Monday Morning Minute

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Good morning, and welcome to RedState’s “Morning Minute” — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.

TOP O’ THE MORNIN’

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough Bend the Knee, Meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago for First Time in Seven Years

Now, they’re using Mar-a-Lago as an Airbnb so they can get back in with the cool crowd again.

WATCH: ‘SNL’ Brings Home the Laughs With Skit Showing Trump, Biden Meet-Up at White House

Both alum Dana Carvey and regulalr cast member James Austin Johnson, who plays Trump, delivered several funny moments here, including a great swipe at the WH staffers who corrall the press away from Biden, and a solid jab at some in the legacy media’s downtrodden reaction to the election results.

Video of Trump Dance Bringing the Joy Back to America Going Viral: ‘Make America Fun Again’

Wild to think Trump took a sport dominated by attention-hungry social justice warriors kneeling in disgust over America and turned them into joyful, dancing players optimistic about the future of this country again.

WHAT’S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill…

I’m still getting used to the critters being back in business on the Hill. Indeed, they have a somewhat busy week ahead of the Thanksgiving break, although there is only one hearing/meeting formally set for Monday: a House Rules Committee meeting in the afternoon on the “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” and the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.”

One of the bigger tussles on the horizon will, of course, be the budget battle. Joe Cunningham brings us an update on that this morning.

White House What’s Up

When we last saw President Joe Biden, he was wandering off into an Amazon rainforest. No joke.

Biden, who just authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles, takes no questions and retreats back into the Amazon rainforest pic.twitter.com/xy7xr6qYPZ

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 17, 2024

Presumably, he didn’t wander too far, as he’s set to attend “an event launching the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty” Monday morning in Rio de Janeiro before participating in the first session of the G20 Summit. Later in the afternoon, he’ll attend a reception for the G20 leaders.

Full Court Press…

The trial of Jose Ibarra for the murder of Laken Riley continues Monday in a Georgia courtroom.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the legal status of abortion in the state.

MORNING MUSING

Of course, I’m having a little fun with the tweet below. And yet…given the lessons of the past 8-9 years, my message to President-elect Trump and anyone in his orbit, should they happen upon this Morning Minute: Keep your head on a swivel. There may be some not in your camp willing to suck it up and stand back to let Trump 2.0 unfold, but I suspect there’s no shortage of those — particularly those who run the risk of being exposed — who will lay whatever traps they can while they still have a chance to. Beware, be wary, and be smart.