He was attending this large event. Guad, thank you very much. Its good to see you. That wraps up the hour for me. Im jose diazbalart. You can reach me on social media. You can watch clips from our show. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden welcoming the president of kenya for a state visit. Elevating kenya to the status of a major nonnato ally. Thats important. Its a big move. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a joint News Conference this hour after meeting in the oval office. I will speak to a top biden advisor, former chair of the Senate Foreign relations subcommittee on african affairs. Nikki haley throwing her support behind former President Trump after previously calling him unstable and unhinged. Calling intensify for Supreme CourtJustice Samuel alito to recuse himself from all 2020 election cases before the high court, after pictures of yet another flag used by january 6 rioters and others is seen outside the justices beach house on the jersey shore. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President biden is meeting with kenyas president at this hour. Welcomed for a state visit with all the pomp and circumstance to signal kenyas importance. Mr. Biden is designated it a major nonnato ally, something that is for only 18 other countries around the world. Other nations fall to military coups. Kenya will send a Peacekeeping Force to haiti. It has been taken over by armed gangs since the assassination of its president three years ago. In return, kenya is asking for debt relief, most of which it owes to china, as it fights to become a growing technology and innovation hub. We begin with gabe gutierrez. Gabe, you spent so much time reporting in haiti. You understand the significance of the peacekeepers there. Explain how important todays events are for stabilizing the nation and for the rest of the subsaharan african region. Kenya is a shining example of democracy. Reporter thats right. Haiti is in dire straits with armed gangs controlling about 80 of the capital city. This comes as the u. S. Really tries to find a way to help stabilize that country. Of course, not pledging any troops. But a lot of financial help for this, pledging some 300 million. Of course, Top Republicans on capitol hill have been frustrated with the Biden Administration for what they see as trying to go around congress. Administration approved 60 million several weeks ago. There was the Multinational Force that you talked about that was expected to deploy this week. A u. S. Official tells me that that that timing for that Multinational Force is up in the air, but its believed the procurement of some equipment, including Armored Vehicles and radios to be able to go with that Multinational Force that involves about 1,000 Police Officers from kenya, that that is expected the equipment is expected to be procured by the end of the month. That state visit you are talking about, kenya leading this Multinational Force, volunteering to do it last year, despite domestic opposition in kenya. The white house sees it as a huge partner, not just in haiti but as you said, really around the world, especially with russia and china gaining influence. Thanks to gabe gutierrez. You will be seeing the News Conference shortly from the president within this hour. Thanks, gabe. Joining us now democratic senator chris coons of delaware. The former chair of the africa subcommittee and has had many visits to kenya. Before we get to kenya, i want to ask you about that, but i want to talk to you about as a member of the Judiciary Committee that confirmed Supreme Court justices, the New York Times produced evidence of another controversial flag used by Trump Supporters outside another home of samuel alito. They have pictures calling the socalled appeal to heaven or Pine Tree Flag flying last summer at alitos beach house on the jersey shore. The flag originated during the revolution. In modern times, its used by far right groups as a symbol of Christian Nationalism. Was carried by the mob at the capitol on january 6. Justice alito has not responded to the new york time. The court did not respond to nbc news. Of course, this comes after alitos response to another New York Times story thats showing an American Flag upside down outside the Virginia House of the justice. A symbol associated with the stop the steal movement. Blaming that on his wife. Your committee has been investigating ethical concerns of the court. Chairman durbin wants alito to recuse himself from 2020 and january 6 cases. Do you agree . Yes. Is there movement on the committee . We have to do more to make it clear to the American People that we see this repeated public expression of a political opinion at the home of a sitting Supreme Court justice as completely inappropriate. I think what we should do is to put on the floor of the senate the Supreme Court ethics and recusal act and make the members of the senate vote so the public is clear where we stand on this. I have encouraged our chairman to do more on the committee to hold a hearing, to press the Chief Justice for an answer. This has been a long and difficult few years for the Supreme Court for their ethical standards. I think its unfortunate that the justice chose to blame this on his wife. At the end of the day, plys