up in the air whether he s sort of capable of that level of contrition. the new book, swamp monsters, trump versus desantis, the greatest show on earth, or at least in florida, it s up today. nbc news senior national politics reporter for dixon, thanks for the report and thanks for coming in. stay with us, morning joe: weekend returns after a short break. woman: what s my safelite story? i m a photographer. and when i m driving, i see inspiration right through my glass.
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staffer told my colleague matt dixon, it s political making of governor on desantis does not happen without donald trump. it is what made desantis hooey is today, for better or worse. joining me now, matt dixon, nbc news national political reporter and author of swamp monsters. trump versus desantis, the greatest show on earth, or at least in florida. matt, congratulations on this book. a very timely release is we re gonna be talking a lot about governor desantis today and tomorrow. for people who don t know the interesting and tangled history between donald trump and ron desantis, it goes back to 2016. can you talk a bit about it? the forward facing relationship between the two going back to the endorsement in 2017 when desantis first ran for governor, has been the defining messaging, the defining story between the two. but going back to even before he was governor, in the primary and early on in that race, they were sort of feeling each other
works for him, bryan? it s a message that works with his works for him, bryan? it s a message that works with his base, with - that works with his base, with independent voters when they see them independent voters when they see them in independent voters when they see them in the courtroom, you re right christiah them in the courtroom, you re right christiah he them in the courtroom, you re right christian. he has done some amazing jujitsu christian. he has done some amazing jujitsu wheh christian. he has done some amazing jujitsu when it comes to the threat of democracy, january six just to keep of democracy, january six just to keep a of democracy, january six just to keep a couple years ago on this show. keep a couple years ago on this show, heartbroken what is taking place show, heartbroken what is taking place and show, heartbroken what is taking place and complained that close trump, place and complained that close trump, now years later when it s an afte