nobody looking at donald trump's record could believe for a moment that donald would appoint principled, conservative justices. if you look over the past decades, any time a republican nominates a judge with a proven conservative record on the bench, you had a nasty, not down, drag out title. -- knockdown drag out metal. the democrats care about court and will invest all their energy defeating a proven conservative. it is why republican presidents have decided the court didn't matter that much and they would go with a stealth candidate with no record because they are not willing to invest the political capital. the democrats are always willing to invest everything they have in confirming far left-wing justices. if donald ever became president, we know for a fact he would not invest any political capital in confirming a conservative justice because he's been supporting left-wing democrats, writing them checks, many of whose core missions was preventing conservatives from getting to the court. no one who cares about conservative justices could write those checks. i would note the stakes -

donald trump's hands. you know, when he first walked out here, wolf, donald trump started talking about our new cnn cnn/orc poll which shows him way out in front of the rest of the gop pack on a national basis. he referred to marco rubio at that point as little marco. so it just shows you how nasty and how personal this campaign has become. and he basically has been saying that marco rubio sweat so much during these debates that he can't even deal with the likes of vladimir putin, trying to make this sort of make a tie to foreign policy in these cutdowns in this war of putdowns between himself and marco rubio. as you just heard listening in just a few moments ago he's really going after hillary clinton as well. making a general election pivot in this campaign when he's talking about bernie sanders losing badly in south carolina over the weekend. he said bernie sanders is over unless hillary clinton is indicted. the tone you're hearing now, gop race will likely shift into the general election campaign mode

donald trump, not christian? >> donald trump is a christian. he's made very clear his stance on supporting our conservative values. we christians will have a friend in the white house. he stood by that and i'm going to stand by the fact that he is a christian. i would n-- we're voting for th next president of the united states of america, so we can't expect donald trump -- he's not qualified to preach in anyone pulpit, but is he qualified to be the president of the united states? i absolutely think so. >> ben, the other day president obama said that donald trump -- now the pope is engaging with donald trump. did he just get elevated even further? >> getting headlines, the kardashians can get headlines. doesn't mean they're good people or we should be excited about what those headlines are. donald trump has a very unique dynamic now. he uses being a catholic as a negative against ted cruz, implying he wasn't an evangelical christian. he said, well, catholics come from cuba as if that is a negative thing to be catholic. you see it. i think that's

ted cruz, donald trump and bernie sanders. i'm joined by donned donald trump. welcome back. >> let me just ask you, how'd you make the deal to get chris christie to endorse you? >> well, it was just somebody that i really wanted. i must tell you i was going to leave a little time go by before i called him. i did not call him. he called me. he saw what was happening. he said, donald, you have a movement going. like, chuck, this afternoon i think we have 25,000 people in alabama, we ended up moving to a football stadium because you couldn't hold. i mean, what we have going is incredible. yesterday in arkansas we had 15,000 people in a hangar in tennessee. it's amazing what's going on. and he said there's a movement going on and i'd like to be part of it. and i was very happy. i was getting ready to call him. and he called me. and having chris is a great honor. >> well, i tell you, he seems like a changed man when it comes to you. there was a time he wasn't such a believer. let me play a few quotes. >> he's been very successful businessman, has lots of talents, ab

i'm the only candidate that has beaten donald and can beat donald. looking at super tuesday, we've got a lead in my home state of texas. marco rubio is a good guy. he is 15 points down in his home state of florida. if you can't win your state that is a big problem. and and he is so taking personal and he gets very rattled. and i believe we need to win because we're fighting for our kids and if we nominate a candidate that loses to hillary clinton that is not what we need to do. >> senator, you turned to donald and it was heated. you said donald, calm down. and he turned around and said you're a basket case. i was like what am i watching here? this is like wwe. >> donald was clearly, he gets rattled. you know, whenever you mention his poll numbers, donald loses it. in last ten national polls i either tie or beat hillary. he gets very, very upset. and it was stunning tonight. he ran away from the health care plan. for 20 years he's advocated socialized medicine. he said it in the past debate. tonight he ran away from it. and wasn't willing to defend it

