the situation room. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. next, donald trump huddling with gop leadership vowing to unite the party. new details tonight on what happened behind closed doors. new video of hillary clinton losing her cool on the campaign trail today. was she baited or is bernie sanders getting under her skin? alabama's governor in a sex scandal caught on tape. will he resign? let's go "outfront." >> good evening. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, donald trump holding high level meetings in washington today. the frontrunner coming under fire over his recent marks under abortion, his campaign manager's arrest, the attacks on ted cruz's wife. they talked about the convention

rules and delegates. here you see donald trump. this was today leaving that meeting with rnc leaders. just a wave to the press. that's it. a conciliatory tone on twitter minutes later where he tweeted just had a nice meeting with reince priebus. looking forward to bringing the republican party together and it will happen. jim acosta is outfront tonight. everyone seems to back off the pledge of supporting the nominee. donald trump saying again not being treated fairly by the gop. what happened in that meeting, though? >> reporter: well, erin, you're right. donald trump was uncharacteristically quiet after that meeting at the rnc today. donald trump's comments on abortion in the last 24 hours were very damaging to his campaign. john kasich went further today

saying that the real estate tycoon is not ready to be president of the united states. that's very strong language coming from john kasich. an rnc official told me the chairman and donald trump had a productive meeting about the state of the race. the convention came up. there was discussion about what happens in trump falls short of the magic number of delegates. all three candidates, as you know, have essentially buried it. all the rnc will say about the pledge is they expect the party to rally around their nominee to take on hillary clinton in the fall. the rnc did come up with something very clever late in the date. they blasted out an e-mail to their supporters. the subject line says "regarding meeting." inside that e-mail it is a

fundifun fundifun fundraising employ. >> they're usiing him to do it. >> reporter: you're right. >> he'll be right in that case. a big day for donald trump though in washington. we mentioned that meeting, but there were a long list of distractions for the campaign that he's dealing with. under attack for his comments about abortion and other issues. >> reporter: a firestorm raining down on donald trump after this abortion comment. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle? >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah, there has to be some form. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton immediately rolling out this web ad attacking trump. >> it was outrageous and dangerous. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed from the other side of the aisle by republican ted cruz. >> that comment was wrong, and

it really -- it's the latest demonstration of how little donald has thought about any of the serious issues facing this country. >> reporter: trump dealing more with distractions. police charged campaign manager corey lewandowski with simple battery. trump standing by his man while attacking the journalist. >> she didn't almost fall to the ground. by the way, she was grabbing me. >> reporter: trump had already waded into a toxic war of wives after an anti-trump superpac sent out an unflattering picture of the super model. across the political spectrum, attacks and criticism for targeting heidi cruz to which trump responded -- >> i didn't start it.

i didn't start it. >> with all due respect, that's the argument of a 5-year-old. >> reporter: it may explain why ted cruz felt at ease on "jimmy kimmel." >> i saw donald in the back-up camera, i'm not confident which pedal i'd push. >> reporter: trump has been criticized before. there's been a lot of questions of whether he has finally crossed the line, so what is different this time? something that he has been unable to do as of late is to take control of the news cycle as he has always done, erin. as he trails now in that latest poll in wisconsin, there are certainly a lot more questions of whether now there might be the shift in momentum against trump. erin? >> thank you very much. let's go now outfront to trump supporter jeff lord and tara t setmeyer. you heard the report. big controversies of the week.

correcting his comments on abortion, extensively defending his campaign manager. ted cruz says this is all proof donald trump has not thought about the real issues. usually he can take a negative and just switch the news cycle. it hasn't happened this time. does ted cruz have a point? >> well, i think first of all it is interesting that senator cruz on the issue of abortion -- i was looking today on a clip from c-span in which senator cruz back in january of 2015 is asked almost exactly the same question that chris matthews asked donald trump and he dodged. he wouldn't say what his answer was, so i find that very instructive. unfortunately, donald trump hasn't learned to do that. he gave the wrong answer. he's corrected and moved on, but i will say i think the [ muted ] i think that's part of the problem. that's part of his appeal. >> tara, what do you say to

that? ben carson made that argument to me last night. that's what a politician does. that's why a lot of people hate politicians, but is there something to be said for that? donald trump answered the question, so some people may find that genuine? >> if you're pro-life and that was donald trump's answer for you, you are horrified. if you're pro-choice and that was donald trump's honest answer, you were horrified because it was a horrible answer. it's not about practicing a good answer this and that. if you are serious and convicted about an issue and you've actually given it serious thought, then you will answer how you feel honestly. if everyone claims, hey, they love donald trump because he tells it like it is, why didn't he take responsibility for telling it like it is if that's how he really felt? you can't have it both ways. it was a terrible gaffe. you should never have the words punishment and woman in the same sentence when you're talking

about abortion. donald trump needs two statements of clarification. that's what happens when you don't seriously think through serious issues and it's on full display right here. this is just a microcosm. you don't get to do this over and over again when you're running for president of the united states or if you are president of the united states. i think it was kasich who said you don't get do-overs and that's true. >> he didn't say, yes, the woman should be punished. he said, yes, punishment. the follow up was the woman. the answer then was, yes, the woman. >> this is one of two hot button issues that liberals love to zoom in all the time. one is abortion andhe other is race. the reason abortion is an issue in the first place is because of roe v. wade and lawyers making a decision that the american people were on their way to

making in the 1970s. this is a perfect example of why we need conservative judges on the supreme court. there's no excuse for this. the best way to do this is get this back in the political system, which is what donald trump said. >> tara, all three candidates in the past couple of days took back their pledge to support the t nominee. had a very nice meeting with reince priebus and the party at the gop. looking forward to bringing the party together and it will happen. what would it take for you to support him at this point? >> no, there's nothing he could possibly say for me. i look at this holistically in his 30-year record from

statements that are quite offensive from race to women to just a character issue, the fact that he brags about playing to people's fantasies and selling them things, and just making comments about how stupid people are and how he's able to manipulate them. his record as a businessman i'm concerned about, how he stiffs small businesses, doesn't take responsibility for them. his basic temperament is a problem for me. look at all these things in totality. i don't care that he decides a year ago all of a sudden now he's pro-life, all of a sudden now he's against immigration, now he's against obamacare when he was for single payor at one poin point. i'm looking at these things in totality and i'm seeing them as a con and a sales job. everything i've seen coming from donald trump is from someone that is not a real conservative,

not convicted honestly in their issues, and i cannot pull the lever for someone like that. >> jeff, what do you say? that was a categorical answer. >> what i hear from tara, whom i love to death, is a hillary supporter. >> no, it's not. i don't support hillary either, but it shouldn't be either or, jeff. >> if donald trump is by election by millions of americans the republican nominee for president and he's facing hillary clinton and you sit on the sidelines, you're electing hillary clinton, period. >> that's something i'll have to deal with and a lot of other people. i'm hoping donald trump is not our nominee so i'm not put in that position, but for many people like me where principle comes before party, this is a

dilemma approximate dilemma. this is a good crisis management move for him today. it's not over. we still have a convention to go through. let's hope he sticks with the rules and we'll talk about this after july. >> we will. i'll be fascinated to see if anything does change in your answer. outfront next, new video of hillary clinton tonight. here it is. >> i am so sick of the sanders' campaign lying about that. i'm sick of it. >> was she baited or is bernie sanders getting under her skin? donald trump is saying more countries should get nukes. what donald trump has the nominee really could mean for the gop. >> we'd lose the senate. we could lose the house. we would lose elections up and down the ballot. >> is cruz right? ♪

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an empire state showdown under way tonight. an anti-clinton superpac sending out a new video of hillary clinton speaking to an activist. here's what happened.

