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but donald trump's latest comments are being interpreted that way. >> donald trump is call for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> reporter: so inflammatory was his statement that prominent leaders felt the need to respond. in france, it was written: >>> in israel where mr trump was due to visit, this statement: trump cancelled his trip and in britain, david cameron dismissed miss position as: >>> now, a petition calling to ban mr trump from travelling to the u.k. gathered thousands of signatures, enough to ensure parliament would consider the issue for debate. politicians are pressuring the government to act. >> it's my understanding that the home secretary banned the features from entering the u.k. will the government lead by example. >> hear, hear. >> i think the best way to confront the views of someone like donald trump is to engage in a robust democratic argument with him about why he is profoundly wrong, rather than ban presidential candidates. >> the billionaire own

your moment of zen. >> donald, donald, donald, donald, you're not going to keep talking. we will go to break if you keep talking. >> go to break, then, joe. everybody. go to break right now, we'll be right back. comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly, g.o.p. front-runner donald trump calls for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. and i'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of donald trump's mouth. ( cheers and applause ) republicans opposing trump's plans to ban muslims including jeb bush, ted cruz, and dick cheney. or as trump is now calling them, a bunch of goddamn hippies. true. and the finalists for 2015's person of the y

donald trump stands in his rhetoric against muslims. once again, donald trump is in the news again and this time it's his outrageous comment about a shut down of muslims entering america changing the demmeics rate. if you woke up from a 24 hour nap, this is what he said reading from his own press release >> donald trump is calling for a total and complete shut down of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on >>> now, donald trump's press release says "there is great hatred towards american". few says it cannot identify the report he is researching. our countries did find concern muslims concerned westerners as immoral, but there's no hatred mentioned. 25% of the polls agree that violence against muslims in united states is justified in accordance with jihad. it has been criticised which studies islam aphobia. it called the poll deeply flawed with a history of fear monday angering about islam and muslims. house speaker paul ryan is amongst republicans criticising dona

. >>> hillary clinton says hell no to donald trump. donald trump is speaking live to supporters. he will fire back? >> and will ted cruz's policy on immigration prove to be his achilles heel? >> and why did a woman mow down people on the las vegas strip with her toddler in the back seat. why did she do it? >>> good evening. "outfront" tonight, hell no. hillary clinton out of it. she will not tell donald trump she's story. the front-runner demanding an apology and calling her a liar. the battle began when hillary said that isis is using video of donald trump as a recruiting tool. no such video exists. while clinton is standing firm, trump will not let the controversy die tweeting tonight, "you think hillary clinton will apologize to me for the lie she told about the video of me being used by isis? there is no video." i want to begin with jeff zeleny "outfront." >> it's a golden opportunity for both of them, politically speaking. quite frankly, it's good for business. clinton isn't afraid to do what many republicans have been, challenge trump. and for trump, what is better than tak

donald may be right, this is turning more and more into a two-man race between donald trump and me. i think if that's the case, this decision will be made by the voters. >> and today in oklahoma city, ted cruz will wrap up his week long tour of super tuesday's safety stheets vote in early march. this has been a core part of the cruz campaign strategy to focus on the long haul. it right now all about looking ahead. >> thanks so much for that. hillary clinton is responding indirectly to donald trump's comments about her saying no one should be able to actually give way in office. her remarks came at a town hall in iowa. a ten-year-old girl suffered from asthma. she asked clinton what she would do about bullying. she responded, bullying she faced more than her share of it. >> we need more love and kindness in our country. i think we are not treating each other with the respect and the and the care that she would show towards each other and that's why it's important to stand up to bumlys wherever they are and why we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. because that i

