We're not saving the planet with windmills here. If anything you're hurting the planet and

you're certainly killing the birds. Have you ever looked under a windmill? Have you ever

gone to, you want to see a cemetery for birds? Just walk under a windmill someday.

Donald Trump continues his strange crusade against windmills.

Literally tilting at windmills. It comes as his legal team decides it's best defense and his

civil rape trial rates. No defense at all. We'll explain that. Plus more calls for action following

yet another deadly mass shooting in America. The latest medical center in Atlanta prompting an

impassioned plea from Georgia Senator Reffail Warnock. Also ahead, new reporting on the deep

financial ties between Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a Texas billionaire.

They keep getting deeper now. It keeps getting worse. And on Capitol Hill, there is no off-ramp

when it comes to a deal on the debt ceiling. We'll have the latest on the contentious

negotiations. Meanwhile, the markets mostly flat this morning in response to the latest interest

rate hike from the federal reserve. We'll have a full breakdown of what could be the final move

from the central bank in the fight to bring down inflation. Good morning, everyone. And welcome

to Morning Joe. It is Thursday, May 4th. We got two out of three birthdays under our belt here

with Willie and me along with Joe Willie and me. We have full and surprise winning columnists

and associate editor of the Washington Post, Eugene Robinson, columnist and associate editor for

the Washington Post, David Ignatius, White House editor for Politico, Sam Stein, congressional

investigations reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alamani, and the host of Way To Early White

House Bureau Chief at Politico, Jonathan Lamirez with us. Sam Stein, Boston Red Sox, team of

two of us. I'm happy birthday. No, it's over. But thank you. I'm happy to have you

celebrate it. But yeah, spread socks. Unbelievable. Did not expect this in my wildest dreams.

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