beautiful sunrise in washington, d.c. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 18th. donald trump has claimed that he could declassify materials just by thinking about them. like i dream of jeannie. but there is new evidence in the mar-a-lago documents investigation that proves he knows it s not true. the former president is seizing on two failed endorsements in florida from governor ron desantis, while ignoring the lack of success his candidates had in the last election. also ahead, the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations with both sides digging in on one big issue. we ll explain what that is. and we re keeping an eye on president biden this morning as he is in japan for the g7 summit. welcome, everybody. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan is with us. and former white ho
old club hours after the deadly shooting on the site of rust. another step of justice for helene hutchins. she is running for president. her candidacy on february 15th. tom brady rocking the red carpet last night for the film premiere of 84 mike brady. dodging questions on his future. many say it is likely he will return to the field. i am hooked on a feeling i m high on believing s that you re in love with me ainsley: beautiful shot of milwaukee it is 9 degrees right there, i have 24 tomorrow. there low is-3 degrees. brian: i think it is. ainsley: is getting into the 30s. steve: its appropriate start milwaukee with all the breweries there, like 70 breweries. today is february 1st which means dry january is over. brian: laverne and shirley both passed away, they worked in a brewery in milwaukee. ainsley: that s true. brian: it s all milwaukee and milwaukee s best but i want to know what the best beer is so right is about that. on the