did you ever get a response from donald trump on twitter? nds to a lot of people. >> good evening, lawrence. thank you again for having me. no, unfortunately i never got a response. i'm still waiting for it. so anytime mr. trump you would like to respond, i would welcome that. >> our audience was very impressed with your first appearance here and i know people have been waiting for 24 hours now to hear your reaction to what donald trump said yesterday, this notion of banning muslims from entering the united states, including in the first version of it, banning you, banning returning soldiers fr who are muslim from returning. ban banning citizens who went away for a week's vacation. that was the first version of it. what was your reaction to all of that? >> lawrence, what do you say? this guy is hijacking america from americans. that's what i feel like. and this is the kind of hateful rhetoric that i feel is actually hurting america from mull pl -- in multiple ways. not only is it dividing community, not only is it dividing, you know, people a

donald trump was not sticking his head in the sand. he expects his competitors to come after him. >> we are watching television and announcers are saying who will hit trump hard. i say bring them on. who cares? what difference does it make? this will not be like an evening in paradise for me. >> reporter: after a speech that wound for an hour and interrupted by protests and trump tried to say he was toughest on national security. that is how he left. to cheering fans. back to you, john. >> all right. joining me it help figure out what this all means, the managing editor is zach wolf. zach, for those who had the temerity to go to sleep last night, they went to sleep with the national poll that shows donald trump way out in front. at 38% in the poll. ted cruz in second at 15%. ben carson and marco rubio tied at 12%. they were both taken after trump proposed banning all muslims from entering the united states. trump has seen a bump. he has seen a bump in national polls since that statement which was widely seen as controversial. >> you co

and also ahead, president obama against donald trump. what the president now says about the billionaire trying to exploit the fears of the working class and what the trump campaign has to say about the president's criticism. advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. >>> tonight's breaking news, republican front runner donald trump slamming hillary clinton at a rally in grand rapids, michigan pouring more fuel on an escalating fire, this war of words between the two. this is what he said a short time ago. >> everything evolved in hillary is losses. everyone a race to obama, she was going to beat obama. i don't know who would be worse. i don't know. how does it get worse? she got slung. she lost. i watched her the other ni

center stage will be the front-runner, donald trump. o him is ted cruz surging ahead of trump in a new iowa poll. the two have one big thing in common. the so-called establishment detests them both. sara murray is "outfront." >> reporter: donald trump and ted cruz leading the field in iowa. a conundrum for establishment republicans. is the bigger threat the enemy you know? >> we need to take power out of washington and back to we the people. >> reporter: or the one you don't? >> i'm dealing with all of these blood-sucker politicians and they will make their deals and have all of their money guys around and in the back room making deals. but if i get the number of delegates, there's not a thing they can do. >> reporter: both candidates have made waves. cruz suggesting a religious test for syrian refugees. >> christians right now are facing persecution and potential genocide by isis. they are being beheaded, crucified. and we ought to be working to provide a safe haven to the christian refugees but shouldn't be bringing potential terrorist

katrina, you heard sarah palin, a huge fan of donald trump. she agrees with rush limbaugh and mark leaven that the criticism that trump levied against ted cruz, he's a little bit of a maniac for the way he goes after the republican establishment, she doesn't care for that, thinks that wrong, as levine, limbaugh. is he going to continue that line of attack? >> we have to see. senator cruz criticized mr. trump behind closed doors which isn't courageous and mr. trump responded accordingly. he obviously felt like you know he had a decent relationship with mr. cruisz krit size him openly. his response, his personal. and he's not shy of hiding that. >> david axelrod said if he were advising donald trump, i asked him, what would you do, he said, go after ted cruz for being a politician, for saying one thing in public, another in private, which would hurt his brand and not this other attack that donald trump is doing about like you're a bit of a maniac -- >> that's a hard charge to land. saying that donald trump doesn't have the best judgment is probab