. >> i want to go to donald trump and rubio. now, you know, donald trump is donald trump. he's kind of a showman, and i want to be clear, he's a friend of mine, but i never expected rubio to get in that mode and you know, is it entertaining for republicans, or are they turned off by it? >> well, i think most people saw that debate as the worst version of a jerry springer show, but the reality is look, it doesn't change the dynamics of this race. the dynamics of this race are the same. for someone to beat donald trump they have to start getting victories and have to start collecting more delegates -- >> okay, but rubio hasn't won a thing and is not projected to win florida, his own state. so why is the establishment so dug in against donald trump? >> well, judge, your term is establishment. i don't know what that means. this week, two congressmen came out for donald trump. >> two? the guy has won three of four primaries. >> right. i hear you. we have had donors call us and say how do they reach out to the trump campaign. scott brown came out a couple weeks ago. >> phil, i'm

donald has a hard ceiling. 60% of americans have a negative view of donald trump. it's why the democrats are so thrilled for our country to nominate him. i will say there was a very disturbing story that broke today. that apparently there is a secret tape that "the new york times" editorial board has of donald trump saying that he doesn't believe what he's saying on immigration. that all of his promises to secure the border are not real and if he's president he doesn't intend to do what he says. now, that's been reported. "the new york times" apparently has this on tape. but it was an off the record tape. "the new york times" has said they will not release the tape unless donald gives them permission to do so. i call on donald, ask "the new york times" to release the tape. and do so today before the super tuesday primary. there are one of two instances. it is either false. if donald didn't say that to "the new york times," then he deserves to have this cleared up. releasing the tape can clear it up. the alternative is that it is true. that not only did donald trump

donald trump is 82. there are 17 for ted cruz and 16 for marco rubio. 50 came from his win in south carolina. on super tuesday, they are garnered portion only. texas is a tricky one. if you win by more than 50%, you get all of the delegates. it's broken down by district. 50%, it's less than divided proportionally. david is in new york. you are voting for another candidate. caller: i am pulling for john kasich. he is inevitable. has nine terms. he has balanced the budget. he worked across the aisle. that hasn't been brought up. there is kind of a blackout on this guy. he is a two-term ever. to keeple in ohio want him. they don't want him to be president. let's go to trump. band.he brass it's another guy who thinks he can shoot from the hip. this has been a bad campaign. theyunditry i see on tv, just didn't get kind their own guys. they did not bring out enough information. trump is a big it. i don't think he will win the general. i think it's probably hillary clinton. i still on? 4 who will you vote for?

donald trump at 45%. jeb bush at 1%. >> that's about it. >> that tells the story right there. >> hillary clinton was up 20, 25 p 30 points in nevada not too long ago. it's a dead tie now. john heilemann, this is an electorate that is in protest. we have so many other polls that show donald trump light years ahead. >> here they are. trump winning. >> yeah, trump wins. >> polls that show john heilemann that also republicans think donald trump has the best chance of winning the general election. everything's upside down right now. what are you seeing in south carolina? >> well, you're seeing the state here that is up and the arch establishment state in the republican party, joe, as you know, this state except for 2012 has been the most reliable indicator of who the republican nominee will be. whoever wins south carolina becomes the republican nominee in 2012. that wasn't true because newt gingrich won here by a lot as you will recall. but in this state, the most arch establishment candidate, jeb bush, is rig

one of the big critiques from donald trump from people like myself is that we don't view donald trump as a committed, reliable conservative. when you add two totals up in this race, among those top three, ted cruz and marco rubio, you get 51% coming out of iowa to 24% for donald trump. so the big question is how will this field thin out? how quickly will it thin out? if it become that's three-person race we heard marco rubio's campaign dynamics change? >> trump was talking about his pierces his message of invincibility, that he is a winner and always wins. he didn't. >> nice try, charles. the truth is that he was humble and gracious tonight. trump is a competitor. he needs to be more, i think, focused in his criticism of ted cruz, but ted cruz can't get to marco rubio until he gets to donald trump and i don't think that is going to happen. i think ted cruz's campaign reached a high mark tonight. >> do you think trump is looking at rubio more now as a guy he's got to take out or cruz? >> trump must deal with cruz first but trump is mindful of the fact that rubio is coming up the side a

host: i know you wanted to call in about donald trump. an interesting election and we are following that here. go ahead with your question or comment. nower: donald trump right -- sorry, tim, how are you doing this afternoon? guest: how are you. caller: donald trump seems to be campaigning like google does not exist. through all the stuff i've been looking at, i know he is campaigning on the national viewpoint of winning republicans . if he gets the nomination, and let's say he does become president of the united states, some of the stuff he said in regards to mexicans, muslims, all sorts of people, even disabled people. as someone with asp burgers syndrome, i take offense -- i take offense to. -- a negotiation before we even get to that point. some of the stuff he says, i highly doubt he will be able to walk some of that back once all the dust is cleared. and when he gets the nomination and if he gets to be president of the united states. host: thank you for adding your voice on the vote taking place in june. we appreciate you joining us

