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pause you know trump before than charles krauthammer does. ld charles a lot of what trump has said and done was theaterred that the only way he could win on a million to one shot which is what i think it was last june was to be this bombastic to get the media's attention to drive the narrative in a way that scared off opponents and that has certainly happened. and he played it right down the line and here is he the nominee against all odds. but the real donald trump, the real man isn't quite what he has portrayed himself to be. do you believe that? >> actually, i don't know. i have only met him once or twice. i met his brother robert more often. >> you know him in new york. you know what he has done. >> sure in new york. yeah. people who know him and work with him say is he a very reasonable gli like giuliani. >> yeah. except i think giuliani took policy a lot more seriously. i was with giuliani in the 2008 campaign. and i know how much he studied the foreign policy issues. >> giuliani is on board with trump. i mean hasn't endorsed him but don

let's get thoughts from syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. what do you think? >> i think it will have a dramatic effect in doing that. one thing holding back people who have resisted supporting trump or at least the major thing is the fear of what a clinton presidency would do to the supreme court and how it would change it for a generation. now you get a list of 11 who are quite sterling, three of them clerked for justice thomas, two of them for justice scalia. the six federal judges all appointed by george w. which means they are conservative, and they are relatively young. so this is a future looking list, the only caveat is what you and i heard on the interview where trump said his appointee will most likely be from this list. not going to be, but most likely. how do you interpret that? i don't know. he always leaves himself wiggle room. he likes to have leverage. he keeps the leverage. what he does is to kindle a little bit of doubt. >> we're going to have a story about the possible third party threat. does this, he told me this was going to happen a coupl

joining us from washington charles krauthammer.as stunned by this report. $1,000 and most americans can't come up with it? what say you? >> well, we are known around the world as the most, you might call it spend thrift. but one of the lowest saving rates on earth. japanese save everything. germans, a lot of europeans save a lot. we don't. and we haven't for about 50, 60 years. of course, with the ease of credit now, and with the interest rates essentially zero, the temptation to borrow is irresistible. you are a doctor. is this a neurosis to spend your money and not think about the future and how to manage your finances in a responsible way? is it i have got to have it, gimme, gimme, gimme? is that what's going on? >> yeah, it's going on but it's not a neurosis. the word neurosis, by the way was abolished from psychiatry about 30, 40 years ago. but if the idea is it is some kind of personality disorder, of course not. it's the response to incentive, you know that what's what capitalism is based on. incentives there, credit cards a

but you have all black chips from charles krauthammer and steve hayes and everybody else. >> that's hard to believe. i think i'm going to take a picture. of these guys with the chips, right down on the 100s. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> i also asked mr. trump if he'll release his tax returns. he said he would, if he's not being audited. and pointed us again to these photos of him signing his tax forms. stacked up. many tax experts say either way, he could still release them or summary of them. trump told me he'll say what

today" and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer what do you think of it? >> on one level could you say it's a fairly small problem. tiny population. but there's something very large at stake here. and that is the federal government is unilaterally decreeing without a debate, without consulting that as of now sex is no longer or gender is no longer a fixed category. as we have assumed for say 5,000 years. but actually a simply a matter of declaration, of preference, that's a huge step. it's going to have a lot of implications in the future. again this is a rather trivial issue, the use of the bathrooms in comparison with other items on our agenda. it's important to the individuals involved. but this is a major change on how we view one of the defining aspects of any person. i think it deserves a lot more than simply a declaration, unless you accept the idea that you can declare yourself a man on a monday and a woman on wednesday, and it's completely up to you, that unless you accept that, you are a bigot. and you are acting like, the segregationist in the s

news and world report" and syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. charles, observations? >> i'm not among the many who thought it smoothed over the divide. yes of course it did rhetorically. but whenever you talk process, we did not conclude peace. the reason that you have the process, to give the appearance that something is happening. here there will be an end point, a point at which ryan will give a perfunctory endorsement and people will ignore him until november. the fact that they came out of this, there's a joint statement, the meeting was supposed to do something that would unify the party. it's clear that an opportunity exists, is what we already knew. this is a sham marriage and the reason is simple -- goodwill on both sides but paul ryan is a conservative, has been all his life and committed to certain conservative principles. trump has made it clear he's not a conservative. he's a nationalist populist there are a lot of arguments in favor of that. but it isn't conservatism that he himself stressed, when he said that the republican party is not called the conse

