cheney will give up her seat in january. she says her work is far from finished. we ll have much more from yesterday s primary elections just ahead. plus, we re learning more about who the fbi interviewed and what agents saw before they seized classified documents from the former president s home. meanwhile, in washington, president joe biden celebrates a major legislative win ahead of the midterms. something that seemed very unlikely just a couple of months ago. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with a big win for former president trump and a huge loss for republicans against his lies about election fraud. gop congresswoman liz cheney, the vice chair of the january 6th select committee and a one-time leader of the house gop, was just ousted by a landslide in wyoming s primary. trump s name wasn t on the ballot, but he loomed large after he ma
inflation reduction act into law. we ll talk about the impact it will have on families with congressman gregory meeks. we begin this very busy hour with the results of last night s critical primary races. liz cheney, once the third most powerful republican in congress, lost her primary bid last night to her trump-backed challenger by a whopping 37%. here s some of what she said about her political future in an interview with today. are you thinking about running for president? that s a decision i ll make in the coming month. i m not going to make any announcements this morning, but it s something i m thinking about and will make a decision in the coming months. a different story for another trump critic in alaska. senator murkowski finished first in her primary bid, allowing her to advance to the general race. but she won t be the only republican on the ballot. the candidate endorsed by donald trump will advance to the november midterms. here to start us off is
trump s white house counsel pat cipollone and deputy patrick philbin were both interviewed by the fbi about sensitive documents stored at mar-a-lago. this as the fallout from the fbi s mar-a-lago search becomes a comes to a critical juncture tomorrow. a judge will hear arguments about whether to release the affidavit behind the search, something donald trump wants and the doj opposes. even now, as donald trump s legal troubles mount, his grip on the republican party is tightening. and he just purged one of his high-profile critics. republican liz cheney lost her primary race to a trump-backed opponent by a landslide. but while a cheney may be out of a seat, earlier on today, she made it clear she s not going anywhere and will keep up her fight against trump. there s no political office that s more important than the principles that we take an oath defend. and i believe that donald trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. and i think that def
That onetime, lifetime booster. but i have a sense if cases increase, they may recognize that for people who are compromised or who are more at risk. all right. well, lots of things to keep an eye on. dr. uche blackstock, we ll be speaking to you soon. thanks. up next on way too early, donald trump s loyalty litmus test. and how it might complicate the gop s midterm messaging. and coming up on morning joe, steve kornacki, we let him get a little sleep but he ll be back at the big board for the including mixed results between wyoming and alaska. and president biden celebrating another big win for democrats. white house chief of staff ron klain will be our guest. morning joe, just a few moments away. scle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein.