border. donald trump set to give that major speech on immigration just a few hours from now. we'll have live coverage at 9:00. i will be back here at 7:00 for "hardball." first, "mtp daily" starts right now. if it's wednesday, another trumpian side show takes center stage. the donald shakes things up with a sudden trip to mexico. the savvy political move stealing the spotlight from hillary clinton? or a disaster in the making? >> you don't build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon. plus, why trump may be the most disliked american in mexico. >> i'm not going to pay for that [ bleep ] wall. >> and it was the night of sore losers. >> i hope the senator can rest comfortably. >> how yesterday's primaries brought out the worst in some political candidates. this is "mtp daily," and it

starts right now. good evening. i'm chuck todd in new york. welcome to "mtp daily." welcome to a quintessential trumpian stunt. a hastily assembled trip to a country that's openly mocked him to meet with a leader that at one time compared him to hitler. call it preshow entertainment before trump's much-hyped address on immigration that's scheduled to happen in just a few hours. trump's visit to mexico today has been just as unpredictable as the candidate himself. and it's also the kind of stunt that gives the clinton campaign headaches. why? because they are running against someone who is erratic, impulsive, a showman, who gorges on news cycles and is determined to shake things up. tod today's move was one of those deals. much of today's visit was shrouded in mystery. trump left his press corps in phoenix, citing security

reasons. they declined to say what time trump arrived in mexico or what time they'd be leaving. he was not visiting a war zone to ditch the press corps is an outrage on that front. here's what we did get. trump and president pena nieto held a press conference after their meeting in mexico city. the tensions were obvious as trump reiterated his bleak view of mexican/american relations. >> we must take action to stem this tremendous outflow of jobs from our country. it's happening every day. it's getting worse and worse and worse. and we have to stop it. ending illegal immigration. this is a humanitarian disaster. the dangerous treks, the abuse by gangs and cartels, and the extreme physical dangers. and it must be solved. it must be solved quickly.

we recognize and respect the right of either country to build a physical barrier or wall on any of its borders to stop the illegal movement of people. >> but we did see a difference trump when he was asked about his rallying cry that mexico will pay for a wall. >> we did discuss the wall. we didn't discuss payment of the wall. that will be for a later date. this was a very preliminary meeting. i think it was an excellent meeting. and we are, i think, we're very well on our way. a lot of the things i said are very strong. there is crime, as you know. there's a lot of crime and a lot of problems. but i think together we'll solve those problems. >> and here's what's trump said about nafta, the other anti-mexico rallying cry on the campaign trail. >> improving nafta, number four. nafta is a 22-year-old agreement

that must be updated to reflect the realities of today. >> boy is that a difference tone. must be updated. used to be worst trade deal in the history of the united states. for trump, there appeared to be very little down side. if trump was greeted harshly or disrespectfully, it's a won-win. trump supporters would likely be energized either way. trump brings his press corps with him everywhere but he did not this time. his campaignmented to potentially limit coverage of his visit. there was no security reason to keep the press corps behind. the rare occasions a president has done is it's because the president has been visiting a war zone. but, still, trump has become the most reviled man in mexico, and it isn't hard to see why he's so unpopular. >> they're laughing at us at our stupidity. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some, i assume, are good people. they are not our friend.

believe me. >> every time mexico really intelligently sends people over, we charge mexico $100,000 for every person they send over. >> you're with telemundo and telemundo should be ashamd. he gave a news conference. he said, trump, we will not pay for the wall. you know what i said? we'll make the wall now ten feet taller. are you ready? who is going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! >> who? >> mexico! >> 100%. >> well, he didn't bring up payment of the wall, as you heard from donald trump. by the way, here's a taste of some of the reaction from mexican leaders to trump's rhetoric. >> under no circumstances would mexico pay for that wall? >> there is no way that mexico can pay a wall like that. >> i declare, i'm not going to pay for that [ bleep ] wall. he should pay for it. >> we're going to dive deeper

