and then charlie sykes finally showed tv and radio interviewers how to really handle a live donald trumpew. >> you've given hundreds of thousands of dollars to the clintons, to harry reid, to john kerry, chum schumer, charlie rangel. in your book you insulted ronald reagan, you praised obama's stimulus as terrific. you've called for the largest tax hike in history. you've endorsed universal government-run health care. you've endorsed abortion on demand. gun control. so my question is why shouldn't conservatives here in wisconsin think that your claim to be a conservative now is just a giant fraud? >> well, first of all, let me just explain that as a businessman i'd never even thought of many of the things you're talking about. i was never even asked questions about many of the things you're talking about. i gave money to all politicians. i was republican but i gave money to all politicians, which was frankly a thing that you would do and every businessman would do and i never thought i was going to be running for office. and i'm a very straight shooter. and i've said this. i gave money t

but it's possible he could do it. >> charlie sykes did an extraordinary interview with trump today, probablyd-about things in politics today, the long interview which trump said he didn't know sykes was part of the stop trump movement. how influential is he in his advocacy against trump? is that a big deal? >> it is a big deal. and not just for him, but also for other talk radio hosts in milwaukee. >> all pretty much uniformly pro-cruz, anti-trump? >> exactly. and have been for a long time. the move to cruz is a little more recent. but the criticism of trump has been going on all year. and it really does reflect that established republican notion that people are uncomfortable to trump, and taking a while to warm up to cruz as the alternative, but in that interview you certainly saw some of the criticism that sykes and others have leveled against trump throughout the year. >> yeah. let's switch over to the democrats. in sort of wisconsin democratic party 101, this should be a relatively good state for bernie sanders, right? >> it certainly should be. barack obama won it solidly in 2008 over c

charlie sykes i think you made that point. 'll be listening for governor scott walker appearing on your program in the next hour. charlie, thank you very much for you being with us today. much appreciated. >> my pleasure. stuart: thank you, sir. next case, the feds hack into the san bernanadino terrorist's iphone and they did it without apple. i say apple lost this one. millions of workers at risk of losing their health insurance. obamacare is to blame. this was not supposed to happen, was it? >> if you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. period. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. at mfs investment management, we believe in the power of active management. by debating our research to find the best investments. by looking at global and local insights to benefit from different points of view. and by consistently breaking apart risk to focus on long-term value. we actively manage with expertise and conviction. so you can invest with more certainty. mfs. tha

primaries around the country, particularly in wisconsin, the twist here is the hosts particularly charlie sykes, very anti-trump. that caused some fireworks yesterday? >> i'm in janesville at the wedge, this is paul ryan's hometown, now for his civity and decorum, and crlie sykes represents those values on the air waves. el trump's first campaign appearance in the state of wisconsin, he didn't think it was going to happen, because he assumed that donald trump or someone on his staff would google charlie sykes, and all the way in was saying he was a buffoon. >> you've heard of minnesota nice, wisconsin is also quite nice. they value conservative principles, but decorum and civility also. when he pressed trump to clear the air to address the tone, he didn't get the answers he was looking for. take a listen to one particular mother where charlie is pressing donald trump on the melania ad in utah. take a listen to this. >> seasonal your standard that if a supporter of another candidate and not the candidate himself does something despicable, that it's okay for you personally, a candidate for presid

>> charlie sykes is the most influential talk show host in wisconsin. he's a professional. and donald trump did very well in an interview for which he may not have been adequately prepared because charlie is #nevertrump. we're not never trump people but charlie sykes. they are going to follow charlie sykes a lot. that's why i think ted cruz is going to win. the conservative network in wisconsin is deep. they have five elections over five years or three elections over three years, i can't quite remember what it is, every register voter is known and cross-tabbed and the cruz voter machine and opinion makers like charlie sykes make a big difference. >> i absolutely agree. i got to meet sykes way back when scott walker was a presidential candidate. remember that? i did a profile on walker because, as you said, hugh, sykes kind of is the voice of the conservative movement, certainly on talk radio in wisconsin. but i think more than them following sykes, he knows the republican electorate and that they are not -- that's the point that he was making to trump, that they are not into

