and donald trump. romneyvid. he blasted trump today but only four years ago. this is what romney said about trump. listen. >> being in donald trump's magnificent hotel and having his endorsement is a delight. i'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement. donald trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works to create jobs for the american people. he's done it here in nevada. he's done it across the country. he understands that our economy is facing threats from abroad. he's one of the few people who stood up and said china has been cheating. they've taken jobs from americans. they haven't played fair. we have to have a president who will stand up to cheaters. >> that was then, four years ago. today romney tweeted after his blistering speech, if trump had said four years ago the things he said about the kkk, muslims, mexicans, disabled, i would not have accepted his endorsement. here's the question. is this war that has been unleashed now against donald trump actually going

donald trump has been very critical of mitt romney. donald trump has been very critical of the 2008 presidential nominee, john mccain. john mccain came out seconds after that speech was finished, he was critical of donald trump. george w. bush, the last republican president, was also critical of donald trump. we should not be surprised by this at all. so what we should be surprised about, though, is where the direction of the republican party is going to go. to jim's point, there is going to be a splintering. the question is, will it be something that will be so devastating to the republican party, it will take years to fix, or will this just be another bump in the road in this politics as we normally see. >> yeah, that thing you just mentioned, stability, was book-ended by temperament and suitability. he was nailing that towards the end of the speech, mark. gloria borger, i want you to come in on this notion that there is a ton of chatter are already. it was instantaneous about this looks like a guy throwing his hat in the ring. plenty

trump was reminding that in everybody's view mr. romney was a choker and run a horrible campaign and begged for mr. trump's endorsement. not only in the upcoming event in maine, in the debate tonight trump will be center sdaj. it is a certainty romney's remarks are part of the remarks. john kasich tweeted congratulations and well said to romney. and ted cruz and marco rubio, don't have campaign events and you can imagine they will use romney's remarks to take a shot at trump tonight. it is down to the final four now. ben carson is not coming to tonight's debate. but in the practical matter. he hasn't participated in a lot of the yelling and screaming anyway, jon. >> we saw a gentler donald trump after the news conference and might he respond kindly? >> he continues to say that he can act presidential. and when attacked, he argued as recently as this morning, he responds in kind. he can't let a punch not go counter punched. if he is true to his word on fighting tactics. he will throw hay makers in less than half an hour. >> we should know i

trump is. you have got to beat him with somebody. it would have been good for mitt romney to say unite around the guy that can beat donald trump and everybody knows that is ted cruz right now. >> do you believe, you know, it funny, it's like if you stop donald trump, do you believe coalescing needs to happen now or do you think it better off because of the way the numbers work, everybody stays in as long as they can within their hope states? >> i believe uniting is the best. it would show cause for the country of one's self everybody a great deal of humility needed in leadership and polls show cruz head to head with trump beats him everywhere. and so, cruz is right there in the delegate hunt with trump. i think that uniting needs to take place. cruz needs to cast that message tonight in the debate. we need to unite as republicans. we can't tell people how bad donald trump is. we need a solution. i believe the solution is ted cruz. >> it does seem you can't unring the bell, right? everybody's been so harsh against donald trump, can you imagine a scenario where somehow the p

romney. with all due respect, mr. trumpe only person in this race right now that is actually growing the party. and if you go back and look at the election results from four years ago, in mitt romney's home state of massachusetts, compared to what turned out this year for donald trump, donald trump got 50,000 more votes in the republican presidential primary race in mitt romney's home state than mitt romney received four years ago. what that shows you is donald trump is growing the party. he's the only person getting democrats and independents to come over and join the republicans. and he is the only person who has the ability to beat hillary clinton. >> romney said donald trump, in his words, were a phony, a fraud. he says his domestic policies would lead to recession. his foreign policies would make america and the world less safe. you want to respond to that? >> yeah, here's what i think of the hypocrisy of governor romney saying release your taxes when he refused to do it until six weeks before the election. he went out

trump. that's how personal this is for mitt romney. and, yes, they did essentially join forces four years ago. donald trump, i remember, i was there, endorsed mitt romney in donald trump on the las vegas strip. but things have changed. if you look at this excerpt, or a couple of them from the speech mitt romney to going to give in a few minutes, he says, quote, he's saying this about donald trump. he's playing the american public for suckers. he guys a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat. and then the other part that is also pretty extraordinary here, quote, donald trump is a phony, a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. that's the business school that trump and his organization runs. it's been in controversy for the last week or so. now, we should point out, trump was almost offering a prebutt tall of romney's comments. last night he put out a tweet. here's the latest one. why did mitt romney beg me for my endorsement four years ago and then earlier this morning on the today sho