kennedy: they call you the charles krauthammer of metal. >> i actually know who that is.nedy: donald trump asked you to be his running-mate. >> it's official. >> the height differential alone is reason enough to endorse this. >> they say things couldn't get any crazier. look at this. kennedy: you are the man. >> i think i have a lot to coffer this country. maybe i could run his metal department. because he's going to have a metal department. kennedy: coming up. have you ever wondered what donald trump would sounds like as a pizza delivery guy? kennedy: john than kite, is playing the loveable ukrainian cook on "two girls," but he's also a phenomenal impressionist. this ways happened when he came by. i would like to you do our president obama hosting a cooking show. >> hello america, this is president barack obama. i have two dishes i want to share with you today. the first one is called the joe biden.d it's delicious but it's hard to eat because you first have to put your foot in your mouth. and the second dish is called the congress. it's great if you have too much fiber

kennedy: they call you the charles krauthammer of metal. >> i actually know who that is.sked you to be his running-mate. >> it's official. >> the height differential alone is reason enough to endorse this. >> they say things couldn't get any crazier. look at this. kennedy: you are the man. >> i think i have a lot to coffer this country. maybe i could run his metal department. because he's going to have a metal department. kennedy: coming up. have you ever wondered what donald trump would sounds like as a pizza delivery guy? esurance was born online. which means fewer costs, which saves money. their customer experience is virtually paperless, which saves paper, which saves money. they have smart online tools so you only pay for what's right for you, which saves money. they settle claims quickly which saves time, which saves money. they drive an all hybrid claims fleet which saves gas, which saves money. they were born online and built to save money. which means when they save you save. that's auto and home insurance for the modern world. esurance. an allstate company. clic

amy stoddard, and charles krauthammer. on the clinton effort to kind of go after donald trump on things. she's talking about on the trail, his statements about the housing market going down. is this going to work? >> i think that some of it can and some can't. i've seen polling, just to want this tax return makes him uncomfortable. >> i'm telling you about polling. >> i understand. >> so they think he should turn over tax returns. i think those are better things to go after. you know, a policy message about trade and immigration. mostly just the next six months. it makes them nervous, this one thing he says is sort of a passive way about the housing crisis. >> mercedes, the push back from trump usually is fierce and counter punch is strong. >> call it character assassination. he wants to make sure when looking at poll numbers and hillary's untrust worthiness remains over 66% that is where he's targeting. in terms of just sticking to the voters. it's going to be stuck with her and i think it's difficult. so on this argument

news and world report" and syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. charles, observations?m not among the many who thought it smoothed over the divide. yes of course it did rhetorically. but whenever you talk process, we did not conclude peace. the reason that you have the process, to give the appearance that something is happening. here there will be an end point, a point at which ryan will give a perfunctory endorsement and people will ignore him until november. the fact that they came out of this, there's a joint statement, the meeting was supposed to do something that would unify the party. it's clear that an opportunity exists, is what we already knew. this is a sham marriage and the reason is simple -- goodwill on both sides but paul ryan is a conservative, has been all his life and committed to certain conservative principles. trump has made it clear he's not a conservative. he's a nationalist populist there are a lot of arguments in favor of that. but it isn't conservatism that he himself stressed, when he said that the republican party is not called the conservativ

