Josh stein will be joining us this hour. You have heard about Mark Robinson, the guy who cnn reported described himself years ago as a quote, nazi. He praised hItler. He called for the return of slavery. The Washington Post then reported on him praising Mein Kampf. Mark robinson, the Republican Candidate for governor in North Carolina right now, he denies all of It. But i should note he has said explicItly that he wants to go back to a time where women were not allowed to vote and he hasnt denied that because It is on time. Youve heard a lot about Mark Robinson in recent days. Youve probably heard a lot less about Josh Stein. But Josh Stein is the democratic nominee for governor in North Carolina. Hes the Guy Running against Mark Robinson. He is currently the Attorney General of North Carolina. En and running for governor is a high pressure thing. Always a big responsibilIty. Think about what Josh Stein has on his shoulders right now, right . I mean, if Josh Stein does not win this Gov
Carolina tonight the democratic gubernatorial candidate there. That s right. Like ships passing in the night. I can t wait to see that a few thing happening in north carolina yeah, it s a little busy but he s managed to squeak us into the squel. Much appreciated. Thank you at home for joining us. Josh stein will be joining us this hour. You have heard about mark robinson, the guy who cnn reported described himself years ago asse a quote, nazi. He praised hitler. He called for the return of slavery. The washington post then reported on him praising mein kampf. The republican of north carolina denies all of it. I should note that he has said explicitly that he wants to go back to a time where women were not allowed tore vote and he hasn t denied that because it is on time. You ve heard a lot about mark robinson in recent days. You vent probably heard a lot ls about josh stein. But josh stein is the democratic nominee for governor in north carolina. He s the guyrn running against mark rob
and so he got upset and so he said he d take one and he d challenge me to one and he d beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, okay, well, if that s the case, then get on a debate stage and let s go. bring it, donald. show me what you got. nikki haley going after donald trump at the very start of her speech in her home state of south carolina. a real shift from previous rallies. we ll have more from the campaign trail and the new polling from the gop front-runner. plus we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill where there are now serious doubts about the possibility of passing a border bill, which includes urgent funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll explain the new action by israeli forces inside gaza that could create even more tension with the biden administration. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 25th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin this morning with the race
like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i m not concerned about that now. i just want to do god s will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i ve looked over, and i ve seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i m happy tonight. i m not worried about anything. i m not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. today is martin luther king jr. day, and we will discuss dr. king s ongoing legacy, especially as important as ever, because today is also the first nominating contest of the pivotal 2024 presidential campaign. turnout for the iowa caucuses could be an issue because it ll be absolutely frigid tonight with temperatures well below zero across the state. voters must be at their caucus
for support. here s a republican party that won t support israel. here s a republican party that won t support ukraine. here s a republican party whose speaker came out and said, we don t care what the republicans are doing to negotiate the toughest deal ever on the southern border. we re not doing anything. we re going to wait and use it as a political issue for the next year and let chaos abound on the southern border. that s who he is dealing with. yet, despite all of that, i believe he s done a great job on foreign policy. you look even to asia and see what s happened in asia. i do want to go, though, david ignatius, to you, and just say, you talked about the fuzzy language that was going to be needed to finesse this relationship. i get a sense, just from talking to people inside the white house, that the fuzzy language is going to end soon.