no republican has done in nearly eight years, beat donald trump. as she aims for an upset in the new hampshire primary, does haley have what it takes to shock the country and save her campaign? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg will join me later this hour to talk about multiple terrifying incidents in the sky, a source familiar with the investigation into this incident tells nbc news they found a softball-sized hole in the engine. we ve got the latest on that coming up. but we start with six hours of never before seen video showing donald trump testifying under oath in his civil fraud case, and it is something to see. the former
it s one a. m. here in new york, midnight in iowa, and a very first test of the 2024 republican primary season is now complete. joining me now at the top of this hour, former obama campaign manager, msnbc political analyst, and my former boss david plouffe, former rnc chairman and co-host of the weekend, michael steele, former communications director for jeb bush 2016 campaign, and now writer at large for the bulwark tim miller, and former communications director for president obama jennifer palmieri. now, tonight in iowa, nbc news projected that donald trump won the caucuses with more than 50% of the vote. his numbers really cement the four-time indicted candidate status as the front-runner. we already knew this. but in the republican field, the race for second place, it had a bit more drama with nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis locked in a dead heat for most of the night. but as awkward as he may be at times, and he is awkward, desantis did put in the w