speeches, two very different messages to the world. the dramatic split screen as russia s war hits an inflection point. the american president in europe, defending democracy. democracy is the world stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever. his russian counterpart, defending his illegal invasion of ukraine. they are responsible for the escalation of the situation in ukraine. for the huge numbers of casualties. at the center of it all, alliances. some steadfast. some dangerous. nuclear threats and a devastating war nearly a year old with no end in sight. appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased. they must be opposed. this hour, christiane amanpour interviews polish president duda. what needs to be done to ensure what you say is ukraine s victory in this war and boris johnson joins me with his take on where putin takes this war next. this was a war of choice that he initiated. it was his vicious, non-provoked attack on ukraine. we want to
virginia. a rising star in the gop hits the road to put his party over the top. virginia governor glenn youngkin joins me exclusively ahead. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is jittery, anxious about the economy and news overseas including north korea, iran and ukraine. the risk of, quote, armageddon, because of vladimir putin is the highest since the cuban missile crisis almost exactly 60 years ago. red russia suffered a major blow, a truck bomb slicing in half the only bridge that connects russia to crimea. this afternoon we ll ask a critical member of the senate foreign relations committee what happens now and a former amend about what he heard during his recent trip to moscow. with 30 days until the midterms, swing state polls reminding us that the economy remains the top issue for most voters. gas prices are going up. inflation is persistent. jobs numbers are strong as well. it s a complex midterm picture with plenty of races that wil
Today, President Biden is set to leave washington on a highstakes trip to israel as this war with hamas intensifies and the humanitarian crisis in gaza escalates. President under growing pressure to get critical aid to millions of civilians in gaza and also supporting israel and trying to save american hostages held captive by the hamas terror group. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region, and for the world. The president will hear from israel how it will conduct its operations in way that minimizing civilian casualties and allows humanitarian to flow to citizens in gaza. Its critical that aid begin flowing into gaza as soon as possible. The Israeli Military says bidens visit will not delay its planning for that potential Ground Operation into the gaza strip. Final humanitarian aid has been piling up at the Border Crossing in egypt which remains closed. The World Health Organization is now warning that water is running out for Hundreds Of Thousands of displaced
It might take several iterations of this going forward. Republican infighting and dysfunction, thats the theme in washington, d. C. Right now. Congressional investigations reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alemany, thank you. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this monday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Are you concerned about americas reputation on The World Stage given the level of brinksmanship we have seen this year . Based on the maga republican support, yes. Based on what my administration is doing, no. President biden blaming maga republicans as the country falters and how the movement is endangering democracy. This as House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy defied if right wing of his party. And partnered with democrats to Keep Congress running. Now his job could be on the line. Well discuss mccarthys fate and who he may need to turn for help. Plus, hours from now donald trump will appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutini