campaign is leaning into this unavoidably political month. the president taking his re-election message to pennsylvania. that s a key state he won. and the symbolism of george washington s leadership what you see on the screen. valley forge. washington is touted for setting a standard for democracy. walking away from power after those two terms. biden will draw a contrast to trump on that score. trump being the election loser who tried to steal the race compared to washington who was making news in his day with what was described then as you see here. the resignation of george washington esquire as his situation of president of the united states of america. that was a time of kingdoms so it was a big deal that washington resisted, as this paper put it. the solicitations of his friends to continue in office. they concluded it was a life honor and glory. they wrote different back then. biden is going to argue that trump is the literal opposite and make that argument directly. i
good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
frustrations over poll numbers. what he is facing heading to 2024, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald trump s extreme rhetoric ramps up as he campaigns with four weeks to go to the iowa caucuses, the first big test this week, the republican front-runner appeared before supporters in new hampshire, nevada, and said this about immigrants coming to the united states. when they let, i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our country, that s what they have done. they are coming to our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. they are pouring into our country. when i m reelected, we will begin, and we have no choice, the largest deportation operation in american history. this is an invasion. this is like a military invasion. drugs, crimin
i will see you tomorrow on deadline white house at four pm. i hope you will join us. the 11th hour starts right now. arts right now tonight, donald trump s ramped up rhetoric. his new attacks on immigrants as he praises dictators on the campaign trail. and a new reporting about justice clarence thomas. his complaints about money and how they potentially lead to the ethics questions he faces now. plus, biden s frustrations over poll numbers. what he is facing heading to 2024 as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. greetings, everyone. i am symone symone sanders townsend, in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, donald trump s extreme rhetoric as he campaigns with four weeks to go to the i-aukus, the first big test this week, the republican front-runner appeared before supporters in new hampshire, nevada, and said this about immigrants coming to the united states. when they let, i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when
the former president with an affinity for strongmen doubles down on his comments about being a decorator on a day one of a second term. former trump national security adviser john bolton has spent a lot of time with donald trump and the dictators. he s coming up first. the fight for reproductive freedom in texas gets a name in a face. as kate cox s story grips the state in the nation. the texas supreme court pauses a ruling that would allow her to get an abortion. also today, the president of upenn resigns amid an uproar over her handling of questions on antisemitism during a congressional hearing. professor and bestselling author adam grant joins me with his reaction. and later, with the iowa caucuses just around the corner, a deep dive into one of the most perplexing relationships in politics today. the one between donald trump and evangelical voters. so, i worked in politics for a long time, and in government for a long time, as did my first guest. and sometimes, tha