meanwhile, the trump desantis rivalry is heating up. we ll show you how the florida governor responded to the covid criticism. we ll look at the rnc s 2024 playbook as party leaders want to double down on an issue that lost them the elections in the midterms. running straight into loserville. and today, president joe biden and speaker kevin mccarthy sit down at the white house in hopes of ending the standoff over the debt ceiling. plus reverend al sharpton joins us live from memphis ahead of his eulogy today for tyre nichols. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, february 1st. along with joe, good to have you back. good to be back. willie and me. we have jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay is with us. and member of the new york times editorial board mara gay. so we start with today s high stakes meeting between president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. their focus, ending the standoff over the debt ce
could change the complex of congress? 1 could change the complex of congress? could change the complex of concress? ~ . ., congress? i think what we are likel to congress? i think what we are likely to see. congress? i think what we are likely to see, certainly - congress? i think what we are likely to see, certainly in - likely to see, certainly in this speech, and absolutely, it s no surprise he has chosen this location, but i think what we are likely to see in the coming weeks and indeed over the next couple of years leading up to the next presidential election is both joe biden and whoever is the candidate for the republicans choosing those key states, florida of course is another huge state with a huge number of seats available to go towards the next presidency. those will be the location is that both candidates will be choosing, because as we know from the last election, this country is pretty much equally divided. it only takes one or two of those states, those flas
now, and president biden is expected to speak momentarily. andy, matt, while we wait and even just picked up on this. this quinnipiac poll was just 67% of america basically think america is in danger of collapse and split evenly each party says the same thing. i m asking you as someone who has worked in law enforcement from inside the institution itself, not as a political question here but as someone who s worked inside these institutions, what do you make of that? i think it s reflective of the great concern that people inside government, inside institutions, like the department of justice, like the fbi, like the cia, and other places across the intelligence community are similarly concerned about what they see. none in the same political way by that is reflected in this poll but rather in the attack that is taken place, folks on the institution of government, over the last five or six years. that is what scares them, that s what erodes the confidence and trust in the
our country today is not normal. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremist that threatens the foundations of our republic. there is no question that the republican party today is dominated and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. here in my view is what is true. maga republicans do not respect the constitution. they do not believe in the rule of law. the maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. backwards to an america where there is no right to choose. no right to privacy. no right to contraception. no right to marry who you love. they fan the flames of political violence. maga republicans look at america and see carnage and darkness and despair. they spread fears and lies for profit and power. tammy: all of that is a lie. this was a national prime time national presidential address you paid for. but there was nothing presidential about this speech. it was a campaign event full of demean
needed a pope, we would hold a conclave. biden waxed pseudo spiritual throughout his sermon add address. speak with the darkness of charlottesville, covid, gun violence, insurrection. we can see the light. light is now visible. light that will guide us forward. i ran for president because i believe we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. raymond: the president claims it s a battle for the soul of the nation. but you can t save the soul by killing the body and that s what by any objective measure biden s policies have done. crime is skyrocketing all over the country. inflation is at a 40 year high. the border is wide open, and this administration has encouraged migrants to risk their lives to enter the country illegally. all that does is strengthen the cartels and human traffickers. the nation s report report card dropped today showing that 9-year-old students are sinking in math and reading, wiping out decades of progress. our children are more at risk from drugs,