staff. trump bumped up rick wiley for ground operations and happens to be the former campaign manager of scott walker of wisconsin. how does trump feel about the campaign moving forward? here's what he told cnn after he voted today. >> i think it's great. i think the campaign's been doing well. many, many senators, governors, they're all gone. we have tremendous support. and, you know, having ben carson and having chris christie and so many others supporting me, senator sessions. we have amazing support and honored and putting in that vote today was really something. >> joining me now, haley bumgarner senior press representative for the trump campaign. nice to see you, haley. >> nice to see you. >> so, we talked about, you know, the field operations manager, jolly, he is now out. there's also been reported of a shrinking role for corey lewandows lewandowski. who's steering the ship now? >> i think what we're seeing happen is we're bringing on the top talent in order for us to get to 1,237 so we don't have to worry about a contested convention. we bring on the top-notch that wi

. obviously carly is my running mate but we also have the support of rick perry, of lindsey graham, of jeb bush, and governor scott walker. i mean, that is a wonderfully diverse array of the entire republican party, of principled conservatives, of people who love this nation, and we have got to unite. listen, our party is divided right now. if we remain divided, we will lose, and if you look at one of the things that gives me great comfort is that this race is going to be decided not in the media "newsroonewsrooms in new city, not in the lobbyist conference rooms in d.c., it's going to be decided by the midwestern common sense of hoosiers. that gives me a great deal of comfort. i think the people of indiana, they want to unite. they want our party to come together, and i think the people of indiana want a positive optimistic campaign, not a campaign based on insults and attacks and cursing, and i'm encouraged by that. >> by the way, if i could just add, i was actually interested to see an endorsement the other day by mike tyson for donald trump and donald trump saying, wow, all the tough g

campaign said they were staffing up and now we are beginning to see that. they are bringing on rick wiley who was scott walker's former campaign manager when he was running for president. he will be the new national political director of the trump campaign. this is an operative with a lot more field experience than many of trump's current operatives. he also came under some fire with walker for what people felt like was excessive spending. the other thing the trump campaign is doing, a little more d.c. outreach but so far that does not apply to the rnc. it's war within the gop. >> i know that it's stacked against me by the establishment. i fully understand it. >> reporter: donald trump, the party's front-runner, telling cnn he doesn't believe the republican national committee even wants him on the ticket. >> you're saying you don't think the rnc wants you to get the nomination? >> no, i don't think so, i really don't. >> do you think they're actively working against you? >> i don't see it. it's not like i have 15 miles of proof. >> reporter: it's clear trump, still smarting over his loss

from rick perry, from lindsey graham, from jeb bush, from scott walker and from carly fiorina. when you throw in mike lee and mark levin, that is the full spectrum of the republican party, the full ideological spectrum. and what we are seeing, that's the unity it's going take to win the nomination. it's also the unity it's going to take to beat hillary clinton. and my focus is on beating hillary clinton and poll after poll after poll shows donald losing badly to hillary. and poll after poll after poll shows me beating hillary. >> but to get the chance to beat hillary clinton, you actually have to be the republican nominee. one of the things that my colleague in the senate has heard from several republican senators is that they probably would think about backing you and telling all of their grassroots activists to back you if you would apologize for saying that your republican leader mitch mcconnell was a leader. will you apologize? >> you know what, dana? this is why people are so frustrated with washington. it's the inside battles back and forth. this isn't a game. this isn't about was

fiorina, rick perry, lindsey graham, scott walker, et cetera. they're all coming to senator cruz. what we just saw, for example, in the last four races, if you think about utah, there were over 40 delegates available. he won 40 out of 40. trump got zero. then you go to colorado, the latest opportunities there. six dilelegates up for grabs. cruz got 6, trump got zero. then senator cruz got 18, trump got 1. last night in wisconsin where as you said senator cruz crushed it. we got 36 delegates, trump got 6. if you just look at what's just happened, i know people keep saying how do you get to the 1,237. the reality is you have to get to a high percentage and they say that's impossible. if you look at the numbers by my math those last four states, that's 100 delegates senator cruz has accumulated to trump's 7. that's a 94% win rate. so think about that when you look at the context of uniting the party, bringing people together. if you look at the exit polls, i just encourage everyone to go to cnn's election center website, you'll see there across multiple demographics, evangelicals, n