charlie sykes called him out on it. he continues to repeat it if it were the truth. it is not going well over with wisconsin voters. david: here is people say he is doing this it is open marry. trying to get democratic voters that don't like scott walker or the status quo with the democratic party. do you think he will succeed? >> which is voters are pragmatic. they don't like picking on people's wives, and -- david: if that is so, maybe don't like ted cruz as well. ted cruz has done some of that as well. >> it is possible. if you look what happened with governorcation sick's numbs, his number you may be right in that regard. david: who are you endorsing? >> you know, i haven't endorsed anybody because i'm looking at, i could support governor kasich because i think he is the most capable of the defeating the democrat nominee in the fall. but i also feel a tug to support senator cruz, in part because he has the best shot of stopping trump here in wisconsin. david: we have to give you the final question. asking all republicans, if trump is the nominee, could you vote f

charlie sykes is quite relevant today, jack where. >> scott walker and charlie sykes have always hadse relationship. i believe it was charlie sykes who had a phone that was a scott walker phone to call in. this is a radio host that was always very supportive of scott walker. i don't know but it seems like he is a cruz supporter. perhaps that might be a hypothetical. >> do you think because -- obviously it won't be donald trump. do you think it's going to be ted cruz? >> well, if you look who sykes reported, there is something to that. scott walker is more of a conservative than kasich. i would probably go in that direction. this goes to a bigger issue for ted cruz. there aren't a lot of plays left here as he is chasing donald trump. he has a much more difficult fight in order to get to the map he needs in this race. it is simple. he has to outtough trump supporters to try to say, look, the guy is not conservative. he is a fraud. if you want someone to break up the international system, foreign policy and all the rest because don't forget cruz is out there on some of the things he sai

jeff flock in the middle of milwaukee is there with the aforementioned charlie sykes.ff. >> in the studios, the biggest microphone, the biggest talker in the state and may be the most famous talkshow host and the state right now and maybe the country at the moment, charlie sykes. we just talked to ted cruz. you are very influential in this day. you say you were a genuine conservative with conservative principles and he said donald trump is not. >> donald trump is not a conservative. whether his position on taxes or contributions to democrats in the past. it is not just that is not a conservative. i think he distorts the conservative message. he's kind of the cartoon image of what liberals say about conservatives. >> you're afraid he's going to sector movement that. he's been successful with governor walker turning a few states. >> this is a saber is a state where we take conservative principles seriously. we have done conservative reform. and then donald trump comes in and basically placed every stereotype that the laptops of conservatives. >> yesterday with the aborti

in a tough interview with charlie sykes, the republican front-runner refused to apologize well about comments of ted cruz wife. the comments did not go over well. >> i failed in my effort to introduce you to wisconsin and tradition of civility and decency in wisconsin. >> i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, it would have never happened. nothing like this would have ever happened. he started it. >> remember we're not -- >> i'm fine with it. >> we're not on a playground. we're running for president of the united states. >> more in the battle for wisconsin is winner take most, not winner take all. even after voters go to the polls next week, it won't be the end of the story, far from it. that's when the second race, the behind the scenes race is just getting started. louisiana, an ugly fight is now developing. even though the state gop held the primary over three weeks ago it was a solid victory for trump who finished three points ahead of ted cruz. last week they reported that cruz could win the delegate count potentially picking up the five delegates awarded to ma

walker reputed that in the interview with charlie sykes this morning. finally, we have to talk about the impact of this to john kasich. the fact that walker has come out and endorsed ted cruz, potentially undercuts kasich's argument he's the best anti-trump candidate in this race and allows cruz to bolster his own argument that he has seen members of the gop who don't want donald trump coming to support him. color from the crowd, they were listening in to the radio endorsement. when walker said the magic words, you heard a loud cheer, instantly, monitors popped up on stage saying walker endorses cruz. we could see him campaigning for cruz by the end of the week. >> interested in how aggressed scott walker plans to push against trump. trump already tweeting out last night that he beat skoch water, he essentially takes the credit for getting scott walker to be the first republican to drop out of the presidential race. >> right. >> carly fiorina has taken on trump very aggressively as a person who indoerszed ted cruz. will scott walker do the same? >> it w

