florida governor ron desantis in iowa yes today, not mentioning donald trump by name, but still taking a few swipes at him. i think he was. we will show you what else he had to say about the front runner in the race for the republican nomination. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, may 31st. good to have your with us, along with joe, willie, and me. member of the new york times let s show jonathan really quick. okay, go, go. okay. we done this before. can we stop for a second? tj, i am scratching my face. you want to go to me now? and also, this historic day leave him alone. let s do jenna. hold on. cover me for a second, tj. okay. oh, we ve got jen. see, she can t even mess up! now now. good morning. okay. is my collar straight? thank you. let s actually get to work. hold on. when we do get to work, it s going to be a lot of fun, because i m going to get the yankees in a second, but these republicans will donald trump
It s a real issue, and so that s not the circus. but you just want to try to avoid a situation that we had where this becomes a political football, and trying also just not to negotiate against ourselves, having to throw essential programs of the american people away, while still protecting, you know, tax breaks for billionaires, and so that s our concern. member of the new york times editorial board, mara gay, thanks being on this morning. thank you mara. thank you for your patience. pj taking a shot of citifield. i m not sure what that was about. she s a met s fan. senator chris murphy says the left needs a spiritual renaissance and so does america. the connecticut democrat will explain that next on morning joe. we re back in one minute. g joe. we re back in one minute