ben carson. >> yes. they have a political relationship. more importantly, dr. carson is a very important voice to our party 123467 party. speaker ryan knows that. we want his voice in lots of campaigns across the country not just the presidential campaign. >> you made a comment about donald trump uniting the voters and the party. which is more important? the voters or the party? >> i think if you unite the voters, the party comes. >> chip, thanks for being with us. thanks for your time and insight. >> yes, ma'am. >> paul manafort will be on "hardball." >>> just ahead, meet the man sarah palin says she is getting behind in wisconsin to make sure paul ryan gets cantored. what are the chances of him losing his own district. >>> and hillary clinton trying to take the high road against donald trump. can she afford to let the attacks against her husband go unanswered. is this an effective line against donald trump? >>> on microsoft pulse question we've been asking you, should hillary clinton directly address donald trump's attack on bill clinton's past. here's a look

ben carson at southeastern university where he talks about his time on the campaign trail and his experiences as a neurosurgeon at john hopkins university. this is 15 minutes. [applause] dr. carson: thank you so much. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. i feel like i am at a political rally. [laughter] i want to congratulate the students, parents, relatives, faculty. thank you for this kind invitation to celebrate this occasion with you. my wife and i have the highest esteem for this university. i'm very happy to be a part of this. i have been fortunate enough to travel to 58 countries. i'm always happy to give back to this country and to recognize how incredibly blessed we are to be in this nation.

this morning, we were told by a ben carson source this was indeed sanctioned by the campaign or ben carson would not have done it without their bl s blessing. whether this conversation is going to do any good head of th meeting tomorrow, i'm not sure. whether the two men can come to an agreement with their differences in the room tomorrow or if they are or whether or not paul ryan will be satisfied with donald trump explanations or promises how he will change or not change things in the future. remember, donald trump is going into that meeting, the campaign believes this, what they believe is a very big mandate from the millions of voters. they believe they are on higher ground right now when it comes to who exactly speaks for the republican party. >> in terms of voters, katkaty, can't ignore the fact that the attacks against hillary clinton, specifically attacking former predicate's affiliainfidelitys g to continue. what are you hearing from the campaign? what's the strategy behind the line of attack? >> reporter: the strategy is they're trying to question her character. they believe hill

ben carson and chris christie. they were all coming at me. and then, i'll focus on hillary. i will win against hillary. i'm going to have a stronger military. you look at the subgroups and women are going to go through trump. they want security, safety. they want to have women health issues. i don't know if she can run. i watch you all the time. i don't know how she gets by that problem when so many peoples' lives have been ruined. so i call her crooked hillary. i think beating her will be easier than beating some of the people i have just run against in terms of this. she has a record that is terrible and a lot of problems. i don't know she's going to be able to run. nobody's running. >> a waters world trump edition, don't miss it. >> what is your favorite step of the night? >> i like the monologue when he first got on. >> they don't have my talent, money or good looks. >> we'll be right back with wattters. >>> tonight, watters world, the trump edition. trump appeared on "saturday night live" so watters hit the streets to find out what people thought about the performance.

trump said, no, i'm not going to probably go there why would ben carson say that?this is a rollercoaster ride. every day there's a shift and a turn and people that you think will be -- ben carson is his own man. donald trump was right to reach out and show some fake. >> why is ben carson heading the vp committee? donald trump says i want to a political person to be my vice-president, chase good idea. then anoints ben carson to be the person to head the search? makes no sense -- >> dr. carson -- >> doesn't make sense. have to give this to allen. >> thank you. >> hear that? >> you get one of. >> is this on tape? >> it is. >> ben carson is an outsider and boulevard by millions of people and represents the recentury general -- >> but trump said the next dave he wants somebody with political experience. >> might be mr. trump being mr. trump. >> everything this guy does no matter what. >> going to defend that he is unpredict able. >> can we ail degree on that. >> that's the problem here. >> not in a good way. >> we'll have to see if the republican party decides to suppor

he also serves as campaign manager for doctor ben carson. i want to start with the new york times reporter on cnn talking about lane's interview and what she says having her words taken out of context. take a listen. >> none of the facts are disputed. he asked her to put on a bathing suit and she put it on and he expressed admiration for her and brought her back out to a male group and said she was a stunning looking trump women. i think that story speaks for itself. history we have now going on saying she does not agree with the way it is reported. charact what factor is correct? >> it is not fact. it is the opinions that they inserted in the story. she never said it. she does not feel it and it is obviously a drog tear woerogato. >> she likes donald trump and she always has. >> there are 50 people that were used to put together this story and different interviews, they use six weeks men and women going back to border day schools, all the way up. is the trump campaign going to speak up. >> well, they said 50 interviews. >> they took a lot o

