polls opening up in georgia. why this pivotal election is pitting donald trump against mike pence. and how the former vice president could one up his old boss. plus vladimir putin receives a stinging rebuke from one of his senior diplomats. why a top russian official says he s never been so ashamed of his country. good to have you with us. right now, the second in person summit of the quad is wrapping up in tokyo. leaders of the informal alliance between the u.s., japan, australia and india have been holding talks one on one. u.s. president biden met with indian prime minister. also meeting with the australia new prime minister. one key focus of all these meetings, russia s war on ukraine. russia s assault on ukraine only heightens the importance of those goals. the principles of international order, territorial integrity and sovereignty, international law, human rights. must always be defended regardless of where they re violated in the world. so the quad has a lot of
retiring. mo brooks is hoping to advance there without trump s endorsement after brooks said that voters should move past trump s 2020 defeat. and in arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders is favored to win the republican nomination in what is a deep red state. but the spotlight will be on the race for governor in georgia today. the popular incumbent governor kemp faces david perdue. kemp was a target of trump after he refused to help overturn the 2020 election results, that race also pitting mike pence against his former boss. pence stumping for kemp at a primary eve rally monday. the polls indicate kemp is headed for a rematch with stacey abrams in november. and meantime herschel walker is expected to easily win his senate primary in georgia setting the stage for one of the most closely watched senate races pitting the former nfl star against the current democratic senator raphael war warnock. joining us now to break it all down, rachel bay. nice to have you this morning. let s
good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trump s 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting pence against his former boss who is supporting pence s primary opponent david perdue. kemp has been a top target against trump s vengeance campaigns. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. he said, quote, mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016, before he was plucked up and his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. we re liv
and there are parts of it getting pretty tense there. pence stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target for his role in helping certify the 2020 election. and trump unloading on pence in a statement saying this, quote, mike pence was set to lose a governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up in his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. in the meantime, trump s candidate david perdue took a racially charged swipe at stacey abrams, the presumptive democratic gubernatorial nominee after she said georgia was the worst state in the country to life, citing the state s incarceration rate and poor rankings in maternal mortality, among other issues. hey, she ain t from here. let her go back where she came from. she doesn t like it here. the only thing she wants is
president biden wrapping up his trip to asia this morning, with concerns that china might be turning closer to russia. and why the biden administration is considering sending special forces to kyiv. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, may 24th. and a proxy war is playing out here on primary day and the future of the republican party is at stake. voters head to the polls in five states today, but georgia is really in the spotlight. the gop race for governor pitting former president trump against his vice president mike pence, who stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp at an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up and his political career was salvage. pence is parachuting into races hoping some