trump, it s not normal to have paid $50 million in campaign contributions towards our personal court cases. it s not normal to mock the military. it s not normal to go and choose the side of a tyrant over our allies. it s not normal to have any of this happen. that s the problem. and that s nikki haley making a final push in her home state ahead of tomorrow s republican presidential primary. we ll have more from the campaign trail in south carolina in just a moment. plus, more fallout from the ivf ruling from the alabama supreme court. several house republicans are now trying to distance themselves from the decision as additional providers are pausing services in that state. and also ahead we ll look at the state of the war in ukraine as the country prepares to mark two years of defending itself from an unprovoked russian invasion. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 23rd. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. an
then you look at donald trump. it s not normal to pay $50 million in campaign contributions towards your personal court cases. it s not normal to mock the military. it s not normal to go and choose the side of a tyrant over our allies. it s not normal to have any of this happen. that s the problem. nikki haley making a final push in her home state ahead of tomorrow s republican presidential primary. we ll bring you more from the campaign trail in just a moment. msnbc and nbc news national affairs analyst john heilemann is standing by in charleston, south carolina. also ahead, the former informant charged with lying to the fbi about president biden and his son hunter is back in custody this morning. we ll explain why he was rearrested by federal authorities. plus, we ll show you what president biden is saying about his meeting with alexei navalny s widow and daughter. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, february 23rd. along with joe, willie, and me, w
we still have a lot of work to do. but with lawmakers on both sides skeptical, do they have the votes to actually pass it? i ll speak exclusively with house progressive leader, congresswoman pramila jayapal and gop congressman, dusty johnson, next. and room to grow? more republican presidential hopefuls jump in. i m running to lead our great american comeback. i m the candidate, the far left fears the most. with the former president dominating the polls, can they cut into his lead. republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus, fallen heroes. this memorial day, veterans reflect on their comrades who did not come home. i think about them probably every day almost. yeah, really. you don t every forget it. a look at some of the incredible americans we lost at war, coming up. hi, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announced that they have struck an agree
rogue, we ll explain how it may complicate things for the d.a. what a nightmare. come on. literally. wow. president joe biden is back at the white house this morning following his momentous, three-day trip to eastern europe. before he left, the president took time once again to reassure allies that america will not tolerate russian aggression into nato territory. we ll also play for you president biden s comments on vladimir putin s decision to pull out of a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., and we ll show you how former president trump turned his trip to east palestine, ohio, into a branding operative. well he didn t throw paper towels, did he? not paper towels. he brought trump-branded water bottles. did he throw it? i don t know. pallets of trump-branded water. it s just tap water, guys. so fascinating week. i ve got to say, historic. people are going to remember, an american president going into a war zone, risking his life to show support for t
things off there with the crucial base is happening right now in arizona for senate and governor as well. early voting underway in arizona. with more than 1.3 million early ballots cast so far. in the senate race, the latest one showing mark kelly holding a slightly three-point edge over republican blake masters. and the race for governor, that is neck and neck. with polls showing a narrow one point edge going to republican kari lake. and van miller is with us from phoenix, van, good to talk to you as always in the last hour. as i mentioned from the first lady, we will hear from her again, alongside mark kelly, at this hour, what is the message today going to be about? right, joe biden is going to be here alongside mark kelly. katie hobbs, the democratic governor for about two hours north of here this morning, this is a situation here in which we talk to democrats, you look at the idea that this is a purple state, what did make the stay competitive for democrats in 2018 w