Republicans with what was the word of the week, weird. Both candidates were on the campaign trail over the weekend with donald trump making an pitch to voters. We ll play the comments. Meanwhile, trump s running mate defends his remarks on childless cat ladies. We ll show how jd vance decided to double down. And we ll bring you the latest from the middle east, where there are growing fears of a wider conflict following a deadly attack in israel by hezbollah. Also ahead, an update on the paris games, including an injury scare for one of team usa s most decorated athletes. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, july 29th. I m jonathan lemire. Joe and mika continue their vacation this week. They ll pop back on, though, in the event of any big, breaking news. Willie, that lucky guy, is on assignment at the olympics in paris. We will check in with him at various points during the week. But with us this morning, we do have msnbc political analyst elise jordan. She is a former ai
This is gps, the global public of you in the united states and around the world. I m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york today s show, of course, is on the assassination attempt on former president donald trump. We will bring you the latest from the investigation, will talk about the political implications of the shooting. And we will dig into the sad history of political violence in america. For now. Let s get started with the key facts about what happened shortly after 6:00 p. M. Last evening at a rally in butler, pennsylvania, trump had been on the podium just a few moments when loud bangs were heard coming from his right the former president ducked behind the lectern, was swarmed by secret service and when he reappeared, was bleeding from his year. The shooter was believed to have been stationed on a roof outside the rally security perimeter he was shot dead by the secret service they assailant was 20yearsold. What we know of his politics are these facts. He was a regis
All the tourists have returned doing what they do walking slowly down the sidewalk right in front of you even though some of the seats are wet the subway is still packed and i know new york city s coming back good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, september 14th. And i think jimmy fallon has really captured new york city. Oh, yeah. No doubt, willie. So first of all, i like bill de blasio. Come on p. I love bill de blasio. Sorry. And the jets, the punch line is always, willie, and, of course, a line lifted there from marty scorsese. It s a great special on netflix. Pretend it s a city. Just walk around and pretend it s a city like people actually go to work here. Love that! it is. Listen, there is moisture on the seats in the subway. I can report. There s strange smells emanating from those platforms. It s really happening. It s really coming back. Late summer humidity brings up some of those scents and reminds you of the greatness of new york city. Can t wait. We re co
Political movement and it s hard to watch. It s lives at stake. Mo not only careers at stake. Literally lives at stake. Incredible. Incredible stuff. Well done, my friend. Thank you. And thanks to you at home for joining us. Happy to have you here tonight. H we start tonight in the beautiful state of oklahoma. T oklahoma where the state song is oklahoma and everybody knows how to sing at least part of it. Oklahoma is home to the national cowboy hall of fame. Oklahoma is home to this giant pair of very veiny anatomically correct praying hands that are over 60feet tall. That s at the entrance to oral roberts university in tulsa. It s the birthplace of will rogers, brad pitt, woody guthrie. B it s the birthplace of elizabeth warren and wilma mankiller. The first woman chief of the cherokee nation. This 76foottall golden oil driller because oklahoma is the place where the state capitol grounds hold the worldwide distinction, we think, of being the only capitol anywhere that has an oil well
What s worse, recording yourself in the middle of a crime scene or not even knowing which building was being overrun, that lack of awareness and basic civics didn t make it any less dangerous for officers like eugene goodman who faced down the january 6th insurrection even if some republican lawmakers are pretending it never happened. And speaking of that, one of the few republicans to stand up for the constitution, liz cheney is seeing a surge in fundraising, and as kasie hunt points out, i wonder why those numbers were leaked to a long time political reporter in new hampshire. 2024 anyone? plus, another political casualty of the trump era. Former senator jeff flake lands a new gig in the biden administration. While the state of tennessee takes a giant leap backward on basic health. Why state officials there are stopping all vaccine related outreach to minors, not just covid vaccines, all vaccines. The virus meanwhile continues to flare up in serious ways with cases on the rise. And t