I came to office determined with the duty to care and get us through one of our toughest periods in history. And we have. President joe biden continues to hit the former president on the Campaign Trail as the former president yesterday appeared to float cutting Social Security and medicare. Meanwhile, trump is also now flipflopping on tiktok, the platform he pushed to ban when he was in office. It comes as the house is set to vote tomorrow. Plus, theres more fallout from alabama senator katie britts state of the Union Rebuttal and how her speech highlights republicans fears of losing women voters this election. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 12th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Former President Donald Trump is vowing to release Hundreds Of January 6th defendants currently behind bars if he were to be releected this november. On truth social last night trump explained that one of his first acts as president would be to, quote,
Thank you for getting up Way Too Early on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts now. Biden is back, baby haters are talking their [ bleep ]. They are too old, too weak, cant make it. He wont be able to stand. I see you, haters. I know who you are. [ laughter ] good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, march 12th. Weve got a lot to get to this morning. Including Donald Trumps latest promise to his supporters who stormed the capitol on january 6th. Ithungarys Prime Minister is revealing how trump would handle the war in ukraine if he wins another term. Plus, well go through Donald Trumps flipflop on tiktok. Follow the money. The platform he used to ban well, he pushed a ban while he was president. It comes as the house is expected to vote tomorrow on a significant bill tied to the apps beijingbased parent company. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of Way Too Early, White House Bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. And pulitzer prizewinning columnist a
as new york city breaks a record for the longest stretch without measurable snow. rob marciano times it all out. the chilling jailhouse phone call from paul pelosi s alleged attacker. what david depape told an reporter suggesting he wishes he had hurt more people. and mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning about what who is responsible amid rising tensions in the middle east. the school staffing shakeup weeks after a 6-year-old in virginia allegedly shot his teacher. the principal and assistant principal now both out with classes set to resume tomorrow. the hero who saves lives in that mass shooting in california. his emotional message. and america strong tonight. the grandmother who knows how to make a spectacular and inspiring finish. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. good evening everyone. thanks for joining us on this busy sunday. i m linsey davis. we begin tonight with new developments in m
linsey. all right, tom, thank you. now to politics and the race for the white house is beginning to heat up. for the first time since announcing he was running again, former president trump hit the campaign trail. meanwhile, new hampshire governor chris sununu said he may seek the gop presidential nomination in 2024. other possible contenders include florida governor ron desantis. here s abc s maryalice parks. reporter: the 2024 republican primary this weekend kicking off in earnest. 75 days after he first announced he was running again, former president trump finally out campaigning in new hampshire and south carolina. i m more angry now. and i m more committed now than i ever was. reporter: these first events smaller, a far cry from his signature rallies. but trump already taking aim at would-be primary opponents like florida governor ron desantis. ron would have not been governor if it wasn t for me. and then when i hear he might run, i consider that very disloyal.
but everybody has to go out and vote. reporter: as republicans hope to launch a comeback in the biggest campaign of the season, trump is not invited at least for one of his signature rallies. instead, he called into an event last night. we re going to take it all back. reporter: head lined by longtime supporter steve bannon, trump used the forum to spread election lies. we won in 2016, we won in 2020, the most corrupt election in history of a candidate. reporter: glenn youngkin said is that trump was legitimately elected. in the final days of a race that has democrats on edge, terry mcauliffe is calling in the cavalry, president biden, first lady jill biden on friday and former president barack obama