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

less than 24 hours later, donald trump went the other way. >> we can be politically correct or stupid. it will get worse and worse. >> as dramatic about trump's rhetoric may seem. in this campaign, the ex-ploy takes of fear has been growing. >> i want surveillance of certain mosques, if that's okay. i wants surveillance. >> do you know what, we had this before. we'll have it again. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of the that. >> reporter: some point out in the early context the sentiment could be beneficial. >> particularly in states like iowa and south carolina, where you have a lot of white evangelical christians, a lot of those voters are likely to be among the voters suspicious of islam, not just as - you know, not sufficient islamic terrorists, but the religion as a whole. >> after 9/11, the bush administration sold america on a war against iraq by warning of attacks in the u.s. homeland involving weapons of maz destruction. >> we cannot wait tore the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mush video room cloud. >> democrat hillary cl

donald trump is terrific." the latest squirmish comes with republicans wondering whether they can stop trump. making plans for a contested contention this week in washington. the republican national committee said there was no reason for worry. but the cruz/trump tussle is a sign that the race is entering a new and volatile phase. until now, their relationship has been a mutual admiration society. >> i'm very glad donald trump is in this election. i like donald trump. >> well, it's a little bit of a romance. i like him. he likes me. he's backed me 100%. >> in september, the two rivals were even seen embracing at a rally against the iran nuclear deal. and in july, a private meeting at trump tower. but all along, trump was waiting for a fight. >> he's been so supportive but at some point he's going to have to hit me. it is going to be a sad day but it will happen. i promise. >> reporter: that day may be nearing. and that is one of the dynamics that we're going to be watching at that republican debate next tuesday

i like donald trump. a lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump. i'm not interested in doing so but i believe we need a plan that is focused on the direct threat and the threat we're facing is radical islam terrorism. >> so that's a different tone, chuck, from hearing and there are gradations of tone. >> this is ted cruz's strategy all along. any time that trump said something that people think call or require a condemnation, cruz has always refused to condemn the man, only the idea if he disagrees with the idea. but he's clearly walking that line because anybody that would stand to benefit the most from trump somehow getting out of the race would be ted cruz. so, you know, they are sort of swimming in the same pool of voters a little bit here and he can't be looking totally anti-trump or hurt himself. >> speaking of that pool of voters, steve, there is clearly a segment of the republican voting population who this all appeals to and iowa poll in september found that

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

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

. >> i commend donald trump for focussing america's attention on the need to secure the border. >> the next republican party national debate when the issue will dominate is slated for tuesday. trump says a report in the associated press that he was planning to travel to jordan is false. the billionaire sending out a tweet saying despite his report for king abdullah, he will not visit at this time. >> hedda is a professor at the naval wore college and an officer in the u.s. navy. he is in boston. welcome, thank you for being with us. >> you woke an op-ed in the "new york times" in response to donald trump. tell me why you did this, and did it quickly? >> actually, the op-ed is from last friday. >> my apologies. >> it is - no worries. it is in response to what mr trump stands for, which is this bigotry. unconstitutional criticism of an entire village and millions of patriotic muslims that have been working closely with law enforcement to single out the extremist within them. there is no doubt that there is a small but deadly cancer within the american muslim community that espouses

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

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

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

jeb bush says donald trump is unhinged. lindsey graham called the idea down right dangerous. bernie sanders says trump wants to use this who hate all muslims. john kasich denounced the outrageous divisiveness. rubio said it was offensive and outlandish. >>> nbc's katy tur has been following the campaign. you were at that rally last night. you saw the crowd chanting "usa!" this is the country they envision and donald trump is providing this blueprint at least on what he thinks should happen. >> what you did not see in that video is that he got a standing ovation when he was talking about his proposed ban. for the most part when we talked to supporters we asked them what they thought of this directly. they said they thought it was a good idea, that it was a wise decision. we had one veteran of iraq and afghanistan tell us that it would be a slap in the face of all of those who have died on the battlefield to let any muslim in to this country. so they are behind him. the most cautious comment we got from supporters was for them to say no comment. but that they're going to think a