news and world report and charles krauthammer, a nail biter tonight. >> it's, you'll have no affeeff on the delegate count. it's psychological for hillary. she needs to show to break the losing streak. if she squeaks it out, a win is a win is a win. she's going to win the nomination so this is a way to try to lose bernie, he's not going away. in the end, try to appease him. they have to view it delicately. they're going to head to philadelphia. they're going to have to work out what he wants in order to make him say the right things and show some enthusiasm. >> what does this do to the clinton campaign when they continue to say look at the delegates, we've got this in the bag and they continue to lose to bernie sanders? >> one of our chief spokespersons saying he was drinking bourbon. so they're very happy with this. it's only 1800 votes, it would be a different story if she'd lost. kentucky democratic party sent out an alert declaring she's going to be the victor in this race. so it about getting another bad news cycle if she would have lost it. now, she comes out with a win and if

let's bring in the -- syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. let's talk about donald trump and the unification. seems like it doesn't matter. >> historically, the truth is, it does matter. no one has won the presidency, i think, with a split party behind him or not behind him. you have to imagine, going forward, a situation every time a republican state assemblyman comes out and says i can't support this man, it's another news cycle, another story about a negative. it's hard to imagine somebody doing well when the party is fractured behind him. >> he's meeting with speaker ryan, and the senate side as well on thursday. clearly, he's going to try to mend ways. he told me last thursday, he is up for negotiating on pretty much everything. >> that is going to be an incredibly important meeting. here is the deal. two gentlemen with the party. they are going to have to meet somewhere in the middle. for ryan, it was a smart move to say, wait a second, you are going to come to my office here. you have to realize, i have to control part of the space as

let's bring in charles krauthammer. seems trump captured the day on news coverage. this woman coming out on fox and friends seemed to raise serious questions about "the new york times" story. >> and the war between donald trump and the media continues. obviously, "the new york times" spent a lot of time on the story. what is so interesting about it, at no point did she say she was misquoted. she said they quoted it exactly right, that is what happened, but they got the entire context of the story wrong, in her eyes. to me, it reveals a massive gulch between "the new york times" and what is this woman, who was a model after donald trump was divorced. she was at a pool party. they had a, sort of an exchange and she came away through with it all. when you put it through the lens of the new york times, it becomes this, you know, like he's a predator or something. i feel like it really doesn't reveal the larger chasm between them. >> we are going to see her. this campaign is going to be in the mud soon, if it's not already. >> it's already there. >> even more as we get g

"fortune" magazine ninja east meastman and charles krauthammer. >> your thoughts on what he said. >> it's more what he didn't say. he was explicit about not apologizing. he didn't refer to the war. he referred to the concept of war. and the evils of death and destruction but it was a very important move for him leaving the presidency. he's been obsessed as we know for years with athlete of nuclear weapons. he wanted to remind the world of what they can do without talking about who did what to whom so that was interesting. >> the federation of american scientists weighed in on this speech and the specific focus on nuclear weapons saying mr. obama's visit to hiroshima takes place in the shadow of his nuclear weapons legacy. the obama administration has reduced the stockpile less than any post-cold war administration. the amount of war heads dismantled in 2015 was lowest since president obama took office. there you see president obama 13% during his time. he talks about and has talked about this for quite some time. >> eliminating nuclear weapons. by the way it's not just president obam

amy walter from the cook political report and charles krauthammer. i got to say that was a pretty remarkable thing to see paul ryan being booed at a trump rally. his statement didn't just surprise trump, but most of the political ward. i should say that ryan walked it back slightly saying he's happy he's going to be meeting with donald trump on thursday. but where do things stand right now, amy? >> this is a party we've been talking about this for some time now, charles, especially that is broken apart. i don't know how it gets put back together. it's not just paul ryan that has said that he doesn't know if he's going to endorse. we have jeb bush saying he's not going to vote for either donald trump or hillary clinton. we're going to see more high profile republicans finding a way to distance and detach themselves. i don't know what ryan's next move is on this. on the one hand, he's doing it to protect his vulnerable members many of whom are terrified with running with a polarizing figure on the top of the ticket. at some point, there's going to have