how can you not like ben carson? i love the guy. i love his wife kandi, they are a delightful people. >> they at least need a quasi position. a ceo and someone with business credentials, which are mighty, he doesn't have that. >> ilythe there are two reasons why this is good for trump. he's not giving me the advice but you're asking me. number one, it makes sense to have the pragmatic benefit of someone who has governed, associated through a lelgtive p plelgtivelegislate legislative process. it could relieve some in the political ranks. if someone has a record and they have signed up, those are two very valid reasons that he most likely would do in picking a running mate. >> we'll watch closely. the thank you, neil, for having me. >>> there are some market analysts that will be very weary when you rely on their system because they are worse than news anchors. they are slowing because donald trump positions himself as the business guy who can fix it. bernie sanders, the guy who gets it. his wife jane is on next. you're driving throug

you may remember last summer ben carson who was then doing well in the polls running for president, ben proposed doing away with the v.a., but the response he got from seven different veterans groups, who don't always agree on everything, but who then wrote a letter to ben carson saying they strongly disagreed with his proposal to, scrap the v.a. veterans like the v.a. they don't want to kill it. ben carson proposed killing it when he was still one of many people seeking the republican nomination and he got burned by veterans' groups for that very quickly. now donald trump, the de facto republican nominee has proposed the same thing. now what happens next? isn't this also a third rail, if there is a third rail isn't this it? how do we as a country make sure that it gets treated as a third rail, if it's stopped being treated that way. joining me the congressional reporter for the military times, i read everything you write. it's very nice to have you on the show. >> i appreciate you covering veterans issues, not a lot of folks do anymore. >> this issue of privatizing the v.a. keeps comin

ben carson. good evening dr.arson, good to have you with us here tonight. >> good to be with you, judge. >> i'm going to get right to it. now, the big question now is unity in the republican party. i understand that you are somewhat of an intermediary between donald trump and some of the establishment players like paul ryan and that before donald trump between d.c. you kind of smoothed the way a little. do you want to tell us what that meant? >> well, you know, basically, i just wanted to talk about the kind of person that donald trump is and explain to speaker ryan and to a variety of other people that he's not a polished politician. and that means that he will say thing that don't fit into nice neat little packages like they are used to having. and it can be quite confusing sometimes. it resonates tremendously with the people themselves. >> what was their reaction when you said he is not a polished politician, he doesn't speak political speak? did any say "come on"? >> they actually do understand, particularly

appointing rudy giuliani the homeland security chief and appointing ben carson as huge and human services chief. >> i have not made that decision, but they'd be popular and i think they do a phenomenal job. all three would be very good choices and very good positions. >> it's the timing of that. would you do it before you win it? so you'd have a squad? >> i like the idea of doing some of this. >> tone. tone. if history is a barometer, are you going to respond to that? if hillary clinton takes the high road and doesn't do that? if she wants to go the high road, i would be fine with that. >> you're fine with the low road. most people don't want to go on the low road. >> i have to handle it if i have to do it. >> okay. >> unfortunately, children who are seen demonstrating against you in california, roll tape on this. that was in fort wayne, indiana. what do you think about that? >> the parents ought to be ashamed, frankly. you have to go in the back way. because they disrupted outside and they were threatening. i think you're going to have to deal with that stuff. have you thought about how

ben carson, you want to be vice president? >> oh, that would be hella exciting. >> great.'s do it! >> getting ben carson back in the mix there, chris. >> he never left. thank you so much, louis. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe," donald trump takes on "the new york times" ever its story about he's allegedly treated women over the years. and does the republican now have a new nickname for senator elizabeth warren? that and a whole lot more coming up next on "morning joe." (engine winding up) (pilot talking to tower on radio) once you get out here... there's just one direction... forward. one time: now. and there's just one sound. you and us... together. telling the world... we're coming for you. sir, can you hear me? tw, three. just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, try cool mint zan

