Pets. Can you even remember a time when something like that would have been disqualifying . Because i cant anymore republicans now elected trump three times. Democrats lost to him half the time. This election is still inexplicably close. Unfortunately, some americans watched that and thought, i dont like how kamala laughed when he called immigrants dog eaters. That wasnt very president ial. Wow. That sums it up. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is monday, september 23rd. With us, we have the host of Way Too Early, white House Bureau Chief at politico, jonathan lemire. Nbc news national Affairs Analyst and a partner in chief political columnist at puck, John Heilemann. Good to have you with us this morning. We have six weeks to go until Election Day. Theres new Nbc News polling out showing a major shift in the 2024 race. In the latest survey, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former president Donald Trump by five points, 49 to 44 , among registered voters nationwide. Although, that result is
you hear that? you hear it? underneath the music? crickets. republican party getting remarks from donald trump. donald trump on a 2024 campaign of vengeance and vile remarks vowing to root out his political opponents and labelling everyone against him as vermin and making some rather extreme plans to round up every undocumented immigrant and put them in camps. meanwhile, donnie trump jr. is back on the stand as the defense team begins their case in civil fraud. plus, cnn cameras going deeper into gaza than any past reports. this time up close near hamas tunnels under a hospital. running to the heart of the terrorist operation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. you know, it is become cliche to ask americans how they respond to something that donald trump has said to ask if such a thing were taking place in neither country, what they might think. it is so cliche that i ve never asked you engage in this exercise. but his comments as of late have been so stark, and so s
good. the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9.1%. dan lothian is adding up the numbers. what do they mean for the president and for the american pe people? the economy is having a difficult time finding traction even as the 2012 campaign ramps up. republicans are blaming this on the president s quote failed policies, but this is all showing a sense of urgency for the president and members of congress that they need to do something now. on a beautiful fall day in the nation s capitol, nothing but blue skies and sunshine. but a dark cloud continues to linger over the nation s economy. the reason we re not seeing the hiring we want is because we re not seeing the economic growth we need. the latest numbers bare that out. unemployment remains at 9.1%, what a white house called unacceptably high. while employers added 103,000 jobs, the report was relative weak. it is far from good enough. white house aides say this underscores the need for quick action on the president