In 2024, bottom line . At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be Donald Trumping and im excited to get back to low inflation, low unemployment, and more enthusiasm. Senator, yes or no, will you accept the Election Results of 2024 no matter who wins . That is my statement. Senator tim scott of south carolina, who is considered to be a strong contender to be Donald Trumps running mate, dodges a question about accepting the results of about the november election. Well have more on that important exchange in just a moment. Well also goat you caught up on Donald TrumpsHush Money Trial, which resumes later this morning in new york. It comes after some emotional testimony on friday from the former president s longtime aide hope hicks. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, may 6th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us, and well begin this morning with some new developments from the middle east. Nbc news and the Associated Press report that cia director bill burns may now travel to israel to hold more talks about a potential ceasefire in an effort to free hostages from the gaza strip. Over the weekend israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said israel was not prepared to end the war permit nemtly, saying the move would leave hamas in in power in the enclave. In the meantime Hundreds Of Thousands of civilians have been told to evacuate rafah as israel appears poised to launch a new operation there. A timetable has not yet been announced. The United States has warned israel again of going into rafah because there are about a million palestinians there we ooh el have much more on the story out of the middle east later in our show and all morning long. Meanwhile, back here stateside, donald trump is expected to be back in a new york city courtroom in just hours for the start of week four in his Hush Money Trial. It follows a revealing week of testimony capped off on friday by trumps former confidante and longtime aide hope hicks, hoping to illustrate the Inner Workings of the former president s operations and how the alleged Hush Money Payments came about. Hicks admitted to feeling nervous as she took the stand, but she helped tie together the points the prosecutor was trying to make, mainly that trump was upset about the accusations that he had affairs and he would pay to cover them up. Hicks testified very little about the payments themselves, but did say that the 2016 campaign was in crisis when the access Hollywood Tape went public that october that caused the campaign to scramble to prevent any additional damage. She described trump as something of a micromanager saying he was, quote, very involved in the medial strategy for the campaign. Hicks also testified that trump told her about a conversation he had with his then Attorney Michael Cohen after the New York Times reported that cohen claimed credit for paying the Hush Money To Adult Film ActressStormy Daniels without trumps knowledge. Hicks testified that trump seemed to affirm that cohen had told him the same. But when asked whether this seemed in line with the cohen she knew, hicks said this. I did not know michael to be an especially charitable or selfless person. Hes the kind of person who seeks credit. Before wrapping up her testimony on friday, hicks began to cry as the defense started to ask her about her early years working for trump on real estate at the trump organization. Shes expected to return to the stand today. Meanwhile over the weekend former President Trump compared the Biden Administration to the gestapo, which was the see Secret Police Force of nazi germany. Trump was complaining about his multiple legal issues and attacking prosecutors in the case according to the audio on ny news. Trump can be heard in part saying this. These people are running a gestapo administration, and its the only thing they have. And its the only way theyre going to win, but that doesnt bother me. Biden responded, writing, instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists, lunching with neonazis, and Fanning DebunkedConspiracy Theories that have cost Brave Police Officers their lives, President Biden is bringing the American People together around our shared democratic values. Meanwhile in an interview on Meet The Press yesterday, tim scott, widely considering to be on trumps short list for cp, refused to answer whether he would accept the 2024 Election Results no matter the outcome. Heres that exchange. Senator, will you commit to accepting the 2024 Election Results, bottom line . At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be president donald trump, and im excited to get back to low inflation, low unemployment, and higher enthusiasm. Yes or no, will you accept the Election Results of 2024 no matter who wins . That is my statement. But is just yes or no, will you accept the Election Results of 2024 . I look forward to President Trump being the 2024 president. You can ask the question senator, yes or no . Just answer. The American People will make the decision i dont hear you committing to the Election Results. Will you commit to accepting the Election Results . This is why so many people believe nbc is an extension of the democratic party. At the end of the day, i know the American Peoples voices will be heard and donald trump will be our next president , its that simple. As you know, the hallmark of our democracy is the acceptance of a peaceful transfer of power. Yes or no, will you agree to the Election Results no matter who wins, yes or no . Look, im not going to answer your hypothetical question when, in fact, i believe the American People are speaking today o on the results of the national election. In the next six months if we finding ourselves in a position where we get greater prosperity, im looking forward to that. Joining me on set is shelby talcott. Great to see you. This is extraordinary stuff, but yet it feels like dogma, part of the rhetoric for the Republican Party in the year of 2024 to not accept that donald trump lost in 2020, and it seems like to not accept that he could lose fairly this time