invaded another country since world war ii nothing like that has happened. things have changed radically and we have to milwaukee sure we change them back. president joe biden once again promising to protect eastern europe against russian aggression. it comes as vladimir putin pulls out of a nuclear arms treaty. plus the forewoman for the georgia grand jury on election interference has been getting a lot of face time this week, and her media tour may add some complications to the investigation itself. and also ahead tim scott s not so subtle stop in iowa, and when the south carolina senator might make a decision on a presidential campaign. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following a historic and successful trip to eastern europe. yesterday the president met with the leaders from the eastern flank of nato, a gro
rogue, we ll explain how it may complicate things for the d.a. what a nightmare. come on. literally. wow. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following his momentous, three-day trip to eastern europe. before he left, the president took time once again to reassure allies that america will not tolerate russian aggression into nato territory. we ll also play for you president biden s comments on vladimir putin s decision to pull out of a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., and we ll show you how former president trump turned his trip to east palestine, ohio, into a branding operative. well he didn t throw paper towels, did he? not paper towels. he brought trump-branded water bottles. did he throw it? i don t know. pallets of trump-branded water. it s just tap water, guys. so fascinating week. i ve got to say, historic. people are going to remember, an american president going into a war zone, risking his life to show support for t
nato. president joe biden making a closing statement to nato allies in eastern europe as he wrapped up an historic trip that included a visit to kyiv. it comes as there s a bipartisan push to supply ukraine with u.s. fighter jets, a move president biden appeared to reject just a few weeks ago. in a moment, we ll be joined by the u.s. ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. welcome back co to morning joe. it is thursday, february 23rd. jonathan lemire and jen psaki are still with us. joining the conversation, msnbc contributor mike barnicle with us. yes. mike. here we go. while president biden finished his trip in europe, china s top diplomat continued his tour of moscow. wang yi met with vladimir putin yesterday. what is he doing? this is like going to vegas right now and saying, hey, you know what? can i bet on the red sox winning the world series? i want to put my money on the
wow. snowy day in the great city of duluth, minnesota. 7:57 in the morning there. welcome to the fourth hour of morning joe on this thursday, february 23rd. jonathan lemire, mike barnicle still with us. ahead, a live report from east palestine, ohio. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is there this morning. there he is touring the site and meeting with families and local officials. we will speak with erin brockovich. she s extending her crusade to residents of east palestine. we begin with president biden s historic trip to eastern europe. he s home now.
invaded another country since world war ii nothing like that has happened. things have changed radically and we have to milwaukee sure we change them back. president joe biden once again promising to protect eastern europe against russian aggression. it comes as vladimir putin pulls out of a nuclear arms treaty. plus the forewoman for the georgia grand jury on election interference has been getting a lot of face time this week, and her media tour may add some complications to the investigation itself. and also ahead tim scott s not so subtle stop in iowa, and when the south carolina senator might make a decision on a presidential campaign. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 23rd.