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donald trump, probably the greatest victory isis has achieved in the last week or two is donald trump saying let's bar from coming in here. that is everything they have conveyed about the west. thata little bit stunned hillary clinton says finally he had crossed the line. what did she think when he made fun of that reporter and his disability, which was incredibly offensive? in any event, i think trump will he shouldemocrat if be the nominee, or he probably little bit, but i think bill clinton, who was such a liability in 2007 and 2008, has got his roll down. i think he will help in the campaign, and if i were president and had a chance to turn to bill clinton for counsel on politics or policy, i sure would. tell you now, at least in brooklyn, they look at donald trump as the greatest having fallenen into hillary clinton's lap. they not only see him as someone who would be an easy person to beat in a general election, but they think they can hang the whole republican party around donald trump. they have been fundraising off these muslim things. he is all good news for hillary clinton,

. >> donald j. trump is calling for a shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. we have no choice. we have no choice. kennedy: sweet, fresh fascisim. i thought you were the stuff of stuffy history books. do you believe donald trump is the miley cyrus of attention seekers. in trump's world even moderate middle easterners is band in the plan. it's so bad even dick cheney thick it's draconian. what's to stop someone from saying no when you ask them if they are muslims. are you going to watch them draw mohamed cartoons while watching them eat bacon. restrictionism will not work here, it won't work out sling shooting people across the border. i don't want to live in a country club, i want to live in america where the rule of law, freedom and the constitution never fall out of favor. gun sales are surging since the attack in san bernardino. is arming ourselves the best way to fight terrorism? "time" has nominated their pers

do you not agree by attacking donald trump, donald trump is helping donald trump. >> i don't agree. there is no helping donald trump. there's no giving donald trump more attention. there is no more elevating donald trump. he is what he is. the media pays attention to him. he has supporters, fine. no, i don't think she's playing that game. here is the republican front runner so it does put anytime a partisan context, however, this is an issue of national security where someone is out there in a potentially nominee of a party who is basically helping people who want to kill us. that's what hillary clinton's message was and i think it was about time that someone called him out effectively. go ahead, jeffrey. >> well, one thing, i mean, i think she is making -- the fec will come after her for making an unkind contribution. what david is describing is the short skirt theory of international politics. this disgusting business if a woman is raped and wearing a short skirt, somehow it was her fault. the idea that isis is the fault of donald trump or any american i might add is disgraceful.

about donald trump. in public, i love him, he's great for the race. in private he says i don't think he has the judgment to the nuclear football. ted cruz made his name saying, i tell it like it is, i'm a truth teller, i'm not a typical politician who goes in one room who says a and another room says b -- >> that's all of the time. >> that's all of the time. >> just -- >> they're practicing the bell here, rehearsal. happy hour debate. >> i do think -- i don't know if it's a character question but a credibility question. are you a truth teller? we saw -- i was at a debate when tim poll lenity said something about mitt romney, i said, there he is, say it again. >> obamney care. >> chris is not shy, we know that. >> he's a polished debater. >> a great line -- sorry. >> go ahead. >> a great line here for trump, because he has the ability to say, you know, one of the problems with politicians they say one thing in one place and one thing in another. i'm not a politician. i say what i mean and i mean what i sa

donald trump will be there. on one side, ben carson, on the other side, ted cruz, surging in some polls. marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina and john kasich and rand paul and chris christie. donald trump is out in front in national polling. the poll of polls showing donald trump in first and ted cruz in second and marco rubio in third. you can see the margins there. some polls have it larger. including this one from monmouth university which shows trump at 41%. i think 27 points ahead of ted cruz. that was just one of many things that trump was bragging about in a raucous rally here in las vegas. cnn's sara murray inside the loud hall. sa sara. >> reporter: good morning, john. hours before the debate here in vegas, donald trump approached ted cruz with kid gloves. he could not help but mention a new monmouth university poll shows him leading 41% to ted cruz's 14%. >> i heard today when they announced the poll. 41 to 14. i like cruz. good guy. i heard here is how they announced. cruz surging. so what i heard, th

