former president trump heading back to court today. secretary of state antony blinken speaking now in da boats. and the call that sparked an fbi investigation into roger stone. what he allegedly said about assassinating two democratic lawmakers. we ll let you hear it for yourself. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, january 17th. it s 5:00 a.m. in washington and also 5:00 a.m. in new hampshire. republican candidates ron desantis and nikki haley are scrambling to keep their presidential hopes alive after donald trump s decisive win in iowa this week. the gop front runner made a de detour to a courtroom and he s going to be back there again today where e. jean carroll is expected to testify and a jury will weigh how much trump owes for defaming her. trump also touched down in new hampshire, where he took aim at his rivals. she came in third. she lost to somebody that beat her by. desantis campaigned in
ainsley: it is the 8:00 a.m. hour of fox and friends on east coast it is 8:00. it is wednesday, january 17th. brian: minutes are the same. ainsley: minutes are always the same, no matter where you are in the world. lawrence: biden pushes for gun charges to be thrown outs, prosecutors say cocaine was found on the pouch where he kept his gun. that is unreal. should be. 49% is not great for him actually. trump swept iowa? he did not, these are small numbers. brian: biggest win in republican history in iowa. don t let me digress. repeat of 2016. steve: speaking of iowa, a long journey home. as lawrence and i made it back from the hawkeye state, i ran into familiar faces aulso cancelled and delayed at the airport. i wish i knew of a warmer state. hmm. how about sunshine state of south dakota. so great, why are you leaving? you are at the airport leaving. final hour of fox and friends starts now. remember, mornings are better with friends. steve: a
now. have a good day. steve: hello, everyone, 6:00 a.m. in new york city. you are watching fox & friends first for this wednesday, january 17th. welcome aboard. ainsley: from campaign foe to friend. vivek ramaswamy at a trump new hampshire rally. could a cabinet position or even the veep job be in his future? lawrence: pushes for are to be thrown out. prosecutors say cocaine was brian: house floor? ainsley: i thought he said he didn t do drugs? i wonder what happened to the white house cocaine have we looked into that. white house climate caesar snaps. john kerry confronted over climate hypocrisy. why do you think you are more important. your carbon footprint doesn t matter but everybody else around the world. nobody ever suggested that nobody ever suggested that don t make up stupid questions. being here suggests that. stupid question. brian: why is it a stupid question and telling everybody else to stop using oil and gas. fox & friends starts r
and i get there early in the morning. i go to a biden witch hunt, and then i come here in the afternoon, and i stop and we make speeches and we get you votes and all that stuff, but nobody s ever had to do this before. that was donald trump in new hampshire last night as he travels back and forth between courtrooms and the campaign trail. we ll have the latest on the race for the republican nomination now just days away for the first primary of the contest. also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the push to pass another short-term funding solution to avoid a government shutdown. and we ll go through the new developments out of the middle east including the escalating attacks from the houthi rebels in the red sea. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with politics, and former president donald trump is now focusing on the next big contest in the republican pr
If the press were not fake and if it was honest, the press would have said what i said was very nice. Wait a minute. Im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. The press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. The public doesnt believe you people anymore. Now, maybe i had something to do with that, i dont know. As you know i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. The media. In other words, the fake news. Any media that dislikes what hes done. Today, the president received a Double Rebuke from members of his own party. In a column for the Washington Post senator john mccain said President Trump is sending a dangerous message to the world. He wrote the while Administration Officials often condemn violence against reporters abroad trump continues his attacks on the Integrity Of American Journalists and news outlets providing cover for repressive regimes to follow suit. On the senate floor this
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