donald trump is doing that. if you look at just this week, he takes on the pope and defends the health care mandate and takes on george w. bush in the state where his own candidacy was rescued in 2000 and calls him a liar. i think the fact jeb went after marco rubio as much as he did didn't help his cause. i think there was something larger. jeb bush was the ultimate establishment candidate. i think it's kind of where it starts and ends for him. >> hillary clinton described as the establishment candidate was able to eke out a win in nevada. do you at some point scratch your head and wonder about the games played here? i saw a spin saying she lost to state even though she won because it was a close race. how should we think about the narrativ narratives? >> i think we should be careful i've always said it was smart. let's just be patient about these narratives. we can look at different models but we have to look at these things real time. for hillary clinton, yesterday, a win was big. she's starting to expose san

donald trump has changed in two years. i don't think he's had a road to damascus moment, i think he's trying to date the preacher's daughter. >> basically, trump has evolved, megyn. and many people in the establishment gop are -- >> i'm sorry, i don't buy it. he's doing a great job and what he says people believe. that's what is putting him over the top. >> go ahead, eric. >> you know, donald trump has taken every side of every issue, including the issue of federal land. donald trump did say the federal government shouldn't hand land back, now he's saying he doesn't know about the issue. he probably doesn't need to tell cbs and others that the federal government should keep the land if he doesn't know about the issue. >> when you see trump reverse his positions quickly, like we saw on whether bush intentionally lied to get us into the iraq war, what effect does that have on you? >> zero effect. not just on me but tens of millions of people. >> explain why. >> because he's -- megyn, we suffered through the last seven years,

and head-to-head with donald trump i beat donald by 16 points, 56 to 40. you know, we really saw this in the debate last week, we saw a contrast between washington dealmakers. and this is how we've gotten in the mess we're in now is republicans who've cut deals with democrats, grow the debt, grow government and give away our constitutional rights, a contrast between dealmakers and a principled constitutional conservative. you know, chuck, it was striking when donald trump said, ted, you got to be willing to compromise on the supreme court. you got to be willing to compromise on religious liberty. let me tell you i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights. i will not compromise away your second amendment. donald trump is telling us if he's president he'll cut a deal with harry reid and chuck schumer and give away your constitutional rights. >> let me end where we began, if you are third in delegates wednesday morning, do you reassess your candidacy? >> well, listen, i don't intend to be third in delegates. i don't believe i am. i think that ma

because nobody looking at donald trump's record could believe for donald would appoint conservative justices. i'll tell you why i know that. ecause if you look over the past decades, anytime a epublican nominates a judge with a proven conservative record on the bench, you have a nasty, knockdown, dragout battle. the democrats care about the court, they will invest all their energy. it's why over and over again epublican presidents have decided the court didn't matter to them that much so they go to a stealth candidate with no record. because they're not willing to invest the political capital.

do you try to go after donald trump or even talk about donald trump's record? or do you continue kind of aiming fire at each other? >> the thing that's really tricky this late in the game is that you really have to define donald trump as a person. before previously, earlier debates may have been the time to go after him on smaller, ticky tacky issues. but right now with super tuesday right around the corner, i think you have to go right at donald trump's credibility possibly as a commander in chief, which is a tricky thing to do. it has to do with his character, his temperament. can he use some of these smaller issues, like his tax returns, that he's not being up-front or disclosing things, that he might be hiding something to get there, possibly? but it's going to be tricky, that's why the stakes in this debate have so high. >> anderson, i just think that -- >> go ahead. >> i think at this point, after all of these debates and the results that have come in, in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, nevada, boy, what more is there to be said here? i think people

donald trump? >> he is definitely going to be dominated. he's going to route nerve tonight's caucus. my vibe is trump is going all the way. >> we said for ted cruz, it's over. for marco, it's over. unless something really draw mattmat -- dra mat being happens. >> you listen to the nervousness. it's line the titanic has taken over the establishment. >> slamming trump in a debate filled with shouting at cnn. they lose control. >> you're the only person on the stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one on the stage that hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> you get along with nobody. you don't have one republican -- you don't have one republican senator -- >> you should be ashamed of yourself. >> but you're not beating hillary. >> if i can't -- hey, if i can't beat her, you're really going to get killed, aren't you? >> but is the story of the debate changing the media forecast? what do ordinary folks think? what will the conservative co

