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and now, we go to kristen holmes who is there with the trump c campaign, and you there, kristen holmes? >> yes, in sioux city, iowa, and it is very cold. >> what can we expect with donald trump? >> we are expecting closing arguments and he has two events today. one in sioux city, iowa, and one tomorrow in madison. one, he is urging the voters not be complacent, and there a concern that among the trump supporters that there is a wide margin that people are not going to be motivated to caucus, and that only exists if you caucus and don't talk to the caucusgoers. and another thing is that this is going to focus on the primary and into the general, and a big topic today is with him focusing on biden and asking the iowans, were you better off four years ago under my administration and particularly when it is coming to the economy and if the answer is yes, then skip the other stuff, and go back in and i will do for you again what i have already did. that is the messaging, and now we are going to wait to respond to biden's arguments if he is a threat to democracy, and in the past, he has trie
and now, we go to kristen holmes who is there with the trump c campaign, and you there, kristen holmes? >> yes, in sioux city, iowa, and it is very cold. >> what can we expect with donald trump? >> we are expecting closing arguments and he has two events today. one in sioux city, iowa, and one tomorrow in madison. one, he is urging the voters not be complacent, and there a concern that among the trump supporters that there is a wide margin that people are not going to be...
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that was something kristen holmes said, why would trump be going after ramaswami? >> i think that he's run an earned media campaign in iowa, it's been decently successful. the question is does that translate to iowa caucus-gotters. he's an -- ghicaucus-goers. we have to see how his type of campaign is going translate. if ramaswamy comes in third place on monday night, then everything shifts. the entire race shifts. and if either one of desantis or haley comes in a distant third, then the race shifts again and it becomes a two-person race going into new hampshire. i mean, we'll see what happens. >> yeah. there's a lot of different ways this can play out. you could have a convincing, decisive donald trump victory on monday, and that will be one narrative, one storyline coming out of iowa. but if it's close at all and nikki haley is still holding onto some kind of strong second-place finish in new hampshire or threatening to beat donald trump in new hampshire, this really could be a different race. >> well, you and i know this regardless of the margin, donald trump is
that was something kristen holmes said, why would trump be going after ramaswami? >> i think that he's run an earned media campaign in iowa, it's been decently successful. the question is does that translate to iowa caucus-gotters. he's an -- ghicaucus-goers. we have to see how his type of campaign is going translate. if ramaswamy comes in third place on monday night, then everything shifts. the entire race shifts. and if either one of desantis or haley comes in a distant third, then the...
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kristen holmes, you are out there on the campaign trail in iowa right now. are covering the former president. the trump team seems to be very confident they will actually win this case before the supreme court. what are you hearing from them? >> reporter: wolf, this has been one of the cases that they're actually the least worried about, at least when it comes to the legal team. i was told this is because of what they had seen in courts across the country. they're wanting to not take this issue up. they believe this is one of the most solid legal cases that they have. however, we did hear from one of trump's lawyers who indicated there might be another reason they were so confident. listen to this. >> i think it should be a slam dunk in the supreme court. people like kavanaugh who the president fought for, who the president went through hell to get into place, he'll step up. >> reporter: so she has been getting a lot of backlash for that, and obviously indicated there was some sort of quid pro quo because trump had appointed kavanaugh and gone through that p
kristen holmes, you are out there on the campaign trail in iowa right now. are covering the former president. the trump team seems to be very confident they will actually win this case before the supreme court. what are you hearing from them? >> reporter: wolf, this has been one of the cases that they're actually the least worried about, at least when it comes to the legal team. i was told this is because of what they had seen in courts across the country. they're wanting to not take this...
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kristen holmes, cnn, new hampshire. >>> president biden heading to north carolina today. he's expected to deliver remarks on the economy and his invest in america agenda before returning to the white house. >>> the defamation trial against donald trump will resume without him today. he spent wednesday in the courtroom listening to testimony from e. jean carroll. the former president has already. found liable and now jurors will determine damages. >> carroll entered a barrage of threats after she brought a sexual assault lawsuit against trump. a civil jury found allegations to be credible. >> the judge threatened to have trump removed from the courtroom because he was making comments that could be overheard i by the jury during carroll's testimony. >> this is a person i have no idea until this, obviously, who she was nor could i care less. it's a rigged deal. it's a made up story. that's a nasty man. he's a nasty judge. he's a trump-hating guy. it's obvious to everybody in the court. it's a disgrace what's happening. >> more now from chief legal affairs correspondent paula
kristen holmes, cnn, new hampshire. >>> president biden heading to north carolina today. he's expected to deliver remarks on the economy and his invest in america agenda before returning to the white house. >>> the defamation trial against donald trump will resume without him today. he spent wednesday in the courtroom listening to testimony from e. jean carroll. the former president has already. found liable and now jurors will determine damages. >> carroll entered a...
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right now i want to go to kristen holmes. she's covering donald trump's reaction to this huge verdict. kristen, what is trump saying? >> reporter: no surprise he's already making this political. as kara said he wasn't in the courtroom when the verdict was read. he was actually sitting in the tarmac on his airplane at la guardia airport and blasted this on social media. he said this is absolutely ridiculous, i fully disagree with both verdicts and will appeal this whole biden witch hunt focused on me and the republican party. our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. this is not america. of course i need to say there's no indication at all this is related to joe biden. this is civil defamation case in new york. but notably missing from there any attacks on e. jean carroll. obviously he has that 83 million reasons not to attack her. they are going to appeal this. the other thing to point out here this kind of linking he's doing of all his legal cases to biden and to election interference is workin
right now i want to go to kristen holmes. she's covering donald trump's reaction to this huge verdict. kristen, what is trump saying? >> reporter: no surprise he's already making this political. as kara said he wasn't in the courtroom when the verdict was read. he was actually sitting in the tarmac on his airplane at la guardia airport and blasted this on social media. he said this is absolutely ridiculous, i fully disagree with both verdicts and will appeal this whole biden witch hunt...
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kristen holmes is with the trump campaign in iowa for us right now. a lot of the same kind of incendiary rhetoric coming from the former president, kristen. what can you tell us? what did he say? >> reporter: yeah, jim, i think he was making up for lost time after he cancelled three of the four events. he was here speaking for nearly two hours and touched on almost all of the same messaging that we have heard for the last several months, as you talked about. immigration, they believe that is key to his win. he also talked about his legal problems. at one point he talked about the fake elector slates, bringing up that all of this was unfair in relation to his indictments. take a listen. >> they're still fighting my 2016 win. people in congress that are fighting here, he challenged the election. he challenged the election. how dare -- we have to indict him. he challenged the election. they talked about slates. i had nothing to do with slates. but people, patriots, had to do with slates. and they indict them. thomas jefferson did slates. there have been
kristen holmes is with the trump campaign in iowa for us right now. a lot of the same kind of incendiary rhetoric coming from the former president, kristen. what can you tell us? what did he say? >> reporter: yeah, jim, i think he was making up for lost time after he cancelled three of the four events. he was here speaking for nearly two hours and touched on almost all of the same messaging that we have heard for the last several months, as you talked about. immigration, they believe that...