ben carson will join me live with new insight. and later, we'll talk to some advisers from some of trump's former rivals, we'll hear what they have to say about the dos and don'ts of taking on trump. keep it right here. >>> up next, who's really on donald trump's short list for vice president? ben carson has promised he's going to tell us the entire thing. no, i'm kidding, i'm kidding. but we will talk to him about what's going on in the short list, what the process is like, and what folks should expect if they're asked to be involved in the process. ben carson joins me right after this. >>> well, that was -- we were about to show you one of the new ads that the pro-clinton super pac will be running in battleground states that start tomorrow. the ad has 6$.5 million behind it, and more than $100 million is what they promised before election day. so let me play a little bit of that ad that we meant to play for you right at the top. here it is. >> does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat ass? absolutely. >> if ivanka weren

ben carson. today, it was announced he will assist the trump campaign in selecting a running mate. , i knew dr. carson before he was a candidate, when he was the doctor for one of my children. he joins me now from palm beach gardens, florida. welcome back to the newshour, dr. carson. now that donald trump has sewn up this nomination, what do you expect from him? do you think he will change the message he's been giving to the american people, change his presentation, or do you think it the stay the same? >> well, you know, getting to the process of gaining the nomination involves a mud fight. so that's been largely taken care of. and now you can turn your focus a little bit more to some of the issues. and some of the innovative solutions that really haven't been talked about before. and really trying stabilize the economic situation of our country. and i think you're going to see a lot of pivoting there. that doesn't mean there won't be some more mud fighting when the actual election comes up with hillary clinton. but right now, i think you're going to see a little bit different. >>

ben carson, who is right up there. one of the first.e just called me and said, it is a movement you have got going. we have got to do something because i tell you what, it is and dr.dible movement ben carson endorse me and i tell you what, he is an incredible man. and we want to keep him totally involved because we are going to wean. we're going to win in november. [applause] and we are going to win big. it's going to be america first. they do not respect us and they do not take your of us and they do not treat us right in many cases. that's not going to happen. we're going to keep things going very closely. 30 $21 trillion in. now, but with the budget recently passed, it will be $21 trillion. we are not in the position we were in 30 years ago, 40 years ago with a lot of these things began taking place. we are going to have unbelievably good relationships with other countries. but likewise, they have to treat us fairly and understand what we have been doing over the years has been so wrong and so unfair to the united states and to its p

ben carson said i am not interested in doing that for a number of reasons.on't want to be a distraction, how crazy the media was about me. it is too important a time in our life. ben carson said that democrats may be among those considered for a running mate, donald trump denied he would consider a domcrat. he said, i am sure ben is speaking from the standpoint that republicans have not made it easy on me. i am a republican, and 100% pick an outstanding republican to run with me as vice president. the latest electoral college from the cook projects, 304 votes for the nominee. and 190 for the republican nom nee, donald trump, with 44 electoral votes remaining too close to call at this point. in no scenario there, could donald trump win the necessary 2 sechblt electoral votes to become the president of the you said. with 187 days left for the campain, joining us tonight, steve, a veteran of three campaigns, howard dean's 2004 campaign, and killian conway, a veteran of newt gingrich's 2012 campaign. you were running part of the ted cruz super pack, you could ne

ben carson was one of the first to come out and endorse trump. he dropped out in early march and several days later threw his full weight behind the candidate saying that he had buried the hatchet and it was time for unity. dr. ben carson made it his mission to be a unifier and peacemaker on donald trump's behalf. so it's not too surprising that he would want to help out in this meeting between ryan and trump. but in fact a source close to the trump campaign confirmed that dr. ben carson did this on his own. he wasn't requested to do this by the trump campaign. and now he wants to get in there and he wants to help, as he has. on our channels, on our shows and elsewhere on other cable channels to try to be a unifier and peacemaker. mr. trump himself said he has no idea what the meeting will be about and paul ryan says that he doesn't know mr. trump, he wants to get to know him. so dr. ben carson wants to go in there beforehand and try to warm the room, as you said. >> we continue to hear from folks about the possibility of being a number two on a

i'm joined now by doctor ben carson. dr. carson, welcome to the program. dr. carson: thank you.e to be with you. fernando: you recently that said that donating to donald trump would be a good investment for the big donors in the republican party. can you elaborate more? how is this a good investment? dr. carson: well, in comparison to bernie sanders and hillary clinton, who feel like the solutions to everything come from the rich. if we take their money we can solve all the problems. the fact of the matter is, we are in so much trouble right now, not just the national debt, but the fiscal gap. you could take all the money from the rich and you wouldn't even make a dent in it. these are not the solutions we want. we want the real solutions that get to the base of the problem. fernando: so, last time we balanced the budget, it was a combination of tax increases and budget cuts, which seems to be the formula for balancing most budgets beyond the federal budget. is that not the most appropriate path since it's been proven to work? dr. carson: maybe it would have been an appropriate

