good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
We are straight to fox news alert just been. Idf said it made sweeping arrests overnight. Capturing at least 68 hamas terrorists. Israeli forces destroyed the house of the trencher terrorists who murdered an American Citizen during the Surprise Attack two weeks ago. Rachel arrests come as humanitarian aid enters in through gaza through the Rafah Crossing. Joey comes on the heels of of r losing to american hostages. And her teenage daughter natalie were taken it to an Israeli Military base weeks after being abducted by the chair group. Will Secretary Of State Anthony Lincoln believes the majority of hostages are still alive. Meanwhile it is really ground offensive is imminent. Idf believes the release of the american hostages is simply a Delaying Tactic. Anything that hamas does is only to further their Hair Terrorists interest. We have seen this before. Its right out of the hamas playbook. Rachel lets go to trey yingst live on the ground in southern israel. Good morning. It has been gr