the billionaire businessman meaning trump not taking the attack lying down. calling romney a quote choke artist. using the term no less than five times during the speech that trump just wrapped up. no choking earlier by romney, though, the 2012 gop nominee gave a 17-minute long speech before noon during which he made what some are calling the strongest antitrump case to date. romney calling trump everything from a fraud, a fake, a con man, and a phony predicting bombshells in his tax returns, questioning his border security and questioning his ability to fix the economy. and it's all taking place less than what? six hours before tonight's fox news gop debate? you're looking live at detroit, michigan at the stage. microphones being checked, cameras be tested as we speak. but it's not just the republicans. the democratic front-runner dealing with controversy of her own at this hour. former hillary clinton aide was granted immunity in the case of her unsecure e-mail receiver. standing by right now in front of cameras across the nation to tackle the breaking news. wall street j

trump started the day by taking a beating from mitt romney. who recently gave me his forecast for our next president. the donald versus mitt. >> donald trump is a foe any. a fraud. he's a choke artist. >> the donald versus megyn. >> tune in this thursday. super thursday battle royale. the man who was the nominee in 2012 blasting the man who wants to be this year. >> he has neither the be president. >> i sat down with mitt just before trump announced his candidacy. running in the future? for president again. >> who do you think has the best chance against hillary? >> i want to see the country take a different course. i'm going to be campaigning for the republican nominee. >> but today amping up his attacks on the current frontrunner. >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to white house and all we get is a lousy hat. >> trump, a campaign pit bull for mitt, with a.j. in 2012. >> romney-trump? >> yeah, a lot of people are suggesting that. that will be an interesting one. we'll have a lot of fun, won't w

>> and what donald once told "extra" about a romney-trump ticket. >> romney-trump?yn kelly reloading for tonight's debate. >> they are tough questions. >> i'm in detroit for all the fireworks. >>> plus, inside hillary clinton's new york night with katy perry and elton john. >> kaley quo toe talks divorce. >> how she feels about dating again and the rumors she's hooking up with her big bang co-star. >>> then, khloe kardashian on getting revenge on the body shamers, and whose body she e y envies. >> i want to kill her. >>> plus, why little sister kendall is stuffing her bra. >> i'm extremely

he was begging. >> now, a tiff between romney trump really doesn't matter. at is significant is that governor romney is now leading the charge against donald trump. that means the governor has an eye on the republican convention. he gave a hint of that by talking about hillary clinton. >> for the last three decades the clintons have lived at the intersection of money and politics, trading their political influence to enrich their personal finances. capitalism. it disgusts the american people and causes them to lose faith in our political process. a person so untrustworthy and dishonest/x as hillary clinton must not become president. [cheers and applause] much liken speech, did it not? but secretary clinton will become president if the republican party continues to divide. and, at this point, talking points does not see detente any time soon. and that's the memo from detroit. now for the reaction and set up here in the motor city bret baier one of the moderators this evening. romney becomes part of the debate, correct? >> he does. i'm not going to tell you the

>> and what donald once told "extra" about a romney-trump ticket. >> romney-trump? >> then, megyn kelly reloading for tonight's debate. >> they are tough questions. >> i'm in detroit for all the fireworks.

romney spoke, chaos, melt down. some of the words in light of trump's success and mitt romney attacking them. is that fair. >> there's a lot of anxious. some came to terms with the fact that donald trump could be the nominee, and main industry republicans did that already. there's more that have angst. and others that wonder what it means for them. you have to see what it means for them. in your district. if you are running for u.s. senator. you have to see what it means for you. for many republicans, it's not knowing. there's a lot to learn if donald trump is the nominee. he doesn't have a track record. at the same time. the unknown is a big fear. and they i can't not support trump. at the end of the debate. the three candidates said they would support donald trump, and she said he would support the other three. that would be good news if what romney talked about, trump goes into the convention without a majority, and somehow someone else ends up getting nominated. >> that's yet to be seen. it will be a slug fest. march 15th, before march 15th they had perfect primaries and states. donald tru