. >> you have put ben carson in charge of your search committee for vp. you know what happened when bush put cheney in charge of his search committee. cheney became vp. is that possible? >> i don't think he is looking for that. ben is terrific guy. he gave me an endorsement early on. he has been helpful, makes calls, doing a lot of speeches and television. he's a terrific guy. dr. ben carson. >> i believe before you get to cleveland, you are going to try to consolidate the republican establishment support by doing the following, apointing rudy giuliani the homeland security chief, christie, the attorney general. i said that trump's going do that. would i be wrong? >> well, i have not made that decision but they would be three wise choices. they would be popular but they would do a phenomenal job, all three of them. no i haven't thought about that. but i tell you, all three would be three very good choices. i think it would be good. >> would you do it before you went into cleveland so you would have a squad you're coming in with? >> i like the idea of doin

ben carson is attempted to be the opening and to win over the arrival. are they confirming this doing on his own without the authority, trying to get this meeting. >> reporter: ben carson, this was not something they asked him to do but they are okay for him to do it. it is unclear if ben carson will get a meeting with paul ryan ahead of trump with the speaker of the house. ben carson wants to smooth things over between the presumptive nominee and head of the republican party. donald trump will center on and it is supposed to be about tone. the leaders and establishments and leaders on capitol hill is concerned about how trump is going to conduct himself on the campaign going forward. donald trump is prepared to hammer home how willing he is to fund raise with the rnc in order to make sure down ballot republican ars are not at a los when it comes to their election comes november ahead of the ticket. >> the washington post reporting lewan lewandowski is heading up in the search. >> reporter: it is still very early on. all the plans for vetting potential v

ben carson, who is right up there. one of the first.st called me and said, it is a movement you have got going. we have got to do something because i tell you what, it is an incredible movement and dr. ben carson endorsed me and i tell you what, he is an incredible man. and we want to keep them totally involved because we are going to win. we're going to win in november. [applause] mr. trump: and we are going to win big. we are going to win and it's going to be america first. countries, they do not respect us and they do not take care of us and they do not treat us right in many cases. that's not going to happen. we're going to keep things going very closely. we are $21 trillion in debt. just $19 million now, but with the budget recently passed, it will be $21 trillion. we are not in the position we were in 30 years ago, 40 years ago with a lot of these things began taking place. we are going to have unbelievably good relationships with other countries. but likewise, they have to treat us fairly and understand what we have been doing ov

ben carson. d dr. carson. he was coy about the vice presidential search. what did you hear? >> he wasn't coy about his own desire to have the job, though, right? it sounds like it was the most unpleasant idea to him, to serve as vice president or in government at all. which is odd for a former presidential candidate. but, yes, i heard a loyal trump soldier right now. and i got to say, i think he is probably an effective surrogate for donald trump, much more so than he was an effective presidential candidate, obviously. i think that's because there's still a big swath of the conservative base that admires ben carson and will listen to him as this stamp of approval all the way through. a key component to helping donald trump keep the conservative part of the base consolidated. >> does he need that? does he need it enough to risk what ben carson can also add to the dialogue? i feel the mans who tremendous downside for trump as well. >> he steps in and causes controversy, which is no doubt. remember t

there will be many who argue just like ben carson just did with me, this actually helps donald trump in that it shows the establishment isn't too keen on him. now, donald trump is probably the best dealmaker on the planet, so he might be able to cobble something together that could surprise folks and he might tip his hand in nebraska moments from now. we'll see. our vitamins contain no gluten, dairy or artificial flavors. so we invented a word that means that. shmorange. and it rhymes with the color of our bottle. hey, baby, make it your first word! sfx: baby speak not even close. reach for the orange, it's 100% shmorange! real is touching a ray. amazing is moving like one. real is making new friends. amazing is getting this close. real is an animal rescue. amazing is over twenty-seven thousand of them. there is only one place where real and amazing live. seaworld. real. amazing it's everything you've always wanted. and you work hard to keep it that way. ♪ sometimes, maybe too hard. get claimrateguard® from allstate. it helps keep your homeowners' rate from going up just because of a

