republicans in the legislature live doing what they were doing in the midnight hours of the closing session of that legislature which doesn t meet again until 2025. they re out. two years. two years. thanks, chris. you bet. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. so today was the big day, the day the man who was widely seen as the strongest potential competitor to president trump in the republican primary, today was the day this guy entered the race. it is the biggest day of florida governor ron desantis political career so far, biggest day certainly since he first stepped out onto the national stage in 2018 as a candidate for florida governor. everyone knows my husband ron desantis is endorsed by president trump but he s also an amazing dad. he loves playing with the kids. he reads stories. then mr. trump said you re fired. i love that part. he s teaching madison to talk. people say ron s all trump, but he is so much more. big league, so good.
and they can t get a glove on him in those forum, it s going to be that much harder. yeah, it s just a connection these voters feel to trump is so visceral, so emotional, it is deeply personal, and so will this campaign be. two great gents to start this evening off with. thanks for your time. we have lots more coming up this hour including trump s former chief of staff mark meadows. where is mark meadows, and is he a criminal target or is he a cooperating witness in the special counsel s probe of the former president? that s coming up. but first donald trump and ron desantis. is a messiah complex a prerequisite for the 2024 nominee? we re going to talk with michelle goldberg coming up next. talk with michelle goldberg coming up next helps restore gum health, and rehardens enamel.
limits third party voter registration and bolsters maintenance that often leads to voter purges just wrapped up together. trump meanwhile has become even more radical than he was office. in a recent town hall trump called the january 6th attack on the capitol a beautiful day, he plans to pardon rioters if he becomes president and failed to rule out separating families at the border again. at this point if you re running in the republican primary for 2024, that is the kind of résuée to be a viable contender. joining us now is michelle goldberg, opinion columnist for the new york times, and author of the kingdom coming, the rise of christian nationalism. michelle, just humble servants of the people. the messiah complex bundled with the just vicious, very destructive policy. like there s no building vision here, and i m really struck at how much desantis is obviously mimicking trump and whether you think that s just a naked play