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A Republican House member who jumped ship from Nikki Haley's suspended presidential campaign to support Donald Trump was put on the spot on CNN Thursday morning.

At issue were highly critical remarks Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) made about the former president while serving as an attack dog for the Haley campaign.

During a panel discussion on President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech slated for Thursday evening, conservative Trump critic George Conway had some tips for the current president while also suggesting the former president has an insurmountable problem that will lead to his defeat.

Speaking with MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire, Conway said the same problem that dogged Trump in his 2020 presidential run will be on full display once again as Election Day 2024 grows closer.

With Lemire remarking Biden will, "... draw contrasts with Donald Trump, whether or not he mentions him by name, but he also needs to make a positive case for the next four years. That's something Democrats say he hasn't really done. What would you recommend?" Conway agreed but took it a step further.

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"He [Biden] has to be empathetic, he's got to be himself," he began. "He, I think at the end of the day, he doesn't have to do a hard sell. He does have to get out there, he just has to be normal."

He then elaborated on this and contended that "Trump won in 2016 because Hillary [Clinton] was the issue. In 2020, Trump was the issue. 2024, Trump will lose again because he will make himself the issue; he cannot help but make himself the issue."

"What Biden needs to do is just basically say, 'That guy is crazy,'" he added. "He doesn't have to refer to him by name, he just has to say, 'The guy is nuts, let's be normal, America.' That's the theme of this campaign, I think."

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Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he would support Donald Trump for president after blaming him for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" were appalled.

The Kentucky Republican, who announced last week he would step down as Senate Republican leader after November's election, has not spoken to Trump since the insurrection, although he helped shield the former president from conviction in his Senate impeachment trial.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Way Too Early," with host Jonathan Lemire, former Rep. Dave Jolly (R-FL) predicted Donald Trump is headed for a fall if he is on the ballot in November facing President Joe Biden.

Reading the tea leaves from Tuesday's "Super Tuesday," primary results, the former lawmaker pointed to Trump's glaring weakness with non-MAGA voters and independent voters who gave every indication he won't be able to gain their votes.

"Give us your brief assessment simply of what these primaries showed us about Trump's strengths and, more importantly, his weaknesses," host Lemire prompted his guest.

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"I think Donald Trump is in a lot of trouble," Jolly bluntly replied.

"I mean, we look at the polls," he elaborated. "You see nationally he's up a few points over Joe Biden, we looked at the electoral map. The truth is, this coalition of soft Republicans and independents who have chosen Democrats over Republicans, they were there in '18, '20, '22. They're still there in '24."

"In '24, we actually have the motivating issues, like Dobbs and reproductive freedom that we didn't have in '16 and '20," he continued. "I think Donald Trump is in trouble. Ignore the polls for a minute. I would much rather be in Joe Biden's position today than Donald Trump's."

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The New York Times' Maggie Haberman on Thursday said former President Donald Trump appears to be unable to post the bond needed to appeal the E. Jean Carroll verdict.

Appearing on CNN, Haberman discussed the 45th president's cash-strapped status as he continues to struggle to come up with the cash needed to appeal the Carroll verdict, where he must post $83.3 million plus interest.

Former President Donald Trump has already decided on his choice for a vice presidential running mate, according to one of his top confidants, Sebastian Gorka.

Gorka, who served in the Trump administration as deputy assistant to the president, was asked about the VP choice during an interview with right-wing host Charlie Kirk.