ben carson said donald trump could consider a democrat for a running-mate.ll talk about some of the vps for candidate on both side. : : get your first two meals free at blueapron.com/cook. . charles: we had a lot of breaking news, this had to be the biggest. ben carson telling the "wall street journal" moments ago, he's going to remove himself from consideration for the vp competition and donald trump may in fact pick a democrat. which vp picks would be most advantageous in matschup between donald trump and hillary clinton. let's bring them back. in i love your reporting in things like this. you are ahead of the curve and open-minded, which gets you in trouble with the twitter-sphere, but i love it. tell us the best vp's? >> the best vp's? considering a democratic nomination on a republican ticket has been done before in 2008 when mccain vetted joe lieberman, that's not entirely crazy. but i think donald trump, and this is more conventional thought, i think marco rubio is the best vp, they seem to be coming together, marco rubio said favorable things about h

when it comes to donald trump, you know, barry bennett who had been on the ben carson campaign and done well for ben carson then joined the trump campaign and he is here and he was quoted in a "new york times" this morning saying he was looking forward to the meeting. he thought they had been very responsive. and so he'll be here as well as i saw arthur brooks and i know s.e. cupp will be here and i'll report all that i can tomorrow. but i think leading into it. i have to go into it with an open mind. i don't have high expectations or low expectations. i just have a lot of curiosity. both about the policy and the content and then just bigger picture moving forward. if facebook's mission is to be inexclusive. now it's such a huge company with so much power. the choice is facebook's, how do you use that inclusivity. if we're going to continue to do more on the news side of things, we have to be aware that conservatives have a natural suspicion when it comes to suppression of their ideas or story lines, et cetera. >> we'll bring it around. jedadia. >> when the story broke there seemed to b

ben carson quick to add that he is not in the mix to be the running mate. let's have a look at the cartoon in the usa today international edition suggesting the u.s. he has one and we at the inauguration of donald trump. if you look closely you can see he's being asked to raise his right hand and place his left hand not on the bible but on the national inquirer. fact is at the bottom of things in that national inquirer. let's switch to things in france. papers focusing on president hollande. trump,jong un and donald why not switch over to francois hollande? it is his fourth year ending, his fifth year and -- beginning. parisien says he counts on his lucky star and looks at his various emphasis when he came out smiling. 2007, may,t least in what happened with his socialist rival. he was arrested in new york for sexual assault of an employee that we all know about. that was fantastic news for francois hollande and that he gave him a clear way to become the nominee for this socialist and french presidency. the paper today you can see it saying that francois ho

ben carson endorsed me. that is an incredible man. it is such an honor to have ben. a friend. three -- youour it are at three. let me talk. quiet. i wish him the best. jeb, who was a very nice person -- he was like a little boy. he flew in a helicopter and he was all excited to be in the helicopter. is he going to vote for obama? people in new jersey want to throw him out of office. ♪ chris, thank you very much. chris christie who endorsed me, incredible guide. this guy his life so much. i'm watching marco sweating like a dog on my right. they call him a robot. it is rubio. i want to congratulate marco rubio on having run a really tough campaign. he is tough, he's smart, and he's got a great future. lying ted and nasty cannot win by himself. nobody in congress likes him once they get to know him. he is a joker. . a very nasty guy just you understand, ted cruz is one hell of a competitor. he is a tough, smart guy. now that he's out, everybody loves me. when they are out they nice, they ran a brilliant campaign. john: so very true. that was donald trump before and afte

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even the senators and governors even ben carson who is a great guy. he endorsed me. chris chris d. he endorsed me. a lot of people have endorsed me. jerry falwell, jr. just caved of is so many ministers and pastors. in new york we did the exit poll we won with 11 end with the bed. -- with the with the ad with a bed. and highly educated with a rich rand up for the then we went to the five states you went to connecticut and had to maryland. had every single one in a landslide. because if we win and the indiana live in rivers over with. -- it is over with. [cheers and applause] but remember we began with 17 and one by one they were off a governor and the senator and the senator and a governor what happened and. now we're down they are hanging on by their fingernails. it has been unbelievable i have bad here a lot with many friends i have met such amazing people. we have such incredible ride to the head right into the corridors of the big room shift we're going to make america great again we have everything. but the truth is that the trump proudly the safest place you can be because we