that coming as sanders who once called new york home kicks off his campaign at a rally just across the town. that's where our jeff zeleny is outfront tonight. >> reporter: now playing in new york, hillary clinton -- >> he goes around telling young people he's going to give them free college. >> reporter: -- versus bernie sanders. >> secretary clinton has virt l virtually supported every one of these disastrous trade agreements. >> i grew up in brooklyn, new york. >> reporter: her fight is also involving the other new yorker, donald trump. >> just yesterday donald trump said women should be punished for having an abortion. >> reporter: both democrats seizing on his comments about how women should be punished for seeking an abortion. he recanted his words, but they did little to stop the

firestorm. sanders tweeted, your republican frontrunn frontrunner, ladies and gentlemen. shameful. at a rally today not far from her home, she found herself tangling with sanders supporters. she had the last word. >> what i regret is they don't want to hear the contrast between my experience, my plans, my vision, what i know i can get done and what my opponent is promising. >> reporter: but as she shook hands an environmental activist clearly got under her skin as captured in this video posted tonight by green peace and distributed by an anti-clinton superpac. the democratic primary is also boiling hot. in wisconsin, which votes tuesday, sanders leads clinton

by four percentage points. here in new york clinton holds a 12-point lead, but she's not resting easy, even dispatching former president clinton to union halls across the city. sanders stopped in pittsburgh. >> what an extraordinary turnout. >> reporter: he lashed out at clinton's support of wall street. >> i just don't know why wall street hasn't invited me to speak before them. i have my cell phone on. i'm waiting for the call. >> reporter: wall street and income inequality central issues in the democratic race. one of the questions that's b n beenbeen raised about bernie sanders candidacy is can he attract the voters. for at least tonight, the answer is yes. this is one of the most diverse political rallies i have seen all year. the sanders' campaign believes they can attract a diverse

population going forward here. that's why the fight is on here in new york. >> thank you very much. something of course he has to do to turn around his performance particularly with african-american voters. outfront now, a bernie sanders supporter and our political commentator. i want to play the video again. i want to just make sure everyone understands. this video was put out by an anti-clinton superpac. we don't know what happened right before and right after. let me just play it again, charles. tough moment. >> well, the raising of the voice and losing your temper, money have done that forever. if you want to find examples of

that, google men in political office. what's more interesting to me is whether the facts of that statement, which i was not able to -- i wasn't able to fact check it. that's the most important thing. we get a little bit of trouble by thinking, oh, she lost her temper. there's something in that that makes me very uneasy about a woman losing her temper. >> what do you think about the fundamental point she's making? she accused him of lying. bill clinton has accused some of sanders' supporters about being lying, sexists, and profane. >> when women lose their temper, it is often given a double standard. hillary clinton i believe has received the maximum amount donation from about 57 oil and gas lobbyists. so the protester, however he or

she -- >> sounded like it was a woman. >> was correct on the facts. hillary clinton who has lied about bernie sanders on health care, on all sorts of things, is alleging something that fa factually correct. >> both sides using the "l" word. directly saying lying, lying on the democratic side. >> it's the heat of battle. >> the heat of battle. >> it is just the truth of it. i think there comes a point where people feel like they are being attacked unfairly. that happens. i don't recall a presidential campaign where that did not happen in primaries and also in the general election. people feel that way whether or not -- there is a factual reality in their somewhere. you -- >> the donations. you think she has gotten that money. >> i just saw it so i haven't had a chance to fact check it. if the facts are correct, then

she is wrong. if there is more to what she's saying -- you don't know what a person is saying i'm tired of somebody lying. it could be a plethora of things or a narrow point. >> for some voters, it's bigger than that. it isn't just a fight. they're very passionate, particularly sanders' voters. if you heard protesters yelling if clinton wins, america loses. >> whether or not that carries over into the general election, if she wins and not him and they continue -- it will never be 1/3. but even if it is a sizable number, you talk about in any election 12 swing states. those races are really tight.

you only have to win by one percentage point. you have the coke brothers who are still sitting on the sidelines with what they say will be $900 million of money. it will come in. you only have to move that number five, ten points. >> susan surrandon, supporter of bernie sanders. when somebody asked her if she would vote for hillary clinton in the general election, she said i don't know. we'll see what happens. >> her interview was mischaracterized. she was trying to say donald trump could cause a revolution because people would be so furious with him that they would pour out into the streets. >> it's pretty clear on what she said here on voting for hillary clinton. >> let me address what charles said. at the end of the day, i've traveled all across the country. i've been in lots of states. the vast majority of people are