later, a donald trump's plan for a wall of a different kind. in cyber space. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> we are scared. >>...have an organized right-wing movement trying to kill others. >>> homeland security secretary is trying to reassure muslim communities that they are not being targeted by u.s. authorities. his efforts came after the presidential donald trump, a total and complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. johnson rejected this, saying it is illegal, unconstitutional and un-american. he told people earlier at a mosque that america should not throw a net of suspicion over american muslims and an entire religion. >> reporter: good evening. the u.s. secretary of homeland security at this virginia mosque to send a message to the muslim community that they are not the enemy. in an exclusive interview with us that there is a rise of islam aphobia. >> we have seen incidents already. i heard about incidents in the meeting i just had here

rush limbaugh was talking about donald trump and donald trump's attack on ted cruz. and it's a very complicated little love triangle between trump and cruz and rush. but basically, rush criticized donald trump's attack on ted cruz as sort of the establishment attack on ted cruz. and if rush is suddenly sorting -- seeming to side with ted cruz and defend ted cruz against trump, that might put trump in a very, very precarious position. you know, as loyal as donald trump's supporters are, they can't hold a candle to russia's supporters. so he -- you know, interesting to see if he goes after ted cruz again on the same line of attack knowing he might get russia's wrath again or if he seems, you know -- starts to moderate it a bit, both at the debate and in future events. >> it was one of the most awkward, i think, debates that i've ever seen with donald trump ripping on ted cruz for going after the gop establishment. he literally was going after mitch mcconnell which is exactly why people love donald trump. now he's saying, when you go to washington, you don't attack the

donald trump is saying, hey, guys, if you don't treat me nicely -- donald trump's version of nice is for them to back everything he says and support him, then i'm going to do an independent run. meanwhile, the rnc -- we're threading the needle here. they have to tread lightly. if the establishment pushes back too hard they'll push him into that potentially devastating third party run. they have to wait until a time when he can't get on the ballot as an independent and potentially activate sore loser laws, laws that say that once you are on the ballot as a republican or a democrat, you can't change parties if you don't win in that election. it is an interesting time right now. we're just waiting and finding the best time to react, the best time to counter attack some of trump's rhetoric. >> back to the pledge. we know that it is not a contract, it is not binding, but we also know from watching donald trump in this presidential campaign he knows that optics matter. he does everything with a calculated reasoning behind it. he made such a big fuss over this piece of paper that we know is

>> donny, we're talking about donald. we got know donald. we talk about him as if he's a specimen under a jar. then you see him speak and that answers so much. hillary clinton actually had the best answer of the campaign on trumpism. why did you go to donald trump's wedding. he's fun. have you been around him? he's fun. he goes out there and there's some proposals that are staggeringly bad, in my opinion. yet he stands in front of a crowd and he's the opposite of the dower down -- >> two points. he came on and obviously people are at home watching and we're looking at each other smiling. i also wonder and nicole i love your thoughts on this. when we see that 40% of the party wants him which translate to 20% of the country do they want him or do they want to see the show. do they want to see the hillary-donald show. doesn't necessarily mean we want him in office. i think half the reason he's going to win the election is the republican party has kind of given up. let's throw that in there, i want to watch that show. >> there are a lot of repub

donald trump: donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [applause] ban.d outright >> another stunner. >> still the only candidate everyone is talking about today. >> but really, everyone, what the hell is going on? >> happy donald trumpocalypse day, sports fans. we have a full hour to figure out what the hell is going on, including what a ban of muslims entering the united states might mean for donald trump's candidacy. this morning, as is his wand, he called some television shows to is his wand, he called some television shows to defend his plan. >> you are increasingly being compared to hitler. does that bother you at all? i am more like fdr. he called on a ban on germans. i am not proposing internment camps. presidentialook at proclamations. this is not internment. we are not talking about japanese camps, not at all. but we have a very serious problem and it's getting worse. we will have more world trade centers and bigger than the world trade center if

