and they are beautiful. they re beautiful. on behalf of all of them, we thank you. and listen, if a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her, because knowledge is power. and if someone tries to restrict your access to power, they are trying to scare you. so listen to a drag queen. we love you. thank you. knowledge is power. listen to a drag queen. the incomparable rupaul takes off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. we if you don t for joining me this hour. donald trump handily winning the iowa caucus last night. not that much of a surprise. but this, this was. i don t know if you know, but they did polls tonight on the election of 2020. do you believe it was honest or not? 82% said 82% said it was not. now, before we go on further here, i should clarify that much like the size of his inaugura
the state of new hampshire. all the candidates are now in the granite state to s evening. donald trump is basking in his iowa victory and focusing s attacks now on nikki haley. as you know, nikki haley, in particular, is counting on the democrats and liberals to infiltrate the republican primary, you know that. that is what is happening. a group of people coming in that are not republicans, and it s artificially boosting her numbers here. after he won last night, donald trump claimed it is the third time he s won in iowa. but for facts sake, it is not. it s the second. ted cruz speed double trump and iowa in 2016. speaking of donald trump s lies, two thirds of iowa republican caucus goers said a day do not think president biden legitimately won the 2020 election, according to nbc news entry polling. meanwhile, nikki haley is equally focused on trump. she said today that she would not participate in the planned new hampshire debate if trump himself is not there. just a few
maga republicans are trying to win over young voters, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. today, the republican presidential race is moving to the state of new hampshire. all the candidates are now in the granite state to s evening. donald trump is basking in his iowa victory and focusing s attacks now on nikki haley. as you know, nikki haley, in particular, is counting on the democrats and liberals to infiltrate the republican primary, you know that. that is what is happening. a group of people coming in that are not republicans, and it s artificially boosting her numbers here. after he won last night, donald trump claimed it is the third time he s won in iowa. but for facts sake, it is not. it s the second. ted cruz speed double trump and iowa in 2016. speaking of donald trump s lies, two thirds of iowa republican caucus goers said a day do not think president biden legitimately won the 2020 election, acc
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this is the first because the big night is going to be in november when we take back our country. a huge victory for donald trump in the first contest of the 2024 presidential election. number 2 ron desantis and then just behind that, nikki haley. the top tier of candidates did not go after him on his greatest vulnerabilities. despite of all of that, we ve got our ticket punched out of iowa. they really see south carolina as the next target. do they have enough money to continue going forward? underestimate me because that s always fun. she s on to new hampshire. potential opportunity for nikki haley, it s easier said than done. it s not a race for second. it a s race for relevancy. donald trump s grasp of the republican party is as firm as it s ever been. there may be three tickets out of iowa, but donald trump s is first class and nikki haley s and ron desantis s are in steering. good tuesday morning, everyone. it s the top of the hour. i m phil mattin