welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. this hour, the white house is lamb basting members of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s cabinet. specifically two right wing extremists who are calling for the ethnic cleansing of tony bl some are wondering if the netanyahu administration will have to choose between extremists and the biden administration. and a federal appeals court, a closer look at abortion since roe v. wade was overturned. we have a brand new court filing from donald trump. this time he s going to the u.s. supreme court to try to appeal the decision made by the colorado supreme court to remove him from its 2024 ballot for engaging in insurrection. let s get right to cnn s paula reed who is here with me. paula, i know you have a big stack of papers that you just printed out, but what can you tell us about this appeal? two weeks ago, the colorado supreme court removed trump from the ballot. that decision is on hold, because previously, the republican p
records? or as peter baker put it in the new york times, republican voters may be care if their leader slips money to a porn star to keep quiet, but will they be indifferent about impeding authorities seeking to recover clandestine materials? that s today s poll question which i ll share in a moment. it may depend upon responses by trump s gop opponents. most were quick to weigh in before the indictment was unsealed. ron desantis said the weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. mike pence used the same word while calling for the unsealing of the indictment. the american people should be able to judge for themselves whether this is just the latest incident of weaponization and politicization at the justice department or if it s something different, he said. ditto for south carolina senator tim scott on the weaponization charge. another went further comparing pardoning trump immediately upon his own swearing-in. chris christie ke
it s 8am on thursday morning in singapore. we start in the middle east. iran s supreme leader, says there ll be a harsh response, after at least 95 people were killed by two explosions in the south eastern city of kerman. the blasts were near the saheb al zaman mosque, where thousands of people had gathered to mark the anniversary of the death of a senior general who was killed in a us drone strike in 2020. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to pay their respects to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years to the day since qasem soleimani was killed himself in an american drone attack
both sides kept their word. i think we did pretty dang good for the american public. can both parties claim victory? i ll talk to democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia and mike rounds of south dakota. plus, a crowded field. former vice president mike pence, former new jersey chris christie, and north dakota s governor are all set to officially announce their 2024 bid this week. meanwhile, the 2024 gop front-runners, ron desantis and donald trump begin to attack each other. donald trump, attack each other. he used to say how great florida was. his whole family moved to florida under my governorship. are you kidding me? with a crowded field help trump win? and trump on tape. the special counsel has an audio recorder of the former president taking a classified document after leaving office. all i know is everything i did was right. we had the presidential records act. which i abided by 100%. with the grand jury set to meet again this week, will the form
the ingraham angle from washington. vote democrat or you re racist. that s the focus of tonight s angle. have you noticed a growing trend in america? white supremacist organizations are popping up all over north southeast west, racist groups are gaining traction. i m talking about white supremacist book clubs, white supremacist bowling leagues, white supremacist garden clubs, even edgy new fashion clubs for spring breakers. there are white supremacist day care centers where the products are white. if you believe any of that, turn off the tv go to bed and call your doctor in the morning. of course all this is ridiculous. true white supremacists everybody shunted to the extreme fringe of society but to listen to the democrats messaging heading into 2024 do you think the nation is about to be taken over by men in white hoods and the supposed racist are black and brown people. being black or hispanic or anything does not make you immune from being racist. part of the unders