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meeting with donald trump. do you think they should have met with him? >> well, look, i think the fact that this was a production that was sold initially as donald trump would be endorsed today by hundred hundreds of african-american pastors and suddenly became a thing without a press conference, with a closed door meeting, you know, it really is indicative of the fact that i think the trump people got away ahead of their skis with these folks and i think that, you know, look, i'm all for any candidate talking to groups, no matter what language they speak, no matter what demographic group they come from. the fact of the matter is, though, in cold political terms, i don't think donald trump got out of this today what they expected to get out of and it certainly what they sold on the front end of it. >> so we had two pasters on that said they would personally endorse him. there was another one who was on earlier saying he would endorse donald trump, as well. and these people have -- you know, some of them have bi

donald trump calls for a religious test banning all muslims from entering the united states. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> trump's new position drawing cheers from supporters and drawing fire from every other corner of the political world. i want to get the latest from our senior correspondent jeff zeleny. >> reporter: christine, banning all muslims proposal was met with condemnation. every single one of the republican rivals criticized his plan. even dick cheney weighed in saying it was unamerican. supporters here in south carolina listening to donald trump make his case, they cheered in response. some of them said they thought it went too far. others said it was appropriate given the shooting in san bernardino. this is completely changed the conversation. donald trump talked about that as he made his case for why he believes this plan is necessary. let's take a listen. >> we have to be tough. we have to be smart. we have to be vigila

donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> so republicans have coming out slamming trump's proposals including paul ryan who say this isn't what his party looks like. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. >> would you support a policy that prohibits muslims from entering the country. >> no, that is not my policy. i believe the focus should focus on radical islamic terrorism. >> donald trump always plays on everyone's worst instincts and fears and saying we're not going to let a single muslim into the country is a dangerous overreaction. >> right now we're keeping an ear on the white house previousing, happening live, right now. we'll see if he makes any remarks in reference to donald trump's comments. we'll have that live if it happens. >>> also coming up in a few moments, we'll let you listen to the entire, fascinating interview th

play now with me donald trump gets the nomination. okay. donald trump gets the nomination. who would you tell him to pick as his veep. >> who would do it? other than jeffrey lord i'm not sure who he could get to fill this slot. i mean maybe -- >> ivanka which would make me feel good. >> maybe a ted cruz. i don't know of the current candidates running who would jump on to a donald trump ticket. i think it would mean certain professional death if they did. but maybe a ted cruz. clearly ben carson i think would take the job. >> ben carson. there's a strong bench on the republican side. if they don't win the nomination rubio could do it. kasich could do it. christie. a lot of talk of nicky haley out of south carolina. >> there's a very deep bench. brian sandoval. tim scott would be an interesting pick out of south carolina also tea party. so i think it all depends on who the nominee is and what gap they need to fill. the one piece of advice i would give the nominee on either side is do not pick a token because you think you need check off that box. don't possum kingdom lake wom

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> donald trump is surging in new hampshire and the lightning rod to ban muslims. this is cnn and i'm don lemon. he has a call to ban muslims from entering the united states, and this is trump battling the criticism and talking to our very own chris cuomo on "new day." >> i am talking about a temporary situation until the country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on, chris. >> and even the white house is taken a back by a ban. >> and the fact is that what donald trump said yesterday is disqualifying him from serving as president. >> and he could bolt from the republican party and run as an independent, and take his supporters with him. >> and indeed, i want to begin with sam clovis who is trump's campaign co-chairman and he is joining us via can skype from iowa, and thank you so much for coming on. how are you, sam? >> good, don. how are you? >> great. thank you. and first, what can you tell me about donald trump, because he has a scheduled trip to israel, and what do you know about it? >> i i know that it is a scheduled tr

trump mania. >> donald j. trump is calling and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. country's representatives can figure out on. the hell is going don't worry about profiling. i promise, i will defend you profiling! >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you've ever met. >> he steals headlines from other candidates who long for the attention. >> donald trump always plays on everyone's worst instincts and saying we're not going to let a single muslim in this country is a dangerous aboutaction in it's not the blow hards out there just saying stuff. not's not a program, that's a plan. >> he steals headlines from the president in we cannot turn by letting another, this fight be defined as a war islam. america and that too is what groups like isil want. >> and he's thrown his own party into a pre-primary tizzy. >> this is not conservatism. yesterday isosed not what this party stands for. and more importantly, it's not this country stands for. >> but is there more at wor

