Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
Good morning, welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 13th. We have so much more to get to with that hearing yesterday on capitol hill. Democrats pressed the former Special Counsel on his language about President Bidens memory while republicans wanted to know why the president wasnt charged. Meanwhile, also on capitol hill, today the who house is expected to vote on a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the most popular apps in america. Well explain that legislation. Well also get analysis on the alarming comments from russian president Vladimir Putin this morning about the threat to use nuclear weapons. Hes saying that if russias sovereignty or independence is threatened, he will use nukes. Good morning, everybody. Along with willie and me, we have the host of wasteway, bureau chief at politico jonathan louisiana mere. Msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle and jonathan martin. Great group this morning. Also has President Biden announced a new Weapons Package for ukraine. According
that couldn t be. or could it? tonight on laura coates live. let s be clear. there is no border deal yet. senate negotiators are trying to dot the is to cross the ts and there s no clear sign when they might get there. that s not stopped republicans in the house for not declaring the not yet final deal dead on arrival. we have a responsibility, a duty to the american people, to insist that the border catastrophe has ended. and trying to whitewash that or do it for political purposes, that it apoors it may be, is not going to cut it. that s a nonstarter in the house. now, john cornyn says the gop is debating whether to ditch the border deal and move ahead with money for ukraine and israel. one senator, jon tester, has had, well, just about enough of the entire thing. and i m quoting here. this place is so god damn dysfu dysfunctional, that was a little too natural. that s not part of my lexicon but i was quoting somebody in congress. tonight, we re going in-depth on
say too much has been made of january 6th and it s time to move on, does that framework earn him a second term? we ll get into it with an adviser to the president. plus a group that works to elect latinos to congress says there s one issue that will define this election for latino voters. it s not immigration. the leader of that group is here to explain what it is and why. and we have details of a last-minute meeting after the navajo nation asked them to delay a mission to the moon. the president of the navajo nation is with us to explain why this mission would be a desecration of the moon. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. republicans are ten days out from their first caucus votes, but president biden is looking ahead to the general election. he says this will be about democracy and freedom. the president argued that donald trump are threats to both. democracy is on the bat lot ballot. it s the first national election since the insurrection placed a dagger at
smart people to break down the week s big stories. today, we re asking on the heels of the colorado supreme court s decision that he engaged in insurrection, should donald trump be kept off the 2024 ballot? then texas has an answer to the mounting crisis at the border. does it go too far? and santa s got his list and we ve got ours for best christmas movie, song, and tradition and we ll tell you who s naughty and nice. the panel is here and ready to go so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, forget campaigning, speeches, and commercials. the real action in politics now is inside the courtroom. four colorado justices drawing a big monkey wrench into next year s election and shining a bigger spotlight on the supreme court which made a decision in another trump case friday that will also reshape the presidential race. a stunning decision by the colorado supreme court. banning trump from the state republican primary ballot for michigan actions on january 6th. o