donald trump leads pennsylvania republicans, leaves pennsylvania republicans fuming while in georgia, the former president reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this very busy friday, may 20th. i m jonathan lemire. there s still no winner in the pennsylvania republican senate primary this morning with state officials confirming to nbc news that there are nearly 9,000 votes left to count. the effects of former president trump s handling of this race and other primaries in the state are already being felt. and could hurt his political capital in the future. nbc news reports that exacerbated republicans in the state say the end result of promoting candidates with far right views with such intensive media coverage could boomerang in ways that damage both the party and trump s own chances should he run for president again in 2024. officials reporting that trump s endorsement of celebrity tv doctor mehmet oz, now in
reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. just left him in the dust. never would have seen that coming. i know. no loyalty. things go back, and he throws him under the bus. who has ever seen that? that s shocking. other than anyone he s ever dealt with. the latest on the war in ukraine. british intelligence reports russia has been firing high-level commanders over the military s poor performance in ukraine. we ll talk a lot more about that. along with joe, willie, and me on this friday morning, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay. editor for the washington post, david ignatius. the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. he is white house bureau chief at politico. willie, we re going to get a lot of news here, but i must say, jonathan and i just shocked. a storied night in major league baseball last night, as the little engine that could just went a half notch up the hill and said, i think i can. jonathan, give us a qu
on ukraine and russia, he is still committed to working with his allies, to counter china s economic and military issues, and he will need our support for the goals on the u.s. china competition. as you mentioned, he is going to samsung. south korea and japan are two major economies and major producers of important speaks of the supply chain of semiconductors and president biden wants to show that he is there for the allies, he wants to work with them, and make the case that working with allies and working with the u.s. is not just important for the u.s., but also for the global economy, and for the global security. we can see, looking at live pictures from south korea, the president receiving a tour of the samsung facility. obviously as mentioned, the war in ukraine has been front of mind in terms of this nation s foreign policy objectives of late. but since the president walked in the door, he had made clear
may. a heat advisory through the area northeast and mid atlantic. 25 million people impacted. jonathan? it s going to be a warm one for us this weekend. michelle grossman, i appreciate it. and i do hope you have a wonderful weekend. still ahead here, on way too early, we re breaking down president biden s first trip to asia. he spent months focused on ukraine, and now, he s hoping to reassure asian allies that he s still committed to countering china. he landed in seoul just a few minutes ago. we re seeing him set up for an event at a samsung plant and speak alongside the korea new president. way too early will be back in a minutes. will be ckba in a minutes. jet flying] [tom cruise] tower this is ghost rider, requesting flyby. [control tower] negative ghost rider, the pattern is full. [sfx: fighter jet flying] ah, thunder, ah, thunder thunderstruck thunderstruck yeah yeah yeah thunderstruck
mike allen, thank you. thank you for your coverage. thank you for getting up way too early with us today and all week long. have a great weekend, everybody. morning joe starts right now. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, may 20th. we begin with live pictures from south korea. right now, president biden is touring a samsung plant with the korean president. he arrived in the country this morning. the first stop of his six-day tour of asia. this plant makes computer chips and is a model for a facility being built in texas. the president is expected to make remarks, and we ll be watching that. we ll dip in live and discuss the message the president hopes this trip overall sends to china. plus, new reporting on the midterms. donald trump leaves pennsylvania republicans fuming, while in georgia, the former president