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

hopefully they call it the spring of donald trump. i want the next autumn of donald trump. [applause] writer,p: i said to the i don't know what you are talking about, i have not done anything. friendly, if i don't win, i consider this to be a total waste of time. i'll be honest with you. as much as i like eating with you, i want people to do anything. he says, no you have one, even if you don't win. i said no, i don't win. if i do not win, i have wasted my time. is, the establishment cannot believe it. they have never seen a happen before. i was on the cover of time magazine four weeks ago or five weeks ago. time magazine was going to pick the person of the year. everybody, even my enemies said that donald trump is going to win. i said, i want win. they said why? i said i was. just like i should have gotten the emmy for the apprentice the first three years. i was nominated and i should have. and i said i will never win. because i'm not hollywood establishment. said,th time magazine, i -- o'reilly is a great guy. he did an editorial at the end of the show saying, nobody has

donald trump is being hit in all sides over his proposed ban on muslims. publican leaders, even officials in europe calling for him to abandon his white house bid. >> trump insisting he's not a bigot and pressing on. and his supporters feel more strongly than ever. we begin our coverage with sara murray live in washington with the latest. a lot happens every 24 hours. >> that is certainly true with trump. he's facing outrage from nearly everywhere. we have a new poll showing he's still out front in new hampshire. leading with 32% support. his close competitor at marco rubio at 14%. even in the face of fierce condemnation from his party elder, gop presidential hopeful donald trump refusing to back down on his proposal banning muslims from entering the u.s. >> what was proposed is not what this party stands for. and more importantly it is not what this country stands for. >> the chairman of the republican national committee joining the chorus, telling the washington examiner, i don't agree. we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism. but not at

and the fact is that what donald trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president, and pfor the republican candidates for president to stand by their pledge to support mr. trump, that in and of itself is disqualifying. >> and white house press secretary josh earnest, and this is what other prominent political figures are saying. democrat hillary clinton says that what trump said is reprehensible and divisive and tweeted love trump's hate. and jeb bush said that he is unhinged and chris christie says that this is something that people say when they have no experience and don't know what they are talking about, but lindsey graham may have gone the furthest with his response. >> and you know how you make america great again? you tell donald trump to go to hell. >> and the highest ranking republican in congress, paul ryan who does not comment on the presidential campaigns broke his silence this morning. >> normally, i do not comment on what is going on in the presidential election, but i will take an exception today. this is not conservativism, and what was proposed yesterd

donald trump: you gave to the democrats, who cares. >> maybe donald trump has given money. >> is donaldillary clinton plant? >> i did know him that well. >> i like her and her husband. >> this is a prepaid call from donald j trump. >> a phone call between bill clinton and donald trump. >> did you get a phone call from bill clinton? i didn't. >> the problem for donald trump is why did you take the call? >> this call of all the calls is the one i think of as the smoking gun. >> he tried to call and i didn't get the message. i called him back. >> please delete ladies and gentlemen of the jury what that call consisted of. >> it was very routine. >> why would a guilty man let me do this story? donald trump that is the best : question you have asked me, sarah. >> he was to the point of delusion. idiotic, i know. donald trump bye-bye. : mark: i can't believe we have to wait a whole week for another episode. [laughter] we'll be right back with ohio senator rob portman after this. ♪ john: earlier today mark and i had a chat with senator rob portman. we talked about donald trump and the 2016 race

we're wait for donald trump's campaign rally to begin in las vegas. we will go to it if it gets interesting. later we're going to have a little trump talk where i try to explain to trump supporters something that their hero is wrong about. ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. hurry, offers end january 4th! >>> donald trump will be speaking to an audience in las vegas soon. we will bring you some of that if he seems to be on the verge of bringing you something newsworthy. but first, my favorite tweets of the weekend. i'm on the other side of almost every kind of issue that smug socialist lawrence takes. he's right on this one. and that same person tweeted, tis the season to buy a desk. the best thing that smug socialist lawrence does. smug socialist, well, he's at least half right about that. those tweets of course are talking about the k.i.n.d. fund, our partnership with unicef, kids in need of desks, and the fact that i've been using this p