i think donald trump. i think donald trump will have to scrap and fight. hopefully he can -- i don't mean to characterize it in a personal way. i think donald trump can't possibly redeem. >> you said you support him. you meant what you say. >> i love him. i don't necessarily support him. >> wait a minute. you told me last night you would vote for him today if you were in iowa. >> if i were a republican. you asked me very specifically. if i was an iowa republican, who would i vote for. i'm not an iowa republican. i'm a new york republican. i think that donald trump could possibly redeem himself in new hampshire. but now it's not a slam-dunk anymore. now we'll go into the polls next tuesday thinking now i wonder. people are going to start thinking about donald trump, see all bluster. like that concession speech he made tonight was so lame. he is going to buy a farm in iowa. he is not going to buy a farm in iowa. he may never go back to iowa. it sounded disingenuous at all. >> i disagree with you. he showed a graciousness. compare to it rubio. that's exactly

what donald trump does tomorrow night. it's what the other candidates do to him as you know quite well. the gop establishment is scrambling trying to figure out some way to stop this momentum that's gone forward. tonight will mark the first night and the last major opportunity on the public stage before super tuesday for those candidates to really go to work on trying to stop donald trump, anderson. >> phil mattingly, thanks. >>> now marco rubio out of state when the nevada results came in. pretty much went straight to bed as soon as the outcome was known. he held a campaign event here. jason carroll was there and joins us now. what's rubio's message after nevada because at some point if he wants to beat trump he actually has to beat trump. >> yeah. very true, anderson. his message post-nevada is the same message his campaign says before nevada which is he is the conservative that can unite this party. look, the campaign also recognizes they are feeling the pressure of the calendar. they do have to start winning some races

i think he got under donald trump's skin. he showed donald trump has no depth. it was embarrassing to watch donald trump repeat himself again and again on health care policy. he had nothing else to say about bringing down costs, covering pre-existing conditions. i think marco will have a lot more momentum after tonight. this election will not be over soon. i don't care what the pundits say. >> i'm asking you to pick the state that rubio will win. will we win florida in. >> i think he will do well in several states. he did well in nevada, south carolina. he does well across the country. >> i think you're great. i'm so glad you're coming on. the rubio strategy, you know better than i was three, two, one. it's three, five, two, two. he isn't following the predicted ppttern. you won't name a state he'll win. this is a problem. next week there's 11 states stake. he can't name one. i love your word, he'll do well. this is a battle between him and trump. when is he going to beat trump? give me a date. >> the longer the more candidates, i think it's better for trump. i

donald trump can do it! america needs someone who's going to make sure that when we give our word around the world that america's word means business. donald trump is just the man to do it. and here's what we don't need. we don't need another washington politician in the white house, do we? do we need a first term united states senator in the white house? do we need a united stes senator from florida who doesn't show up for work? let me tell you something, marco rubio. president of the united states is not a no-show job like you treated the united states senate. simple fact is that. america wants strong, tough leadership. america's tired of being walked on. america's tired of being treated second class around the world. we need a first class president and we are going to have it in donald trump. and all the political pundits and all the chattering class of washington, d.c. want to tell you you're wrong. the american people, we the people are right. and we the people are supporting donald j. trump. [ cheers a

so donald, i would encourage you. if you want to file a lawsuit challenging this ad, claiming it is defamation, file a lawsuit. >> our chief political analyst, gloria borger, is with us you no. she was over there at the cruz conference in seneca, south carolina. gloria, let me play a bit of that ad that cruz is talking about. and then we'll discuss. >> sure. >> i'm ted cruz and i approve this message. >> life, marriage, religious liberty. the second amendment. we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all. >> would president trump ban partial birth abortion? >> look, i'm very pro choice. >> but you would not ban it. >> no. i am pro choice in every respect. >> we cannot trust donald trump with these serious decisions. >> all right. gloria, the -- cruz went on to say, if there is this lawsuit, he would welcome the fact to depose trump under oath. and he said look what it did for bill clinton when he was under oath. he was making a similar analogy to donald trump right now. a really dramatic escalation i

donald trump is largely unknown figure. people haven't looked at his business assets. >> if you are going to take down donald trump, you do have to cut off the supply lines to this populist appeal he has. he's one of -- he's -- the average joe should like him. and this is potentially one line of attack on there. now this may not be the best or effective, but they have to do something. we're running out of time. >> ron messenger. >> he's the wrong messenger -- >> i can't believe i'm defending donald trump. none of the people that are voting for him are voting for him because they think he's just like them. everybody knows the guy say billionaire. >> i'm talking about the -- i didn't say that. the appeal he has to the average american. and if you can expose some level of hypocrisy, there's an opportunity there. not saying it's going to happen. that's one opportunity. and they are running out of time. they have to do something. >> running out of time i'd almost say nevada may be the tipping point or beginning of the tipping po

what donald wants is all of us who are convinced donald is not the right nominee to be splintered. divided. looking at this race, only one candidate that has beaten donald trump. historically, in modern times, no one has won the nomination who hasn't won one of the fist three states. iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. only two of us have done that. me and donald. if you look at super tuesday. we're the only campaign in a position to beat donald on super tuesday. if you're at home and you don't think donald is the right candidate. you think nominating him will end up electing hillary clinton, even if perhaps you like another candidate, listen, there are a lot of good people in the race that i like and respect. i would encourage you to stand with us. the only way to beat donald is to stand together on super tuesday. >> sounds like you're not ready to unite with marco rubio. thank you for joining us this morning. >>> and we're live next with chris christie in a "this week" exclusive. don't even think about it. cough if you can hear me. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...