charlie sykes didn't allow him to do that.on to how he manipulates and stays relevant in the press so we'll see. but the real question is, do peemt want this kind of a person with this kind of a temperament to be their leader, their commander in chief? do they trust him to create jobs? frankly, if you look at the cook political report that came out i think this morning, it shows hillary clinton in the electoral college with a commanding lead of about 347 delegates over donald trump and he would be stuck below 200. that's not a good prospect for the republican party. >> rick tyler, good to see you. >> thank you. >>> bernie sanders working to maintain momentum after the weekend sweep across the west. now all eyes are on wisconsin and next week's primary. it's just a stone's throw away. where the race stands, ahead, on msnbc, the place for politics. statement... make sure it's an intelligent one. the all-new audi a4, with available virtual cockpit. playingalways stacy.l phil? at kpmg we've always believed leadership is about visi

al: in milwaukee, charlie sykes, the radio host.ht trump and cruz both played a long, and i think there is a benefit for kasich. if he has got a chance here, it is to sneak up the middle. al: i agree. if he could even finish a good second in wisconsin, that is a big thing for him. mark: ok, coming up on "bloomberg west," emily chang speaks with a ceo, and don't forget, if you are watching us in washington, d.c., you can find us on bloomberg 991. we will be back tomorrow from gotham city. for "with all due respect," thanks for watching, and sayonara. ♪ this is trending business. ♪ rishaad: we are watching the asian markets in the red, dragged out by disappointed out of japan. oil also retreating. land of the missing link. kingbl

before you called into my show, did you know i'm a #nevertrumpguy. >> that i didn't know. >> charlie sykes joins me now. charlie, good to see you. so you spoke with him over 20 minutes and the interview went viral. it was sent around all over the internet. trump said today, i thought it went fine. i thought we had a substantive exchange. what did you think? >> well, i thought it was -- i actually was naive enough coming into wisconsin that maybe if he wanted to make the pivot from being the blustery bully to being presidential, this would be a good occasion to say that wives were off-limits. what i got it, he started it first. this is the way, if you're a kid on the play ground acts like that, you sit them down and explain every once in a while real men learn to apologize. you don't insult women. you don't behave in this particular way. you want the job that abraham lincoln had at any point. but he's unwilling to admit he made any mistake and he seems to be tone deaf about the way that his conduct and his treatment of women is playing in a state like wisconsin. >> you know that he believes

[laughter] and staying in wisconsin, radio host charlie sykes just spoke an hour ago on fox business., this comes a day after challenging donald trump on his radio show, and apparently he hasn't changed his tune. >> he's not a conservative. he's a narcissist, and he is, he's a content-free narcissist and an authoritarian who has not even taken the trouble to learn about the issues that he's talking about. ashley: so what do you really think, huh? i'm joined now by a reporter with the wisconsin state journal. matt, thanks for taking the time out, i know you're busy. ted cruz gets the endorsement of scott walker, is that a big deal in the tate of wisconsin? -- in the state of wisconsin? >> ashley, thank you very much for having me on. absolutely, it's certainly a big endorsement in the state, not one that was entirely unexpected coming into today. i think there was a lot of anticipation that he was going this route because the conservative movement in wisconsin has really coalesced around ted cruz over the last several weeks and even months. and so that's really, the momentum really is

>> charlie sykes is a great man. i'm thankful for his support in this race.ne of the things we're seeing here in wisconsin is that conservatives are coming together, republicans are coming together. and when it comes to civility, there have been other candidates who have demonstrated a willingness to go to the gutter, to make personal attacks, to make sleazy attacks. i think the american people are sick of that. that has no place in politics. no candidate should be doing what donald trump did last week, which was attacking my wife and attacking my family. [ cheers and applause ] >> should he apologize, sir? >> i recognize that the favorite thing for folks in the media to cover is donald trump's latest tweet late at night. but let me give an answer for the american people. who cares? who cares what donald is tweeting late at night? we need real solutions for the real problems in this country. that's the focus of my campaign is jobs and economic growth and raising wages and protecting america and keeping us safe from radical islamic terrorism. i have no interes

scott walker on his show today that charlie sykes endorsement may be even more influential. efore because her at it on your endorsement and the radio show with donald trump to make it sure assessment on the campaign manager. >> it plays into the narrative about the implicit endorsement of violence and his attitude towards women. at a time when you have more and more stories that are calling attention to the fact that donald trump is massively unpopular with women, you have this abreast of the campaign manager for assaulting a woman. charles: charlie, yesterday on the radio show you cannot immediately and told donald trump wisconsin had values of civility, decency to go for a conservative principle. do you think that would be the case across the nation. what we hear from a lot of folks who support donald trump is that it is a backward thinking these days in the sense that the party should be evolving to a more mixed in a 150 will sort of platform and that donald trump best represents what the gop should look like now. >> yeah, i can't speak to what's going on, but in wisconsin