cal displays at the hopes of federal judges and justices are simply not appropriate. You wont get do you think you can get a majority of votes in the senate . I dont. Lets be blunt, andrea. I dont think there are any republican senators who are willing to join us in insisting that the Supreme Court adopt an ethics code and a recusal standard that is enforceable. We did work hard for several years on trying to get Bipartisan Movement On Ethics and recusal issues. Im not optimistic that that bill would actually pass the senate. I do think given the limitations our chairman, Senator Durbin is frustrated at the limitations on our ability to move ahead on this issue without bipartisan support. But i think the Average American should understand that we have in the past been able to move legislation that relates to the Supreme Court. Senator cornyn and i moved a bill in the last congress. As a result of reporting in the press that sitting members of the federal judiciary had Stock Holdings in companies who were appearing before them. We quickly got bipartisan support for a bill that was signed into law that imposed a standard of disclosure on the entire federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, comparable to the Stock Disclosures that every senator is obligated to comply with. I think the federal judiciary is watching whats happening with the Supreme Court and is struck by the fact that theyre not following the same standards as the rest of the judiciary. Thats just conjecture on my part. Obviously, that doesnt reflect any direct conversations i have had with any sitting members of the judiciary. But i think its important that we do everything we can to make clear to the American Public that we take seriously the independence and safety and security of the federal judiciary. Of course, senator whitehouse has been leading the fray on this. You have senator blumenthal you have support among klobuchar as well. Not the rest of the senate, not a majority. Lets get back to todays state visit. You met with the president of kenya. He has welcomed outreach to iran, russia and china. The u. S. Needs his help to stabilize haiti and counter russian influence. We have been kicked out of other african countries. Chad under pressure because of the migration from sudan, which is in the civil war. Kenya is an important ally right now. Kenya is a linchpin nation in east africa. A democracy. A country that President Biden is elevating to a major nonnato ally status. This is a country that is a Great Security partner in the very tough work we have been doing together in somalia against al shabab. The president has been contributing to try to resolve civil strife in south sudan and sudan and as you mentioned, kenya stepped forward and has been willing to take on a difficult Peacekeeping Mission in haiti. We have strong and deep partnerships. He is a profree Enterprise Leader and welcomes Technology Partnership partnerships. Microsoft announced a data center powered by kenyas geothermal energy. There are several other large commercial partnerships being announced. This state visit is a chance for President Biden to highlight his advocacy for democracy, his promotion of the free market and capitalist system and the new tools that we have in the United States, like the Development Finance corporation, to deliver Economic Opportunity in the global south on a basis thats more transparent, more fair, has Higher Standards than chinese lending and chinese investment. Many african partners who i have met with say the United States needs to show up and needs to partner. This is our demonstration to the president and the people of kenya that we value their partnership and look forward to being a trust and reliable partner in the years ahead. Before i let you go, let me ask you about israel. Theres a disagreement among aid groups, the pentagon and the white house as to what aid is getting in, even from the expensive pier with our troops there creating that pier, which is not even as good as a land route. Israel has just been at least recommended for arrests, indictments for among other things denying aid to the people in gaza. They denied it. Netanyahu has denied that. Has any of the aid that we have now delivered to that pier gotten in . I know trucks are getting in, but they are being held the aid is being held in warehouses. Its not getting to the people who need it. Look, we have an ongoing humanitarian disaster in gaza. Our president , joe biden, and our partners are trying every possible way to get that aid in, get it distributed, get it delivered to the women and children of gaza who are struggling, suffering through famine and hunger. Cindy mccain, a dear friend, head of the world food program, and jose andres and other partner organizations, including unicef and Catholic Relief Services and others are trying to distribute aid within gaza. Theres critical problems. Deconfliction is something we have told netanyahu. The destruction on the ground in gaza has been catastrophic. This pier built at great expense and its temporary is helping reduce the humanitarian suffering. Not at the rate that we need. Israel needs to fully partner with the International Community to deliver aid. The best way do that is by achieing a hostage and ceasefire deal