trump has seen what governor romney is going to say. trump is responding via twitter. he gop how to use four years ago is not enough, now mitt romney wants to do it again. romney is saying, basically, a trump presidency would destabilize foreign policy and make us less safe. stuart: okay. i call that a rather mild response. jeff, i'm expecting more fireworks tonight when donald trump's in the debate on fox at 9:00 eastern. you expect a bit more fire than that? >> well, obviously, the response is going to be forceful. as you've noticed, donald trump has been very presidential and very measured in a lot of his responses lately. and the american people are responding very positively to that. i think what we're going to see is a forceful response because mitt romney is completely off the mark, and he's absolutely destroying his own brand. i think what we're seeing here is the complete destruction of any chance that mitt romney will do anything in politics ever again as a result of his comments. but i think what you're going to see from donald trump is, actually, a more meas

it goes beyond trump supporters. what mitt romney missing is that this isn't just about trump this race. this is about a movement. this is about millions of americans who are frustrated with the dysfunctional failings of washington establishment. they keep failing our country. and so republicans all over this country want change. that's why donald trump is succeeding. he's an outsider. he would act as a change agent, and disrupt the status quo. that's what's needed in washington. we know washington with is broken. the last thing we should be doing is sending more politicians down there and nothing will change. i think that's one of the main reasons why so many republicans are voting for donald trump, and let's say this. it's not just republicans. democrats are voting for him, and independents, and we saw that in massachusetts. just since january 1st of this year, massachusetts, 20,000 democrats quit their party and 16,000 of them became independents. why? so they can vote for donald trump. and he even won here in massachusetts. and s

by the way i happened to have been in las vegas with romney and trump when trump endorsed romney was ery generous, almost overboard in his gratitude to trump for doing it. melissa: you know, trump and the republican party right now, that seems to be so much at odds, they do share the common goal obviously of trying to beat hillary clinton in november. is that enough in the end once the dust settles to unite these two groups, do you think in your experience, knowing what you know about everybody involved here? >> one of the people that will play pivotal role is speaker paul ryan who was very, very good this morning on "fox & friends" in outlining his job, which is to be the bridge to bring everybody back on the same team and i think paul understands this. he was a vice-presidential candidate for mitt romney. he likes romney a lot. at same time he is skeptical a lot about donald trump but also recognizes that if the american people nominate donald trump, then he has the votes that to wield some respect to the american people to work with the person they nominated. melissa: yeah. speaker

what romney did today will likely help not hurt donald trump. romney is the embodiment of the party establishment, and this is antiestablishment year. the more the establishment rails against trump, the more his support seems to grow. >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers he want gets a free ride to the white house. >> reporter: and with that mitt romney jumped back into politics. on a mission to take donald trump out, attacking his policies and personality. >> watch by the way how he responds to my speech today. to know about his temperament, his stability, and his suitability to be president. >> reporter: trump took the bait, firing back at a rally in portland, maine. >> mitt is a failed candidate. he failed. he failed horribly. >> reporter: trump spent more than 10 minutes rebutting romney's attack, suggesting romney still had political ambitions. >> he can't take another loss. and mitt is a choke artist. >> reporter: it's a far cry from 2012 when romney sought trump's endorsement running for president. >> being in tru

the trump university is going to stick. the mitt romney speech was incredible today how much that backfired. i had many people call on my radio show say that they used to support ted cruz, but they're switching to donald trump because of mitt romney mitt romney is now the face of the establishment and he reminded people why they hate the establishment and why they considered donald trump in the first place. i think donald trump is going to gain in the polls. >> hold that thought because we're going to get into the romney moment back after the break. we were talking about john kasich having a good night, that he tried to stay above the fray, he was the sunshine and happiness guy. >> do you think that donald trump is naive about the threat that putin represents. >> i'm not biting. let me take you around the world, okay. >> okay. so john is this -- i'm reading this that john kasich is auditioning for the vp slot here. >> he's the owner of a lot of delegates and he could be a player, he could be the nominee, he could be the vp nominee and he's