donald funded the gang of eight. donald gave over $50,000 to the gang of eight. five of the eight members. donald trump gave over $50,000 to. now, how can a candidate possibly hold himself out as opposed to the illegal immigration, opposed to amnesty, when he financed the politicians that led the epic effort to push for amnesty. and by the way, donald's natural response, he said, when i gave money to politicians, i was doing it to help my business interests. for me to get rich. well, that says something if donald puts his own financial interests above the national security of this country. above the interests of working men and women of this country. above the interests of all the people who are losing their jobs. and the people whose futures are at stake that i want to speak to here in tennessee and all across super tuesday are the men and women, the construction workers, the karm enters, the electricians, the mechanics, it is the people getting hammered by the obama-clinton economy i have spent my whole life fighting for you. donald trump's socialized medicine

this help donald trump? agon again, it turns the subject to illegal immigration. a strong suit for donald trump and those who support him. >> in the short term, this is a bonanza. manna from heaven for donald trump. most of the republican base anywhere, but especially in the south, supports donald trump. when he says build a wall. do they think mexico is going to pay for it? we can have a separate debate about that. he says we'll secure the border, absolutely. and having a fight with vicente fox only helps donald trump. does trump have a longer term demographic problem if he is the nominee with latino voters? sure. he does. in the short term, donald trump is trying to win the republican nomination. any time he's having a conversation about illegal imgraduation and hgragss and hin is a victory for donald trump. >> how big a deal was that endorsement today? not only from anybody but governor christie could be a powerful ally for trump on the campaign trail. >> i think it was a very big deal. we're talking abou

but why is donald trump spending time saying i'm fighting with jeb bush? donald trump is at 31. jeb bush is at 7. is it worth donald trump's time? >> he thinks it is or he wouldn't do it. i think the issue is he he's never gone after anybody that hasn't gone after him first. he defends himself and he defends himself very well. we're within the time for people to start voting here in just a few hours here in new hampshire. i think the only poll that counts and the only thing that matters is what happens when the polls close tomorrow night and we count the votes. >> here's jeb bush talking to dana bush earlier today as part of this battle was going on. >> he is a whiner. i'm defending the honor of people i really respect. i'm the only one taking him on. everybody else runs away. >> why do you think that is? >> because they don't want to be attacked by the bully. >> jeb said he would never talk like this. in the final hours, he sounds like donald trump. will it work? >> this is about picking a president of the united states. it's not about sending a message. it's not about respondi

donald trump is bringing any voters to the table. he's bridging voters who have been disenfranchised and out of game for cycles. you've that to offset the late deciders who float toward some other candidate. second point, where do we get this math that makes us believe that donald trump is not somebody else's second choice in the field of remaining candidates. they're not -- marco rubio or cruz or anyone else is not going to get all those votes if carson or kasich drops out. we've seen that play out. donald trump has picked up support from voters from candidates who already left the race. again, he has set this thing in motion in a way and the voters, this is the critical thing for me, the voters in our primary are setting this thing in way that they are telling us who they want right now. i do not see any indication that when you get to winner take all that donald trump doesn't win any of those states number one, and number two that voters go, that was a nice fling. we're done. i just don't see that happening and there's no indicati

donald trump 7%. ted cruz 7%. if trump gets the nomination, he has a lot of work to do. >> he has a lot of work to do. again, what he said last night in the debate was when hillary clinton's name came up in that exchange with marco rubio he said i haven't hit her yet. >> it will be bloody. >> he won't holdd. back. he showed his hand with that as geraldo pointed out accurately when that start to do bubble up. >> he whacked it. >> start to do call him a misogynist or whatever he was calling him boom, right at bill and they cowered in the corner. he won't be afraid to do it again. you are right back b. one thing though, the latino vote is, going to be, i think, the decider in a general election. if he does anywhere near what he is capable of doing, we saw in nevada, i know geraldo thinks a small sample, double the size ever in the history of nevada caucus. if he hits around 40%, he can win. >> misog nist is not somebody you pay to get your neck. it's somebody who hates women. >> you watch trump take a hard turn on th