going to vote for the democratic nominee whoever it is because they cannot imagine a president donald trump, ted cruz, or kasich. they can't imagine the assault on rights. people are going to vote for the democratic nominee. i'm absolutely convinced of that. it depends on how this all unfolds. i think bill clinton did a very smart thing today. he says bernie sanders has the right to continue to run in this primary. i think it is very important for the clinton campaign to understand -- >> he certainly does. he has swept a bunch of states. >> i still believe he's going to win the nomination. i strongly feel that, but we have to understand the excitement that people feel, the engagement in the primaries and elections, is very important for the democratic nominee to have. very few states are going to be contested. they're going to be swing states. it's good for the democratic fair f party for all of this to go to

the convention if it is done on debate about the issues. >> i know you did the fact check. we'll see what the cnn fact check shows in terms of the money on the fossil fuels. outfront next, donald trump under fire over this. >> we're better off in japan protects itself against this maniac in north korea. we're better off in south korea is going to start to protect itself. >> if saudi arabia had a nuclear weapon? >> absolutely. >> what do leo dicaprio and brad pitt have in common? no one's the same without the game of football...

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tonight, more than 50 nations meeting in washington for a major nuclear summit as donald trump comes under fire for his proposals. the gop frontrunner in the hot seat for saying he thinks japan and south korea could obtain nuclear weapons. >> reporter: president obama hosts more than 50 countries to discuss the world's threats to nuclear security. one of which might be, according to white house officials, donald trump. >> it would be catastrophic for

the united states to shift its position and indicate that we support somehow the proliferation of nuclear weapons to additional countries. it also flies in the face of decades of bipartisan national security doctrine. >> reporter: yes, the first question for deputy national security adviser ben rhodes today was all about this exchange on cnn's town hall with anderson cooper tuesday. the trump nuclear doctrine now heard around the world. >> you have no problem with japan or south korea having nuclear weapons? >> at some point, we have to say, you know what, we're better off if japan protects itself against this maniac in north korea. we're better off frankly if south korea is going to start to protect itself. >> saudi arabia have nuclear weapons? >> absolutely. >> reporter: this as president obama continues his work to reduce nuclear stockpiles. >> we are deeply concerned of nuclear security, making sure

nuclear materials don't fall into the hands of terrorists. >> reporter: isis colors the tone and focus of this gathering, though nonprolivlatino nonproliferation has been the president's goal since the beginning. >> saudi arabia says they want them too. >> it's going to happen anyway. it's only a question of time. they're going to start having them or we have to get rid of them entirely. >> you don't want more nuclear weapons in the world, but you're okay with japan and south korea having nuclear weapons? >> when i hear obama saying the biggest threat in the world today is global warming, i say is this guy kidding is. >> reporter: the white house repeatedly blasting the ideas that donald trump has dropped this week. we've been hearing from the president a lot lately responding to specific things that donald trump has said. sometimes he doesn't mention them by name.

other times he does mention them. the president didn't do that too. we're also told those trump comments didn't come up in the trilateral meeting in japan and south korea. they and the rest of the world are indeed very closely watching the american campaigns. erin? >> i'm sure they are. a diplomatic way of putting it at that. outfront now, the national security correspondent david sanger. you are a very unique person in many ways. i know you in many ways, but you've spent an hour and a half talking to donald trump and not many people have been able to do that. what was your impression of him? >> it was in our interview last friday that was in the times over the weekend that he first put out this thought that it would be all right if japan and south korea had nuclear weapons. it was part of a mer

mercantilist view of what american alliances are all about. what prompted the discussion in fact was his insistence that japan had to pay for more of the support of u.s. troops or he would pull the troops back. i pointed out to him that japan already pays more than almost any nation on earth for the american presence there, but made the point that once you pull them back the japanese would feel as if the american nucle nuclear umbrella might not be as certain a thing. that's what started this discussion. i don't think he's thought much about what the other purposes of alliances are. >> which is an interesting point. when you talk about security of regions and the role of america in the world. he's gotten a lot of criticism for saying things like this. here he is. >> now, wouldn't you rather in a certain since have japan have nuclear weapons when north korea has a nuclear weapon? >> he first floated that idea in

an interview with you. did it appear to you that it was a sudden idea that had come up or did you feel that it was something that he had carefully deliberated and thought through beforehand? >> somewhere in between. clearly he has thought of this before thinking if north korea has them, others in the region might want to. i'm not sure how much additional thought he had given to the and then what questions. so if japan, for example, got its own nuclear weapon, it could well touch off a much larger arms race with china, which is the country most concerned about japan having such weaponry, which is already a nuclear power, but with a fairly small arsenal. since president kennedy declared back in the early 1960s he was concerned there could be dozens of nuclear powers on earth within, he thought at the time, a decade or so, we've actually kept that down.