warned that a trump presidency would send america into a prolonged recession. romney attacked the idea that trump deserves prays for his success in business. listen. >> there's plenty of evidence that donald trump is a conman, a mistake, and what happened to trump airlines, jump university, trump magazine, vodka, stakes, mortgage. a business genius, he is not. here is what i know. donald trump is a phoney, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. he's playing the members of the australian public as suckers. he's getting a ride to the white house, all we get is a hat. >> christy trombley fired back with insults meeting with no one. mitt romney made clear that he would not enter the race, saying ted cruz or others should be the nominee. >> joining me from washington is a center fellow at the manhattan institute. he's a health care expert. good to see you. welcome back to the show. >> how are you. listen, let me ask you, is it realistic to think that mitt romney could take on trump late in the game. you said after super-tuesday it was a g

romney. he is expected to deliver a scathing attack on donald trump. mney, of course being the latest member of the g.o.p. establishment to take aim at trump. trump winning several states on super-tuesday, and has a huge lead in the delegate count. romney has been vocal before about his dislike of trump. but nothing like this. exceptss -- excerpts being released earlier, saying, quote: trump taking aim at romney in response this morning. >> he failed at his campaign. republicans didn't even go out to vote. he was a disaster the last month, month and a half. it was almost like he was lost, and he ran one of the worst campaigns as you know in presidential history. that was an election that should have been won by the republicans. he was a catastrophe. >> donald trump backed mitt romney when romney ran for president in 2012. these live images coming out of utah where mitt romney will be speaking in just a few minutes. until today, both men appearing to be quite fond of each other. we will take you live now to salt lake city, utah. [ cheers and applause ] >

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trump started the day by taking a beating from mitt romney. who recently gave me his forecast for our next president. the donald versus mitt. >> donald trump is a foe any. a fraud. he's a choke artist. >> the donald versus megyn. >> tune in this thursday. >> the gop frontrunner in a super thursday battle royale. the man who was the nominee in 2012 blasting the man who wants to be this year. >> he has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president. >> i sat down with mitt just before trump announced his candidacy. >> would you ever consider running in the future? >> i'm not going to be running for president again. >> who do you think has the best chance against hillary? >> i want to see the country take a different course. i'm going to be campaigning for the republican nominee. >> but today amping up his attacks on the current frontrunner. >> he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to white house and all we get is a lousy hat. >> trump, a campaign pit bull for mitt, with a.j. in 2012.

trump. mitt romney called him a con man and a fake. mark meridith is in our washington bureau. lots of people have been perplexed by trump's draw and they are doing their best to stop the trump train from rolling. the question is, will it work? >> reporter: rod, that is the million dollar question. perhaps the billion dollars question since we are talking mitt romney and donald trump. mitt romney is still a household name and he really gave an ohm passioned speech this morning. he made it clear he is not the things between him and donald trump got pretty heated. he has run for president twice, but this time, mitt romney is using the spotlight to stop someone else. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> reporter: during a stunning and sweeping speech in utah, the 2012 republican nominee stressed he is not running this year, but stressed to the nation a donald trump presidency could spell disaster. >> let me put it plainly. if we republicans choose donald trump for our nominee, the prospect for a safe prosperous future are diminished. >> reporter: for romney, him labeling trump a

trump's candidacy which trump would say, i'm a winner. romney was saying he's a loser when he comes to his business acumen, going through the failed ventures trump has engaged in, whether it was a magazine or the airlines or so forth. trump came ready with a lips of his accomplishments and building especially around new york. clearly, as much as he had his typical trump bravado, seemed to hit a nerve. >> do you think, you know, we heard from mitt romney and then john mccain released a statement. do you think it would have been more powerful for mitt romney to have out of the gate said, i don't want to run for president, but here is who i feel so strongly about and endorse that person and have the establishment party coalesce behind that nontrump candidate? >> it could have. but the flip side of that is it also could have potentially hurt whomover that person he endorsed is. because the fact of the matter is, there is a real animosity out there towards the quote/unquote establishment. it could potentially help one of those candidates say like her

trump. what are you waiting for? because the reality is, it's not going to be mitt romney. 's going to be one of the four men on stage tonight. trump, kasich, rubio or cruz. and cruz has the best shot at that now. and so i -- i'm comfortable with the fact that mitt romney gave a big speech saying donald trump is bad. okay. now what? >> i heard you mumbling, rumbling. >> to ted cruz. she's right about ted cruz has mathsmatically the high ground now to make the case, i'm closest to donald trump, circle around me. the problem is there are two states coming up right before us, louisiana and mississippi, that's if you look at the map and demographics, ted cruz's history, evangelical and tea party, he should be able to win those states. if you look at the results from south carolina to georgia or alabama or across, trump has been winning those states. if ted cruz can't win louisiana and mississippi, he loses that argument. that's going to happen in the next couple of days. if you can't win states, how can you say i should be your nominee. if we get to an open convention if they de