republican side, came first thing this morning, when governor scott walker talked to radio host charlie sykes to explain why he decided to endorse his former rival, the texas senator. >> i wanted to make sure that i was supporting someone. i wasn't against something or against someone. but rather, being for something, just as i've said many times in campaigns for governor. i want to be for something. and after a lot of time looking at speeches, looking at the records, looking at what the candidates not only say but what they've done in the past, it was an easy call for me to support ted cruz. >> later in the show, we'll talk to radio man mr. sykes about his interview he did with donald trump that people are still talking about and we'll talk to him about the state of play. how much is the walker endorsement going to matter for ted cruz? >> he is a very popular governor. >> with republicans. >> with republicans in the republican primary. he is veryopular in wisconsin. it's the most important endorsement in the state. the momentum is with cruz. you and i over the last 24 to 48 hours, talked to

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sykes,milwaukee, charlie the radio host.rump and cru both played a long, and i think there is a benefit for kasich. if he has got a chance here, it is to sneak up the middle. al: i agree. if he could even finish a good second in wisconsin, that is a big thing for him. ok, coming up on emily changest," speaks with a ceo, and don't forget, if you are watching us in washington, d.c., you can find us on bloomberg 991. we will be back tomorrow from gotham city. ,"r "with all due respect thanks for watching, and sayonara. ♪ >> i am mark crumpton you are watching bloomberg west. let's begin with a look at your bloomberg first word news. there's legal action against apple in an effort to help it unlock the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. the government said that it used out side help to unlock the phone and no longer needs apple's assistance. sayingington, authority a man was shot by police after he drew a weapon at a checkpoint at the u.s. capitol visitor center. >> the suspect was taken into custody and transferred t

donald trump appearing on charlie sykes' radio show today and essentially sparks flew. the two clashed on just about everything. we should make clear that sykes is as anti-trump as they come. but one of the big headlines from the radio chat was the spat between trump and cruz is not ending anytime soon. it just seems to be getting nastier. you're a conservative. what do you make of all of this? >> well, first it's interesting that trump went on that radio show with sykes today and apparently was unaware that he was on with a guy who had vowed to never support trump. i think he maybe thought he was going on just a conservative talk radio host and conservative talk radio hosts tend to like donald trump. so it might have been a surprise he was not going into friendly territory. look, i think this is really just -- it's silly season. it's an example of -- i mean, we have horrible things happening. very serious things happening around the globe. and donald trump is tweeting out things, you know, sort of saying my wife's hotter, more attractive than your wife. this is where we

charles: listen to the charlie sykes interview and it was sent to fix those. both men held their ground obviously. to your point, conservatives and i would suspect they had fired to get behind cruz before next tuesday. what is the outcome look like? >> guest: one trend that is hard to gauge his house this very unusual discussion otherwise is going to play out. i don't think it plays out particularly well for either candidate. my sense so far has been that donald trump is probably taken a little bit more in particular because again conservative talk radio show -- charles: what is the key issue beyond the wives of wisconsin care the most about? the >> it goes back to more than anything else we are manufacturing date. we are a state that has struggled the past 15 years. republican voters are looking to see who could jumpstart the economy bass. charles: thank you very much. of course we are going to have full coverage of the wisconsin primaries next tuesday. special coverage and a special edition of "cavuto coast-to-coast" starting at 8:00 p.m. on that day. coming

charlie sykes joins us to talk from wisconsin, next. ♪ >> i do apologize. i believe in apologizing.hink before i would think about apologizing, he owes me an apologizing. he started it. nothing like this would have never happened. >> we are not on the playground. we are running for president. >> i agree with that 100%. that was an audio clip from yesterday that people are still talking about. thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. i want to ask you about the lewandowski thing and how do you think that will play in the context of the primary, a week away from voters in wisconsin? >> it will not help donald trump because it plays into the narratives of the way his campaign behaves, the way they treat women, and this pattern may have created where they will never simply apologize. this whole thing would've simply gone away if he said i am sorry, i apologize for this, or if they had not tried to trash this woman the way they are. but they have created this brand where they decided that any sort of apology, any acknowledgment that they have done something wrong is perceived as wea