there are only nine nuclear weapon states right now. republicans and democrats have tried to avoid having now. >> i've had half a dozen conversations with donald trump over the past decade about china and saudi arabia. i have to say that what he said to me years ago is exactly what he's saying now on the campaign trail. his mantra is america needs to stop being ripped off. it goes back to, well, david, we found him on "oprah" talking about it in 1988. here he is there and now. >> i would make our allies pay for it now. i'm tired of seeing what's happening with this country. >> whe're protecting all these nations all over the world. we can't afford to do it anymore. >> based on your conversation

with trump, do you think he would let countries get nukes, bomb oil fields, or is it all talk? >> i think at some point someone stops him in the oval office and says, you know what, mr. president, before we make this move let's think about the next two or three chess moves down the way. you hope that happens. i've interviewed other presidential campaigns, including george w. bush when he was running, who was new to some of these issues. i think in mr. trump's case he has been consistent, as you point, and there is an element that you hear in the words of other mainstream politicians, including president obama who the other day told the atlantic magazine that the saudis are free riders. the differenc is what solution they put to this. >> very interesting, but important i think that you point out president obama recognized the same problem on the problem side of the ledger. thank you so much, david sanger. outfront next, many

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as donald trump vows to unite the party, republicans running for the house and senate are worried he will cost them the election. >> reporter: congressman in florida is in danger of losing his job and that may be one reason why he wants nothing to do with donald trump. >> i have rejected a lot of what mr. trump has said and i think everyone should for that matter. >> reporter: trump was already making a lot of house republicans nervous. the latest blunt comments that women should be prosecuted from abortions were outlawed, some believe a trump nomination could lead to democrats retaking the house in november.

some republicans are abandoning the gop frontrunner. >> this is not someone i would support. >> reporter: republican leaders hope they can stem their losses, but house races are often dictated by the national mood. with trump's unruly candidacy, democrats believe their chances are improving by the day. >> donald trump is not good for the gop ballot. this is now the party of trump. house republicans are dealing with that every day. >> reporter: i met today with a democratic hoping to oust c carbello in his district. >> many of them that have been eligible to become citizens are becoming citizens so they can vote. i'm seeing a lot of enthusiasm for our race. >> reporter: tom davis, a former house gop chairman --

>> it's something you have to worry about if the trump campaign keeps deteriorating in this these areas. >> reporter: paul ryan is moving aggressively. publicly, he says he's confident. >> i'm not concerned about the house flipping because we are in control of our own actions. >> reporter: republican supporters on capitol hill says people should be embracing the frontrunner instead of running from him. >> people need to get behind the winner, which is mr. trump. >> reporter: a lot of house republicans have deep concerns about the prospects of a ted cruz candidacy as well. many think that his brand of no compromise conservativism won't play well in swing states and moderate districts. some think it is time to get behind ted cruz because he is a lifelong republican, but some people ted cruz needs to apologize to mitch mcconnell and repair his relationships with his colleagues before they

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excu accused of an affair with one of his top aides, rebecca mason. sexually explicit recordings of him were made public. the 73-year-old republican is the only voice heard on the tape, but he publicly apologized to mason and her family. the governor who doesn't deny the legitimacy of the recordings says they were made two years ago. at the time the >> it was a period of time in my life that i have made inappropriate comments. >> bentley and his wife have since divorced. he maintains -- >> i have never had a physical affair with mrs. mason.