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kristen holmes is on the campaign trail with the former president in iowa. just south of des moines. kristen, monday's acaucuses are set to be the coldest in history. we've talked a lot about these dangerous temperatures out there. what do we think? is it going to affect turnout? might it change these numbers we saw in this poll last night? >> well, jim, donald trump certainly thinks it might. he's concerned about it. i am told by people who have spoken to him recently, that privately, he is worried the weather will affect the outcome. he has been encouraging people please to go out and caucus. a big part of their ground game was trying to recruit people who had never caucused before. so now whether or not that strategy will work particularly when there's an added deterrent of the weather, that remains a big question, but donald trump's closing message continued to hammer home why people need to go out and caucus. telling people don't believe the polls. pretend we are one point down. you have to show up on monday. listen to part of what he said. >> can't sit
kristen holmes is on the campaign trail with the former president in iowa. just south of des moines. kristen, monday's acaucuses are set to be the coldest in history. we've talked a lot about these dangerous temperatures out there. what do we think? is it going to affect turnout? might it change these numbers we saw in this poll last night? >> well, jim, donald trump certainly thinks it might. he's concerned about it. i am told by people who have spoken to him recently, that privately, he...
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let's start with kristen holmes following former president donald trump's campaign. what is his message on this eve of the iowa caucuses? >> reporter: yeah, fred. just forgive me, i have to talk pretty low. we're in a small room and donald trump is still speaking. this is a packed house here today. this is his only event of the weekend after he canceled several events because of the weather. his message has really been all over the place. one of the big parts of it was attacking nikki haley. we have heard him go after her. he's still talking about her right now, no, it looks like he switched to obama, no, still nikki haley. he is going back and forth linking her to barack obama. and that's been a big part of the messaging here, what they are worried about when it comes to new hampshire and moving forward. the big message is they want to win by a big enough margin in the state of iowa to set the momentum and tone for the primary season. they saw that des moines register poll that has him up by 20 points. they want a 20-point win. his advisers are tempering expectation
let's start with kristen holmes following former president donald trump's campaign. what is his message on this eve of the iowa caucuses? >> reporter: yeah, fred. just forgive me, i have to talk pretty low. we're in a small room and donald trump is still speaking. this is a packed house here today. this is his only event of the weekend after he canceled several events because of the weather. his message has really been all over the place. one of the big parts of it was attacking nikki...
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cnn's kristen holmes is in iowa with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, victor and amara.p and his team's message is twofold, one is get out and caucus no matter what, ignore the weather, and the other is to temper down expectations. they know polls have had him up leading by a margin of 30 points, they do not believe the margin will be that big. senior advisers continue to say anything over a 12-point win would be a historic win. you have to remember that a win is a win, but what his team is trying to do is set the momentum for the primary season. and also to offset any momentum that some of his rivals might have. we know they are concerned about nikki haley, particularly in new hampshire, both the campaign and the super pac are spending $4.5 million advertising against haley already, particularly on immigration. now, it was clear during his tele-rally that haley is still on donald trump's mind. take a listen to what he said. >> i know nicki very well. she was my ambassador to the united nations, and she had a lot of weakness to be honest. she had a lot of weakness. >> re
cnn's kristen holmes is in iowa with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, victor and amara.p and his team's message is twofold, one is get out and caucus no matter what, ignore the weather, and the other is to temper down expectations. they know polls have had him up leading by a margin of 30 points, they do not believe the margin will be that big. senior advisers continue to say anything over a 12-point win would be a historic win. you have to remember that a win is a win, but what his...
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cnn's kristen holmes reporting in from what interest and kristen holmes putting in from washington. it >> is officially that final sprint looking at unique. and the candidates are going to all be on the ground at least most advanced trying to do that every last-minute voter that they can talk to any kind of island who might be on the fan in really going, into that we look at the poll numbers he. still see that donald trump according to the polls i have a jerry substantially in the front-runner. and they are the four. it's to keep that in large a really high between him and, 11 second police person is now the coal show that that. would be rhonda shan't as right now and after that. nikki haley, and king miranda. santa that i wait for, three to iraq to the florida governor he has made. this essentially is making three no with all of. his arms are almost an, denial a basket and is really focused. on that however we have seen them. substantial rise in the polls from nikki haley but still looks, though that would be the order now whatever -- happens in iowa is really going, well that is t
cnn's kristen holmes reporting in from what interest and kristen holmes putting in from washington. it >> is officially that final sprint looking at unique. and the candidates are going to all be on the ground at least most advanced trying to do that every last-minute voter that they can talk to any kind of island who might be on the fan in really going, into that we look at the poll numbers he. still see that donald trump according to the polls i have a jerry substantially in the...
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he has endorsed donald trump, but we're told they tried to reach out to him, as kristen holmes said, and they still haven't spoken. look what he tweeted tonight. this idea, this push by florida republicans to pay for trump's legal bills, and ron desantis quoted and said, but not the florida republican who wields the veto pen? it's notable. that's his first comment since getting out after endorsing trump. >> i am sure he feels sad because you would think, you know, if you were going to be competitive, you would follow the rules. go to all 99 counties, which he did. go to all the debates, which he did. you would learn some policy, talk about actual people's problems which he did, and got smoked. just got smoked. and now begging, you know, i'll endorse you. you won't even get a phone call back. this lets you know the kind of heavy handed, high handed treatment you can expect from donald trump as president. he is humiliating desantis. he will humiliate anyone who doesn't kiss the ring and expect that as president. so all you're seeing is a sneak preview, if you thought donald trump was i
he has endorsed donald trump, but we're told they tried to reach out to him, as kristen holmes said, and they still haven't spoken. look what he tweeted tonight. this idea, this push by florida republicans to pay for trump's legal bills, and ron desantis quoted and said, but not the florida republican who wields the veto pen? it's notable. that's his first comment since getting out after endorsing trump. >> i am sure he feels sad because you would think, you know, if you were going to be...
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. >> kristen holmes is in atkinson, new hampshire. we are waiting on donald trump to speak. what do we expect to hear following his big victory in iowa? >> reporter: we are likely to hear him attacking nikki haley. we've talked a lot about the fact that nikki haley keeps saying this is a two person race, despite the fact she came in third in iowa, but when it comes to new hampshire, donald trump's team does see this as a two person race. it's not the entire primary, but this state, in particular. florida governor ron desantis does not have a ground game here, but trumps advisers have been watching closely as nikki haley's poll numbers have risen. this is a completely different electorate here, and they are aware of that, so expect new attacks on the former south carolina governor, and expect him to really take aim at her, just like we have seen on the campaign. i spoke to a senior adviser today, and they are looking at this in two parts. one, securing republican and conservative leaning independents. they are doing that by taking on nikki haley on immigration, which they bel
. >> kristen holmes is in atkinson, new hampshire. we are waiting on donald trump to speak. what do we expect to hear following his big victory in iowa? >> reporter: we are likely to hear him attacking nikki haley. we've talked a lot about the fact that nikki haley keeps saying this is a two person race, despite the fact she came in third in iowa, but when it comes to new hampshire, donald trump's team does see this as a two person race. it's not the entire primary, but this state,...