romney, go out and get him. you can do it. >> that was donald trump and mitt romney on stage as trump announced he was endorsing to tell you, it's a much different story. romney is expected to give a blistering speech on the state of the race and msnbc news has received some quotes already where he will eviscerate donald trump. joining me is the former general counsel for the rnc and rick tyler, political analyst and former campaign spokesperson for ted cruz. ben, i'd like to start with you here. just the risk rewards of all of this, as we know, mr. romney is not going to endorse but lay out the case against donald trump. the first thing people would point to is that scene we saw play out in february 2012 and both men were gushing over one another. how does he erase that from the memory, mitt romney? >> well, that was then and this was now. four years in politics is a long time. romney is going to talk about the current race which is not the race it was four years ago. >> i think we can -- yes. in one respect, then, we could say that politics four years ago is a lifetime but it really isn't. and those words say

trump either. deirdre: romney, speaking of this theme and trump taking hits from all sides, mitt romney really questioned trump's honesty, especially on foreign policy. here's a comment. >> dishonesty is donald trump's hallmark. he claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into iraq. wrong. he spoke in favor of invading iraq. he spade he saw thousands of muslims in new jersey celebrating 9/11. wrong. he saw no such thing. he imagined it. he's not of temperment of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as leader. his imagination must not be married to real power. deirdre: not stable and not thoughtful. when you're dealing with foreign governments, those are some pretty serious criticisms. >> it is and, that little off-hand remark that he made on "the howard stern show," that is what he referring to, when he said he was for the war. i don't think that holds much water but, people are worried about mr. trump on all sides. i personally believe that he will do a good job and that he has america

trump under attack. the republican revolt under way. mitt romney taking aim with a blistering new attack on trump. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> trump tonight, firing back. >> mitt, drop to your knees. he could have dropped to his knees. >> and donald trump about to face someones. fox host megyn kelly, after a very public feud. >>> breaking news tonight. a young police officer charged with murder. accused of shooting an unarmed black man. authorities say he thought the suspect was holding a weapon. >>> new developments. the urgent manhunt right now, after nearly a dozen men make off with ar-15-style rifles. the arrests. >>> the billionaire ceo and the deadly crash. less than 24 hours after he was indicted. new tonight here, the 911 calls. you'll hear them. was it an accident? >>> and the 11-year-old boy, tiger woods watching, as that boy sinks the hole in one. that 11-year-old, right here tonight. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and tonight, amid growing concern within the republican establis

trump under attack. the republican revolt under way. mitt romney taking aim with a blistering new attack on trump. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> trump tonight, firing back. >> mitt, drop to your >>> >>>. >> and don't trump about to face someone else. fox host megyn kelly after a very public feud. >>> breaking news tonight. a young police officerer charged with murder. authorities say he thought the suspect was holding a weapon. >>> new developments. the urgent manhunt right now, after nearly a dozen men make off with ar-15-style rifles. where they're searching now. >>> the billionaire ceo and the deadly crash. less than 24 hours after he was indicted. new tonight here, the 911 calls. you'll hear them. was it an accident?

trump pointed out that mitt romney also lost the presidential election. guess what donald trump tweeted yesterday after romney's speech. mitt romney is a loser and in any case, the republicans were the big ones in crisis, at times -- pandering to extremist elements, and saying that removing trump will not end the party's crisis. shona: thank you very much, oliver farry. .or more, check out our website you can see our latest press reviews. we will be back right after this. stay with us. bq [phone dialing and ringing] >> police department. >> yes, i just killed my two daughters. >> you did what? >> i just killed my two daughters. >> where are you at, sir? >> i'm at 11233 creek point drive. who i am was chemically altered. >> my dad, in his right mind, wouldn't have done anything like this. >> they told me i left a knife in one of my children. i mean... [phone static] i just freaked out and killed them. >> are you on medication?