around. I think this is going to be something we hear from other potential Vice President candidates, because the really big thing, you talk to Donald Trumps aides and they all had different ideas of what will make up a good Vice President ial pick. For donald trump, the big thing is loyalty. And so it seems natural that were going to see people like tim scott, but also other Vice President ial picks come out and not even entertain the possibility that donald trump could lose, right, because donald trump is focused on two things. Hes focused on his League Montreals and focused on winning the election and he certainly does not want a Vice President ial pick going out and talking about even the concept he could lose the 2024 election. Thats one thing to approve your loyalty to trump, but that is so dangerous. Know how it supported him last time around, leading to violence not far from the capitol. Also at the retreat, trumps audio, he was talking about his other potential vp picks. Give us the exten of what you know about that race. It doesnt indicate who hes thinking of. Hes not in any hurry. While the event will come up in july and while it seems about a Month Beforehands you would announce it, hes in trial. So i dont think hes expected to announce his vp pick. Those i hear are j. D. Advance, marco rubio who lives in florida. The question is does donald trump want to deal with those potential hurdles . I think kristi noem has fallen off of the list for various reasons, but, of course, for the for the dog incident, but those are some of the names were hearing. And doug burgum. Hes one. But theyve noted while doug burgum is great and he does a lot for them and is a yes man, does whatever they need for the campaign, some people are not convinced that hes ultimately going to be picked. Burgum is also rich, which appeals to trump who needs money for his campaign. It seems like trumps not shy about making the incendiary remarks like that, but it also seems like a window into the pressure hes feeling about these trials. We see donald trump constantly talk about these trials publicly. The fact that hes talking about them privately indicates that his Public Comments are not a show. Hes genuinely focused and concerned and obsessed with the legal problems he faces publicly and privately. Thanks for starting us off this morning. Good stuff as always. Next up here, as we just mentioned, south dakota governor christie gnome is Still Standing by her actions when it comes to a troubling story included in her new memoir, one about killing her puppy. Well bring you the latest events and how it played. Plus the Hush Money Trial and how donald trump is not allowed to testify while under a gag order. Those stories and the mornings other top headlines and a check on weather and sports when we come right back. Ther and sports come right back. Hi, im greg. I live in bloomington, illinois. Im not an actor. Im just a regular person. Some people say, why should i take prevagen . I dont have a problem with my memory. Memory loss is, is not something that occurs overnight. I started noticing subtle lapses in memory. I want people to know that prevagen has worked for me. 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Well, hes not living at the white house anymore. Thats something the president should be heldable to. Youre saying he should be shot . What is the number . I would say republicans criticizing me . These are the same republicans kro who criticized me during coy individual, when i made decisions to protect my state. The governors efforts to clean this up has only made things worse. She suggested she met with north korea leader kim jongun during her time as a member of the Armed Services committee. Certainly made some changes and looked at this passage and ive met with many, many World Leaders. Ive traveled around the world. As soon as it was brought to my attention, we went forward and made edits. Im glad this book is being released in a couple of days and there will be edits and people will have an updated version. So you did not meet with kim jongun is what youre saying. I met with many World Leaders. I talk extensively in my book serving time in congress, my service as governor, before governor, some of my travels. Im not going to talk about my meetings with World Leaders. Im not going to do that. This anecdote should not have been in the book. As soon as it was brought to my attention. We made an adjustment. The book is being released tuesday. Were doing aulg we can to make sure the changes are made. Im going to make sure that the things in the background and stories of my life, but also what i think that needs to be identified in politics was broken today. Right. But you never went to north korea. I talk about the fact that i yes, i have. I went there. You went to North Carolina . I went to the dmz. There are details in this book that talk about going to the dmz and specifics that im willing to share. There are some specifics im not willing to share with you. I traveled the world and visited with World Leaders some of o that is referenced in the book. And some of it whelp it was brought to my attention we made the changes and when the book is released, well do all we can to make sure its corrected. The dmz is not quite in north korea. But thats not all. She was set to visit with president emmanuel macron, but the meeting was canceled. He said no plans were made to meet with him. Noem is blaming her Ghostwriter Editor for the errors. Still ahead, well turn to the Playoff Action including whether the reigning stanley cup champions las Vegas Golden Knights were able to survive a game seven against the surging dallas stars. Those highlights and a check on the forecast when we come right back. Check on the forecast when we come right back well done, viv. You got the presents, the balloons and the raptor cake. Now, how about something to put a smile on your face . Aspen dental provides complete, Affordable Care with dentists and labs in one place plus free exams and xrays for new patients without insurance. 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