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cnn's kristen holmes is joining us with more.hat are we learning from this, and what are you hearing from those who are running the campaign and putting him back out there? >> reporter: yeah, so he just posted, and i don't want to shock you, but it's not a message of unity. it is an attack on nikki haley, unsurprisingly given we knowyng fact he hasn't dropped out of the race. he called her a nickname which i'm not going to read, saying she totally bombed last night in south carolina, saying why the surprise? she just bombed in iowa and new hampshire. we can stop it there. he goes on to talk about nevada, which she's not competing in. the point of this is he is still very angry that she hasn't dropped out. there are several reasons why. one, they want to move on to the general election. they don't want to be spending time in places like south carolina and nevada. they don't want to be spending money in those areas. they want to be building out their teams in places like michigan, arizona, georgia. she's now standing in the way the
cnn's kristen holmes is joining us with more.hat are we learning from this, and what are you hearing from those who are running the campaign and putting him back out there? >> reporter: yeah, so he just posted, and i don't want to shock you, but it's not a message of unity. it is an attack on nikki haley, unsurprisingly given we knowyng fact he hasn't dropped out of the race. he called her a nickname which i'm not going to read, saying she totally bombed last night in south carolina,...
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let's start with kristen holmes following former president donald trump. minutes ago, he was talking. what's happening now? >> reporter: he just stepped off the stage here in indianola. it was a packed event, the only event he was having over the weekend. he's doing a couple smaller things but those are unplanned rallies after the weather caused him to cancel three of the four rallies he had planned. and you can really feel the enthusiasm in the room. now, as for what donald trump's messaging was, one part of it was don't be complacent. show up and vote. this is something we have heard from him time and time again. we know that he is privately very concerned about the weather. the whole point of what they are trying to do here in iowa is to change the electorate by bringing out people who have never caucused before. so he needs those people to actually show up. there was another part of his message, too, and that was essentially attacking nikki haley. take a listen to what he said. >> she's not suited for the job. i know her very well. she's not suited. th
let's start with kristen holmes following former president donald trump. minutes ago, he was talking. what's happening now? >> reporter: he just stepped off the stage here in indianola. it was a packed event, the only event he was having over the weekend. he's doing a couple smaller things but those are unplanned rallies after the weather caused him to cancel three of the four rallies he had planned. and you can really feel the enthusiasm in the room. now, as for what donald trump's...
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kristen holmes, you're outside of former president trump's headquarters in urbandale, iowa. this was supposed to be his final blitz of the state. now, it's down to one event. what's his message? >> reporter: that's right. the final, closing message is, one, tempering expectations, and, two, trying to make sure everybody gets out to caucus. one of the big things that his team had done was target first-time caucus-goers. this was an effort to expand the electorate in favor of donald trump. they used years of data, people who had showed some support for donald trump, whether it be in fundraising or gone to an event but never caucused. now, they're trying to bring those people out to caucus. the big question is will it work, and will it work particularly under these conditions? i have been told by senior advisors they were trying to temper expectations. the polls of 30 points, they were not sure the margins were that big. do they still think donald trump is going to win? yes. but they are saying they believe that anything over 12 points would be a historic win, which is true giv
kristen holmes, you're outside of former president trump's headquarters in urbandale, iowa. this was supposed to be his final blitz of the state. now, it's down to one event. what's his message? >> reporter: that's right. the final, closing message is, one, tempering expectations, and, two, trying to make sure everybody gets out to caucus. one of the big things that his team had done was target first-time caucus-goers. this was an effort to expand the electorate in favor of donald trump....
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suddenly they realized there was backlash, which donald trump from our reporting, kristen holmes andthers, he was totally behind the move at the beginning and then there was backlash. >> initially. >> and then he said, oh, never mind. >> yeah, and this shows there is a level of caution for the trump campaign right now. they want to make the case that they are winning this campaign organically, that it is not rigged. he's the one that is interested in fair elections, and that he can beat haley fair and square. this push to make him the presumptive nominee, to move the rnc and its infrastructure to regard him as their candidate really -- really did not fall in line with that argument and that claim right now. it shows, also, that like as long as haley is in this race trump has to compete with her. he cannot ignore her at any point in time. >> put a button on this. >> yes, i think that's what happened. new hampshire shows how low that ceiling is in south carolina, as kasie was saying. it was ideal conditions for haley. she ended up with 24, 26% of the vote. south carolina historically,
suddenly they realized there was backlash, which donald trump from our reporting, kristen holmes andthers, he was totally behind the move at the beginning and then there was backlash. >> initially. >> and then he said, oh, never mind. >> yeah, and this shows there is a level of caution for the trump campaign right now. they want to make the case that they are winning this campaign organically, that it is not rigged. he's the one that is interested in fair elections, and that...
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teams have been following the top candidates in iowa and c kristen holmes was with donald trump. >> he lengthy m message, encouraging them to brave the storm and their own health to get as many people out there to caugcus on monday nigh as possible. all of this because they are looking for the widest margin they can possibly win by to set the tone for primary season. donald trump was pushing that narrative on sunday. here's what he said. >> you must go caucus tomorrow. it's the first step. we have to do it. you have to get out. you can't sit at home. even if you vote and they want pass away, it's worth it. if you're sick, darn it, get up. >> reporter: that was somewhat of a joke, but it's very important to trump to have people turn out. he's been telling people he's concerned about the weather. he is concerned about turnout. and a lot of this isn't just about get ting the biggest the amount of delegates. it's about set momentum and stopping momentum going into new hampshire from any of his rivals, particularly when it comes to nikki haley. his team has been watching her very closely. t
teams have been following the top candidates in iowa and c kristen holmes was with donald trump. >> he lengthy m message, encouraging them to brave the storm and their own health to get as many people out there to caugcus on monday nigh as possible. all of this because they are looking for the widest margin they can possibly win by to set the tone for primary season. donald trump was pushing that narrative on sunday. here's what he said. >> you must go caucus tomorrow. it's the...
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cnn's kristen holmes is in atkinson, new hampshire, where trump will be speaking later today. kristen, we had a very short overnight flight from iowa to new hampshire. you're back out in the snow. >> reporter: yeah. in a balmy 25 degrees. i couldn't be more comfortable here. now, i do want to make one thing clear. you talk about how these candidates, ron desantis and nikki haley, are saying this is a two-man race. in some ways to the trump campaign, it is, with both of them. in iowa it was trump versus ron desantis. they were looking at those numbers, they believed they had to essentially bury ron desantis. that's why you saw all of those attacks, that continually saw these polls that had large margins. when i was talking to senior leaders they were sure tof the margins. now for the former president's part he is not going to change anything about his strategy. he is not going to participate in any debates. he is not going to stop going to court in between going to various campaign stops. but i did speak to campaign advisors who told me exactly what they were looking at here in
cnn's kristen holmes is in atkinson, new hampshire, where trump will be speaking later today. kristen, we had a very short overnight flight from iowa to new hampshire. you're back out in the snow. >> reporter: yeah. in a balmy 25 degrees. i couldn't be more comfortable here. now, i do want to make one thing clear. you talk about how these candidates, ron desantis and nikki haley, are saying this is a two-man race. in some ways to the trump campaign, it is, with both of them. in iowa it...
