where do things stand between you and pope francis? >> i heard he made the nicest comment this morning and i was honored by it and i think he is a terrific person. it's about illegal immigration. if we don't have a border, we have no country. >> reporter: trump no longer refers to the holy father -- lacked christian charity. >> i think he was in a severe as the media let it be known, because i saw his statement somewhat later. but this morning, he was so nice and i really appreciated it. >> reporter: we also asked about trump's frequent claim he opposed the iraq war before it started. all publicly available comments sew show that didn't happen until the invasion began. karl rove called that a fabrication. >> i don't think karl rove has said anything about me. he is an incompetent person. field is scrambling and bashing the front-runner. >> donald trump has shown no interest in anybody other than himself. >> it's easy to say you want to make america great again. you can even put that on a baseball cap. >> reporter: marco rubio, trailing