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GEIST They always find ░░░░░░░░ debt hawkishness when the ░░░░░░░░ returns But as you ░░░░░░░░ said we ve been ░░░░░░░░ this on the show ░░░░░░░░ how long Joe for ░░░░░░░░ and years and years ░░░░░░░░ think the reason you ░░░░░░░░ three almost shocked faces ░░░░░░░░ you came out of ░░░░░░░░ clip of Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ we don t hear ░░░░░░░░ from Republicans very often ░░░░░░░░ was part of why ░░░░░░░░ Governor Haley Ambassador Haley ░░░░░░░░ the most interesting person ░░░░░░░░ the stage last night ░░░░░░░░ she was in her ░░░░░░░░ telling some truth about ░░░░░░░░ Trump and saying he ░░░░░░░░ the least popular politician ░░░░░░░░ America America does not ░░░░░░░░ a Trump Biden rematch ░░░░░░░░ s borne out in ░░░░░░░░ polls She cited those ░░░░░░░░ She said he added ░░░░░░░░ trillion to the debt ░░░░░░░░ scolded in that moment ░░░░░░░░ there Vivek Ramaswamy about ░░░░░░░░ support for Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ that s important Will ░░░░░░░░ matter We don t ░░░░░░░░ guys But for sure ░░░░░░░░ had a good night ░░░░░░░░ s bring into the ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Absolutely GEIST MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ our good friend Mike ░░░░░░░░ senior political columnist for ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan Martin editor at ░░░░░░░░ non partisan group Protect ░░░░░░░░ Amanda Carpenter Elise Jordan ░░░░░░░░ still with us as ░░░░░░░░ So Amanda I ll ░░░░░░░░ with you In your ░░░░░░░░ assessment of what we ░░░░░░░░ last night Vivek Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ commanded the stage but ░░░░░░░░ he did and had ░░░░░░░░ moment and made his ░░░░░░░░ he put forth a ░░░░░░░░ of conspiracy theories and ░░░░░░░░ drew the fire Not ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis notably but it ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy drawing the fire ░░░░░░░░ people like Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ Haley and Chris Christie ░░░░░░░░ I m glad you ░░░░░░░░ with Nikki Haley because ░░░░░░░░ I was watching her ░░░░░░░░ night I was like ░░░░░░░░ that is what Republicans ░░░░░░░░ sound like You know ░░░░░░░░ kind of talk about ░░░░░░░░ like what would it ░░░░░░░░ like on Earth II ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump wasn t ░░░░░░░░ The first hour of ░░░░░░░░ debate was like all ░░░░░░░░ Republicans were sort of ░░░░░░░░ in Earth II even ░░░░░░░░ News But isn t ░░░░░░░░ sort of the problem ░░░░░░░░ Haley I m so ░░░░░░░░ that she took such ░░░░░░░░ stance for Ukraine because ░░░░░░░░ only Republicans needed to ░░░░░░░░ that but the world ░░░░░░░░ to hear that that ░░░░░░░░ are Republicans who truly ░░░░░░░░ in the cause of ░░░░░░░░ not just in America ░░░░░░░░ abroad But the problem ░░░░░░░░ Nikki Haley is down ░░░░░░░░ Trump They re all ░░░░░░░░ Trump 20 30 40 ░░░░░░░░ and everybody kind of ░░░░░░░░ to look past that ░░░░░░░░ mean even Fox News ░░░░░░░░ way they set up ░░░░░░░░ debate was like We ░░░░░░░░ not going to talk ░░░░░░░░ anything tough We re ░░░░░░░░ going to address the ░░░░░░░░ hard question until maybe ░░░░░░░░ second hour We re ░░░░░░░░ going to get through ░░░░░░░░ section really briefly Bret ░░░░░░░░ had to turn to ░░░░░░░░ audience and sort of ░░░░░░░░ them from booing saying ░░░░░░░░ We re just going ░░░░░░░░ get through this section ░░░░░░░░ If you care about ░░░░░░░░ the threat that Donald ░░░░░░░░ poses to the rule ░░░░░░░░ law coming back as ░░░░░░░░ returning president after having ░░░░░░░░ on an entire platform ░░░░░░░░ grievance and contempt for ░░░░░░░░ rule of law and ░░░░░░░░ political processes by ducking ░░░░░░░░ debate that is what ░░░░░░░░ all should be talking ░░░░░░░░ Not brushing it as ░░░░░░░░ aside to something we ░░░░░░░░ have to get through ░░░░░░░░ that is what he ░░░░░░░░ campaigning on and winning ░░░░░░░░