i was donald trump before donald trump became popular. >> i was donald trump before donald trump -- so now donald trump's got two governors, chris christie and his doppelganger paul le page, paul le page last seen making national news for complaining about white girls in maine impregnated by black drug dealing men. any other republican governors wanting to hop on the trump endorsement band wagon the line starts behind chris christie and paul le page. no jumping the line, no cutting. let me know if you are having trouble telling them apart. we'll be right back. >> we have one big story, big news ahead on tonight's show about a republican governor who it looks like may be out of a job soon. >> that story is next. but first, here is a programing note. because i love you so much, i have decided that you and i should spend another saturday night together. so here's what's on tap for our weekend together. tomorrow night, live wall-to-wall coverage of the south carolina democratic primary starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern, i will be here joined by brian williams, chris mathew the whole goong and

donald is our campaign. in my view, you look nationally, anywhere from 65% to 70% of republicans don't think donald is the right candidate for us to nominate to go up against hillary clinton. the polling shows donald against hillary loses. and i know the folks here, we don't want to lose this general election and see our country stuck on this same wrong choice. so if you're among those 65%, 70% of republicans that think donald is the wrong choice, then super tuesday is the opportunity for us to coalesce behind our campaign. >> what do you make of it? you look at the results in south carolina where they had nearly 70% evangelicals. this should have been a sweet spot for you. yet he won handily. why? >> listen, people are ticked off. they're furious with washington. they're furious with politicians in both parties that have been lying to them. i think donald supported the manifestation of that. but what the polling data also shows is that head-to-head, donald against me, we beat donald handily. we beat him 16

me thinks donald doth protest too much, donald back taxes. hashtag what is he hiding? out front, our chief political analyst, gloria borger, and executive editor for cnn politics, mark preston. all right, gloria, obviously, mitt romney is going heavy on this. the deep irony, of course, is that mitt romney, who the taxes was it part of his downfall as a nominee, but maybe that's why he's doing it. it worked against him, so he thinks it will work against trump. >> this is exactly what harry reid said about mitt romney. what's he hiding? he's got to be hiding something. >> and something that was blatantly untrue. i have reason to believe that he paid no taxes. that was false. >> and romney said, there might be a bombshell in there. he didn't say there was. but what he's doing is he -- it's a technical term called stirring the pot, right? and that is what he's doing for this debate tonight. >> and david chalian, he was very careful to say, that could mean he didn't pay enough taxes, or it could mean he's not as rich as he says. anything is a quote/unquote bombshell. >> it'

if it's donald trump against marco rubio or against ted cruz, donald trump loses. but if he can goad jeb bush into staying, he keeps the race as a three, four, five-person race and that's where he racks up delegates. 11 -- bob will know better than me. about 1100 delegates will be chosen before we ever get to florida and that is donald trump's moment. >> david frum, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> up next, the most uncontrollable liar in the history of presidential campaigning thinks the other guys are lying more than he is. that's next. if you're looking te money on your medicare part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. seize the day to get more out of life and medicare part d. just switch to walgreens for savings that'll be the highlight of your day. now preview the cost of your copay before you fill. you can even get one-dollar copays on select plans. if you have high blood pressure many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin® hbp. it relieves cold symptoms witho

donald trump is not a racist, but donald trump is not afraid. don't vote for a cuban, vote for donald trump. what's your reaction? >> what we see here in texas by, for example, me winning the latino vote, ted cruz winning the latino vote, and that is core conservative values and principles transcend racial lines. core conservative principles resonate with angelos, hispanics, african-americans, asianing, with every demographic group. they want hope, promise, more jobs and economic opportunity. >> do you think donald trump should decry the racist and white supremacists that are out there campaigning for him? >> that's up to him. i don't know what the message is, but i think that ted cruz is going to run a very positive campaign, a campaign that's focused on the issues, a campaign that will connect with america and ensure that the future of america is far more promising than what we've seen under the obama administration. >> you just talked about how you won the latino vote here in texas, how ted cruz won the latino vote here in texas. "the washing

donald trump isn't a conservative. we oppose donald trump, not because he is making republicans uncomfortable, because we have no assurance he would be a conservative president and tempermentally in terms of character shouldn't be president. >> do you think if he wins the nomination, he can win? >> he has been underestimated so far. i think it is a risky proposition for republicans. a lot of conservatives and republicans would not vote for donald trump. we have already heard senator sasse make his point that he is not voting for him. >> what do you say, too, when you hear republicans say like mitch mcconnell said according to "the new york times" he would drop trump like a hot rock. there are signals sent to republican senators up for re-election, feel free to run against donald trump, don't even go to the convention in ohio if he is the nominee. seems like republican officials are worried. >> they're worried but response is pathetic. mitch mcconnell thinks trump would be disaster for the republican party. he could urg