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thanks to kristen holmes for the reporting as well. merrick garland sat down with cnn and is insisting politics has no influence over decisions made at the justice department especially when it comes to former president donald trump. >> do you think that the department took too thong bring these cases? >> special prosecutors followed the facts and the law and they brought cases when they thought they were ready. >> the former president will be in the middle of several cases in the coming weeks, two of which involve conspiracy charges linked to his ongoing and documented efforts to overturn the 2020 election. paul reid is here to once again sort all of this out for our viewers. let's start with february 8th. the supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments in colorado 14 amendment case challenging trump's eligibility to run for office. >> yeah. this is huge before the supreme court since bush v. gore. this is the first time that justices are wading in the 2024 campaign and trump's many legal issues. but among his many cases this is the
thanks to kristen holmes for the reporting as well. merrick garland sat down with cnn and is insisting politics has no influence over decisions made at the justice department especially when it comes to former president donald trump. >> do you think that the department took too thong bring these cases? >> special prosecutors followed the facts and the law and they brought cases when they thought they were ready. >> the former president will be in the middle of several cases in...
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cnn's kristen holmes reports from washington. >> reporter: it is officially that final sprint to iowa. we're looking at two weeks and the candidates are going to all be on the ground, or at least most of them, trying to scoop up every last-minute voter that they can, talk to any kind of iowan who might be on the fence, and really going into it. when you look at the poll numbers, you still see that donald trump, according to these polls, has a very substantial lead. he is the front-runner. and their goal is to keep that margin really high between him and whoever the second place person is. now, the polls show that would be ron desantis right now, and after that, nikki haley. the thing about ron desantis is that iowa is critical to the florida governor. he has made this essentially his make or break moment, put all of his eggs in the iowa basket, and is really focused on that. however, we have seen some substantial rise in the polls from nikki haley, but still looks as though that would be the order. now, whatever happens in iowa is really going to set the tone for the rest of the prima
cnn's kristen holmes reports from washington. >> reporter: it is officially that final sprint to iowa. we're looking at two weeks and the candidates are going to all be on the ground, or at least most of them, trying to scoop up every last-minute voter that they can, talk to any kind of iowan who might be on the fence, and really going into it. when you look at the poll numbers, you still see that donald trump, according to these polls, has a very substantial lead. he is the front-runner....
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we have kristen holmes on the trail in new hampshire., tell us where things stand from inside the courtroom. >> well, a jury has been seated. they will remain anonymous throughout this process because, as we've seen another trump related cases, when they are not anonymous, some of these jurors have faced pretty serious threats. now, in a short time. we expect that they will get underway with opening statements and the judge apparently came to move it's along once to wrap those up today. but as you noted, trump is clearly bringing the campaign to new york again today. instead of spending the whole day in new hampshire or another key state. and as you said, this is a choice. he does not have to be in court today. he did not have to attend any of the court proceedings that he has sat in on in the last ten days. but he and his legal team, they appear to be making this choice as part of a way to amplify this larger narrative that he's somehow the victim of an unfair system. and at the beginning today, we saw trump's lawyer, alina hava, who is
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kristen holmes, cnn, washington. so >> joining me now from los angeles is ron brownstein, cnn senior political analyst and senior editor at the atlantic. happy new year, good to have you with us. >> happy 2024. it's been quite a year. >> indeed, indeed. so donald trump looks set to formally challenge efforts to ban him from primary ballot in colorado and maine. a likely is it that his legal team will win their expected appeals today and whatever been the political fallout from all of us? >> well, the colorado state supreme court, the main secretary of state, i think both of them make a arguments that donald trump's behavior, not only on january 6th itself, but the entire period after the 2020 election, fits within the definition of what the post civil war u.s. congress had in mind when they drafted the 14th amendment and the ban on insurrectionists serving in high office. having said that, having watched this court for decades, and particularly the way it has ruled on issues related to the political system, it is, ro
kristen holmes, cnn, washington. so >> joining me now from los angeles is ron brownstein, cnn senior political analyst and senior editor at the atlantic. happy new year, good to have you with us. >> happy 2024. it's been quite a year. >> indeed, indeed. so donald trump looks set to formally challenge efforts to ban him from primary ballot in colorado and maine. a likely is it that his legal team will win their expected appeals today and whatever been the political fallout from...
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kristen holmes is traveling with the president and joins us from atkinson, new hampshire. what did he have to say about his opponents tonight? >> well, anderson, unsurprisingly, he spent most of the time attacking nikki haley. we have talked about how haley is trying to say that this is a two-man race despite the fact she came in third in iowa last night. however, trump's team in the state of new hampshire is a two-man race between him and nikki haley. ron desantis does not have a robust ground game here, and we have seen haley ticking up in the polls. they're doing everything they can to go after her. listen to just some of what trump said tonight. >> as you know, nikki haley in particular is counting on the democrats and liberals to infiltrate your republican primary. you know that. that's what's happening. you have a group of people coming in that are not republicans. she came in third, and she lost to not a particularly great candidate, obviously, as you have seen. she lost to somebody that beat her by about 2 1/2 points, ron desanctimonious. so i'll tell you, we have
kristen holmes is traveling with the president and joins us from atkinson, new hampshire. what did he have to say about his opponents tonight? >> well, anderson, unsurprisingly, he spent most of the time attacking nikki haley. we have talked about how haley is trying to say that this is a two-man race despite the fact she came in third in iowa last night. however, trump's team in the state of new hampshire is a two-man race between him and nikki haley. ron desantis does not have a robust...
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standing by with paula and i right now, is cnn's kristen holmes who has been following the trump campaignlk to us about what they see with today's events. >> look, there's still a question of whether or not he was going to actually speak. if you remember, they said he was going to testify in his own defense, be the final witness. his lawyer went through all of the processes to do that, and then at the last minute, they said he's not going to, but it dit exactly what it was intended to do, which is get all the attention on donald trump. look at this day. we're a day after a debate where nikki haley and ron desantis were on the stage, four days now from iowa. he wants all of the oxygen sucked out of this race. you have a two-man race for second place. he doesn't want any of them getting any traction. and that is what they're doing here. >> i see attorney general letitia james now arriving in her car. i don't think you can see it in the camera shot yet. she's walking up to where the microphones are, about ten yards away. let's see if she goes and speaks at the microphone. letitia james, of c
standing by with paula and i right now, is cnn's kristen holmes who has been following the trump campaignlk to us about what they see with today's events. >> look, there's still a question of whether or not he was going to actually speak. if you remember, they said he was going to testify in his own defense, be the final witness. his lawyer went through all of the processes to do that, and then at the last minute, they said he's not going to, but it dit exactly what it was intended to do,...