anyone can tell is the marginalization of corey lewandowski. you saw it today bringing on rick wiley, the former -- former campaign runner for scott walker. trump has moved to sort of put the campaign in other hands. and it's not just because of this incident. it's also because they've been doing a terrible, terrible job of delegate competition in places like colorado. but basically whatever relief is felt, it's also true that lewandowski is sort of on his way out in certain ways. >> ross, what's do you make of this battle between this battle of words between reince priebus and donald trump? >> it's just a preview of what we'll see, you know, in crazy ways in the weeks before the convention if we assume that trump falls 75, 100, 125 delegates short. trump is trying to do two things. he's trying to build a case that delegates have to nominate him if he's the plurality winner. and he is -- one assumes -- laying the groundwork for what he'll say if he loses the nomination on the second, third or fourth ballot, which is i was robbed by lyin' ted cruz and reince priebus. what he does beyond th

new hire, jake, is rick wiley. he was the former campaign manager of governor scott walker's campaign so now he's coming aboard the trump campaign and this comes at a time when donald trump is railing against the establishment, his disagreements with the rnc chief now boiling over. >> you're saying that you don't think the rnc wants you to get the nomination? >> no, i don't think so. >> reporter: tonight the gop front-runner and the head of the republican party is erupting into an all-out war. >> because of all the shenanigans that goes on. >> but those are the rules. didn't you know those rules? >> i know the rules very well but i know that it's stacked against me by the establishment. i fully understand it. >> reporter: donald trump taking his criticism of the gop nominating system's rules to new heights, now accusing the republican party of conspiring against him to prevent him from winning the nomination. >> they changed the rules a number of months ago. the people in -- >> about eight months ago. >> well, not very long ago. >> but you had a lot of time to prepare a bette

delegate and convention rules. rick wiley joined the campaign after working for governor scott walker's campaign. one source said people are wondering inside the trump campaign what is corey lewandowski's role now? >> we've been hearing less from donald trump than we're used to, what he has said has been less outrageous than in the past. are paul manafort and rick wiley, the gentlemen, are they restraining him? >> reporter: that's no easy task. remember, jake, it was lewandowski, as you know, who used to say, let trump be trump. but lately, right, trump has been more cautious in his comments but attacks on the rnc and the party estimate for awarding delegates have raised eyebrows. maybe not a total lid has been placed on what trump is saying these days. one trump source tells me, from what he's hearing from party regulars, they don't mind that donald trump is running an anti-establishment campaign. they just want to see donald trump running a more professional campaign and that will go a long way in attracting nervous, uncommitted delegates they need down the stretch. >> jim ac

. he doesn't look at things in black and white. it is shades of gray. >> he was with governor scott walker out in wisconsin. rick wiley. >> wiley is a creature of republican politics. he worked for scott walker. he's worked at the republican national committee. he used to work for mercury, which is a very respectable washington, d.c. firm. he has deep connections in the republican party. just today a report on how the rules of the convention will be written. it is important that trump has a guy like that who knows the republican party. >>> what does it mean for lewandowski if you have manafort and wiley, both known as top dogs in your midst? what do you think it means? >> clearly your power has been diminished. curious to see what he says on your show. he was the guy at trump's side day in and day out. >> he was the guy, period. there was no one else. >> these guys are all professionals. >> sam clovive is another one with a long-time history in organizing. had his own radio show for a while. >> it is important to point out clovis is there from the beginning. so he knows how to work

strategist they brought on who was i was integral in the 1976 contested convention. you have rick wylie. former manager for scott walker. this is now an inside game. winning the nomination means winning delegates. you have to find your way to 1,237. if you can't get to 1,237, which is a distinct possibility, you have to protect your delegates. you have to find a way to 1,237 delegates. that is all reflected here. >> the chess board of the nation's map. if you look beyond new york, we have big primaries next tuesday in states like maryland and pennsylvania and delaware. that's where ted cruz is now. he's already moved past new york to campaign in those states. listen to what he said yesterday. >> now maryland votes just over a week from now. maryland is a battle ground. maryland is going to have an out sized voice as the nation is looking to maryland to decide do we nominate trump and hand the election to hillary clinton or do we unite behind the cruz campaign and beat hillary clinton. >> so just like simon & garfunkel, just as the nation turns its weary eyes to you. what strikes you is,

