He still has a lot of popularity.

If he runs again in 2024, will you support him?

Yes.

If he decides that he's going to run, would that preclude any sort of run that you would possibly make yourself?

I would not run if President Trump ran.

So that was former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley almost two years ago, but it seems she just changed her mind a bit

about taking on the former president. She is now expected to challenge Donald Trump in the race

for the Republican nomination, and she's not the only former governor eyeing a presidential bid.

Meanwhile, the Trump dissantisis rivalry is heating up.

We'll show you how the Florida governor responded to the former president's COVID criticism.

Also ahead, we'll take a look at the RNC's 2024 playbook as party leaders want to double down on an issue that lost them.

The elections and the midterms.

They're going to go off and just like running, running straight into Looserville.

And today, President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy sit down at the White House in hopes

of ending the standoff over the debt ceiling.

Plus, Reverend Al Sharpton joins us live from Memphis ahead of his

eulogy today at the funeral for Tyree Nichols. Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe.

It is Wednesday, February 1st, along with Joe. Good to have you back. Willie and me. We have

those way too early White House Bureau Chief at Politico,

Jonathan Lemire. U.S. special correspondent for BBC News. Katty Kay is with us and member of the

New York Times editorial board Mara Gay. So we start this morning with today's high stakes meeting

between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, their first

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