into the full xents of mexico's dislike of trump coming up. we begin with jan brewer. it's going to be in her state that we hear about trump's revised immigration plan. welcome back to the show. >> thank you so much for having me on. >> let me start with this. do you think donald trump somehow didn't have the guts to talk about making mexico pay for the wall, while standing on mexican -- while standing in mexico? >> let me begin, if i can, chuck, that he really showed leadership today by responding so quickly, going down there, meeting with the president of mexico. we know we've had issues with mexico and our borders for a long time. and to respond in the manner that he did, i thought that there was a great thing. it showed great leadership. and i also thought he looked very presidential. and i thought that he was very

much in line with diplomatic diplomacy when he spoke. i was very, very proud of him, and it was encouraging. of course, we all know these are preliminary discussions. they've got things out on the table. but i will tell you -- >> is it odd not to bring up the wall? isn't it odd to not bruing up mexico paying for it? it's the third thing he's said as a candidate. >> he did bring up the wall. he talk bodies securing the border and building the wall and we have a sovereign right to do that on both sides. i think the president of mexico mentioned it, too. we need a border. the bottom line is that i think mr. trump went down there and he is the person that will go and he will speak and listen and he's a problem solver. and that is the beginning of this process. and it will be interesting tonight to see if he talks any more about the situation down there after his visit. and i'm anxious to see that's.

but i am glad having lived on the border, having been in the -- calling out in the wilderness from 2010 for six years. at least we've got somebody that will be president that will open the doors to speak and try to solve the problems that we have all faced here in the united states. and mexico. >> let me ask you this. >> he was very diplomatic. pardon? >> look, i understand that. i take your point. i definitely think i know what you mean, mr. trump in speaking in diplomatic terms while in mexico. let me ask you about tonight's speech. what do you think is realistic that can be done with the estimate ed 11 million to 15 million undocumented immigrants in this country? >> that's a very, very difficult situation. we know that it's been said that he will deport 11 million of them starting with the criminals. now how that process starts, i am not privy to. but i believe if he says it and

other people have documented that that's what he has says, i believe that. he's going to make a great attempt. i would imagine he'll start with the criminal felons to begin with and then move through the others. >> do you think it's realistic? do you think it's realistic? can you imagine as governor of arizona you being told by the president of the united states, because one would assume that border patrol couldn't do this on their own. you couldn't have it done by i.c.e. and their folks that he might need governors to do it. how would you enforce deporting, say, maybe a couple hundred thousand people in mexico part of these 11 to 15 million. how would you do it? >> the federal government is going to ask the governors to do it. i tried to implement the federal law on immigration and they took me to court. you know, i ended up with the meat of senate bill 1070. but it's the federal government's job to protect us and to build our security.

and they need to do their job. that's why americans on both sides of the aisle are upset and complaining because our federal government hasn't protected us. they haven't done their job. they want those open borders, and hillary clinton wants it even worse. she wants -- she has a bigger proposal. just open it up and let everybody come, i guess. i don't know. we certainly can't sustain it. >> when you hear that donald trump is softening his immigration stance, what's does that mean to you, and what would you -- do you want him to soften? >> i -- i don't think that when he used the word softening it meant he was going to do a reversal. i think he was going to be more presidential about the way that he says things. not so direct. but he understands the issue. he understands the problem, and most americans understand and know that we have this huge

problem and we want a fighter. someone that's going to fight for us. >> you keep saying it's a huge problem. net migration between mexico and the united states about zero. this was a huge problem eight to ten years ago and we're deal with the fallout with the folks already in this country. on the border now, is it as bad as it was when you were governor in 2010? >> probably not. who knows. the data that you get it probably skewed. we know that we still have people coming across the border. you talk to the border patrol. they'll tell you they're still coming across the border and they release and they let them go back across the border or deport them back to mexico and they just come on back. we've seen people deported five or six times. and here they are. back in our country. who is doing the counting? who is keeping the data? we know what the ranchers and farmers are saying. >> governor brewer, i will leave it there. >> and it's illegal. >> that is true. it is illegal.

