taxpayer dollars on an illegitimate impeachment inquiry because donald trump, the puppet master, has directed extreme maga republicans to launch a political hit job against president joe biden. that s house minority leader hakeem jeffries calling out republicans in the lower chamber before the vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. that came after hunter biden defied a subpoena from house republicans challenging them to hold public hearings for his testimony. we ll have much, much more from a bitter and partisan day on capitol hill. plus, the supreme court will hear the first case tied to abortion rights since it overturned roe v. wade. we ll get expert legal analysis on that just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 14th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we have a busy morning ahead, and we ll start here. the republican controlled house has voted to formally authorize its impea
the republican party slow march into autocracy, led by donald trump. the one day dictator wannabe. in a speech last night at the new york young republicans club gala, the gop front runner did not back down from his comment last week that he would only be dictator on day one of a possible second term in office. instead, he doubled down on it. baker today, in the new york times, he said that i want to be a dictator. i didn t say that. i said i want to be a dictator for one day. but the new york times said, and you know why i want to be a dictator? because i want a wall, right? i want to wall, and i want to drill, drill, drill. reporter: for all the lying that he does, there is no reason not to believe him when he says he wants to be dictator for one day, what is unbelievable about it is that trump, who is not known for his restraint himself discipline, we only want to be dictated for a day. it is significant and disturbing escalation of rhetoric even for donald trump, becau