Hour, and we are told he will talk about the big u. S. Supreme Court Victory for him today. The decision was unanimous, and it says colorado must include former President Trump on the states primary ballot. The high court issued a 90 rejection. Wow. They all agreed a rejection of colorados attempt to disqualify donald trump. And the effect could be farreaching, because you know both maine and illinois have also taken his name off the ballots, and there are efforts pending all across the country. A big day for trump. Im harris faulkner. You are in the faulkner focus. A quick recap now. Last year, the Colorado State Supreme Court cited Section Three of the 14th Amendment as grounds for removal of Donald Trumps name. That is the socalled insurrectionist clause. It was originally used to prevent former confederates from Holding Public office. Colorado claimed it applied to trump over his role in the january 6th capitol hill riot. Trumps appeal made it all the way to the u. S. Supreme court
Right now. Martha thank you very much, guys. Good afternoon. Im Martha Maccallum on this monday. This is the story. Nikki haley will join us live on this day before Super Tuesday. Lots to speak with her about today. Also john kirby is here as the white house faces huge chal challenges electorally, israeli and the border. But first, former President Trump celebrating the Supreme Courts unanimous decision rejecting State Efforts to keep him off of the ballot. You cannot take somebody out of a race. The voters can take the person out of the race very quickly. But a court shouldnt be doing that. The Supreme Court saw that very well. I really do believe that will be a unifying factor. While most states were thrilled to have me, there were some that didnt. They didnt want that for political reasons. They didnt want that because of poll numbers. The poll numbers are very good. Were beating President Biden in almost every poll. Martha okay. Well talk about a lot of these polls. These are the n
world. how about to? hannity this monday night and tonight, oregon officials, they have declaredicials hav stt of emergency in the city of portland tonight over the growin g fentanyl crisis. by the way, only a few years after the state largely decriminalized these hard drugs. livertlandn sara carter on the ground in portland with a full report also. finall wa fully, by the way, i , finally, a good moment at theat grammys. sibl imagine that. will this moment possibly lessen the political divide as many on social media seemde to think? well, we ll let you decide yourself you . all right. but first tonight, the u.s. senate, they have released boon borderawaited legislation. and by the way, it s not just about borderbos. it s about ukraine funding 60 billion more and, abraunng only 14 billion. now, this bill does absolutelybr nothing to secure the border. wy it would be an unmitigated disaster. and by the way, everrepublicany republican should strongly be opposed to this. it wo
republican presidential candidate nikki haley is here and we have questions. the lead starts right now. brand-new cnn polls raking with the 2024 race, has the republican contest changed since donald trump swept iowa and new hampshire? which fares better in head-to- head matchup against joe biden? the result in second. scary when ahead of the november election about artificial intelligence or a.i. to see how a.i. may have changed the outcome of another country s presidential race. the mother of the oxford, michigan school shooter takes the stand in her underpants and shares what her son told her when she asked why he carried out the massacre. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper check with the number of stories glen dale brand-new scene, snapshot of the presidential race as it stands right this minute who wins in matchup between president biden and donald trump? what happens when the republican on the ballot is former south carolina governor nikki haley? what are voter
democracy. the only way you can stop him is by voting for nikki haley, as much as you might disagree with her. and while there might be many voters who agree with that sentiment, are there enough? and what happens now that donald trump can train the full force of his machine against her. attacks on stage and online and in ads, coupled with endorsements from one-time haley allies now turned rivals. haley has gotten sharper taking on trump s age and mental fitness. polls show trump handily is in the lead. if so, are there still enough people out there who think that their vote will actually make a difference. joining us at the big board, nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki, in manchester, new hampshire, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, in franklin, nbc news correspondent ali vitali who just caught up with nikki haley a moment ago, and in hollis, nbc news correspondent garrett haake. all right, steve, have the numbers moved at all? well, we do hav