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risky move for donald trump. interesting listening to that from rush limbaugh because that is an area where potentially you may see trump have an open flank for these other candidates where these candidates don't want to talk about personality. trump will talk about personality all day. the other candidates so far have shied away from that. this is a place where they talk about conservative credentials that they could potentially nudge donald trump on what they would probably call lack of conservative credentials. at least over the long term. many of these candidates have come up in that very conservative base. they've been conservative consistently with the exception of ben carson who openly acknowledges it. potential line of attack i think that you could see trump being vulnerable to if the other candidates decide to step up and take a swing. >> donald trump has gone along with the old campaign tradition of having his doctor release a report on him. this is a pretty short one. like a half pager. bob saget, coul

that is donald trump. that path actually in the short term could pay big dividends but i think in the long term, the mathematics don't add up. >> what do you say to all the people backing him? r 9% of gop voters, 38% of independent voters who say you guys are out of touch. you're the establishment. >> yes. >> we are angry. you want all these elections, you gave us nothing. now we want somebody like him. >> i think their frustration is understandable. it's partly because of barack obama to be frank, the rise of isis, the struggling economy. some of it is because establishment republicans have pushed things like immigration reform, what they call amnesty which is out of touch with the base. >> how does the president take the blame for your party not getting the message out and having people vote for someone else? >> here's the bottom line. whether it's ted cruz or marco rubio, somebody has to find a way to co-op the message that donald trump has, the good part of it, the part that talks about the understanda

and donald trump said that's okay. let's listen to what trump said yesterday. >> they're accusing me putin called him brilliant. that's not good. well, you know, isn't it sort of nice if countries are always fighting with maybe we get along and let them do -- right? look, we're all tough guys but wouldn't it be nice if russia and us could knock out an enemy together and not us bear the full costs sometimes, like, i don't know we're always fighting. >> we all predicted the putin forming the alliance that win the election. naturally. if you look over the republican party it's not necessarily a rarity for them to talk about putin's strength. to want almost putin's strength as they criticize barack obama. when you look at the field and what look at putin's russia has done historically and over the last couple of years in ukraine and syria. it's jarring almost to accept the compliment and say it's a great thing and going to help the relationship going forward. >> here in iowa conservative audience applaud when a candidate f

donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [ cheers and applause ] we have no choice. according to pew research, among others, there's a great hatred towards americans by large segments of the muslim population. they want to change your religion. i don't think so. i don't think so. i don't think so. not going to happen. mr. trump stated, without looking at the various polling data, it's obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension of such a big portion. where the hatred comes from, and why, we'll have to determine. we're going to have to figure it out. we have to figure it out. we can't live like this. it's going to get worse and worse. you'll have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse, folks. we can be politically correct or we can be stupid but it's going to be worse and worse. >> trump's proposal was met with outrage from democra

you know donald trump. you think there are different donald trumps >> certainly. i've equated him to the pt barno of our time and sometimes to the uncle i never agree with, but i still sort of love. i do in a way have some respect for him. it's not the same person that i know. that said, i don't necessarily believe that he has improved things for a number of reasons. one, he has not changed the way other politicians do thing. his lack of political correctness has not all of a sudden made jeb bush being less politically correct or anyone else. he hanged changed the landscape of how to run to office. i don't think he has started a conversation or gotten people to pay attention. instead, i fear that he has awakened a mentality that has lied dormant the kkk has had increased interest in their membership as a result of donald trump and things he has said making it okay to be cool to be islam afob ic >>> ted cruz was not seen as a credible candidate but now that he seems not as outlandish as donald trump, amongst conservatives he has gained ground thanks possibly to don