let's bring in charles krauthammer. seems trump captured the day on news coverage. this woman coming out on fox and friends seemed to raise serious questions about "the new york times" story. >> and the war between donald trump and the media continues. obviously, "the new york times" spent a lot of time on the story. what is so interesting about it, at no point did she say she was misquoted. she said they quoted it exactly right, that is what happened, but they got the entire context of the story wrong, in her eyes. to me, it reveals a massive gulch between "the new york times" and what is this woman, who was a model after donald trump was divorced. she was at a pool party. they had a, sort of an exchange and she came away through with it all. when you put it through the lens of the new york times, it becomes this, you know, like he's a predator or something. i feel like it really doesn't reveal the larger chasm between them. >> we are going to see her. this campaign is going to be in the mud soon, if it's not already. >> it's already there. >> even more as we get g

ann guerin, and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. >> the nra sometimes doesn't put its endorsement down. sometimes they don't do it early. there have been presidential elections that didn't do it. they chose to do it this time. >> i'm not surprised. i think trump is the type of candidate that projects strength. he's been doing that from day one. this doesn't come as a surprise at all. i think trump will take it to school. there's a big difference between him and hillary clinton. when it comes to guns in this country. you heard that in the clips. so i expect him to take full advantage of this. and do it all the time. >> she will go to a gun control event tomorrow. the clinton campaign will tell you she's not out to abolish the second amendment. although history may show she'll try to change it or degrade it a bit in the eyes of the nra. >> sure, her official position is that responsible what she calls common-sense gun control can co-existent with the second amendment just fine. she likes to frequently point out that a majority of gun owners and a majority of the american public actu

charles krauthammer. is it over if cruz doesn't win in indiana? >> i think it is.his is the last chance t. polls had looked a lot tighter before. now they look closer. if donald trump beats him there and performs like the poll numbers say and win big in california, it's all done. it doesn't matter cruz lined up a lot of people that want him on the second ballot. >> i agree with mara. ted hates hearing this and thinks the media is against him. at one point reality sinks in. one wonders if ted cruz, he could turn it around and win tomorrow. who knows. say it's a five to ten point victory for trump, i don't know how you keep the narrative going that i'm winning and donald trump is not going to get to 1237. i have the grass roots. i mean, i think it becomes less and less credible. i don't know if he's thinking 2020 or down the road. i think he has an incredible political future regardless of what happens. maybe, at some point, it's time to think about that as you move forward in the race or not. >> he had a number of stops with the indiana governor, mike pence, who end

kennedy: they call you the charles krauthammer of metal. >> i actually know who that is. trump asked you to be his running-mate. >> it's official. >> the height differential alone is reason enough to endorse this. >> they say things couldn't get any crazier. look at this. kennedy: you are the man. >> i think i have a lot to coffer this country. maybe i could run his metal department. because he's going to have a metal department. kennedy: coming up. have you ever wondered what donald trump would sounds like as a pizza delivery guy? if you're going to make a statement... make sure it's an intelligent one. ♪ the all-new audi a4, with available virtual cockpit. ♪ okay, so what's our latest data say? our customer is a 21-year-old female. heavily into basketball. wait. data just changed... now she's into disc sports. ah, no she's not. since when? since now. she's into tai chi. she found disc sports too stressful. hold on. let me ask you this... what's she gonna like six months from now? who do we have on aerial karate? steve. steve. steve. and alexis. uh, no. just steve. just

joining me now, charles krauthammer, author of the book "things that matter". od to see you. the stats are just deeply disturbing. and and impression is why? why are we seeing this spike? >> i'm sure there is not one single cause, but i do believe more in comey than i do on the white house spinners as to whether the ferguson effect has contributed. it's almost undeniable. the logic of it. you're a police officer, called into baltimore for an incident into an inner city, surrounded by crowds, taunting you, holding up cell phones are you going to want to act aggressively to try to put down whatever is going on? or would you shy away? i think the evidence out of logic and self preservation is going to shy away after having seen how when these happen, the white house and the department of justice have in the past lined up with those who blame the police as for example inferring son. that is the lodge wrik of it. you have the antidotal evidence. cops will tell you there is an element of i'm going to be tagged, filmed and ruined. then, you have statistics that seem to