today donald trump claimed he couldn't hear the question. and blames cnn. >> i have a lousy ear piece that is provided by them, and, frankly, he talks about groups. he also talked about groups. and i have no problem with disavowing groups but i'd like to know who they are. >> trump now says he does disavow duke and the klan but accusation head blew a dog whistle for his base. this is the second time he tried to end controversy. months ago he said he couldn't hear clearly when he seemed to confuse the quds force with our allies. marco rubio says he notice buying this excuse. >> he is unelectable now. he refueled to criticize the klu klux klan, has again three interviews. on "to the today show" he blamed it on a bad ear piece. klu klux klan comes through pretty clearly. >> this isn't trump's only dustup involving race. he also went after the judge overseeing the fraud case against his controversial trump university. trump suggested the judge was being too hard on him because the judge is hispanic. >> base of the wall and because of everything

beat donald trump. >> reporter: after betting big on a south carolina comeback, jeb bush's distant fourth place finish ended his white house bid. >> the people of iowa and new hampshire and south carolina have spoken. and i really respect their decision. so tonight, i'm suspending my campaign. >> reporter: the field won't narrow much. john kasich and ben carson are both staying in. meanwhile in nevada, hillary clinton was finally able to slow the momentum of bernie sanders. >> some may have doubted us. but we never doubted each other. >> reporter: while conceding a defeat, sanders touted how quickly his campaign has closed the gap. >> we have come a very long way in nine months. it's clear to me, and i think most observers, that the wind is at our backs. we have the momentum. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: back in south carolina, donald trump showed remarkable strength across the board. even winning evangelicals over ted cruz. and so far, trump has won 44 of the state's 50 delegates. the remaining

donald trump. and that's the reason why he has continued the success. >> tara you want to get in there? >> i absolutely do. as a trump supporter, we have been called angry by the media. and i just did this same thing. it's not the fact that we walk around being angry people. it's not the fact that the fact we walk around being uneducated people. we are very educated and some of the smartest folks that i know didn't get a college degree. the fact of the matter is we finally have a voice. we have been a silent majority for so long in this country, donald trump is giving us a voice. we are not standing out in the street poppy, streaming at the top of our lungs that we're miss pissed off and we're not going to take it anymore. we are simply saying washington needs a choke hold on sit he have. -- on it set. et cetera a out of control. >> tara let me follow that up with this question for you. donald trump in morning on gm america was pressed by george stephanopoulos to give more specifics on how he would

with donald trump. this is the stupidest deal i've seen in my life. stupidest, stupidest deal i've ever seen in my life. give them the money, let them cheat and then they have the money. to invest in more terrorism across the globe and destabilize the middle east. and, oh, i don't know, kidnap americans. >>> okay, next story now. this morning apple appears to be getting ready for its next big fight. the "new york times" reports apple engineers are developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iphone. the development comes as apple ceo tim cook reiterated the repercussions of complying with the fbi's request to build a back door to the iphone, framing the request in dramatic terms. >> it is in our view the software equivalent of cancer. is in this something that should be created? technology can do so many things, but there are many things technology should never be allowed to do. and the way you not allow it is to not create it. >> that's just r

donald trump. >> i think donald's campaign has largely been about how bad things are. there's no doubt we need to recognize how difficult things are, but you can't just say you're going to make america great again. have you to explain how you're going to do it. >> we're seeing people come together behind our campaign because we are the only campaign that has beaten donald trump and that can beat trump. you can't beat donald from the left up. can't beat donald with a candidate who has supported amnesty. >> well, this is the part of the primary season when the races are

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i run on quickbooks.that's how i own it. >>> tonight, it is donald trump versus donald trump. the republican presidential candidate apparently for the iraq war before he was against the war. will trump's own words on what was perhaps the most crucial u.s. foreign policy decision in the last decade damage his candidacy? todd foreman is out front. >> reporter: it's a common refrain for donald trump. >> going into iraq may have been the worst decision any president has made in the history of this country. that's how bad it is, okay? >> reporter: yet it seems the gop frontrunner wasn't always opposed to the war in iraq. he's left to explain his 2002 comments to howard stern. >> are you for invading iraq? >> yeah, i guess so. i wish the first time it was done correctly. >> reporter: trump was asked about his comments during cnn's town hall. >> do you remember saying that? >> no. i could have said that. >> reporter: and again this morning. >> you said you were for the invasion. >> you can see i was not exactly strongly in favor. >> reporter: trump is explaining his evolution to sout

