of ayman republican politicians know donald trump is a weak presidential candidate. the problem is they are just too afraid to admit it. then, new allegations of unethical behavior against ron desantis, could legal travel beyond the horizon? the gop s double standard on law and order, they want to protect their own while punishing their opponents. even when they have done nothing wrong. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. republican politicians are scared. there is no way to hide that. it s becoming the worst kept secret in washington d. c. that donald trump is an unnaturally weak presidential candidate. but, no one will actually say it. and if you do, well, that spontaneous moment of courage doesn t really last long. here for example is speaker kevin mccarthy on cnbc this week when he was asked about trump s strength as a candidate. do you think he could win an election? could he win an election? can you win that election? yeah you can. the question is, is the st
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new hampshire it is a two-person race for the republican presidential nomination, with less than 24 hours to go before primary day. who stands to benefit most from ron desantis s sudden dropout? we ve got new reporting on why sources close to desantis are calling his now defunct campaign a, quote, failure to launch. back in new york city, donald trump s day upended after his trial is unexpectedly postponed. and in georgia why the d.a. is due in court herself today and how it could affect her case against trump. and we begin this hour with the new hampshire primary, which is less than 24 hours away. there s been a major shake-up in the republican field for the white house in what has now become a two-person showdown between two contenders with far different visions for the future of the party and our country. yesterday florida governor ron desantis suspended his presidential bid and endorsed former president trump. opponents of desantis reacted to the news on the campaign
long. morning joe starts right now. are you ready? food for everyone. food for everyone. okay, that s great. he paid everybody. food for everybody. what a guy. he was arrested. what a guy. and released. he kept everybody s spirits up. by buying lunch for them. food for everybody. local cuban restaurant in miami. willie, that is so kind of him. maybe he has been misjudged after all. willie, what do you think? i think mika called this in real time and every day since, but i ll let you reveal the story. well, the miami new times revealed nobody ordered anything during his ten-minute stop, and trump didn t pay for anything. i don t think there was an offer to do so. yeah. willie, nobody ordered nothing. nobody paid for nothing. there was no paying. i know this is going to shock you, coming from donald trump, it was all a scam. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s friday, june 16th. along with willie, joe, and me, we have former aide t
and msnbc spent 95% of their air time covering donald trump s arraignment. think about the buildup over the weekend, too. by now you d expect the media to have learned how to cover donald trump and his family but that s the exact opposite of what happened. after the the left the courthouse, he stopped by a famous cue and cafe in miami on his way out. cnn like most networks took trump s cafe visit live. for most networks and producers, his surprise stop is a god send. after all, how exciting are plane landings, suv caravans, courtroom sketches? but not cnn. this unscripted moment where average voters, as you see right here, show affection and enthusiasm, a human side to president 45, would not be covered. they would not allow it. watch. donald trump is charged with a series of federal felonies for mishandling the most sensitive government documents that we have and for obstruction of justice along with walt nada who is charged with intentionally setting up lies for the grand