I'm not understating the complexity of all this, but as a candidate, you said you would have this war settled in 24 hours.

Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that.

I would, what I really mean is I'd like to get it settled.

And I'll think I'll be successful.

What's the plan if Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire?

Bad news for this world because so many people are dying, but I think he's going to agree.

I really do.

I think I know him pretty well, and I think he's going to agree.

President Trump says he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow.

We're going to dig into the latest on the efforts for ceasefire in this year's long conflict, where it stands right now.

Meanwhile, the president continues what has been a chaotic start to his second term.

He's now threatening the press

on top of his administration's mass firings of federal workers and also legally questionable

deportations underway right now, including flying hundreds of migrants to El Salvador on Saturday,

despite a judge's order to return them to the U.S.

Also ahead, we'll dive into the dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party as new polling shows

approval ratings at an all-time low. And we'll have an update on the deadly storm system that

tore through several states in the Midwest and the South,

a very busy start to the week. Good morning. And welcome to Morning, Joe. It is Monday,

March 17th with us. We have the co-host of our fourth hour, Jonathan Lemire. He's a contributing

writer at the Atlantic covering the White House and national politics.

The host of way too early, Ali Battali, still with us, and columnist, an associate editor for the Washington Post. David Ignatius is here. Also with us, Rogers Chair in the American

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