with hamas. We have pushed hamas indirectly through qatar and egypt as hard as we can. President biden has been tireless in being attentive to the concerns of the hostage families. There are several, i think eight Americans Still held. I will remind you, on october 7, hamas carried out a horrific Terrorist Attack that killed americans as well as people from two dozen countries around the world. There are hostages being held today by hamas beneath gaza from all faiths and backgrounds and from more than a dozen countries. More folks need to be aware of the fact that this could end tomorrow if hamas would release the hostages and stop the fighting. Frankly, its a difficult and fraught situation and one where being attentive to the humanitarian crisis is a key part of the response from the president. Thank you for all that. We appreciate it. Thank you. Change of heart. Nikki haley shrugs off her brutal criticisms of donald trump. Now shes throwing her support behind her former primary rival. She says she will vote for him. Thats next when Andrea Mitchell reports is back in 90 seconds. Stay with us. You are watching msnbc. [suspenseful music] trains. [whoosh] trains that sense what isnt on the schedule. Trains that use the power of dell ai and intel. To see hundreds of miles of tracks. [vroom] [train horn] [buzz] clearing the way, [whoosh] so you arrive exactly where you belong. psst psst ahhh with flonase, allergies dont have to be scary. Spray Flonase Sensimist daily for nondrowsy long lasting relief in a scent free, gentle mist. Flonase all good. Also, try our Allergy Headache and nighttime pills. An aboutface from nikki haley announcing she will vote for donald trump. He is not qualified to be the president of the United States. He has gotten more unstable and unhinged. Its not normal to call on russia to invade nato countries. Donald trump has done all of that. And more. I put my priorities on a president who will have the backs of our allies. Trump has not been perfect on these policies. I have made that clear many, many times. But biden has been a catastrophe. So i will be voting for trump. Joining me now, Kimberly Atkins stohr, brendan buck, and jennifer palmieri. Brendan, a couple of months ago she felt no need to, quote, kiss the ring. She said, as you just saw, he was unhinged, a liar. Why would nikki haley do this now . He ruled her out as a Vice President ial candidate, but is that still in play . I doubt it is. I imagine the only reason, she wants to be president some day. She realizes theres no place in the Republican Party to be a biden voter and be president. I think its as simple as the fact shes a politician. Whats confounding is, she had to know where this was headed. Even after she lost and dropped out, she was continuing to suggest she wanted to lead a new party and rebuild the party. This is not shouldnt be news to her theres not backing for that. She was out there on an island the entire time. I dont understand why she this is a bigger shock today because she put herself out there so much. I dont know why she walked herself into this bad position. Shes feeling very alone. As much as we talk about those nikki haley voters, those arent nikki haley voters. People dont care about nikki haley. Those were antitrump voters. Kimberly, when she suspended her campaign, she said it was up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in the Republican Party and beyond. She reiterated that yesterday. Would it be smart for trump to reach out to her . Those could be important voters. Is there some way he can bridge that gap. Im not sure that donald trump believes he even needs to reach out to them. To him, nikki haley is someone who lost and is a loser. He is in control of the party. Im not sure that that is the case. To brendans point, agree nikki haley realized she had no political home at this point with this gop with trump. I dont find it shocking at all. She was trying to walk some weird line, being critical of trump without totally stepping out of trumps sphere. I was signalled this was coming when before she said she wouldnt kiss the ring, she already did. She said she would pardon trump if she became president. That was a signal that she would not walk away from trump completely. I wasnt expecting her to. I knew that those who voted for her as an antitrump vote as brendan said would at some point be disappointed. Jen, shes getting votes. Is there anything joe biden and the democrats should do to make sure they dont become rfk junior votes . Sure. I think that you will see you have seen the campaign do some of that. I think you will see more of that over the course of the summer. The thing for biden is that tranche of Republican Voters that are open to considering biden because they are antitrump is growing. There were some in 16. There were more in 20. In 24, you have the group the people that voted for trump twice but wont do it again because of january 6. Theres a relatively big, growing bigger than it was before, universe of republicans that could consider it. Even if 5 of the 20 of republicans that are voting for nikki haley now go for biden, that could be very meaningful. Brendan, lets talk about immigration for a moment. From the moment he came down the escalator, he has been denigrating migrants. He d