we have a lot to get to this morning, including donald trump formally taking his fight to remain on colorado s ballot to the supreme court. we ll tell you what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, back in 2020, donald trump hired an expert to prove election fraud. instead, that person found the 2020 election was not stolen. we re going to speak with that expert about what his data firm actually uncovered. also ahead, we ll dig into the ultimatum from house republicans following their visit to the southern border. do they want a deal? along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. and msnbc host jen psaki. she s a former white house press secretary. good to have you all on board this morning. willie? let s start in colorado. former president trump s legal team officially has petitioned the supreme court to overturn last month s co
a swing district that went to trump in zweent and then joe biden in 2020. steve joins us in just a moment to break down how democrats messaging on abortion rights is now recasting the conversation about that once expected red wave this fall. also from new york, a victory for two key figures since the impeachment of donald trump, jerry nadler handily defeated caroline maloney after powerful allies were forced to run for the same seat. and in a crowded 10th district, federal prosecutor daniel goldman won unseeding mondaire jones. and in florida, democrats have placed their debts on charlie crist to challenge the state s current republican governor ron desantis in the general elocation. and it will be former orlando police chief congresswoman val demings trying to unseat marco rubio in the united states senate. both charlie crist and val demings will be our guests on the show a short time from now. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, august 24th, i m willi
kayleigh: this is outnumbered. i m kayleigh mcenany with my cohosts emily compagno and harris faulkner. also joining us fox & friends first cohost, carley shimkus, and fox news national correspondent griff jenkins on this gripping week. we are just days away from the first presidential showdown of this election cycle. both president biden and former president trump are finalizing their strategies for thursday s cnn presidential debate, but are prepping for the face-off in two very different ways. president biden is surrounding himself with top official campaign staffers. some from the white house and close allies. you can see their names scrolling. and camp david is sequestered away as he has been for days. meanwhile, former president trump is hitting the campaign trail. he was in philadelphia this past weekend and asked supporters what tactic he should take. how should i handle him? should i be tough and nasty? or should i be [cheers and applause] she sai
A question i have is what is, like, the 30-second pitch for why joe biden is better? is it abortion rights? is it economy? is it democracy? it may be all of them. but give people kind of, what is the pitch they should be doing so their neighbors, out on their streets when they re doing volunteer phone calls right now? i want people to remember that we have a president who sees us. you know, i ask the jewish-american to remember we have a president who does not see good people on both sides when it comes to charlottesville. i want to remind immigrants to this country, people like my mom, who was an immigrant single mom who raised three kids on her own, that we have a president who sees us and understands that we have a population that s looking to support this country and who believes in the future of this country and is not looking to tear it down. i want to say to all the young people and young voters out there, we have a president who understands that the future of our environment