Good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. We begin with President Biden saying donald trump should not receive Intelligence Briefings. In a new interview with cbs, biden breaking with tradition, saying trump has no need for those intel briefings now that hes out of office. Should former President Trump still receive Intelligence Briefings . I think not. Why not . Because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection. I just think that theres no need for him to have that Intelligence Briefing. What value is giving him an Intelligence Briefing . What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and Say Something . Also in that interview, the president says he will not budge on the 1,400 stimulus checks but maybe taking a more targeted approach on exactly who will receive those checks. I will talk with Congressman Ro about covid relief in just a moment. Today marks one month since the attack of capit
Underway. President biden sitting down with House Democratic leaders, this is as Congress Pushes forward with his 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package. Republicans so far have pushed back on the size and scope. They proposed less than a third of that value. But democrats do have the votes to pass their own bill. Putting the president s call for bipartisanship and unity to the test. We are also watching less than an hour from now, the white house covid19 team holds a Press Conference as we get new warnings on Coronavirus Variants rapidly spreading across the country. Lets begin with manu raju on the hill. John harwood joins us from the white house. Manu, it is really interesting, Jared Bernstein said, no, were still negotiating but still full steam ahead into not needing a single republican vote. It is unlikely that this bill will win over any republicans, certainly not any Senate Republicans based on the size and scope of the legislation. They are pursuing this morning, early this mornin
Weekly News Conference said to happen later this hour. We will bring it to you live. And the enemy within, secretary lloyd austin orders every branch of the military to stand down over the next two months, after an investigation of homegrown extremism within its ranks goes on. We are live with that development coming up. Im Hallie Jackson In Washington Along With Garrett Haik and former Virginia Republican congresswoman barra comstock. Garrett, let me start with you. We are expecting to see some stuff go down in the house today. You have new reporting from your team and your sources pulling back the curtain on what went on behind the scenes in that gop meeting. Reporter a fivehour meeting, House Republicans are trying to figure out who they will be in the postdonald trump era. The solution they came to for now is try to make the tent as big as possible. Room for both Liz Cheney On One Side and Marjorie Taylor green on The Other Side. Neither member will be punished or chastened in anyw
February 29th, it only happens once every four years its leap day and this is fox friends. Ainsley we have a Fox News Alert to start with. Illinois the Third Straight to kick donald trump off the ballot as the Supreme Court says it will take up his president ial immunity case. Brian as soon as he appeals it will go back on the ballot. Battle at the border today. Lawrence is live from brownsville, texas where President Biden will be this afternoon. There he is. And former secretary of security live in studio for a Brief Analysis on what is going to be taking place and what is at stake. Steve meanwhile, fit for duty, thats what President Bidens doctors say after he had a physical that surprised everybody yesterday in maryland. Steve but no cognitive exam. They said he didnt need it. Second hour of fox friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. Brian what that day its going to be. Fox news alert. Former president of the United States donald trump now kicked
made by didn t reelection. meanwhile a second trump indictment doing nothing to slow down his fight to win back the white house. we won t win bigger and better. is not spy up stopping his rivals one young a political outsider. and the first millennial to ever run for president as a republican. vivek ramaswamy says he can win young voters and pet the government down to size. we have a bureaucracy that becomes so hardened, so toxic can t reform a top, you shut it down. vivek ramaswamy joins us live in his longshot nomination is about to part of the former president. then, secretary blinken that lands in beijing for high-stakes meeting among fraught relations as chinese president xi cozies up to more u.s. business leaders. we have a deep dive on the prospect for diplomacy. plus, florida versus california as the rivalry between governors gavin newsom and ron desantis heats up. you do it to our debate with ron desantis? omega-3 pig rex desantis is turning the tables,