governor brewer, appreciate your time and your sharing your views. >> thank you so much. here to respond, i'm joined by former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa who is a clinton supporter. >> good to be with you. and i'm not here just to respond. i think you've done a pretty good job. this guy comes in, barking like a pit bull and comes out like a chihuahua. he goes to meet mexico talking about mexicans paying for a wall, and he doesn't bring it up. and i -- >> well, why isn't that progress? why are you critical of him? isn't that meaning maybe he's learned something? he realizes he has to change his rhetoric? is that not a positive? >> look, he changes his rhetoric. he changes his position in the same conversation. you all have chronicled that. virtually everything i mentioned the other day, 75% of what he says, according to political fact and "the washington post" is either a lie or

misrepresentation of fact. why would we take this carnival barker seriously? he's gone to mexico to kind of, as a side show. smoke and mirrors. but he hasn't changed his position. in fact, governor brewer made that very clear. his surrogates all day today have made it very clear. he hasn't changed his position. he wants to build the wall. he wants mexico to pay for it. he says that he's going to start with the criminals, and deportation and then he's going to go to the rest of them. they'll all have to go back to mexico. that means they'll either be forced back or he's somehow going to encourage them to go back. the fact is, we don't need to deport 11 million people. california has another way. we have more undocumented, more immigrants than any state in the country. and we're thriving economically. we're doing well. we can integrate these people. nobody is saying, as an example,

they should have automatic citizenship. they ought to wait in line, pay their taxes. but they ought to have a pathway to citizenship. a pathway to the dream. >> let me ask you -- >> these people were americans in their hearts before they crossed the border. that's why they came. that's why people come from all over the world. >> i hear you on that and on immigration. it's the -- one of the foundations of this country. should secretary clinton also accept the invitation of the mexican president, the way donald trump did? >> well, look, this was a last-minute decision on trump's part. the campaign will have to make their own decision. >> do you think she should do it? >> i think at some point she's going to have to have a conversation. >> but before the campaign? before the election? >> that depends on the campaign. this is a distraction from the very beginning. she needs to talk to the american voters. and she's doing that. she's going to veterans. she's speaking all across the nation. she's touching as many people as

she can. she's raising the money to get on tv because that's what -- it costs a lot of money to get on tv. the fact of the matter, and we all know it. this guy is a carnival barker who has gone to mexico to -- as a side show. he's going to go to arizona today. he's going to try to equivocate on what his position is on immigration. but it's very clear when you talk to mike pence and we've hear him today on heard him on sunday, it's clear that's kellyanne conway and governor brewer, he hasn't changed his position. >> you don't see any of this as progress on donald trump. the fact he's not using hot rhetoric when he goes down there? none of that? none of that you see as a positive development? >> look, it's hard to know what he stands for because he changes his position every three minutes. i don't know if he is serious about that. it doesn't seem that's he is. but, you know, time will tell.

i can tell you this. he hasn't changed his position. he'll equivocate. you have a group of analysts at the end of the night to determine what he said and whether or not he's changed his position. that's what he does on virtually every issue. >> mayor villaraigosa, we'll be watching tonight to see how true you were proven as things get examined after his speech. good to see you, sir. thanks for coming on. stay with msnbc. full coverage of donald trump's big immigration speech tonight at 9:00 eastern. and a special edition of "rachel maddow" at midnight tonight responding to that speech, plus more. did anything change today as a result of trump's visit? we'll be right back. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. because when you ship with us,

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donald trump, take note. some uncomfortable history when it comes to an american taking a trip to latin america. in 1958, vice president nixon was dispatched to repair

relations on the region. peru crowd swarmed his car pelting it with rocks and stones. after nixon participated in a ceremonial wreath-laying in lima. a chaotic scene, to say the least. then it got worse. nixon's car was attacked by a large mob in caracas, venezuela. venezuela was probably the most historically well-known part of this visit. the car was significantly damaged. some demonstrators attempted to flip it over. nixon was left unharmed. he left the next day. more "mtp daily" right after this. both on the track and thousands of miles away. with the help of at&t, red bull racing can share critical information about every inch of the car from virtually anywhere. brakes are getting warm. confirmed, daniel you need to cool your brakes. understood, brake bias back 2 clicks. giving them the agility to have speed & precision. because no one knows & like at&t.

