tomorrow, but he s going to tout this agreement tonight as crisis averted, preventing an economic collapse in an agreement where nobody got everything they wanted, but the american people got what they needed. he s going to highlight some democratic interests that were protected, including climate investments, infrastructure investments, and also, some things republicans never wanted to cut, including veterans benefits and cuts to social security and medicare. tonight, ratings have kept the u.s. on negative watch, despite the deal passing, citing deterioration of governance. the treasury though is saying that they are downplaying any risk. the agreement shows that the treasury market is the safest in the world. you will recall that in 2011, the u.s. was downgraded from its triple-a rating because we got was also close to the deadline without a deal. that could still happen, jesse. thanks, jackie. do you understand well, we actually have the president in the oval office no
florida governor ron desantis in iowa yes today, not mentioning donald trump by name, but still taking a few swipes at him. i think he was. we will show you what else he had to say about the front runner in the race for the republican nomination. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, may 31st. good to have your with us, along with joe, willie, and me. member of the new york times let s show jonathan really quick. okay, go, go. okay. we done this before. can we stop for a second? tj, i am scratching my face. you want to go to me now? and also, this historic day leave him alone. let s do jenna. hold on. cover me for a second, tj. okay. oh, we ve got jen. see, she can t even mess up! now now. good morning. okay. is my collar straight? thank you. let s actually get to work. hold on. when we do get to work, it s going to be a lot of fun, because i m going to get the yankees in a second, but these republicans will donald trump
everyone. poppy is off today. i m erica hill. thanks for being with me this morning. let s get started with five things to know for this memorial day, may 29th, 2023. joe biden and kevin mccarthy made a debt ceiling deal. now they have to sell it. can they get the votes before default on june 5 th? russia shot down a record number of missiles ahead of the long awaited counter offensive. search and rescue operations under way right now after an apartment collapse in iowa. seven people have been pulled out. the mayor, though, says a number of others are still missing. and happening today, president biden will honor america s fallen service members during a memorial day address from arlington national cemetery. he ll also participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the time of the unknown soldier. tonight, boston celtics looking to make more history by becoming the first team to win game seven after being down 3-0 to the miami heat. cnn this morning starts right now.
Tomorrow, but he s going to tout this agreement tonight as crisis averted, preventing an economic collapse in an agreement where nobody got everything they wanted, but the american people got what they needed. he s going to highlight some democratic interests that were protected, including climate investments, infrastructure investments, and also, some things republicans never wanted to cut, including veterans benefits and cuts to social security and medicare. tonight, ratings have kept the u.s. on negative watch, despite the deal passing, citing deterioration of governance. the treasury though is saying that they are downplaying any risk. the agreement shows that the treasury market is the safest in the world. you will recall that in 2011, the u.s. was downgraded from its triple-a rating because we got was also close to the deadline without a deal. that could still happen, jesse. thanks, jackie. do you understand well, we actually have the president in
Still ahead on morning joe, much more on today s vote on the debt ceiling deal. we ll be joined by congressman ro khanna, a democrat voicing concerns about the agreement. we ll also talk to congressman jim clyburn who has projected confidence about the deal passing. also ahead, an inside look at an african nation that is now partly run by russian mercenaries. nbc news chief correspondent richard engel joins us with that new reporting. you re watching morning joe. we ll be right back. oe. we ll be right back.