donald trump won every single issue. he won every single issue decisively as you might expect given the top line result. it's a clear, convincing win for donald trump. >> they have been in his corner since june. he has been at the top of the leaderboard here since mid june. almost fallen below that in almost no polls. on the democratic side, kirsten, if you look at the polling a year ago, hillary clinton was up 56 points in this state. and now tonight she has lost -- she has lost new hampshire after she barely won iowa. if you look at the numbers on the polling, honest and trustworthy, which one of these four qualities matter the most to you? if you cared about your candidate being honest and trustworthy, the latest numbers show 92% voted for bernie sanders just 6% voted for hillary. how does that -- i mean, we saw terrible numbers for her on honest and trustworthy for iowa, too. how does that bode for her going forward. >> it doesn't bode well for her. what actually bodes worse for her is he is winning people who typica

this is donald trump's time. donald trump came in and very early on punched jeb bush, punched him hard. jeb didn't think initially he had to punch back. by the time he realized it, i think it was too late. >> even more so than the punch was the definition. he defined jeb bush out of the gate and jeb was thrown back on his heels and his campaign, the interesting thing, they thought they could spin their way to a solution with donald trump. and this was not a money campaign. this was really something visceral for the voters and he never connected to it. >> i've never seen a candidate defined in a way that donald trump defined jeb bush repeatedly by calling him a low energy candidate, and there's so many things to untangle here. i mean, go back nine months, and tell people that on the same day that jeb bush would get out of the race when all the smart money said jeb was the next nominee. you're saying that donald trump is going to become, move strongly into first place. it's shocking. but also you look at those numb

if it's donald trump against marco rubio or against ted cruz, donald trump loses. but if he can goad jeb bush into staying, he keeps the race as a three, four, five-person race and that's where he racks up delegates. 11 -- bob will know better than me. about 1100 delegates will be chosen before we ever get to florida and that is donald trump's moment. >> david frum, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> up next, the most uncontrollable liar in the history of presidential campaigning thinks the other guys are lying more than he is. that's next. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. companies must adapt.changing environment, but one thing should remain constant - a financial relationship with someone that understands and cares about your business. pnc corporat

to me, the greatest weakness donald trump has is the essence of donald trump. as a political figure he's ridiculous and he hasn't gotten less. he's lazy. he hasn't studied policy and he's not taking this process seriously. i mean that was what stiffing fox was really about. it was that i don't have do this, i'm above this. in new hampshire i just don't think that works any better than it does in iowa. people want someone who respects not only the office they're running for, but the process you have to go through to get that office and he hasn't down any town halls. he only has three events scheduled this week so far. you have to assume he's going to get more, but still i just think it's right there at that essence. i wouldn't take him seriously enough to even try to debate policy with him. >> robert costa, before the break here, you've been around the trump campaign today. how much do they regret skipping that debate in iowa? >> they don't regret it. they stick with their boss. it was fascinating to watch trump up close for three hours. he stopped by a campaign

be donald trump. so what we're seeing is we're seeing republicans coming to us in incredible numbers to go -- >> senator, wait a minute, you finished third in a state with the highest evangelical turnout that we've seen yet. and you finished third. that sort of doesn't support what you just said, that conservatives are coming together and rallying to your cause. >> so, chuck, our path to victory from the beginning was always do well in the first four states and then have a strong, strong night on super tuesday coming up on march 1st. in iowa everyone in the press said we couldn't win, we won overwhelming victory in iowa. in new hampshire everyone in the press said a conservative couldn't do well in a moderate new england state. we won a strong third there. and then in south carolina we were effectively tied for second. a week ago donald was 20 points ahead, we closed that gap. and what we saw there there were a number of very encouraging things, for one thing, we won young people in south carolina. ou

donald trump i'm just fine with. why? because donald trump will cut deals. we can work with donald trump. we need someone to cut deals with us. that's what donald will do. that cruz guy, he actually believes this stuff. [ applause ] and, sean, as you know, that exact same sentiment was expressed by jimmy carter. jimmy carter over in london, speaking to the house of lords. they asked him about the presidential election and he said, well, listen. between trump and cruz, i, jimmy carter, would pick donald trump. and he said, why? because donald trump is malleable. he had no fixed set of beliefs. he said cruz is not malleable. [ applause ] so let's imagine you win the presidency an you're going to hold the line on spending and congress will not stand with you for a balanced budget. congress will not support you on legislation to repeal and replace obamacare. where does the standoff go? we found ourselves at these moments and republicans ended up caving. you're the president. what would you do? >> well, sean, i don't cave. and we keep getting in these fights with