let's bring in the -- syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer.alk about donald trump and the unification. seems like it doesn't matter. >> historically, the truth is, it does matter. no one has won the presidency, i think, with a split party behind him or not behind him. you have to imagine, going forward, a situation every time a republican state assemblyman comes out and says i can't support this man, it's another news cycle, another story about a negative. it's hard to imagine somebody doing well when the party is fractured behind him. >> he's meeting with speaker ryan, and the senate side as well on thursday. clearly, he's going to try to mend ways. he told me last thursday, he is up for negotiating on pretty much everything. >> that is going to be an incredibly important meeting. here is the deal. two gentlemen with the party. they are going to have to meet somewhere in the middle. for ryan, it was a smart move to say, wait a second, you are going to come to my office here. you have to realize, i have to control part of the space as well. al

charles krauthammer was saying last night that anyone who sits down with him can learn a lot about foreign policy, suggesting trump may need more than one meeting with henry kissinger to make up for the perceived deficit he has in foreign-policy. we don't know what time the meeting is going to take place. i told sometime around midday and we don't know where whether it will be at trump tower which we don't think it will be or over at mister kissinger's offices on park avenue or potentially at his home but we are watching closely, john and the second this motorcade starts to roll we will let everyone know. foreign-policy is something very much in the mind of donald trump in the last few days. he gave an interview to reuters last night he would be willing as president obama did in 2010 seven sit down with theleader of north korea and talk to him about trying to stop north korea's nuclear program. here's what mister trump told reuters yesterday . >> i would have no problem sitting with him. at the same time i would love to put a lot of pressure on china because economically we have the tremen

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charles krauthammer. much loved commentator on this network. he says this is an inflection point this is the end of a major political party. let's have some perspective this is an earthquake. >> do you think they realize they're helping him? they are helping him. when they come out and denounce him and say that he doesn't represent the party -- >> do you maintain, you want to maintain your principles what do you do? >> if you want to hurt trump, those guys, they should go endorse him. that would be the way to hurt him. >> on the principles? >> sure. >> you and i were sitting at this table four years ago, we didn't love where mitt romney was, and invariably eight years ago we didn't love where john mccain was ideologically. it was, you were a libertarian, i was a little bit farther right. it was against some of our principles to endorse a guy looking for open borders, who who created romney care in massachusetts. we got behind him, he was a better choice than obama, the socialist, in my opinion. >> i have to be hypercritical. because i don't hav

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let's bring in charles hurt, ed o the "washington post" and syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. >> we started the hour with the amazing political story. now that we're at this moment, it's worth reflecting on. >> i think it is remarkable over the past month. pretty significant number of establishment republicans and credentialed conservatives. far more than i thought would get behind him. obviously there's still hold-outs and people like paul ryan who are going tore very careful about this. but i think that what we're seeing is is the unifying of the party. i think he's got a strong hand, especially who he's going up against and republicans who want to see a republican win have a lot to be optimistic about right now. >> charlie, ed mentions paul ryan. here is from press conference today, talking about a phone call he had with donald trump last night. >> it was a productive phone call. we had this conversation. our staffs have been meeting we had a good and productive phone call. what i'm most concerned about is making sure we have real party unity, not pretend party unity. >> i

stoddard from "the hill" and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. steve, i think it's fair to say you've been a harsh critic of donald trump from the very start. now he's going to be the republican nominee. in what way do you think the dead-enders inside the gop are going to go. are they going to rally around trump? just sit this election out? or are they going to -- pursue, explore the idea of a third-party conservative campaign? >> i would say a little bit of all three. it depends on who you're talking about. i think we've seen that many elected officials who indicated or suggested that they might not support trump are coming around and coming around quickly. i think in the sort of intellectual class or conservative movement activists, both in washington and around the country. you have i think a good number of people who say this man is not a conservative. i fought for these ideals and these principles in some cases for my entire career and the republican party which is supposed to be a vessel for electioning people with conservative ideas, if im