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. >> kristen holmes is in sue center, iowa. what do we expect from trump this weekend back on to the campaign trail balancing the election, ten days away the caucuses, and the ongoing legal issues? >> reporter: good morning. well, let's start with what we expect to see this weekend because he has lot of events, two today and two tomorrow. when you talk about closing message, he is making the point that bob vander plat just made. he is not talking about his other gop rivals. of course, we will throw in the insults, but he wants to ask iowans are you happier now particularly when it comes to the economy than four years ago, or were you better off four years ago? if the answer is you were better off four years ago, ignore all of this noise, put me back n i will do it for you again. again, we are going to hear the sued swipes at the other candidates burke that is the message that he wants to hammer home. as for whether or not he can balance the legal and all of the political, look just what we have seen in the month of january. by
. >> kristen holmes is in sue center, iowa. what do we expect from trump this weekend back on to the campaign trail balancing the election, ten days away the caucuses, and the ongoing legal issues? >> reporter: good morning. well, let's start with what we expect to see this weekend because he has lot of events, two today and two tomorrow. when you talk about closing message, he is making the point that bob vander plat just made. he is not talking about his other gop rivals. of...
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kristen holmes, thank you for that.cking the nikki haley campaign, where she just spoke to cnn. kylie, what did governor haley have to say? >> reporter: she said that the former president knows he's in trouble. she effectively believes that it's almost a good thing that former president trump is going after her because it means that he thinks that he has a target on his back, telling cnn's dana bash that when she worked for the former president in his administration, as the ambassador to the united nations, he was actually quite complimentary of how tough she was back then. listen to what she said. >> i find it comical because when i was at the u.n., he always used to tell people, don't mess with her. she's tough. everybody who's ever worked with me, no one ever questions my toughness. he's saying this because now he knows he's in trouble. now he knows this is becoming a two-person race. >> now, two-person race. that is what nikki haley's team has said this will turn into once they get to new hampshire. but of course sh
kristen holmes, thank you for that.cking the nikki haley campaign, where she just spoke to cnn. kylie, what did governor haley have to say? >> reporter: she said that the former president knows he's in trouble. she effectively believes that it's almost a good thing that former president trump is going after her because it means that he thinks that he has a target on his back, telling cnn's dana bash that when she worked for the former president in his administration, as the ambassador to...
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kristen holmes is at trump hq.ory for donald trump. >> reporter: yeah, it absolutely is a big victory. of course the question for the trump team is going to be what are the margins. they never thought he was going to lose. i wouldn't say never. i would say about two weeks ago they were touch and go on what the polling looked like and whether haley could pull this out. the question is whether or not it was going to be double digits or a slimmer margin. i was told by one senior advisor they were hoping for 7%. obviously it's too early to look at those margins but there's a lot of enthusiasm and excitement here. >> kristen, we're going to go to nikki haley who's speaking right now. let's go to governor haley. >> what a great night. god is so good. thank you, new hampshire, for the love, the kindness, the support, and a great night here tonight. thank you so much. i want to first say thank you to my husband who i know is watching right now. i love you. we're excited to have you. i want to thank my kids who are here who
kristen holmes is at trump hq.ory for donald trump. >> reporter: yeah, it absolutely is a big victory. of course the question for the trump team is going to be what are the margins. they never thought he was going to lose. i wouldn't say never. i would say about two weeks ago they were touch and go on what the polling looked like and whether haley could pull this out. the question is whether or not it was going to be double digits or a slimmer margin. i was told by one senior advisor they...
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>> our kristen holmes is in des moines right now. kristen, what are you hearing from your sources inside the trump campaign? i should note to our viewers, it is negative 7 degrees where you are in des moines. i'll stop talking so you can get through this quicker. what can you tell us? >> yeah, it is very cold, jim. got a little gust of any in my face and it is not pleasant. we are waiting to hear from former president trump. he's doing a video rally from a hotel in iowa tonight. it is not open press. just something that is streamed. but what we are waiting to hear from his team is the de mdes moines register poll. they want to see what nikki haley's momentum looks like as we head into the caucus which is days out. we talk about this margin. we've heard from these advisers really tempering expectations. i heard before we got to the point where we are in these negative digit degree weather that they were trying to manage expectations. they did not believe the margins weren't quite 30 points. they believe he's going to win but say anyth
>> our kristen holmes is in des moines right now. kristen, what are you hearing from your sources inside the trump campaign? i should note to our viewers, it is negative 7 degrees where you are in des moines. i'll stop talking so you can get through this quicker. what can you tell us? >> yeah, it is very cold, jim. got a little gust of any in my face and it is not pleasant. we are waiting to hear from former president trump. he's doing a video rally from a hotel in iowa tonight. it...
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cnn's kristen holmes joins me now. kristen, i don't think there's really -- you don't have to read between the lines to read that memo and what they're trying to do. doesn't sound like, at least in the short term, nikki haley is buying what they're selling. >> that's right, dana. look, a lot of this is aimed at the donors she's about to meet with. they're trying to send the message there is no clear path for nikki haley, so it is not worth backing her campaign. i do want to point to some new reporting that i have just out moments ago. this is coming at the same time donald trump himself is really ramping up his effort with mega-donors and doing his own personal reach out. i am told that he has steve wynn at his event, the casino magnet in new hampshire, when he was in las vegas last weekend, he talked to two billionaires, who of whom went with him to his event and got shout-outs at the event. i am told he has been making calls really around the clock, trying to solicit these donations, and he has gotten a lot of financ
cnn's kristen holmes joins me now. kristen, i don't think there's really -- you don't have to read between the lines to read that memo and what they're trying to do. doesn't sound like, at least in the short term, nikki haley is buying what they're selling. >> that's right, dana. look, a lot of this is aimed at the donors she's about to meet with. they're trying to send the message there is no clear path for nikki haley, so it is not worth backing her campaign. i do want to point to some...
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we start our coverage with kristen holmes, who is live at the event, what is the latest on the campaign trail now that it is just this one on one person race between donald trump and nikki haley? >> listening to those clips it certainly feels reminiscent of 2016, the same thing we saw then with republicans who came out against the former president , only to back him in full force. they had a full show of force tonight and talking about how the campaign is feeling, feeling a lot better today than a week ago. we can't underestimate the value of ron desantis dropping out and endorsing donald trump, not because of votes in new hampshire, ron desantis was never a player, they didn't take him seriously, only viewed him as a two-person race in the state but in terms of being able to sell this as republicans coalescing around donald trump, as you noted four- year donald trump would after ron desantis time and time again, and still ron desantis got up there and endorsed donald trump. as you know he's not going to be in the stage tonight, while they have not talked trump's team did reach out to r
we start our coverage with kristen holmes, who is live at the event, what is the latest on the campaign trail now that it is just this one on one person race between donald trump and nikki haley? >> listening to those clips it certainly feels reminiscent of 2016, the same thing we saw then with republicans who came out against the former president , only to back him in full force. they had a full show of force tonight and talking about how the campaign is feeling, feeling a lot better...
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kristen holmes is which us. she covers the trump campaign. donald trump announced as he was walking into the courtroom, something you reported prior to that, which is in addition to everything you're seeing now, he's doing a news conference later. >> reporter: that's right. you guys asked do you think he was going to stop by the cameras before he went in the courtroom, and he did. we heard him say this is election interference. now we heard there's going to be some kind of press event. we don't know what that's going to look like. again, there really is no distinction anymore between the legal and the campaign, even if his senior advisers don't want to be in and out of courtrooms, they have used this as an opportunity. >> we have our first update inside the courtroom. as was reported earlier today, the judge had a bomb threat called into his home. the proceedings are under way. he didn't address the bomb threat. he's not addressing the larger controversy over closing arguments. the judge said the defense, trump's team has until 12:45 to lay o
kristen holmes is which us. she covers the trump campaign. donald trump announced as he was walking into the courtroom, something you reported prior to that, which is in addition to everything you're seeing now, he's doing a news conference later. >> reporter: that's right. you guys asked do you think he was going to stop by the cameras before he went in the courtroom, and he did. we heard him say this is election interference. now we heard there's going to be some kind of press event. we...
