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which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 20 ....
after president biden was sworn in as president, we are still learning new ways donald trump and his allies tried to hold on to power. the attempt to overturn the 2020 election has deep roots in to preserve our democracy, we must have a full understanding of the threats we face. just this week, we learned of another poll call of trump, urging election officials to reject the will of the american people. the detroit news made revealed the call may days after the election. in the, called the news outlet reports trump pressured to republican canvassers in michigan not to certify the 2020 presidential election. and we see news has not heard or verify the audio recordings. another took note, president biden, won michigan by nearly 150,000 votes in the fair and free election. but for donald trump, accepting defeat, not an option. instead, he discouraged supporters to show up to the capitol on january 6th. you know what happened next. the deadly insurrection. donald trump s ....
if you are hitting the road or jumping on a plane today, you will have plenty of company. one of the busiest travel days of the year is in full swing right now. the nightmare keeps getting worse for families of hostages in gaza. word today a 73-year-old american citizen, father of four, grandfather of seven, died at the hands of hamas. what we know about him and his wife who is still a hostage. lots to get to. we start with the new and significant reporting out of michigan. the detroit news obtaining audio recordings from 2020 in whicthen president trump urges officials not to sign off on results that show boden won. he said, we ve to fight for our country. we can let these people take our country away from us. he also said,quote, everybody knows detroit is crooked as hell. on the call, rnc chair mcdaniel who told election workers, if you can go home tonight, do not sign the certification papers. we will get you attorneys, to which trump added, we will take care o ....
afternoon. until tomorrow, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. and good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart. a stunning decision that could end up the 2024 presidential race. colorado s highest court rules former president donald trump should be taken off the state s primary ballot. how trump is responding this morning. at the southern border, record-breaking numbers of newly arrived migrants. we re live on the ground in eagle pass, texas, where an open field is now being used to process what could be as many as 2,000 migrants. and an nbc news exclusive, the blunt warning chinese leader xi jinping gave to president biden just weeks ago. we re also keeping an eye on the state department now where secretary antony blinken is about to give his year end news conference. we begin this hour with a historic court decision that could have a major impact on the 2024 race for the ....
now. my life is like lawrence: good morning. we are at the sun flower cafe in fort myers florida. got in late last night. it s good to be in the free state of florida. been talking with some folks. the talk of the town is ron desantis and donald trump. and they love their governor, but they love their form are president as well. we have been having some conversation. a lot of these folks are living paycheck to paycheck, guys. i will send to you all in new york. steve: all right. and, lawrence, it looked like when the camera guy he was sweeping through that crowd. it looked like it was actually a drone. it went above your head. i have never seen that shot before. lawrence: so, steve, you haven t had the opportunity. steve: i have worked with nate. lawrence: he has that little tripod and going all other the place. ainsley: is he so talented. he shot the built more estate story with us. we went down to north carolina. steve: coming up this hour. ainsley ....