>> ben carson who in some ways has been very unpredictable surrogate for donald trump and some peopleunhelpful as well, he was on the vp committee, then he was off, then he was on. he floated some names for possible vp short lists that the donald trump campaign had to walk back. seems like he's found his natural fit, reaching out to evangelical leaders for donald trump with the eventual hope of not only they come on board but a meeting will happen in the next couple of weeks, these are people who by and large at the grassroots level voted for donald trump but the leadership was very much behind ted cruz, people like gary bauer, tony perkins, people like vander plan t tz in iowa. the simple picture it's trump versus hillary but he turned to the bible sometimes god uses men who are sinners to do his greatest work, so that is the kind of pitch -- >> still a message. >> still a mixed message so there you have it. >> as always ben carson is interesting communication strategy. we'll keep on eye on that one. it is very early but leading gop strategists are encouraged by new research they say

now, trump says no, but practically at the same time ben carson said yes.t for the purpose of this game, let's assume the answer is yes, that he will vet democrats. and let's ask the broader question on vps, do you think that the vp can help carry states? that selection can move a state one way or the other? >> well, i don't -- it's very rare that a vp candidate can really flip a state, but it's certainly not out of the question sort of in theory. i don't think there's any democrat who -- i don't think there's any democrat who would agree to be vp to donald trump. i don't know what vp candidate can kind of soften the blow of hurricane trump. right now all the analysis looking at public polling in "the new york times" had some helpful graphics on this, clinton wins nearly every -- i mean, she crushes him currently and that even if trump starts to creep up about five points and even if he can win in florida, north carolina, and ohio, he still loses. he would have to really narrow the gap considerably, and i don't think there's a democratic vp candidate that c

ben carson this morning saying he was personally very disappointed in what speaker ryan said. and one thing to keep in mind as well is why some of this may be playing out. remember that within 24 hours of becoming the presumptive nominee, donald trump changed a couple of key positions. one of the minimum wage and the other besides minimum wage -- minimum wage and then something else. his tax plan on the top 1% saying that he could see taxes being raised on the top 1%. steve? >> jacob rascon in omaha on the trump beat. >>> jake sherman, congressional reporter at politico. a story up on their website. how ryan decided to ditch trump. that's a great entry point here. >> he went with his gut. anybody who has been watching ryan over the last few months. i've pressed him on this consistently. he keeps breaking with trump at specific points. when trump comes out and says he wants to build a wall. he wants to bar muslims from the country, ryan has come out against it. i kept asking, how are you going to support a guy who you basically don't agree with on any issue. now we're seeing li

you put ben carson in charge of your search committee for v.p., i understand. know what happened when bush put cheney in charge of search committee. cheney got to be vp. is that possible here? >> i don't think ben is looking for that. ben is a terrific guy. is he a friend of mine. he gave me a very warm endorsement very early on. >> yep. >> he has been so helpful. he was making calls and doing everything he could, making speeches, doing a lot of television. he is a terrific guy. dr. ben carson, a terrific guy. >> now, i believe, before you get to cleveland, you are going to try to consolidate the republican establishment support by doing the following. appointing rudy giuliani, the homeland security chief. appointing governor christie, the attorney general, and ben carson in charge of health and human services. i said i think that trump is going to do that. would i be wrong? >> well, i have not made that decision but certainly three very wise choices. i think they would be popular. more importantly i think they would do a phenomenal job all three of them. i hav

>> ben carson is a great person. >> jimmy: it seems like he's half out of it all the time. >> no. rson, and i have ben and everybody looking. i have a lot of different people looking. ultimately we'll make a decision, i'll make the decision. we have good candidates. we have some wonderful people. i know you're sort of in the -- >> jimmy: i would like to be considered, yes. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i do have a couple questions about that. when you put a guy in charge, when you say, ben, will you help me find a vice president j is that a nice way of saying, ben, you are not going to be my vice president? >> well, ben will be involved. he did very well, and when you look at what happened during the race, ben was right up there for a while and did a good job. >> jimmy: and then we got to know him. you steam rolled him is what happened. >> no, i didn't want to steam roll anybody, frankly. we have some good people up on the stage. >> jimmy: you didn't want to steam roll ted cruz? you're really growing up. >> ted and i had some problems. >> jimmy: can i make a suggestion about the vice pres

