accused the fbi of planting evidence? well now trump admits the documents were stored in cartons. remember when trump s lawyer told the justice department that classified material had been returned? well, investigators found more. lots more. remember when trump s team insisted the documents were safely secured? well, his lawyer now admits the former president frequently had guests in an office where highly classified papers were found in his desk. and once again, he does not deny having them. good morning. and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 1st. can you believe it? no, no i can t believe it. just like nobody can believe any of the excuses that have all been thrown around. i love yesterday, willie, his only argument is, not saying why he had the documents, not saying why he didn t return the documents, not saying why he lied to the fbi when they were asking for the documents, and they were moving them, and instead, he goes oh, oh, it s all a setup, they
quilly? we ve been talking about this new wall street poll and president biden tonight feels like he has a little bit more wind at his back than he has at recent months. the gnaw poll shows 47% of registered voters say if the election were held today they would vote for the democratic candidate for congress. 44% republican. that is a swing from march, where republicans will a five-poit lead over democrats in this poll. a big part of that shift coming from independent voters who now favor the democratic candidates by 3%. that may not sound like a lot, but back in march, the lead was 12% for republicans. so a 15-point swing there. when asked about a potential rematch, between donald trump and joe biden, in 2024, voters say they prefer the current president biden, 50% to 44%. in march, the two were tied. so joe, let you pick through the numbers a little bit. the independent number jumps out
distaste for president trump is at an all-time high, but many american voters also have doubts about the democrats and their policies. the poll shows while the approval rating remains stable at 45%, a record share of voters dislike president trump personally. joining me now, writer and editor with the washington examiner and also an msnbc contributor. let s start with you. what do you think is the top take away from this poll, especially that split between the overall approval rating and the personal feelings towards the president? you know, what s important to keep in mind about polls like this is just because voters don t like someone, don t like their personality traits does not mean that they will oppose them at the ballot box. that s an important thing for democrats and voters to keep in mind here. just because peemp don t like donald trump doesn t mean it is
bus and joins us live from webster city. josh, new polling from the des moines register and cnn shows buttigieg now in fourth place and that same poll shows senator elizabeth warren overtaking vice president biden. what s buttigieg s message on the trail and how he s hoping to make up some of that lost ground? reporter: yeah, you re right, morgan. not great news for pete buttigieg in that poll. he is in fourth place. a few extra cups and they said among all the people they are considering, they are considering voting for peat buttigieg. he s been downplaying it saying a lot of voters in iowa aren t going to make up their minds until the last five to ten days before they actually go to caucus. he thinks he s got plenty of time to be working to improve his numbers here, including at
elizabeth warren shirts on. there were folks with other candidates shirts on there. i talked to one woman with a pete buttigieg shirt. she goes i like pete, but i m just wearing his shirt today. nine percent of foekts in the national nbc news wall street poll only nine percent say they are firmly backing one specific candidate, which means this is still much up for grabs. over the course of joe biden s campaign, his numbers have slowly decreased. he dropped by three percentage points since the last des moines poll in june. there is much movement and much to gain for several candidates over the next days before the iowa caucus. you mentioned biden. he is having to confront the president on accusations regarding his son s dealings in ukraine. do voters see that as an