, dynamic field, five have now endorsed this campaign. [ cheers and applause ] >> rick perry and jeb bush and carly fiorina and wisconsin's own governor scott walker, lindsey graham. when you toss in senator mike lee and mark levin, we've got the full spectrum of the republican party coming together and uniting behind this campaign. in 1960 accepting the democratic party's nomination, john f. kennedy observed "i think the american people expect more from us than cries of indignation and attack. the times are too grave, the challenge too urgent and the stakes too high to commit the customary passions of political debate. we are not here to curse the darkness but to light the candle that can guide us to see through that darkness to a safe and sane future." as winston churchill said on taking office, "if we open a quarrel between the present and the past, we shall be in danger of losing the future." the same is true today. tonight wisconsin has lit a candle guiding the way forward. tonight we once again have hope for the future. [ cheers and applause ] tonight is about unity and tonight is a

started this race, 5 have now endorsed our campaign. rick perry, lindsey graham, jeb bush, scott walker, and carly fiorina. we are seeing the full spectrum of the republican party uniting, and let me say something about the hoosier state. there is a common sense sensibility about this great state. you've had leaders like governor mitch daniels, like governor mike pence who roll up their sleeves and solve problems, who understand that when you cut taxes and lift regulations, the result is small businesses grow and jobs expand. we need a president in the spirit of mitch daniels and mike pence. that is exactly what this campaign is based on. my number one priority as president is jobs and economic growth. if i'm elected president, we'll repeal every word of obamacare. we will pass a simple flat tax and abolish the irs. we will rein in the epa and federal regulators, especially the epa that is killing the sole industry, killing tens of thousands of job in the state of indiana and he will stop amnesty and end sanctuary cities and the effect of all that is we will see millions and millions of

consideration from the donald. rick scott, how about the florida governor? could you see florida's important, he's a two-term governor? >> bob and i both speak pretty plainly. here's the plain talk. you've got two white guys on the ticket, i'm not sure how that looks. however, rick scott knows health care. he knows health care costs and that is a big issue in our country. he was a tea party candidate. he's become more moderate so he's willing to shift his position a bit. by all accounts -- and i haven't met him -- he's a nice guy. people like being around him, so i see that. but i think there are lots of people who would work with trump and take that vp slot and i think many of them are women. >> how about -- i'm not going to identify any women yet but how about jeff sessions? he's a trump supporter in the senate. one of the only ones. could you see him being tapped. >> sure. i think he would take it. the two people who would take it is sessions and christie because they're both been hooked up with trump now for several months, but i keep coming back to this. if you've got a long-term future

move from the contested 1976 convention. bringing on rick wylie from the scott walker campaign. trump people are hoping they can turn this around. >> let's talk about the democrats for a second. we had another big rally last night from bernie sanders. i think he was in buffalo. >> yes buffalo. >> he is spending time in new york city. >> i don't know if bernie. donald in buffalo. bernie was in queens. >> let's listen to what he said. >> it is important because there are a lot of delegates at stake. >> he had a lot of energy. he is talking about the delegates at stake. it is true for him. he wants to try to close that gap with her. >> absolutely. look at that pledged gap right there. 225 or so. you know, if he can start to show he's closing that, he can make a better case to the super delegates. she is clearly beating him. he can win in july. >> she's dramatically beating him with super delegates. it's very clear. >> ted devine has been on our air saying a few things saying neither side gets over the line with pledged delegates. you need to rely on supers. that's an important thi