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

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

here is the donald trump call for ban all muslims entering this country. >> donald j. truck is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. we can't live like this. it's going to get worse and worse. you will have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse folks. we can be politically correct and we can be stupid but it will get worse and worse. charles: his solution, ban all muslims entering this country but we have breaking news. the house passed a bill to overhaul its federal visa waiver program. it will tighten controls. the impetus was the paris attacks. anyone who has been in iraq or syria would need a visa to enter the country. the final vote 407 to 19. the question is, could this be good enough for donald trump? trump national spokeswoman, katrina, donald trump says all muslims from around the world, we do business with a lot of muslims where there hasn't been the radical islam element. many are saying why wouldn't it be sufficient t

david, you heard donald trump. he said hillary clinton should stop using the quote/unquote woman's card in part given her husband's past. fair point? >> no. not at all. this has nothing to do with bill or hillary clinton. politically, this is a strategy by trump to feed red meat to the base because cruz is beating him in iowa. he can't go to the right of cruz on immigration because they both have such a draconian position. he thinks this is going to work with the base that may want to go back and relitigate something from 20 years ago but the public rejected it then, as donald trump did a few years ago. and what he's really trying to avoid here is taking hillary clinton out on the issues where she's got real differences on how to fight isis, where she wants to double down on special forces and have a no-fly zone and he wants to make an alliance with a criminal, a murderer, putin. or let's talk about, quote, woman card. hillary clinton for reproductive choice. trump says no. hillary clinton for paid family leave. tr

and why the usual rules of politics don't seem to apply to donald trump. "citizen trump" premiering tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern here on msnbc at 7:00 p.m. >>> we're back with the "hardball" roundtable. francesca, you first. tell me something i don't know. and i was just in iowa over the weekend with mr. trump. and as you know, his strategy is to try to get people who've never caucused with him out to vote for him but the problem with that strategy is everyone i talked to has never caucused before, so they don't know how one works, they don't know where to go. so if he actually wants to win iowa he's going to have to do a better job of explaining that process. >> trump university. go ahead. jonathan. >> there's some concern in democratic circles that the paris attacks and san bernardino attacks are going to hurt recruiting for congressional candidates, some who have not yet gotten into house and senate races are going to look into a potential national security campaign and conclude that's a tougher race to win. >> democratic. >> right. >> wow. >> some con

trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country' s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. fernando: donald trump' s recent call for, in his words, "a total shutdown of muslims entering the u.s." drew swift condemnation from both sides of the aisle. the question is, what impact will his comments have on the will they have long-term implications for the republican party? the democratic response is largely predictable, so i asked republican strategist john feehery. fernando: tell me a little bit about the state of the race right now. donald trump is leading in most polls. it looks like his lead is solid at least for the last few months. how do you see the race? john: well, trump has got the simplest messages. he' s the best at responding to news events of the day. there' s about 20-30% of the republican base that really liked him. no other candidate has been able to consolidate that different base. and i think t

>>> it is a must-see and hear interview of donald trump. t happened earlier today during "morning joe" i want to get back to the msnbc conversation with trump that tack took place and joe sc joe scarborough, whether it does harm or good it we can engage the muslim community more actively in america, it more likely that those thugs that you described will be reported to police, right. >> you know what, i think that's great, joe. it sounds good. it beautiful words. but the sad part is, if you look at this example of what just took place in california, many people knew that there's some really strange and bad things going on. one guy said, and even more than one guy, about racial profiling. i didn't want to report him because i didn't want to be a racial profiler. give me a break! he wasn't a racial profiler. what i'm saying is this, joe, we have to use our heads. we have to be strong. we have to be vigilant. until we get our hands around the situation we have to do something and do it now. if you look at some of the statistics that came out, i

. >> donald trump. >> donald trump. >> bringing donald trump back into it. >> reporter: gop front-runner donald trump responds. enough to change the race? >>> and new jersey governor chris christie betting it all on new hampshire. donald trump, bernie sanders, chris christie, all here live. >> announcer: from abc news, a hampshire. here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning, from new hampshire. we're live from the first primary state this week, here inside the debate hall at anselm college, where the democrats went at it it's the last debate of the year. iest. they clashed on taxes, gun control. top issue right now, how to take on isis and protect our home land. donald trump, the only gop candidate mentioned last night. morning. bernie sanders and chris christie will be here, too. but we begin with the big karl. >> reporter: good morning, going into this debate the democratic race was engulfed with allegations that the data from hillary clinton's campaign. apology. before they turned their attention to neutral enemy -- donald trump. last night's debate started with a