donald trump never apologize for anything, so she is taking something out of donald trump's playbook. that being said, it's a bizarre statement because there are fact checkers on both side that say this doesn't exist. her campaign said isis is using these things on social media which still has yet to be validated. there is no evidence of this, but i understand what she means. reporter: let me bring in katrina. play number one out of the democratic playbook. playbook, evil. then they blast them with a lie. they did that to mitt romney based on a total falsehood. >> absolutely. the fact that she even said that is astonishing considering the whole benghazi situation saying a video was at fault for that. has anyone followed up on the guy who made the video that they detained? they are using this on bill clinton and obama. so when she brings up things like this it opens the door for this campaign and republicans to shake their heads. reporter: christopher, does this play well for donald trump? it's clear hillary clinton sees hip as her opponent, not any of the other republicans. >> i think

donald trump speaking live now in las vegas. we're going to continue on with donald trump right after a very quick break. don't go anywhere. but by night, beautiful, smoother and ready to impress the other party animals. dr. scholl's dreamwalk express pedi >>> and we are back, 11:00 p.m. on the east coast, 8:00 p.m. here in las vegas, donald trump speaking nearby at the westgate resort. let's listen. >> they don't care, believe me. and that's what's sick about the system. frankly, six months ago i was on the other side. i was like the fair-haired boy. i gave 350,000 to the republican governor's association. i was on the other side. i was like, establishment.

i like donald trump. a lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump. i'm not interested in doing so but i believe we need a plan that is focused on the direct threat and the threat we're facing is radical islamic terrorism. that's why i've introduced legislation focused on suspending for four years, putting on suspension a moratorium, where i.s.i.l. controls territory because that's the challenge we're facing. >> that's not exactly sharp criticism. keep in mind, crufers was ahead of trump 24% to 19. did the poll motivate trump to make his headline grabbing proposal about banning muslims? we should note that trump still is ten points ahead of cruz. but that suffolk university poll was taken and released before trump's statement about muslims. the big question whether trump suffers or benefits from cruz's statements, can cruz capitalize on the outrage that trump ignited. we will look at how ted cruz is trying to walk that fine line in a moment. but no matter what happens,

but donald trump is dominating across the board. and even in the prediction market if you look at the early states in the political prediction market, he's dominating there too. people think he's the winner in those early states. i think what may be happening here is people are looking ahead thinking at one point he may get out of this thing and they are predicting other people will win the nomination. >> certainly not before next tuesday, the big cnn debate. that looks so interesting right now. especially with this it controversy going on. what will the other candidates say to him on that stage. thank you so much. >>> make your own predictions. you could wib win a chance for you to join cnn at the debate march 10th in florida. a long way do go before then. that's on cnn.com/play. i'm going to be back at 8:00 eastern. the news continues right after this quick break. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x

donald trump ought to can it. >> jeff? >> well, david, i know one of those presidents was not lincoln. i'm kidding you here. let me make just sort of a -- >> comes close. harding. >> let me make an observation about the culture. where we are all aware of the comment selkes on socion socia s comment selkes on sociections o media. i'm always astounded. they are frequently vulgar. they are off the charts sometimes. i'm wondering if this is not sort of in the culture for movies and television and all this kind of thing. >> it may be part of a low culture. >> if i could. honestly, perhaps yes, the f-bomb has permeated our culture and there is a new word. that is not what we aspire to. in our president, we expect to be better. so i really think this is what's catching up with donald trump in iowa. he is probably not going to win iowa. this is why ted cruz is gaining on him and perhaps surpassed him at this point. that looks like that's the trend. this is a big issue for him. i think his likability factor for women will be a prob