stoddard from "the hill" and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer.ve, i think it's fair to say you've been a harsh critic of donald trump from the very start. now he's going to be the republican nominee. in what way do you think the dead-enders inside the gop are going to go. are they going to rally around trump? just sit this election out? or are they going to -- pursue, explore the idea of a third-party conservative campaign? >> i would say a little bit of all three. it depends on who you're talking about. i think we've seen that many elected officials who indicated or suggested that they might not support trump are coming around and coming around quickly. i think in the sort of intellectual class or conservative movement activists, both in washington and around the country. you have i think a good number of people who say this man is not a conservative. i fought for these ideals and these principles in some cases for my entire career and the republican party which is supposed to be a vessel for electioning people with conservative ideas, if imperf

and people that are holding out, i heard charles krauthammer who i think is the smartest guy on televisionng that the real primary will be comey and the fbi and all -- that's a bun of bologna, with all due respect the charles. there's not going to be an indictment. focus on real issues. and this e-mail scandal has succeeded, like benghazi -- which was similarly debunked -- in bringing her down from 60% approval to now barely 40% approval. so it has succeeded in its real intent which was to undermine secretary clinton's popularity. kennedy: so far you and dagen have been a match made in heaven on the couch today. [laughter] dagen, the problem -- dagen: trying to let him finish! kennedy: and the inspector general's report said the problem wasn't with the e-mail or the use of the private e-mail, it was the fact that she was told to use departmental e-mail and the fact she never met with the inspector general and the fact that she used personal devices that she was specifically and strictly told not to use. dagen: right. they suggested that she get her two phones, one personal and one for work

. >>> let's get more on this iran story from syndicated columnist charles krauthammer who joins me tonight from washington. your thoughts on the story? and all the different facets of it, including the executive privilege? >> well when you listen to josh earnest, that was an exercise in linguistic ak row battics. if it's a ubpoena, you call it executive privilege. it's exactly the same idea, i think the administration is right. if this were a republican administration you would not want the congress compelling an adviser to give the advice in public. that's well known, that's well practiced. which is why i think the entire exercise was a bit of a misfire. on the part of the republicans. it was obvious they were not going to allow him to testify. rhodes had completely embarrassed himself. completely exposed the administration for its deception and misleading and the use of pli ply yant people in the press to echo their misstatements. it was in a big article. it was known. there was no way you're going to get live testimony, i don't think they should have attempted this. because as you just

steve hayes is here, ron fornier of "the national journal" and charles krauthammer.kay, steve, kind of a heated event today between trump and reporters saying he's paid the money to the veterans. >> well, a little eruption from donald trump today. for five months reporters have been trying to get the details of what this event did. and asking, i think fairly basic journalistic questions like, what was the total amount given? who received these funds? and in some cases, who gave these funds? and they had very little luck getting that information from the trump campaign. i would argue that in a paypal economy, when i can wire you $25 while we're sitting here at this table, and you'll have it in the bank account tomorrow, the trump campaign should have been able to provide that information much earlier than it has. now it took him five months. it's a good thing donald trump raised money for the veterans. people have raised questions about why he did it and the original intent of that event to distract from the fox news thing, but i think it's basically we're all better

amy walter from the cook political report and charles krauthammer.got to say that was a pretty remarkable thing to see paul ryan being booed at a trump rally. his statement didn't just surprise trump, but most of the political ward. i should say that ryan walked it back slightly saying he's happy he's going to be meeting with donald trump on thursday. but where do things stand right now, amy? >> this is a party we've been talking about this for some time now, charles, especially that is broken apart. i don't know how it gets put back together. it's not just paul ryan that has said that he doesn't know if he's going to endorse. we have jeb bush saying he's not going to vote for either donald trump or hillary clinton. we're going to see more high profile republicans finding a way to distance and detach themselves. i don't know what ryan's next move is on this. on the one hand, he's doing it to protect his vulnerable members many of whom are terrified with running with a polarizing figure on the top of the ticket. at some point, there's going to have to