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border. n that's the very least of it. this easter, hundreds came out to watch trump effigies burned. >> translator: it's a way to get even on holy saturday and burn the people who have harmed and betrayed us. in this case, we chose donald trump because we are truly tired of the nonsense he says. and he's truly disastrous for us and hopefully he won't get elected president. >> we may have to create that holiday. a holiday to just burn politicians in effigy that make you mad. also mexican lawmakers hung a mexico against trump banner outside the country's senate building. all of this makes his trip to mexico even more surprising. and the protests were there. that isn't surprising. >> i don't know what's going to do here. i hate him. well, i hope he lose this

election. >> we doen't want you here. that's all i'm going to -- >> why don't you like him? >> he's just a joke. >> and to qualify the dislike, according to a recent poll in mexico, three out of four mexicans have a bad opinion of trump. joining me is the associated press mexico city reporter mark stevenson. he's been living and working in mexico for 20 years. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, chuck. >> so i've got family that lives in mexico, and i've been sort of told that it is almost a sport when it comes to finding ways to mock trump, whether it's on television shows, at sporting events. paint the picture for us a little bit. >> well, trump is one of the few things that unites this country. both because most mexicans just feel so viscerally insulted by

what he said about their nationality. and then there are other aspects of donald trump that a lot of people on both sides of the border make fun of. but it was strange, and i think donald trump unified the country again today in complete disbelief as to why the mexican president would invite him here. >> that's my next question to you. i -- what was the point of the invitation? >> well, given the way it worked out, which donald trump really didn't seem to cede an inch said we're going to build this wall. may have glossed over how we're going to pay for it. he may have spoken a little more friendly about mexican americans. he called them spectacular. spectacular people. he called them, they're amazing people. beyond reproach. but in essence, he came down here and said what he's been saying, with the exception whof is going to pay for the wall. the pena nieto, the mexican president, tried to take the

high road. sort of tried to talk about trade and industry and all the things that bind these two nations together. but, really, came out of it what observers are saying, came out of it looking a little weak and most mexicans continue with the question of, why did you invite him down here? and they can't find a good answer. >> the picture, if anything, it certainly helped trump. it was an event that helped trump. no two ways about it. >> beyond a doubt. beyond a doubt. he was able to speak in what, for him, are more statesman like terms. he was able to say, oh, i consider the president my friend. and basically, president pena nieto wasn't able, or willing, to express that outrage that many mexicans feel. he said, yes, we mexicans have felt hurt and egrieved by what you said but he didn't turn to trump on the podium and say, are

you going to apologize? never said that. >> there wasn't a moment -- i know former president calderon, we've heard plenty from former president fox. nick calderon said he'd be demanding an apology from trump if he were standing next to him. walk me through what this going to be like for pena nieto the next few days. is he going to have a rough outing there with members of his own party? >> well, i think he's going to face really an unprecedented wave of criticism because he could have. he could have been diplomatic with trump. it's in mexico's best interest to be diplomatic with their largest neighbor and trading partner, but there had to have been that moment where you asked trump to apologize. i think his approval ratings are already around 23%. they're not very high. i think he's going to try and tough it out and say, i was just trying to be a diplomat and

protect mexico's best interest, but, you know, as you say, i don't think that's going to work for him. and i think this is just going to take his approval ratings. it may hurt him. >> he almost now needs hillary clinton to come down and do this. and i don't know if she's going to do it. >> well, the thing is her positions on immigration are closer to what the mexican government's issues -- opinions on immigration have been, and there has been some pressure on pena nieto to, look, you have to align with the force that is closer to you. so she could really sort of help him if she did, in fact, accept that invitation. i don't know how her schedule looks. but the mexican government would probably be appreciative if she did. >> betting he's on the phone about to beg her. >> mark stevenson, based in mexico city, thanks for sharing. let me bring in tonight's panel.