donald trump is speaking and we will listen in. bottom line, i would rather lose with him than try to win with him. what do you say? >> unlike donald trump, i never voted for hillary clinton or barack obama. my vote on this is not really a relevant factor at this point. the bottom line is, trump will hand this nomination to hillary clinton. alienation and division he's causing across the country, he's going to have a fervent part of the election. >> s.e. cupp said she'd rather lose. would you go that far? >> i think we're reaching a point where it's difficult to see a worse option than hillary clinton. however, donald trump's increasing tenor of what he's proposing is a separate kind of horror. hillary clinton present as nightmare scenario. i think that trump right now, i don't see a scenario where trump wins the general election because of the degree to which he's going to cause a fundamental reshaping of the entire electorate and end up with a fraction of the republican party being fervent trump supporters as his policies become

. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states, until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> trump's statement is a dangerous proposal that overrides history, the law, and the foundation of america itself. >> you're pitting donald trump, full throttle, ready to destroy anyone who gets in his way. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. i don't think this country's establishment politicians, the media, ever got this guy. they certainly underestimated him. not going anywhere. can't last. you know, with each week and each provocative statement, he held to his lead and went a bit further, saying president obama was foreign-born, an illegitimate president. calling for a wall along our southern border. making fun of women's looks. talking down to a top latino journalist. saying thousands of muslims in new jersey had cheered 9/11. and each time the knockout verdict came out and certain. that's it. this gu

in this case, maybe donald trump is right. it is fair game. >> and he's not the typical spouse, you know, he isn't sort of the typical spouse of the candidate. he has this record himself and certainly hillary clinton was a big part of his administration. >> and democrats love him, right? he wasn't successful in 2008, stumbled on the trail, wasn't helpful to his wife who was more helpful in 2012 with barack obama, kind of explainer in chief he was nen as a nickname around the white house. so, you know, we'll see if this works. we'll see how long he keeps this up. trump obsesses with things and then moves on. we'll see what happens with this. >> does she -- today she was on -- in a campaign event and asked this, there's no doubt she heard the question but sort of looks sort of past the questioner, she's not going to answer it. but there's going to be a press availability where she takes questions and tis is go heing to come up. what does she say? >> i think in many instances she's been poorly served by the people who are sort of

quote, "donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. total and complete shutdown, it was a phrase that caught a lot of attention. people calling trump a racist and xenophobe, but trump says what he's saying is actually good for american muslims. >> donald: i'm doing good for the muslims. what i'm doing now is far more important than any particular business i have in the middle east. i'm doing a big favor. i was just called by one of the most important people of the middle east and just said to me, donald, you have done a tremendous service to the muslims. because we're making, nobody wants to talk about it. everybody wants to be so politically correct. oh, let everybody come in. we have a problem and the problem has to be solved. and when that problem is solved, it's gonna be a much happier world. outrage came quickly, even f fm repuican leaders. many condemned his policy ideas, bu

trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country' s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. fernando: donald trump' s recent call for, in his words, "a total shutdown of muslims entering the u.s." drew swift condemnation from both sides of the aisle. the question is, what impact will his comments have on the election? will they have long-term implications for the republican party? largely predictable, so i asked republican strategist john feehery. fernando: tell me a little bit about the state of the race right now. donald trump is leading in most polls. it looks like his lead is solid at least for the last few months. how do you see the race? john: well, trump has got the simplest messages. he' s the best at responding to news events of the day. there' s about 20-30% of the republican base that really liked him. no other candidate has been able to consolidate that different base. and i think that trump right