stick to basic reporting. >> but you like donald trump or don't like donald trump the nothing he wase show and a clown and the summer entertainment, did it show the media to be out of touch? >> i think the media has definitely underestimated the degree of anger and fear out there in the country and that is what he is channeling and he has done a brilliant job of it so the more crazy he is and the more i think ragous the media is like, this is the moment, this it is, this is it but voters are like, no, bring more. >> why did the media underestimate the degree of anger and anxiety and disgust with the mill establishment? >> a lot of the media does not quite understand the base he is speaking to in terms of their fears and how hard life lab for a lot of the people or the working class demographics that know that life is never going to be the same for them and donald trump is speaking to them in a way i am not sure others understand. >> donald trump has changed the model for the media and campaigning in general. a candidate, for example, works through the spokes people with offices where

looking the the latest number from the cnnorc poll, you can see that 1 in 3 republicans support donald trumpand this is way beyond a core base of supporters, hasn't it, sara? >> yes, and we are waiting to see where the creeiling is, and the one risk that trump has at this point is are you trying to win iowa or the presidency? look, the things that he says might resonate well with the n conservative base and broaden that beyond what we thought, but it is really hard to carry a message like this into a broader electorate and into the general election, and if you win the republican nomination, that is what you have to do, you have to be the president of all americans, and that includes muslim americans. >> and there is the battle and the war, and that is a big topic of discussion for everybody involved h many this. nia-malika henderson, and sarah williams, thank you for your hard work out there. >>> and also, the last gop debate of the year, and it is happening right here oncnn. will donald trump stick to his comment, and will the others stick to theirs? that is happening on tuesday, december 1

donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. we have no choice. we have no choice. we have no choice. according to pugh research, among others, there is a great hatred towards americans by large segments of the muslim population. most recently, a poll from center for security policy released data showing 25% of those polled agreed that violence against americans -- these are people that are here, by the way, people here, 25 -- not 1%. by the way, 1% would be unacceptable. 1% is unacceptable. 25% of those polled agreed that violence against americans here in the united states is justice phied as part -- think of that. as part of the global jihad. they want to change your religion. i don't think so. i don't think so. i don't think so. not going to happen. as part of the global jihad, and 51% of those polled agreed that muslims in america should have the choice of being gov

not donald trump. >> not donald trump.ers were tested as never before, no one was tested more than her. over and over and over again she was the one who had to step in and address first the economic crisis that could have brought down the eurozone this summer. then the refugee crisis this fall. now the return of terror in europe. and it's -- this is someone who has been in office for ten years. she arguably could have been the person of the year a number of times. but this year really was the one that i think pushed her out in front. as we call her the chancellor of the free world. this is the one who stood up to putin around ukraine. this is the one who is fighting the war -- >> this sounds like somebody who you want to be person of the year. when "time" magazine has long told us it is the person who has shaped events for good or ill the most across the world. >> so i recognize around this table -- mr. halperin and i were having this fight, a spirited discussion. the person who has most shaped american politics in the las

what is your sense of what your members think of donald trump and whether donald trump is a man of faithy are excited he is in the race. you are seeing the spike in the polls to ted cruz. trump has done a service to this campaign so far from our bases perspective. who is the serious leader? say mark: -- mark: you say you like trump and a lot of the others. 's electability, the fact that he would be the best on your agenda, what sets him apart from the others rather than saying superlatives? why is he better? guest: he is the guy that can unite conservatives. you have seen him in iowa. he has brought steve king to the table. he has my endorsement as well. he can unite across the country. a bold andis he is courageous leader. he has a history of taking on both sides of the aisle, exposing what is wrong with the country and what should be done with it and what he has done with the solicitor general in texas and we would love to see him in a debate with hillary clinton. conservativeshese that checks all the boxes and has the resources to go the distance. that is why he got our endorsement an

donald trump is very unpredictable. ink what we've seen before, trump who is willing to attack at events like this. and much more reserved when we see him on the debate stage. and part of that could be a strategy to appeal to maybe more moderates who want to see that donald trump can sort of rein it in a little bit on a bigger stage. but i think it's a big question on the cnn debate tomorrow night, you're also looking at a guy. sure, trump is leading in the national polls but in iowa it is a very tight race and that could be what pushes him over the edge. >> sarah, is somebody actually singing opera behind you or is that a recording? >> reporter: this is part of donald trump's play list. it is not actual loud opera, just very loud opera music behind me. yeah, he likes this. >> very pretty, very nice. just ahead as we have been reporting, ted cruz is heading into tomorrow's debate with new momentum. his support surging in iowa where he made gains in several polls. our gary tuchman spent time with the cruz supporters. here