joy reed, beth and a former new york congresswoman, republican. beth, let me start with you. as far as political theater is concerned, one of donald trump's best days on the campaign trail. i'm sorry. >> i was going to say political theater. it was a bust. >> if you were donald trump, this went -- >> presidential stagecraft. >> so well. >> and your host president essentially said welcome. threw out the welcome mat. say whatever you want about my people. come on over. >> everybody is stumped. it's very bizarre that conversation that you just had was really interesting. why on earth did this president do this? trump absolutely benefited from it. he looked very, very sober. he reiterated his points. he said he wanted to build the wall and curb illegal immigration. of course, things we'll hear tonight in his speech. the only thing he backed away from a little was who is going

to pay for the wall. he stood his ground. looked better than he normally did, and the mexican president did nothing to push back. >> you want to jump in? >> talking about political theater from hillary clinton, we've gotten protracted, stylized, parsed kabuki for months on end. donald trump at least has shown that he can approach this invitation, which was also issued to hillary clinton. he accepted. i think that shows, and beth, i agree, he's capable of growing. and he made some very positive statements about shared interests. in terms of manufacturing in the western hemisphere. >> it was downright normal. okay? i don't mean to -- it was downright, this was jeb bush, republican nominee could have said many of the things other than building the wall. marco rubio. any republican nominee could have said everything other than the wall part, everything else that trump said today was very

much sort of normal -- >> boilerplate. it's very strange. i don't really know what possibly could have been in it for enrique pena nieto to give this invitation at all. >> he's now wondering that today. >> it was absurd. >> doesn't make any sense because the one thing that enrique pena nieto would have done to help himself politically would have been to turn to donald trump and say you cannot call my people rapists and criminals. you cannot say that we're going to build a wall across what is our northern border and that we're going to pay for it. you better do it yourself. do a vicente fox and look strong. he looked incredibly weak. if he reads off a piece of paper and doesn't yell and scream we say, look how presidential he is. the bar is so low now, if he just reads from the paper, he gets credit from the u.s. press. what is really, to me, the two takeaways here. number one, donald trump goes to mexico and tells their president to his face we're still building the wall. and the mexican president says

nothing. and the other takeaway is you finally have in front of you if you are a donald trump, alpha male politician now, and you go to your big antagonist here, the mexican president. you have him in front of you and you don't ask him you're going to pay for it? saying you're going to pay for it -- >> but the mexican president was pretty -- >> he's proven throughout his campaign he can surprise. he likes to go off script. what a contrast to hillary clinton. >> why would he ask? if you have the mexican president in front of you, it's the one question you ask, are you going to write us that check. >> he's proving he can be a pragmatist. not just a provocateur. >> i remember talking to some clinton folks. while they believed there was a lot of advantages they had in running against trump, one disadvantage they knew was this unpreductability. this was it today. hillary clinton gave a big speech on american exceptionalism today. crickets. donald trump just stepped on and totally changed their day.

now they'll have to -- they have tim kaine in hyperresponse mode. >> let's wait until 9:00 tonight. >> i agree. >> what this candidate, does he has a fairly presidential moment and then the next day, he'll come out with a very -- >> what he wants to say. that's my big question. the big sort of theatrical aspects of the donald trump speeches is that he does the chant. the build the wall chant which is what the people go there to do. and then who is going to pay for it? mexico. can he do that chant tonight? he had a chance to say to the mexican president, you're going to pay for it. can he do that chant? if he does, doesn't he wash all of this away. >> do you think he can keep this up for more than ten days? >> he has shown -- >> ten days. >> this is -- >> kellyanne, give her credit for being strong and brilliant and a great woman behind a candidate. as a republican woman, i'm very proud of her. >> if trump becomes president

we're starting to realize whoever the last person is he talks to has all the power. will kellyanne be in charge of -- >> if he is capable of listening to somebody with great judgment and moderating his positions, i think he's going to be a force -- and i think president nieta -- >> the days he does listen to people are the day he usually has a good day. it's the days he goes out there -- >> and he's had a lot more of -- >> kellyanne, and others in his team have gone on television repeatedly and they still claim they don't know what he's going to stay in his speech. >> we'll talk about that after the break. just ahead, what's does donald trump plan to do with the 11 million folks or so that are here that are undocumented? what about birthright citizenship? is that in or out? we'll look ahead to tonight's big speech from donald trump. soon, she'll be binge-studying. now she writes mostly in emoji. soon, she'll type the best essays in the entire 8th grade.