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trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country' s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. fernando: donald trump' s recent call for, in his words, "a total shutdown of muslims entering the u.s." drew swift condemnation from both sides of the aisle. the question is, what impact will his comments have on the will they have long-term implications for the republican party? the democratic response is largely predictable, so i asked republican strategist john feehery. fernando: tell me a little bit about the state of the race right now. donald trump is leading in most polls. it looks like his lead is solid at least for the last few months. how do you see the race? john: well, trump has got the simplest messages. he' s the best at responding to news events of the day. there' s about 20-30% of the republican base that really liked him. no other candidate has been able to consolidate that different base. and i think

coming out of donald trump. and glenn beck is hearing way too many, what he calls progressive policies coming out of the donald trump. and so he doesn't think he's a conservative. he doesn't think he's a legitimate republican. he will not vote if that's who's on the top of the republican ticket. is that -- is there a time in this calendar where what donald trump has actually said about policy, and sometimes continues to say about policy will actually start to separate him from his supporters? >> i don't know about that, but look, i will say it's fascinating that glenn beck is now the voice of reason. a couple of years ago, you might not have anticipated this. but i think glenn beck is actually exactly right. i have to say, i could not in good conscious support either donald trump or hillary clinton. and i suspect that i'm not alone. and i would urge that if donald trump is the nominee of the republican party, it could be the end of the republican party as we know it. it would be an existential crisis for the con

between donald trump and me. and i think that presents a good choice to the american people. >> joining me now, ken vogel from politico and aaron mcpike. aaron, ladies first. is it too soon to say that or could we be looking at a two-man race. >> we've been hearing for from a number of political strategists, it could be a two-man race, between marco rubio and ted cruz. but as ted cruz and trump have pointed out, it could be between trump and cruz. i was out with cruz over the weekend and his crowds are huge. they're not the size of donald trump's yet, but the kind of support that he's getting, every sentence gets cheers, it gets applause, it gets laughter. his audiences hang on his every word. and you can see that at the events. he's doing really well. he's been building up support, a pretty big infrastructure throughout the country. since he launched his campaign in march, and at this point, he's -- he's just really identifying with these voters, and they seem to love him. >> identifying with them. they seem to

donald trump? i don't know. he says things over the top and people applaud. >> just how do explosive conversations like the one donald trump has now started impact the chance for open dialogue? that conversation is ahead this hour. good tuesday evening from new york and thanks for joining us. i'm erica hill. we begin tonight with a story that some fear could derail the republican party. donald trump and the question tonight, whether he's finally gone too far. last night, of course, announcing that he would ban all muslims from entering the united states. at a rally in south carolina, supporters enthusiastically cheering him on. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states, until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> in the past 24 hours, many republicans have come out against donald trump. >> what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for. and more importantly, it's not what this country sta

trump. >> donald trump. do better against hillary clinton. >> i'm winning, i'm beating everyone. beating hillary is easier than beating these people. >> reporter: he's maintained a double-digit lead over the gop field in every abc news/washington post poll, more than five months on top. now, senator tedruz is polling neck and neck with trump in iowa. could the man who thrives being the winner handle a loss in the state that votes first, we asked him about cruz before he headed into his jam-packed rally in michigan. the guy giving you the toughest time now is ted cruz and you have given him a pass so far. >> he's a very nice guy. he's backed me in every position. hear those people. >> reporter: yeah. the biggest questio now, can his turn these supporters into votesn 2016? we'll all be tuning in. we turn now to the man who's republican antitrump, ohio governor john kasich. governor kasich, thank y for joining us this morning. >> glad to be with you, jon. >> i want to right to the news this week that we hear th

he dismissed donald trump and then made a case for donald trump. the republicans and democrats have all screwed this up. that is the attitude that is fueling a lot of this. there is this crisis and idea that the elite don't know what they are doing. that isis is running rampant in the middle east and you are at and here at home and in europe. and president obama isn't doing anything. that is why when donald trump calls for a ban on muslims, he can gain ground and some people are willing to air on the side of doing too much. there is this contradiction. there are plenty of people he turns off. the reason he is doing well is there is a lack of confidence in other people. even though this caller doesn't by the donald trump sales pitch, buyoes, in fact, by into -- --o the disbelief that the politicians are doing anything. host: alvin is next on the republican line. what i wanted to talk that the man said he little bit ago that ted cruz got would ban welfare. if they had listened eight years ago, they were going to cut it all out. , he was just like rea