ben carson. did dr. carson emerge from the conversation upbeat that the two men, the speaker and the republican nominee would emerge hand in hand going forward towards the convention? >> you know, listen. speaker ryan is a good guy. he's a principled guy. a strong guy just like mr. trump. speaks his mind. very candid and an honest guy. so you can't take offense at the speaker being candid just like mr. trump speaks candid. you have to respect that. so what the speaker was saying is this. we've got a down ticket. there are people who are nervous about the kinds of things mr. trump has said in the past. can we be assured? they want a president to be willing to negotiate and who understands what their goals and their policies are. that's reasonable. >> the bottom line is last week, the speaker told cnn's jake tapper he was not ready to endorse donald trump meeting, d him being ready? >> no, i don't think so. it shouldn't happen. >> why? >> it's a process. they're meeting. men are meeting. both with critical

nobody can stay mad around ben carson. or stay awake. e a tranq dart you use to sedate a rhino before you ask the rhino to endorse donald trump. but carson can be very persuasive. he's donald trump's number one hype man. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: four, four. i can just the chanting at the rallies now: "only four years! only four years!" they were actually chanting it. so are you there yet, speaker? >> i am not there right now. and i hope to, though. and i want to. >> stephen: i understand. this is a big decision. speaker ryan may not be ready to support trump right now, but someday he hopes to and wants to. i just want to give him a little advice. hey, paul. it's me, steve. i know you're under a lot of pressure right now to endorse trump. and i just want to say, it's okay to take it slow. just because all the cool people like ben carson are doing it doesn't mean you have to. you want the first time you endorse donald trump to be special. i mean, look at chris christie. he rushed right into endorse, and now everywhere he goes i

we've now confirmed with a source close to the trump campaign that ben carson, a top trump surrogate, did speak on the phone with paul ryan last night. he said that they talked about substantive issues and thinks that the trump-ryan meeting will go very well. of course he will say that. meanwhile, trump himself has nothing but praise in making the rounds on the media talking about paul ryan, not choosing to give him a nickname or anything like his other enemies, nothing but praise as you'll hear here. >> he's a very good man. he wants what's good for the party and i think we're going to have very positive results. i'd love, frankly, for him to stay and be chairman. >> so you think -- and i know you have to say this -- that he's going to fall into line, endorse you, he'll be at the convention and everything will be fine. >> i don't think fall into line is the right words, though. i think he loves this party, he loves this country and he wants to see something good happen. i think we're going to do better if we're unified. >> so for his part paul ryan said he believes this will be a pro

ben carson endorsed me. i want to tell you that is an , incredible man. ave ben. he has become a friend. i am at 42 and you are at three. he is a low-energy individual. jeb is a loser. i wish him the best. jeb is a nice person. he was like the little boy. remember he flew in a helicopter and was excited to be there. is he going to vote for obama? i thought he was. people in new jersey want to throw him out of office. ♪ chris, thank you very much. i appreciate it. chris christie who endorsed me, incredible guy. i'm watching marco sweating like a dog on my right. they call him a robot. it is rubio. i want to congratulate marco rubio on having run a really tough campaign. he is tough, he's smart, and he's got a great future. lying ted. >> he is a nasty guy. nobody likes him. trump: he cannot win by himself. he is a joker. >> a very nasty guy . >> just so you understand ted , cruz is one hell of a competitor. he is a tough, smart guy. now that he's out, everybody loves me. when they are out, they are nice they ran a brilliant campaign. , john: so very true. th

ben carson from palm beach gardens in florida. dr. carson, thank you very much for joining us. >> always a pleasure. >> you were always a former republican presidential candidate and now a seemingly jack of all trades for the trump campaign. what exactly, dr. carson, is your role in the trump campaign? >> you know, i don't want to be pigeon holed into any one thing. donald trump and i have talked about our mutual desire to make prosperous in all aspects. education, defense, getting along with each other, finances. so right now, you know, you deal with the problem. the big problem right now is unity. so obviously, we want to focus on finding waywa waway was to m people understand what's going on. i was gratified with the meeting with the speaker yesterday along with mr. trump. and the thing, i think, that they got to do is to speak to each other. that really is the key to understanding. rather than getting the respect of corners and throwing barbs at each other and recognizing donald trump is not a politician. so he has not learned pol