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>> when he talks in arizona tonight, you'll hear about security. i expect he's going to make it real clear. we're going to restore the borders of this country, build a wall, stop the flood of illegal immigration and illicit drugs coming into the united states of america. >> all right. that was donald trump's campaign manager and running mate today. after a week of conflicting statements from trump over what is going to be in his immigration plan, tonight we're hoping to get some clarity. there are four big questions trump must answer in his immigration address tonight. what precisely does he plan to do with the 11 to 15 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s.? if they must go, how does he plan to accomplish that? if they do go, how do you pay for it and who pays for that? and lastly, is trump 100% certain on ending birth right citizenship? let's dissect this with alfonso who used to be opposed to trump

but now is, he calls himself a reluctant trump supporter. he's also the president of the latino partnership for conservative principles and former chief of the u.s. office of citizenship under george w. bush. always good to see you, sir. >> happy to be with you, chuck. >> let's start with what -- first of all, do you have -- have you gotten any guidance on what trump may be saying tonight. if not, what do you want to hear from him starting first with what to do with the 11 million to 15 million undocumented? >> i've gotten some information and what is clear is he's going to restate his position on building the wall, ending sanctuary cities, and deporting, removing those people who have criminal records. now in terms of the undocumented, i think he's open to letting them stay here to work -- live and work here permanently. the question is, is he going to

require them to leave, touch back in mexico or central america and then come back, or will he allow them to do it inside the country? that's the first question. then secondly, it may be done in stages. it may require the border to be secured first. and after that, saying one or two years, then you begin a process of putting people in a path to legal status. so in that sense, it's not a major reversal. it's a reversal in tone. a big reversal in tone but it's not necessarily a big change from what he's said from the beginning. the good people would leave the country and would come back quickly. he always said that. he wasn't very clear. even senator ted cruz if you remember, in some of the debates, attacked him for supporting touchback amnesty. ted cruz would say, i want to deport them all and they'll not come back. where trump was more open to letting them come back.

so i think that's where generally he's going to go. >> let me ask you this because this sounds like this plan is just like these other plans i heard about before and nobody could give me the metrics. how will he measure a secure border? >> that is a very good question. i don't think anybody who gives you an answer doesn't know anything about immigration. so i think that you come up with a system. you create a commission. you have representatives from the border governors and after a while, you know, they certify that the border is secure. also, one of the requirements could be that fencing is extended in those areas of the border that are not secure and where there are no natural obstacles. so that could be another measurement. but it will never be a perfect measurement. >> let me ask you quickly. birthright citizenship. any clarity on that? >> not really. he hasn't talked about it for a

while. it's something that really doesn't play well with latino voters. i doubt he's going to revisit that. >> do you think he'll definitively -- he sometimes just stops talking about things or will he definitively say, i support birthright citizenship? >> i think he will avoid it. that's my hunch because the truth is that if he pushes that as president, there's no environment in congress to pass something like that. >> all right. alfonso aguilar, as always, sir, thank you. appreciate you bringing the information from trump world. many of last night's primary losers took the low road. is this a sign of our new political times? stay tuned. we have to be very precise. if we're not ready when the planets are perfectly aligned, that's it. we need really tight temperature controls. engineering, aerodynamics- a split second too long could mean scrapping it all and starting over. propulsion, structural analysis- maple bourbon caramel. that's what we're working on right now.

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losing congressman alex grayson is refusing to endorse patrick murphy calling him a republican. by the way, alan grayson's wife also lost her primary. and tim canova didn't call to concede the race. he told reporters, i'll concede that debbie wasserman schultz is a corporate stooge. outsiders don't want to play by the rules. that also includes when it comes time to do the traditional concession call or concession speech. but in all honesty, this is sort of as we keep lowering the bar of decorum in this country. thank you kelli ward and carlos and kim canova and alan grayson for lowering the bar one more time. i'm glad you called. (announcer vo) all your phones can work together on one number. you can move calls between phones, so conversations can go where you go. take your time. i'm not going anywhere. (announcer vo) and when you're not available, one talk helps find the right person who is.