i can assure the people of alabama that as their governor, i have never done anything illegal. >> reporter: the governor has been under mounting pressure to resign since spencer collier, the governor's former laumts chief, held a news conference last week to accuse bentley of having an affair and inappropriately using resources to cover up that relationship. the governor fired collier the day before for aemged wrongdoing. at least one alabama state lawmaker ed henry, says he intends to start the impeachment process next week. mason resigned from her post wednesday saying in a statement, my only plans are to focus my full attention on my precious children and my husband who i love dearly. they are the most important people in my life. thank you for your prayers for our family. alina muchado, cnn, miami. republican state representative alan farrelly has

called on bentley to resign. thank you for being with me. you've known the governor for years. he ran for governor on a platform of being a family man. a squeaky clean church-going official. are you surprised to hear these tapes? >> i think everybody in the state of alabama is surprised. we're not just surprised. we're shocked and it's saddening. saddening for the entire state of alabama. >> do you think he should resign? >> absolutely. >> and if he doesn't resign, would you move to impeach him or move forward on that track? >> whatever it will take i'm hoping the attorney general's office in alabama, maybe in conjunction with the justice department, can put the pressure where it needs to be. so he will do the right thing

and resign. if not, we need to take whatever actions are available to us to remove him. >> you did have a phone call with him in which you approached him about some of these allegations. you have this conversation with him. what did he say to you at this time? he lied directly to your face or -- >> well, he did. and it's very important for you and your viewers to know that he called me. i had put together a letter i delivered on september 1st, 2015, asking the alabama attorney general to look into speculation, the ongoing rumors that the governor was, indeed, having an affair with one of his staff members. the night before i delivered it, my cell phone rang while i was at home, and he call me. he said he had not had an affair and was not having an affair. >> so it was. you are saying he was the one who initiated it and, obviously,

lied to you. is there anything that he could say or do or that could come out? you've now heard pieces of these tapes that would make you agree with him that the behavior wasn't that egregious? >> no. no, there is absolutely nothing. as you've said, he was elected being a family man, a country doctor, so to speak, a man of faith. he has proven to be everything but that. >> all right. well, representative farley, thank you for your time tonight, sir. thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. next, countdown to cnn's "the eighties" premiere. they were like any family except leonardo dicaprio was in the house. and when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease.

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tonight the new cnn series "the eighties" premieres. if you were around then you know this song from the hit show "growing pains." >> ben, what are you doing? >> watching carol flirt with some guy, and he's not bobby. >> well, that's none of your -- what guy? >> i don't know. but i think he's a little weird. >> why? >> he's interested in carol. >> didn't i tell you to stay away from that window. besides, your sister is not the type who flirts. >> outfront now, actor alan thicke who played dr. seaver on

"growing pains." that show ran for seven seasons. for those of white house grew up in the '80s, these are flashbacks to our childhood. what was it about the '80s that kept that show so popular. there are more than 160 episodes? >> i think it was me, erin. it was all me. i carried it. they owe me everything. truth is, you know, it takes a perfect storm to make any tv show a hit. i think it begins with writing. followed by casting. n then you have to have the other elements, including what night of the week are you on and who are you on against. who is your lead-in. we had "who's the boss." tony danza gave us a great lead-in. i sent him a bottle of champagne. >> the theme song from "growing pains" brings back memories. you were the composure of

different songs including "facts of life" and "diff'rent strokes." >> thank you for playing that. i get 13 secocents when you pla that. ♪ facts of life >> you created these iconic songs. everyone knows that's song means that show. doesn't feel that way anymore, does it? >> well, you know, there are so many networks now and so many programs that they are very competitive and in such a hurry to start the show that the theme songs that last 30 seconds and explain what the show is all about, nobody has the patience for that anymore. so it's really kind of a lost art. i think cable is -- uses some of the great music themes of our generation. i love so many of the ones -- "boardwalk empire."

>> it's a pleasure to talk to you. and for -- to reminisce and for so many, i know watching to reminisce when they see you. thanks so much, alan. >> thank you, erin. and leonardo dicaprio and brad pitt got their start on that show. anderson is up now. >> thanks for joining us. it's the quiet after the storm, before the storm if that makes any sense. the republican front-runner for president was uncharacterist acly silent today after changing his view on abortion three times. he took a few meetings in washington. all of this just five days before the wisconsin primary. today trump met for about two hours with his top aides, including his national security team. he huddled with reince priebus in a meeting the rnc called productive and trump on twitter called nice. this is all happening under somewhat forboding