president biden is making the case for congress to pass the debt ceiling accord. no either side liking the bill, there is thunderous bipartisan criticism about the bill, that is why law lawmakers from both sides are nervous. one g.o.p. member told fox, a vote against the bill would be a vote to under cut mccarthy. there is a 72 hour clock for members to reveal the bill. trey. trey: if i could ask you one question, some of the names of the folks that have been most critical over the last 12 to 24 hours are some of the same names that didn t vote for kevin mccarthy the first time for speaker, or else were slow to do so, is there any danger or threat this will lead to a motion to v vacate the chair. reporter: kevin mccarthy was asked that and said there is no fear there, keep in mind it only takes one member to do that a lot of people i talked to said they don t believe there will be anything like that. speaker will lose 25 members on his side, you need democrats to make up a
there, but i think what we ve done in florida should inspire people with a sense of hope. american decline is not inextricable. it is a choice, comeback is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. we begin this hour with the latest in the race for the presidency. senator tim scott launching his campaign yesterday in south carolina. steve: the senators he is the guy to turn around america as president joe biden faces an uphill climb in the polls. ainsley: alexandria hoff has the latest. alexandria: tim scott worked up from humble beginnings and is the candidate with the most cash on hand. under president biden, our nation is retreating away from patriotism and faith. fewest people in 30 years believe their kids will be better off than their parents and radical left is pushing us to culture of grievance instead of greatness. alexandria: he kicked off the campaign at charleston southern university. donald trump tweeted, good luck to senator tim scott, it is rapi
voter. someone who maybe wants the competentes of the governor, the policy fluidity, but perhaps thinks it may be time to move on from president trump, i would say they didn t have the best week necessarily because they are squeezed from all sides, president trump reportedly said, i like that tim scott, we re not going after him, did you ron desantis is being squeezed by president trump and nikki haley, and perhaps others. trey: let me ask you about, you are a forgiving person, prosecutors are not known for that. with desantis, i don t view the launch at his fault. he didn t design twitter, how is elon musk not at fault for that disaster. but somehow ron desantis is. isn t early to be writing
former president but he could not escape the of liberals. he is like clarence thomas, rather than understanding the systemic racism is african-americans face, in, he doesn t get it, that is why they are republicans. an issue that tim scott has, he seems to think because i made it everyone can make it ignoring, again the fact he is the exception not the rule, until he he has he can stop talking about systemic. trey: governor desantis and senator scott have had wildly successful careers, and enjoyed overwhelming victories inned mid terms last november, former president donald trump is still a frontrunner, for the g.o.p. nomination. trey: joining us now, co-host of america s newsroom and the five.
she worked for president trump. for some reason, president trump likes to zero in on what we calls the disloyalty of ron desantis. we ll see over the next few weeks if ron desantis can throw a punch, land a punch, take a punch and get up off the mat. trey: all right, now that the announcements are over. and energy begins to dissipate. what are the candidates need to do to keep going? they had big weeks, exciting weeks, what now? reporter: well, there are a couple things, you mentioned fundraising, if you can show you can raise money you have some ability to do that, that is great. you can keep on the trail it is more difficult, former president trump is former president trump. right? he has not been very visible the last couple weeks, tim scott showing he has money, ron desantis has money but he is also the governor of florida, he raised a lot of