trump. i think he and mitt romney's support are two entirely different thicks. do you support him if he is the -- meghan: i don't think i could ever vote for donald. >> why this is so important for everyone who hates donald trump to still support donald trump if he's the nominee. one reason. there's an open seat on the supreme court right now that the president of the united states will nominate, and it better be a republican whether you like him or not. whoever it is will be vastly -- andrea: very good point, eric. sandra: all right. guys, we're going to have more on this right after this on "outnumbered." stay tuneed. harris: a second helping of "outnumbered" coming up, but first, jenna lee with what's coming up in the second hour of "happening now." you like that? jenna: it's good, harris, love it. former governor mitt romney lashed out at donald trump, well, now donald trump will fire back. if he will. we'll see, right? how will he spin romney's remarks to his advantage? is he's done it before, he'll do it again. you're going to have it live here on "happenin

trump under attack. the republican revolt under way. mitt romney taking aim with a blistering new attack on trump. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> trump tonight, firing back. >> mitt, drop to your knees. > >>>. >> and don't trump about to face someone else. fox host megyn kelly after a very public feud. >>> breaking news tonight. a young police officerer charged with murder. authorities say he thought the suspect was holding a weapon. >>> new developments. the urgent manhunt right now, after nearly a dozen men make off with ar-15-style rifles. where they're searching now. >>> the billionaire ceo and the deadly crash. less than 24 hours after he was indicted. new tonight here, the 911 calls. you'll hear them. was it an accident?

mitt romney savaged trump engaging in an all-out war of words. sources close to mitt romney. he is considering potentially some of these options. in what could be a pivotal moment -- >> donald trump is a phony and a fraud. he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. >> reporter: laying out a scathing jaw-dropping indictment, warning the nation would be less safe if donald trump is elected president. >> donald trump tells us he is very, very smart. i'm afraid when it comes to foreign policy he is very, very not smart. >> reporter: romney mocked trump's business background. >> he inherited his business. he didn't create it. a business genius he is not. >> reporter: he even went where the current gop had not gone before, donald trump's personal life. >> there's a dark irony of his sexual exploits during the vietnam war while at the same time john mccain, whom he has mocked, was imprisoned and tortured. john mccain approximablasted ou statement saying i share the concerns about donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump brushed off the attacks as sour grapes. >> he l

, 70 national security experts and senator john mccain have warned nald trump sp unfit to be commander in chief. romney says trump would lead america into recession. so even though donald trump has offered very few specific said is enough to know he would be very bad for american workers and for american families. thank you done o omentd romney's comments today in starke contrast to four years ago when trum endorsed him for president. >> donald trump has shoand extraordinarily ability t understand how our economy works and create jobs for the american people. >> reporter: at a campaign rally in maine donald trump speak about romney. >> i backed romney. you can see how loyal he was. i could of sed mit drop to your knees and he would have dropped to his knees he was begging. >> reporter: trump saying romney should of easily beaten president obama. mit is a failed candidate. he failed. to. republicans will debate in detroit. donald trump says if he is a c tacked in the debate. le hit back harder. live in the newsplex. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> danielle: all right alex. now on to the democrats. the cand

reporter: before romney speaks trump called him a loewser and a stiff, and pointed out romney begged trump for his endorsement in 2012 about he was begging for my endorsement, i could have set mitt drop to your knees, he was begging. >> i just want to tell you, he came out, very nasty, i will address it quickly because it is irrelevant, mitt is a fail candidate. he failed,. reporter: suggested that romney is looking for a role at convention tour perhaps nomination if no candidate receives the delegates to win. >> i think he has a desire of maybe at convention to try to get some kind of a thing. >> john kasich weighed in. >> if i win ohio, he is not going to be the nominee. because i don't know whether you noticed or not it held in ohio. ly plottewe lotted this out. >> rubio who picked up endorsement of governor martinez of new mexico and cruz will be on either side of trump as they worp in last two debates had they attacked trump from all sides. said today his wife urged him to quote act more presidential . lou. >> shocking. >> carl thank you very much. mexico officially responding to

donald trump aids and people criticize his business record. one of mitt romney'st powerful lines was where he's sort of laid out some of the enterprises of donald trump that have not done that well. is not athis man business genius. i think that is where be -- where the big fight between them will continue on. vonnie: mitt romney -- i have a soundbite that illustrates what you are talking about. romney: here is what i know. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. he gets a free ride to the white house and only we get is a lousy had. what is the strategy behind this? was this a good idea? or is he just inserting himself as some of you donald trump can, you know, insult? >> i do not think anybody put mitt romney up to this or had too. so many people in the republican party at his level, senior figures, people who have been in the party for a long time, phil personally outraged, threatened, and a sense of true panic at donald trump taking over their party, people who believe in lower taxes and free enterprise