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you've been in elections. you've won, you've lost. you've done both. did you call to concede? did you call your opponent a stooge? >> no. we had a cordial relationship. and the people vote. >> you don't say the people -- >> who does it reflect badly? on the candidate. >> i have a favorite saying that the war does not end because the victor declared victory. they end because the vanquished know they're vanquished. >> it is dangerous to our democracy. you have a side that is setting up to stay election was rigged. and it is also flirting with ideas about second amendment solutions that are scary. >> this is a relatively -- >> it has been going that way. that didn't happen in 2012. mitt romney was gracious. >> mitt romney is a gentleman through and through.

>> and al gore in 2000. the greatest concession speech ever. >> he said he won. >> the accusations that flew among sides -- >> nixon did not continue to contest. nixon conceded. >> a couple of polls. in wisconsin, in line with what we're seeing everywhere. number one, clinton's convention bounce is officially gone. never single place where she had an inflated lead, it is now down to, it is matching more where you might expect the race to be. that's number one. two, is it stabilizing where she is at the three to five to six? >> i think what we're seeing is what everybody expected. those margins she was getting in all sorts of states a week ago were never sustainable. 10, 12 states in most of the

battle ground states so it is getting back to where it was going to go and probably will remain. look. yes, it is getting closer and folks who are excite about donald trump are justifiably happy about that. the trend is the same. there's no poll where trump is ahead where he needs to be. not one. until and unless he gets to that point -- >> this is step one. getting back to competitive. >> i think we have them on both sides. being thoughts he should not express. >> we have to save that one. >> i think to beth's point -- >> clinton had the greatest august. >> we were continuing to obsess over e-mails and other things. i think you found that hillary is holding about 9 out of 10 democrats. donald trump is holing about 7 out of 10 republicans. if he gets to 9 or 10 republicans, that gets back to

her. that is the same, you cannot win if you're getting 1% of african-americans and 22% of hispanics. it puts the republicans back at square one. he has no shot of doing that at this point. >> only about a minute left. paula page. i don't know if he said this as a promise or a threat. he will i will never speak to the press ever again. >> who believes that? >> if you're a governor -- is he fit to serve? it is hard to say. >> he certainly should, i think he is wisely stepping away from adlibs. let's put that it way. >> he is stale governor. it is terrifying to think he is in control of the governance of the state. >> and the national guard. >> and there are examples in our history of people who are sound executives, in terms of the

policy they follow but they cannot help themselves in terms of what they say. >> and he's been elected and reelected. the voters have spoken. >> never a majority by the way. >> but better to speak civilly. that's the example we all want to set. >> civil and paul lepage. >> he's attached to trump's prospects. >> that won't help in maine, too. appreciate it. one more story that i think everybody has missed. we'll talk about it after the break. em, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one.

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in case you missed it, there is apparently a new disease out there. it is called p.a.s.s. press avoidance stress syndrome. and it is spreading from politician on politician. case number one, we mentioned it a moment ago. maine's governor paul lepage. he said i will no longer speak to the press ever again after today. as if the problem was somehow caused by reporters and not his own mouth. case two. donald trump flew to mexico and decided to leave campaign reporters behind. as everyone knows, trump hates attention. and then of course there's case three. this is a chronic one. hillary clinton has not held a news conference for 270 days. a traveling press corps has not been able to ask her a question in more than a month. i'm not a fan of doing press

stories. this isn't a media story so much about politicians hiding from invent questions. it is fine to stay away from report ferries you're not in the public eye. if you're a politician, part of your job is to talk to reporters. whether you like it or not, many reporters talk to taxpayers. many reporters talk to voters. and if you refuse to talk to reporters, you're refusing to talk to voters. so think about that. that's all for tonight. we'll be back tomorrow. "with all due respect" starts 15 seconds late. i'm nicole wallace. >> and i'm john. we respect donald trump was eating something a little more festive. >> burger king's new whopperito.