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kristen holmes is in manchester, new hampshire, for us. it's beautiful there. what are you hearing from team trump about what happens now? >> let's talk about your question and whether or not these endorsements matter. does it matter for votes being cast? likely not. donald trump has always viewed new hampshire as a two-person race. they viewed it as trump versus haley. what does change is those endorsements that you mentioned. that gives trump an opportunity to say it is time for the party to rally around me. look at my rivals. now, he's backing me, as well. trump is in court today, part of the campaign strategy. sucking the oxygen out of the race a day before votes are cast in new hampshire. and he is talk about his legal issues. >> presidents leave and there's things you can go after. and that's one of the reasons that security is looking at immunity. you have to have guaranteed immunity for a president. otherwise, a president can't function. tomorrow, i do the court thing and i make a speech tomorrow night and hopefully that should wrap it up. we are so far
kristen holmes is in manchester, new hampshire, for us. it's beautiful there. what are you hearing from team trump about what happens now? >> let's talk about your question and whether or not these endorsements matter. does it matter for votes being cast? likely not. donald trump has always viewed new hampshire as a two-person race. they viewed it as trump versus haley. what does change is those endorsements that you mentioned. that gives trump an opportunity to say it is time for the...
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kristen holmes is joining us from washington, d.c. trump seems to be focusing his campaign attacks at this point, sometimes they are random and all over the place. he is presenting himself as the cure to all of these issues. what are the things he is telling voters now? >> yeah, i know we are just tuning in, but as somebody who has followed it the last year, this is something he has been selling for quite some time, he could fix everything. part of this is general election messaging as you said. we talk about foreign policy. donald trump himself had a chaotic tenure in the white house. however, he has sought to turn the tables and messaging on joe biden saying it is actually joe biden's tenure marked by chaos saying that none of the things that happened overseas is real and of course this attack wouldn't happen if he was still in office. this is all part of a larger tactic we've seen from donald trump when he is campaigning which is really playing into people's fears. and there is nothing that he has really doubled down on that more t
kristen holmes is joining us from washington, d.c. trump seems to be focusing his campaign attacks at this point, sometimes they are random and all over the place. he is presenting himself as the cure to all of these issues. what are the things he is telling voters now? >> yeah, i know we are just tuning in, but as somebody who has followed it the last year, this is something he has been selling for quite some time, he could fix everything. part of this is general election messaging as...
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outside this cold courthouse, we have kristen holmes. donald trump is running his campaign around these courthouses, making political statements. sometimes in politics you say things that aren't true. >> that's right. just to be clear, he doesn't have to be here. he doesn't have to be here. these are choices he's making to turn these events into campaign stops. when he came out to the cameras, he mentioned this was election interference and claimed it was being done at the hands of joe biden. it's not being done at the hands of joe biden. the district attorney mentioned this while she was campaigning. this has nothing to do with the united states justice department. there are other cases that do. the other part is he said he was being forced to be silent essentially. that's also not the case. the judge agreed pretty readily from the emails we saw to al lo him to speak in the closing remarks. he said, but you have to agree to these restrictions. you can't attack me or my courtroom staff. trump's lawyer said we won't agree to these restric
outside this cold courthouse, we have kristen holmes. donald trump is running his campaign around these courthouses, making political statements. sometimes in politics you say things that aren't true. >> that's right. just to be clear, he doesn't have to be here. he doesn't have to be here. these are choices he's making to turn these events into campaign stops. when he came out to the cameras, he mentioned this was election interference and claimed it was being done at the hands of joe...
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kristen holmes is in new hampshire. kristen, do we expect a repeat of this at his campaign event tonight? >> reporter: well, generally he talks about his legal issues. i want to point out a couple things i heard during that speech. one, being that democrats can vote in the new hampshire primary. it's something he's been saying as he's watching nikki haley's rise, seeing them get closer and closer. he's saying haley is recruiting democrats to infiltrate the republican primary. to make very clear, democrats cannot vote in the republican primary in new hampshire. independents and registered republicans can. this is why nikki haley's polls are rising because independents don't all identify as conservative. his team is keenly aware of that. the other thing to point out is the idea he's leading nikki haley in the polls by a huge margin. that's incorrect from every adviser i talked to. they're working hard to try and stop her from having any momentum, something that donald trump knows and has continued to say on the campaign t
kristen holmes is in new hampshire. kristen, do we expect a repeat of this at his campaign event tonight? >> reporter: well, generally he talks about his legal issues. i want to point out a couple things i heard during that speech. one, being that democrats can vote in the new hampshire primary. it's something he's been saying as he's watching nikki haley's rise, seeing them get closer and closer. he's saying haley is recruiting democrats to infiltrate the republican primary. to make very...
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cnn's kristen holmes joins us from amherst, new hampshire, kristen, what's next for nikki haley?yeah, kate, look, it's all about south carolina. the next chance she has to prove herself. she has expressed confidence in the state, but so has donald trump's team. they believe that, yes, nikki haley, it's her home state, she was the governor there, but in the years since she's been there that the electorate has changed, that it's now a more trump-focused electorate. our cnn polls really also show that, the recent poll that we had there showed that trump was up 53 to nikki haley's 22%, that's a big margin there. now, as for donald trump's strategy in south carolina, tim scott, the senator there, kind of laid it out this morning in an interview. take a listen. >> what we have to do is just focus on south carolina, make the margins so wide, so devastating, that the race is over, the donors start turning their attention -- >> five weeks. >> on donald trump. i think it's the next two or three weeks. the margins are going to get wider over the next three weeks, we're going home to south c
cnn's kristen holmes joins us from amherst, new hampshire, kristen, what's next for nikki haley?yeah, kate, look, it's all about south carolina. the next chance she has to prove herself. she has expressed confidence in the state, but so has donald trump's team. they believe that, yes, nikki haley, it's her home state, she was the governor there, but in the years since she's been there that the electorate has changed, that it's now a more trump-focused electorate. our cnn polls really also show...
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details from cnn's kristen holmes. kristen, what did the former president have to say? >> reporter: well, he didn't take on biden's threats -- argument that he was a threat to democracy. he instead tried to make this about issues like immigration and the economy. that is the fight he wants to take on. when he talked about the president, he called him names. he said he was incompetent. and he didn't go after any of the substance of the speech today but instead went after the event as a whole. take a listen. >> these caucuses, we're going to finish the job and we're going to get it done and we're going to actually be stronger than ever before. it's hard to believe because you see the damage that's been done. no president has ever, ever -- you know, i often say you can take the ten worst presidents in the history of our country. you can add them up, put them together, and they haven't done the damage joe biden has done to this country. what he's done to this country is unthinkable. biden's record is weakness, corruption, and failure. other than that, he's doing quite fair.
details from cnn's kristen holmes. kristen, what did the former president have to say? >> reporter: well, he didn't take on biden's threats -- argument that he was a threat to democracy. he instead tried to make this about issues like immigration and the economy. that is the fight he wants to take on. when he talked about the president, he called him names. he said he was incompetent. and he didn't go after any of the substance of the speech today but instead went after the event as a...
