We've created 800,000 manufacturing jobs.

We have economic growth moving.

We're in a situation where the climate,

we've invested more money and more help

in dealing with the climate crisis in any nation and the world.

And so things are moving.

And the reason I'm running again is a job to finish. That was President Joe Biden,

laying out some of his administration's accomplishments in response to concerns about his age

and polling in his second bid for the White House. We'll have more of the president's comments

and all of that just ahead. Meanwhile,

it appears we're just a few more weeks away from Ron DeSantis officially jumping into the 2024

presidential race. We'll explain what first has to happen in Florida before DeSantis can announce.

And then on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy notches a symbolic win with the passage

of his debt limit plan, but with that bill now likely to die in the Senate, we'll look at

what's next in the fight to raise the debt ceiling.

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, April 27th. I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We'll begin this morning with the race

for the White House. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to officially jump into the presidential

race as soon as mid-May. That's what four Republican operatives are telling NBC News. At least one of

them says that the Florida governor will first announce an exploratory

committee. DeSantis has long been viewed as Donald Trump's strongest Republican challenger,

but polls show the former president is clearly still the frontrunner. Some supporters worry

that if the governor waits too long to declare his

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