but you have all black chips from charles krauthammer and steve hayes and everybody else. >> that's hard to believe. i think i'm going to take a picture. of these guys with the chips, right down on the 100s. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> i also asked mr. trump if he'll release his tax returns. he said he would, if he's not being audited. and pointed us again to these photos of him signing his tax forms. stacked up. many tax experts say either way, he could still release them or summary of them. trump told me he'll say what his attorneys say and will make a decision soon. >>> coming up next -- a benghazi exclusive right here. ♪ ram trucks are reaching new heights when it comes to capability and efficiency. the ram heavy duty is the most capable full-sized pickup on the road today. and, the ram 1500 is the most fuel-efficient, full-sized pickup. ever. so what does that mean? it means ram trucks give you the best of both worlds. so go big. and go far. guts. glory. ram. man 1:man 2: i am. woman: ex-military? man 2: four tours. woman: you worked with computers? man 2: that's clas

charles krauthammer, one of the smartest guys in the whole world, just tears trump into little piecessly megyn just commented on him. i call him a strutting little peacock. >> then donald trump comes back and talks about cruz and his father. >> i don't know what he's talking about. >> i guess what i'm saying, it gets long if the tooth, tiring, you're just exasperated. they've got to both be careful, right? >> well i have a very smart friend, who used to say to me -- don't say anything after 9:00 at night. don't say anything when you're exhausted. i think this is something like that. they're both very, very tired. but it doesn't really matter any more. if i may say so, and i'm not in the trump tank. i've written very critically about him for a long, long time. before most people have heard about him. with all due respect, the idea that he can be stopped on the republican side is just nonsense at this point. he's going to be the guy. he's going to be the candidate. the only question now is who his veep is going to be. i think he has a very good chance of winning the election. i'm not in

lou: charles krauthammer and columnists on fox have written and said some of the most devastating, ifot the most devastating things about donald trump of anyone in the national media. >> and rich lowry and karl rove and steve hays and others that appear on fox. lou: i consider them relatively generous of spirit by comparison to will. >> right. trump has turned that to his advantage. one he punches back. two, he runs against the media establishment, as he has run against the political establishment. i think the attacks haven't hurt him. i understand cruz is frustrated. seems to be slipping away. some of the rhetoric is a little too far. lou: i can't help but think as i watch this and listen to these candidates across -- we're ten months into the primary process, thank god we've got this process because it does reveal ultimately who is seeking our vote and who we're dealing with, and sometimes unsettleingly so. >> some people love him, don't like him, he forged a connection with millions of republican voters who felt angry and disgusted and disaffected from the system, that's why he's g

joining us from washington charles krauthammer. and you say?well, we have a pretty long and distinguished history of a partisan press. i mean, i bring you back to the first campaign you covered 1800 adams and jefferson were the jefferson press accused adam of being excredible. they called him math amath they wrote this in their papers that he was an atheist and under his presidency murder, robbery, rape, adultery and incest. i love the incest part, will be openly practiced and taught in the country. so, we have got an old tradition of this. >> there is a tradition. >> it is a tradition and it's been -- it was a hell of a lot worse. we have developed the so-called objective standards which people at least in the press they want to appear to adhere to. they don't. we know the mainstream media is liberal and biased against conservatives that is like telling the sunrises in the east. >> what did you think about the "new york times" reporter who wrote the front page article saying well, the story speaks for itself. that really got me here you have g

but you have all black chips from charles krauthammer and steve hayes and everybody else. >> that's hard to believe. i think i'm going to take a picture. of these guys with the chips, right down on the 100s. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> i also asked mr. trump if he'll release his tax returns. he said he would, if he's not being audited. and pointed us again to these photos of him signing his tax forms. stacked up. many tax experts say either way, he could still release them or summary of them. trump told me he'll say what his attorneys say and will make a decision soon. >>> coming up next -- a benghazi exclusive right here. >>> now a fox news exclusive. nearly $5 million set aside for the state department to aid in the benghazi investigation is unaccounted for. and the select committee on benghazi wants to know where the money went. chief washington correspondent james rosen with this exclusive report on the missing millions. >> senior obama administration officials have accused the house select committee on benghazi of dragging out its work to try to damage hillary clinton