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. >> kristen holmes in new hampshire, kara scannell outside federal court, thank you so much. >>> the polls open in a few hours. with us the busiest man on earth, david chalian, cnn political director. one of the questions is what would success in new hampshire be forhill hale? the governor says she doesn't have to finish first. someone just told us she doesn't even need to get, he said if they can keep donald trump below 60% or 50%, that would be good for nikki haley. you'll see the highest margins and kpettive primaries before. reagan was the only one to get over 50. so how do you judge success? >> first of all, if she were to win the primary, i would consider that success. anything short of that is her campaign, her allies and others putting their best spin is forward to try to set expectations for everyone else. if she overperforms, where most of the polling has her, let's say she's within 5 points of donald trump, do i think she might be able to get some momentum, some continued funding and rational for moving forward, sure i'm not sure how long lasting that will be looking at th
. >> kristen holmes in new hampshire, kara scannell outside federal court, thank you so much. >>> the polls open in a few hours. with us the busiest man on earth, david chalian, cnn political director. one of the questions is what would success in new hampshire be forhill hale? the governor says she doesn't have to finish first. someone just told us she doesn't even need to get, he said if they can keep donald trump below 60% or 50%, that would be good for nikki haley. you'll see...
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let's lead off with kristen holmes. how does the trump team plan to juggle the courtroom appearances and campaign events that are running into each other this week? >> reporter: good morning, phil and poppy, but the one thing to point out here is this is all by choice. donald trump will be ping-pongen between iowa and courtrooms this week, or at least is expected to, but he doesn't actually have to make these appearances. he is choosing to do so. what we know from the schedule so far, and i'll do this week because if we take it any further, it'll be confusing. if you look at this week, tonight he's supposed to come into d.c. so tomorrow he can be present when his legal team presents their arguments about presidential immunity in front of the d.c. appeals court. then off to iowa with a town hall for fox news, back to new york where he's expected to sit in on the closing arguments of his civil fraud case there, and then for the weekend back in iowa, campaign events back to back until those caucuses on monday. now part of
let's lead off with kristen holmes. how does the trump team plan to juggle the courtroom appearances and campaign events that are running into each other this week? >> reporter: good morning, phil and poppy, but the one thing to point out here is this is all by choice. donald trump will be ping-pongen between iowa and courtrooms this week, or at least is expected to, but he doesn't actually have to make these appearances. he is choosing to do so. what we know from the schedule so far, and...
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. >> kristen holmes traveling with donald trump in iowa. wednesday, moderating the republican presidential debate, we will be in des moines, nikki haley and ron desantis will share the stage, wednesday, january 10, only here on cnn. >>> the national lead, a shocking and notable resignation from one of the most powerful and influential lobbying groups, wayne lapierre stepping down from the national rifle association, the nra, effective january 31, a civil trial involving him and the nra is scheduled monday. the founder of the reload, contributing to cnn, stephen, how big a deal is the resignation and how big of a surprise? >> the word you used is correct, shocking, this is the face of the national gun rights movement for the last several decades, the driving force behind how policy has unfolded is now not going to be the head of the nra anymore, that's pretty remarkable. >> why do you think he is resigning?>> the timing says a lot, with the corruption allegations. >> people who don't know about this, the new york attorney general letitia jam
. >> kristen holmes traveling with donald trump in iowa. wednesday, moderating the republican presidential debate, we will be in des moines, nikki haley and ron desantis will share the stage, wednesday, january 10, only here on cnn. >>> the national lead, a shocking and notable resignation from one of the most powerful and influential lobbying groups, wayne lapierre stepping down from the national rifle association, the nra, effective january 31, a civil trial involving him and...
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holmes. trump is expected to hold the final event before the primary tonight. what are you hearing amendment? >> you just heard nikki haley saying the political class wants to say that everyone should mine up behind donald trump. that is exactly what donald trump's campaign is saying and what they are trying to show. they will be on stage. donald trump with senator tom scott as well as vivek ramaswamy. all who have gotten in line and are following donald trump. his and observation, a way for them to try and show that the republican party is uniting behind the former president. obviously, that list is missing somebody big which is ron desantis. i am told that trump and the florida governor have not spoken since he dropped out of the race and endorsed trump. however, trump's team did reach out to ron desantis's team and offered somewhat of an open invitation to campaign with the former president at any time. they did not get into specifics on tonight's event but that is really the name of the g
holmes. trump is expected to hold the final event before the primary tonight. what are you hearing amendment? >> you just heard nikki haley saying the political class wants to say that everyone should mine up behind donald trump. that is exactly what donald trump's campaign is saying and what they are trying to show. they will be on stage. donald trump with senator tom scott as well as vivek ramaswamy. all who have gotten in line and are following donald trump. his and observation, a way...
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kristen holmes has more. what are you learning about this? >> yeah, this is unsurprising because we know republican's goal in addition to taking the white house is to hold on to the house and flip the senate. and there is a group that believe that becomes infinitely harder if donald trump is at the top of the ticket. so now you are seeing some of the donors migrate toward the down ballot races particularly if they were given to nikki haley and it seems more and more likely every day that donald trump will be the republican nominee. we have to keep in mind there is a huge group of donors and organizations that still hold conservative values but don't support donald trump. and they want somewhere to put their money. and one of those groups is americans for prosperity. this is the koch group, they can currently backing haley they were never going to give money to donald trump. but now they are saying that they will pour money into flipping democratic senate seats particularly in michigan, monday t 3407b tan montana, pennsylvania wisconsin. and t
kristen holmes has more. what are you learning about this? >> yeah, this is unsurprising because we know republican's goal in addition to taking the white house is to hold on to the house and flip the senate. and there is a group that believe that becomes infinitely harder if donald trump is at the top of the ticket. so now you are seeing some of the donors migrate toward the down ballot races particularly if they were given to nikki haley and it seems more and more likely every day that...
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kristen holmes is now in atkinson, about 40 minutes where i am, and where trump is going to be campaigning later today, and the weather has been following us, kristen. what are you learning? >> well, kate, it is such a joy to be in this snow and where it is not ice cold. i feel like i could take my coat off right now. you know, i am going to talk to trump's advisers today about where his mindset is. and they got in late last night to new york and in court all morning and this is what is leading up to last night, and this is the result they were looking for. they were hoping that ron desantis would come in second and this is crazy since trump spent the better part of the year attacking florida governor, but they are seeing a lot of momentum for nikki haley going into new hampshire and ron desantis does not have a path in new hampshire, but nikki haley does. so the fact that he came in second instead of nikki haley is good, the trump team believes because they believe it could have slowed down some of her momentum. now, kate, the other thing that we are watching is vivek ramaswamy, and we ta
kristen holmes is now in atkinson, about 40 minutes where i am, and where trump is going to be campaigning later today, and the weather has been following us, kristen. what are you learning? >> well, kate, it is such a joy to be in this snow and where it is not ice cold. i feel like i could take my coat off right now. you know, i am going to talk to trump's advisers today about where his mindset is. and they got in late last night to new york and in court all morning and this is what is...
