morning joe. it is tuesday, december 26th, i m jonathan lemire. alongside me former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments elise jordan and the haass of msnbc s politics nation reverend al sharpton. president biden and first lady jill biden spent christmas eve fielding phone calls for the norad santa tracker. the president posted this picture on social media writing that he spoke to excited young americans worried about santa s whereabouts. then the president and first lady called units from each branch of the military to wish them a merry christmas and thank them for their service. republican front runner donald trump, on the other hand, spent the holiday weekend in a very different fashion, taking on his political enemies. the former president posted several, shall we say, unusual christmas messages on truth social that criticized people like joe biden and jack smith. in one post the channeled home alone kevin mccallister. merry christmas, y
numbers. we ll speak with the bishop about that. the new take on the color purple comes out on christmas. what is it that resumes with so many people? we re going to discuss next. we promise we ll get to the color purple. we ll dive deep. but first the iowa caucuses about are three weeks away and republican front-runner donald trump got a win, at least for now, as he battles legal troubles on the campaign trial. on friday there was a denial of jack smith s request to fast-track the former president s immunity case. trump is also waiting for his colorado ballot case to full ya played out. his team appeals to boot him based on 14th amendment rules regarding insurrectionists. we bring in joey jackson. frank question, you tell me, what are the odds trump s name appears on a ballot in colorado in 2024. i do think, danny, there could be many odds in favor of trump, but i think we can t look at this from a political perspective. i guess it has to be because it s an e
von hilliard. 2:00 p.m. eastern andrew mitchell picks up the coverage right now. and right now on andrea mitchell reports the white house with a strong message to israel s prime minister. scaled-down, large-scale offensive in gaza after thousands of civilian deaths. all i will say is we had an intent detailed conversation on this transition and i can t share publicly the details of that because again if i laid out for you either what i thought the is really right now or what i am inking that would just give fodder to the enemy. also this hour new hampshire s republican government governor on his decision to back nikki haley for president ahead of his state critical primary contest and on the backlash from president trump. rudy giuliani s financial fate in the hands of a d.c. jury that could award tens of millions of dollars in damages to two georgia election workers who the different disgraced former attorney publicly defamed asus claims about election fraud. go
tonight a dire new warning from a prominent democrat, joe biden is in deep trouble after very, very dark news for his campaign. we have a full report tonight. plus we re going to take you inside joe biden s very creepy christmas celebration at the white house that you ve got to see to believe. but first, fear and loathing at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. a new political report now claiming that biden is frustrated and anxious and mad about his son s legal woes even lashing out at white house aides blasting even his own ag merrick garland for allowing his son to be charged with a crime. also deep panic surrounding the president s looming impeachment inquiry and in a rant reportedly written by joe biden, the president is accusing republicans of, quote, attacking me with lies instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done. they are choosing to waste time on this baseless political stunt. apparently house republicans struck a nerve, including right here on this p
string of derailments, primarily the derailment and toxic spill in east palestine, ohio, that s terrified residents. i want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry i am for the impact this derailment has had on the residents of east palestine and the surrounding communities. i am determined to make this right. you have my personal commitment. norfolk southern will get the job done. this hour, an update on mitch mcconnell s health. the longest serving senate leader in either party hospitalized overnight after tripping at a private dinner in a d.c. hotel. tammy baldwin joins me to discuss her bill to legalize abortion rights across the nation, restoring the rights stripped away by the supreme court s dobbs decision. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. at a hearing today, senators in both parties are pressing norfolk southern s ceo to honor his company s commitments to the people of east palestine for months or years after the train derailment rais