romney's speech. you have to take out donald trump, you have to stop donald trump and while donald trump was doing his rebuttal of mitt romney he was talking about arnold schwarzenegger taking over the apprentice show for donald trump. at the very same time kasich was announcing donald trump and talking about the endorsement of john kasich. was that an indicator he would attack harder. we have to see on stage tonight. will get left out on the outside. >> dan: well said. >> denise: thank you. see you soon. >> campaign 2016 for all the information you need. keep it here with our special coverage every day at 5:30 plus cleveland19.com and the web site as well as in social media and on the free cleveland 19 news app. >>> a brutal beating caught on camera in baltimore. >> denise: a video surfaced showing a high school resource officer slapping and kicking a student on school grounds. >> get the [bleep] >> dan: it is tough to watch. in the five-second clip you can see the school officer yelling profanities while slapping a young man three times and kicking him as he walked away. the teen's attorney says his

with the others from the debate last night. , rivalsington post says pile on trump and republican debate. the new york times, romneyalls trump unfit as party erupts in discord. and financial times even has donald trump on the front with a picture with tiger woods from 2013. this is about golf, but they managed to get him on the front page as well. finally, the washington times, trump at center of the pub -- republican attacks. those are just some of the papers and we will go through more as we go. (202) 748-8000 if you live in the east and central time zones, (202) 748-8001 for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. why are you supporting donald trump? good morning, and thank you for c-span. my reason for supporting trump is because he sounds like i feel. , no working,-time living froming, part-time job to part-time job. watching everyone else come in, get a job. totally the last 12 years has been horrible. host: tell us a little bit about yourself personally. are you currently jobless or working part-time? caller: i have two part-time jobs. that is how i am working. i have taken advantage of the educational

trump? >> there's no way that mitt romney coming out in the way that he's going to will convince donald trump supporters and backers to move away. i just don't believe it. what romney can do and probably will do is to galvanize the anti-trump portion of the party. here's the problem though. unless he surprises us and endorses a candidate, that isn't in the formal speech but he could always add a line or two, if he endorses somebody then perhaps that galvanizes the anti-trump forces to move toward that candidate although i don't see any indication that marco rubio or ted cruz or for that matter even john kasich will move out of the race at this particular point in time. jenna: there's a question about how much endorsements really matter. how much have a mattered in the past few weeks and how much will theymatter going forward. looking back on the rnc autopsy report , that's what it was referred to casually when it released almost three years ago to the day ironically, about what the party, the establishment as some say, what their reflections were after losing in 2012. in this particular line,

trump. based on what i saw today, romney is getting under some skin. mccain steps up, i do think that will start to have an effect on the discourse and have some effect on trump's head. mark: up next, the pandemonium in the republican race. and the reporters covering the madness. don't forget, if you're watching us in washington d c you can , listen to us in washington d.c. on bloomberg 99.1. we'll be right back. mark: welcome back. we're in detroit. pretty soon republican candidates will step on to the debate stage just a block away from where we are now. here to talk about the race and the debate our reporter panel for tonight the great contributor sasha eisenberg. he has a new piece about marco rubio's free media strategy. allie jackson, who has been jackson, whoalley has been covering ted cruz. thank you all for being here. phil, let me start with you. is donald trump come in tonight on offense because what happened on super tuesday or defense? it's going to be gang up time. >> i'd say on defense. he's got a lot to answer for. he started to do that

romney has jumped into the fight. the 2012 g.o.p. nominee coming out swinging against donald trump. overnor romney in a scathing skin-blistering speech warning americans that trump is not fit to run the country. and in true trump fashion, donald trump waste nothing time to strike back. >> if we republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. let me explain why i say that. first on the economy, if donald trump's plans were ever implemented, the country would sink into prolonged recession. >> mitt is a failed candidate. he failed. [cheers] >>d0 he failed horribly. [inaudible] [ laughter ] he failed badly. that was a race, i have to say, folks, that should have been won. i am not a fan of barack obama, and that was a race that i backed mitt romney. i backed him had. you can see how loyal he is. he was begging for my endorsement. i could have said mitt, drop to your knees, he would have dropped to his knees. he was begging. but you say wait, wait, wait. isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he is talk