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kristen holmes has much more on this. you're getting new reporting on all of this and the strategy for donald trump this week. >> reporter: that's right. we are learning now that not only is donald trump planning to appear in the new york courtroom, he is actually making plans to speak during the closing arguments in that new york civil case. now here's where things currently stand according to our sources -- donald trump and his legal team have been in negotiations with the judge to allow donald trump to speak. i know from talking to senior advisers this is something that donald trump has expressed interest in doing. where things stand right now is that the judge has indicated that he is inclined to let donald trump participate in these closing arguments, but with some restrictions. we are told that trump did not want to agree to any restrictions. so as of now, we are unclear whether or not he will actually be taking part in those closing remarks. to be clear, wouldn't just be him. his legal team would be there, as well.
kristen holmes has much more on this. you're getting new reporting on all of this and the strategy for donald trump this week. >> reporter: that's right. we are learning now that not only is donald trump planning to appear in the new york courtroom, he is actually making plans to speak during the closing arguments in that new york civil case. now here's where things currently stand according to our sources -- donald trump and his legal team have been in negotiations with the judge to...
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cnn's kristen holmes has details for us.us what's in this proposal and what it means for the gop primary race. >> okay. essentially this is a resolution meaning it would have to go through two steps before it could be approved. one of the committee members brought this forward to the resolutions committee so that eventually it might go before the 168 members. this would be a huge departure from what the republican national committee does. it effectively says they would back donald trump if this was to be approved even though nikki haley is still in the race and this is really the key here. it's not just that it's early and there are still two rivals that are both republicans. again, a huge break from how they handle the nominating process which is to remain neutral. the one thing to keep in mind here is that we've already heard from the chairwoman mcdaniel effectively saying it was time for the republican party to unite around donald trump because he would be the nominee. that in itself was already a break and this would tak
cnn's kristen holmes has details for us.us what's in this proposal and what it means for the gop primary race. >> okay. essentially this is a resolution meaning it would have to go through two steps before it could be approved. one of the committee members brought this forward to the resolutions committee so that eventually it might go before the 168 members. this would be a huge departure from what the republican national committee does. it effectively says they would back donald trump...
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. >> cnn's kristen holmes has more from washington. >> reporter: former president trump was not in then that verdict was read, just his attorneys were. he was sitting in an airplane on a tarmac, getting ready to leave new york and go to a political event where he's going to speak later saturday. and that's when he fired off a series of posts on truth social. one of them, not surprisingly, immediately linking this to the political, saying, absolutely ridiculous, i fully disagree with both verdicts and will be appealing this whole biden-directed witch hunt focused on me and the republican party. our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. they have taken away all first amendment rights. this is not america. he went on to post again, there is no longer justice in america, our judicial system is broken and unfair. a couple of things to note here, of course there has been no evidence of any link in this case to president biden. but this is something that he routinely does, he links all these legal cases together and says they are election interference. from goin
. >> cnn's kristen holmes has more from washington. >> reporter: former president trump was not in then that verdict was read, just his attorneys were. he was sitting in an airplane on a tarmac, getting ready to leave new york and go to a political event where he's going to speak later saturday. and that's when he fired off a series of posts on truth social. one of them, not surprisingly, immediately linking this to the political, saying, absolutely ridiculous, i fully disagree with...
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. >> kristen holmes reporting for us. thanks for that update. i want to bring in our guests to break down what's going on here in new hampshire and in the states that follow. our political experts are standing by. jamie, i'll start with you. first of all, what do you make of kristen's rorleporting that trump's campaign right now is trying to blunt haley's rise in new hampshire even after his major win in iowa? >> they clearly see her as a threat. wouldn't we be surprised if donald trump didn't do this? this is classic trump playbook. attack, attack, attack. he wants this to be over. as soon as possible. he doesn't want to take any chances. because let's face it, even though she came in third, haley did do better in iowa than was expected. new hampshire is not iowa. so until he gets everybody else out of the race, this is going to be donald trump's strategy. wolf? >> s.e. cupp, let me bring you into this conversation. on this canceled new hampshire debate that was supposed to be taking place this week, haley is now insisting it's a two-person rac
. >> kristen holmes reporting for us. thanks for that update. i want to bring in our guests to break down what's going on here in new hampshire and in the states that follow. our political experts are standing by. jamie, i'll start with you. first of all, what do you make of kristen's rorleporting that trump's campaign right now is trying to blunt haley's rise in new hampshire even after his major win in iowa? >> they clearly see her as a threat. wouldn't we be surprised if donald...
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. >> cnn's kristen holmes is braving the cold in des moines as well.can you tell us about donald trump's iowa strategy with just two days away? >> reporter: i did talk to sources in palm beach who said it's actually 80 degrees, so a lot warmer. but donald trump himself is no longer there. he's on his way here to des moines. we are told that they canceled three of four events. he's keeping one of his rallies tomorrow. but as you said, doing tele rallies, when it comes to what his message is, it is get out and caucus, and partly, let's temper some of these expectations. we're hearing a lot of the tempering coming from senior advisers who are essentially saying, yes, every poll has him leading by double digits, some up to 30 points. even if he wins by more than 12 points, that would be a historic win. i have heard this now from multiple senior advisers, they are concerned that because of the big margin, anything that is smaller than 30 points is not going to look as substantial. the other part of their concern with those big poll numbers is that people ar
. >> cnn's kristen holmes is braving the cold in des moines as well.can you tell us about donald trump's iowa strategy with just two days away? >> reporter: i did talk to sources in palm beach who said it's actually 80 degrees, so a lot warmer. but donald trump himself is no longer there. he's on his way here to des moines. we are told that they canceled three of four events. he's keeping one of his rallies tomorrow. but as you said, doing tele rallies, when it comes to what his...
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. >> kristen holmes is with us. good morning. did they give you some eggs yet? >> not yet. i just had a water because i think i overdid it on the coffee. so maybe eggs after that. >> the very good coffee. so desantis immediately gets behind trump. what does it all mean for trump, what does it mean for nikki haley here? >> in new hampshire in terms of votes cast, it doesn't really mean anything. trump's team had already seen this as a two person race with nikki haley, they were putting out all of these ads attacking her, spending all their time hitting nikki haley. this changes with an endorsement. the endorsement gives trump an opportunity to say look, the republican party including this guy that i relentlessly attacked for the last year is getting behind me because i'm supposed to be the nominee. and that is really what we heard from him last night. take a listen. >> get your neighbor, get your -- get everybody. you have to vote because we have to win by big margins, we have to let them know this is a movements. tomorrow i do the court thing and then i come back and i make
. >> kristen holmes is with us. good morning. did they give you some eggs yet? >> not yet. i just had a water because i think i overdid it on the coffee. so maybe eggs after that. >> the very good coffee. so desantis immediately gets behind trump. what does it all mean for trump, what does it mean for nikki haley here? >> in new hampshire in terms of votes cast, it doesn't really mean anything. trump's team had already seen this as a two person race with nikki haley,...