today" and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer what do you think of it?one level could you say it's a fairly small problem. tiny population. but there's something very large at stake here. and that is the federal government is unilaterally decreeing without a debate, without consulting that as of now sex is no longer or gender is no longer a fixed category. as we have assumed for say 5,000 years. but actually a simply a matter of declaration, of preference, that's a huge step. it's going to have a lot of implications in the future. again this is a rather trivial issue, the use of the bathrooms in comparison with other items on our agenda. it's important to the individuals involved. but this is a major change on how we view one of the defining aspects of any person. i think it deserves a lot more than simply a declaration, unless you accept the idea that you can declare yourself a man on a monday and a woman on wednesday, and it's completely up to you, that unless you accept that, you are a bigot. and you are acting like, the segregationist in the south. 6

charles krauthammer is a fox news contributor and joins us now.harles, what about this stop trump movement and its status? where do you think going forward? >> well i think it dies. if what looks like is going to happen, happens. if cruz loses, and according to the polls it would be somewhere in double digits, there's no stop trump campaign. trump will have the nomination. i think the further question is, will trump be able to bring in some of those people? remember, cruz has had, has now a not-insubstantial following. he doesn't have enough to win the nomination. but when you have 550 delegates, you represent quite a large segment, a minority segment of course, of the electorate. and the question is, will trump reach out, and that's why i think what he did today is so puzzling. he's way ahead. he's got the nomination in his pocket. and yet, he floats or repeats the story from national inquirer, which is weird twilight zone stuff. about ted cruz's dad. being associated with lee harvey oswald. who was the kennedy assassin. that's what set ted cruz

ann guerin, and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. >> the nra sometimes doesn't put its endorsement down. sometimes they don't do it early. there have been presidential elections that didn't do it. they chose to do it this time. >> i'm not surprised. i think trump is the type of candidate that projects strength. he's been doing that from day one. this doesn't come as a surprise at all. i think trump will take it to school. there's a big difference between him and hillary clinton. when it comes to guns in this country. you heard that in the clips. so i expect him to take full advantage of this. and do it all the time. >> she will go to a gun control event tomorrow. the clinton campaign will tell you she's not out to abolish the second amendment. although history may show she'll try to change it or degrade it a bit in the eyes of the nra. >> sure, her official position is that responsible what she calls common-sense gun control can co-existent with the second amendment just fine. she likes to frequently point out that a majority of gun owners and a majority of the american public actu

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. >> as charles krauthammer says whether we should have zoos.e a time for all the people that have zoos and see if the design is just right. anyway, ted, thank you. get ready to speed read the news. exillinois police officer sergeant drew peterson found guilty again. this time it's a murder for hire plot and the target? a prosecutor. the very prosecutor who in 2012 successfully prosecuted peterson for killing his third wife. now peterson got 38 years for that murder. in addition to new conviction he remains under suspicion for disappearance of fourth wife. shark attack in california. woman bitten on the arm at corona delmar state beach. the woman rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. she is expected to be okay. the attack shutting down miles of popular beaches. some have now been reopened. the shark has not been reported since but it was reportedly a great white shark. another animal. enormous alligator spotted walking across a florida golf course. two friends golfing incredible video. they say the gator looks to be 15 feet long. if that

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. >> charles krauthammer on donald trump's strategy. >> let's look at the map and follow up on what charlesp has pulled out 64% more voters this cycle than in 2012. new voters. so i believe instead of the states being red and blue they are going to be purple for trump. the gop has an opportunity to bring people of color and women to the party. but it's all on messaging, it's all on messaging. if we get the message right and unite behind trump we will be victorious. >> what are the key stays? >> florida and ohio. a republican cannot win without ohio and dealing with the electoral numbers of the electoral college. so again now, i think trump is going to sweep in the south he's going to take the south. but i think too, that the blue states -- i call them swing states. that's what i call the purple states that trump will be able to take those. >> but we are saying that he has high unfavorable numbers among women and hispanics. how will that impact things? >> women are not monolithic. in my book i have one chapter dedicated to women and i have latinos in limbo. again, it's about the issues. peop