in this case there will be more than that unless donald trump comes in fourth. think there are still plenty of time for other candidates. new hampshire is going to be indicative of people having strength there. we have time to go here. >> everyone trump has gone after has fallen in the polls. now ted cruz is breathing down his neck are you worried? could it happen again that could be a death knell for cruz? >> i think what's happened with trump, he's done the counterpunch. someone attacked trump and they've gone down in the polls. ted cruz is not attacking donald trump. ted cruz is uniting conservatives. i do believe cruz is building a campaign to last. this isn't like other campaigns you've seen in iowa that peak and have fallen. these people are with ted cruz. he's only going to build on this support and build on this momentum. you are looking at ted cruz as not only looking at iowa, but will be a real competitor in new hampshire. es a is doing in the s.e.c. primary, he wins the nomination. >>> bob crsaid ted cruz is a spectrum conservative. donald trump used t

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

tonight donald trump has responded. he says it's, quote, a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond. so what do you think of all of that? >> i don't respect vladimir putin. he is the leader of a country. but to get praise from vladimir putin is not going to help donald trump. he's not a serious candidate. he would bring chaos to the presidency as he's done to the campaign. it's entertaining. the fact is we're at war right now with islamic terrorism and he's not offered one compelling thing to do to keep us safe. it's all high volume, lots of talk but nothing specific. he hasn't taken the time to do anything specific. i think we need something to do. never going to beat hillary clinton with grandiosity without anything to back it up. >> you say he's not a serious candidate. you say he's a candidate of chaos. what are you going to do about it? you guys are doing due diligence looking to see if you can pull out of that pledge you signed to support whoever is th

donald trump versus hillary clinton. acing heavy fire after the comments about secretary clinton. all happening last night. trump using this vulgar comment in reference to clinton's loss of the democratic no, ma'am nagts to a then senator barack obama back in '08. it was just one of many attacks including this reference to clinton eons bathroom break. >> what happened to her? i'm watching the debate and she disappeared. where did she go? i know where she went. it's disgusting. i don't want to talk about it. no. it is too disgusting. >> so we have clinton about to speak now. this is a live look at an event that's going to take place in iowa. her communications director tweeted earlier today about the incident last night saying, quote, we are not responding to trump but everyone who understands the humiliation this degrading language inflicts on all women should. #i'm with her. covering every angle of the trail today and starting with steve kornacki. take us through the rally last night and the temperature of the room that

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

john: that was donald trump talking to a bunch of cops last night at an event in new hampshire. today, retail stores and middle eastern countries have said they would pull trump's brands from the stores. a saudi prince called on trump to leave the race and said he was "a disgrace not only to the gop but to america," all part of the fallout from the republican front runner's proposed ban on muslims. my partner today, our hunt, was in new hampshire yesterday and trump. see donald i know that's not the first time you have seen donald trump in the less, but give us a sense of what that event was like and what you came away thinking about trump's position and strength in new hampshire. al: it was one of the great staged events i have seen. they were having a board meeting, and donald trump shows up, talks to the crowd ahead of time and has, "the board is about to vote. i hope i do well. do, i will come back." the board later, comes out and says they have endorsed trump. he is doing well in new hampshire. -- ofs no sign yet that the erosion these other candidates keep saying will occu

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

in the new cnn-orc polls, very much about donald trump's huge lead as the choice for the presidential nomination. if you look at the numbers, you got trump a

donald trump made no exception for them when he said this -- >> donald j. total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> when asked about donald trump's comments, malala said, well, that's really tragic that you hear these comments which are full of hatred, full of this ideology of being dis-christmas discriminative against others. she discussed more of this with britain's channel 4. >> there are also very wild things being said by politicians about islam and about muslims. how do you feel about that? how can that be dealt with? >> i can just highlight one thing, the more you speak against islam and against all muslims, the more terrorists it will create. so it's important that whatever politicians say, whatever media say, they should be really, really careful about it. if your intention is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorism. it will create more terrorists. it's important they try to show harmony towards muslims and say they're accepted in this world. they des