president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
his fight to remain on colorado s ballot to the supreme court. what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is now concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, we ll dig into house speaker mike johnson and the 60 other republicans and their visit to the southern border. their new ultimatum, and what they re prepared to do with the government if democrats don t agree to their demands. and also ahead we ll show you the confrontation between governor ron desantis and one of his own supporters who accuses the presidential candidate of going soft on trump. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin with this news. former president donald trump s legal team has officially petitioned the supreme court asking it to overturn the colorado ruling that found him ineligible to run for president. last month colorado became the first state to rule that trump engaged in an i
president biden s focus today on the fight to raise the debt limit and the dress of consequences that could be in store for the country have no actions taken. not a single solitary has this data is not that i accumulated. but that is not that occurred of the last several years. it is 200 years of debt. 200 years. the idea that we wouldn t pay our debt is bizarre. it s estimated that we didn t pay the debt, we lose 750,000 jobs, we have a recession, would be a disaster. the idea is for the first time saying, unless you can approve this ridiculous budget what the republican mega budget is, if you pass this budget, we re not going to increase the debt limit. then we re going to go bankrupt. the white house has also warning that if the white house default, it would result in severe damage. a default according to the white house would result in hud to thousands of job losses, which could increase to millions the longer it goes on. joining me now is nbc s correspondent, a
new york state no matter who you are. the defendant held documents in his hand we cannot and will not normalize serious misconduct for nine straight months the defendantant repeatedly made false statements he also called others to make false statements we have a history in the manhattan d.a. s office of vigorously enforcing white collar crime that s manhattan s district attorney alvin bragg defending his prosecution of donald trump. we ll take you through the historic indictment and what s next in the case in just a moment meanwhile, the former president s allies in congress are rushing to his defense house speaker kevin mccarthy posting a warning for the d. a. and also ahead, a significant win for progressives in wisconsin that will flip the majority of that state s supreme court for the first time in over a decade good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, april 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. donald trump, the first pre
Best for this country. I do intend to file a motion to vacation against Speaker Mccarthy this week. We need to rip off the band aid, move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy. Kevin mccarthy going head to head with Congressman Matt Gaetz after the House Speaker worked with democrats to avert a Government Shutdown. That decision leaves mccarthy politically vulnerable, so is the fate of his speakership now at the mercy of the democrats . Plus, hours from now, donald trump is scheduled to appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutinizing his business practices. Well break down whats at stake as the former president faces off against a judge who has already ruled that hes a fraud. And, California Governor Gavin Newsom names a successor to fill the seat held by the late senator, dianne feinstein. What were learning about that transition of power and how feinstein will be remembered on capitol hill. Good morning. And welcome to way too early on this monday, o