remember charlie sykes had an interview this morning with donald trump and he will also be on cavuto tomorrow which i will be airing. van, let me ask you first, wisconsin, all the math i have seen shows donald trump winning enough delegates before the convention has him winning wisconsin. >> it's a very tight race. the sheriff has spoken favorably of senator cruz and donald trump. a pop today has drum at 29, and cruz at 27. the numbers are there for trump and cruz to win. who has the best technology? john kasich and senator cruz have used dat an lit is technology very effectively. if trump had used the type of technology they have been using, i think he could have put this thing away. charles: from what i understand he's not going to air any television commercials in wisconsin are cruz and kasich are going heavy. >> every delegate counts, and there are 42 up for grabs in wisconsin. i think there is a big rally in janesville followed by a town hall. a last-minute appeal to to voters. we'll see if governor scott walker's endorsement will move the needle. cruz is following scott walker'

if you look, the conservative radio hosts in wisconsin hold a lot of clout, especially charlie sykes after him hard in an interview that donald trump did with him. charlie sykes questioned him from issue viewpoints to also the spat with ted cruz over their wives and he really stuck it to him and there was one headline that said that he walked into a buzz saw. so, you know, that was bad and i think those things are taking a toll on him in wisconsin. stuart: all right, i need your judgment on this because donald trump has made some-- some would say outrageous statements before, but he's come back. he's gotten momentum back and keeps winning. do you think he comes back after this one? >> it's a tough call, stuart, because you're right, there's been so many things that people pointed to saying that this is his demise, this is the end of donald trump and he's been able to sort of turn it around and bounce back. i think the tellers are going to look ahead to wisconsin and seeing how that goes down and the following week to new york, a sit that he should really do well in. if you look at re

. >> on the eve of his first wisconsin campaign event, he got a cool reception from charlie sykes for his petty battle with cruz. >> i expect them from a 12-year-old boy on the playgrou playgrounded. >> reporter: another another show, trump got schooled. >> maybe it costs a little more, you're going to have more jobs. >> it's okay to pay more? >> yeah, because you're going to have more jobs. >> trump's been more insist ant that the u.s. can no longer afford to be the world's policeman. >> i don't mind nato per say, but it needs to be reconstituted. we shouldn't be paying -- we're paying disproportionately so much, and we're a nation that owes $19 trillion. >> cruz doesn't know what he's talking about or the consequences -- >> donald called publicly for effectively withdrawing america from nato, that's a catastrophically foolish proposition. abandoning europe, withdrawing from the most successful alliance of modern times makes no sense at all. >> trump took last week off the trail. after next week's primary, there's another break before the race moves east. that's where john kasich say

. >> reporter: conservative voices like charlie sykes determined to deny trump a victory are sounding alarm to republicans. >> here's the real difference to wisconsin. he hasn't had the air cover of the national talk show hosts. >> reporter: sykes and others have made a habit of slamming the billionaire businessman. >> to be really blunt, conservatives in wisconsin have a b.s. meter. when this blustering b inin ino comes in, they recognize that. >> reporter: if trump fails to deliver a win here, it might further expose his vulnerabilities to members of his own party that could derail his march to the nomination. >> if we don't win, it'll be keep going, keep going, see if we can get to that big number because frankly what they're doing, the establishment is trying to take it away from us. >> reporter: the wisconsin governor has won three elections on the back of the state's conservatives. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. and god bless governor scott walker. >> reporter: for some wisconsin voters, like kasich fan spencer, trump isn't even an option. >> the only other choice i'

charlie sykes called on trump to apologize to ted cruz. >> i failed in my effort to introduce you to wisconsin and our tradition of civility and decency by getting an apology from you for heidi cruz or what you said about scott walker -- >> am i getting an apology by someone who sent out a picture of my wife to everybody? >> as we know, that was an independent group. >> no, it wasn't. no, it wasn't. is he going to apologize? is ted cruz going to apologize for starting it and sending out that picture? i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, it would have never happened. nothing like this would have ever happened. but he started it. so -- >> just remember, we're not on a -- hey, we're not on a playground. we're running for president of the united states. >> i agree with that a hundred percent. >> i'm joined by hallie jackson in wisconsin. and senior adviser to jeb bush, thank you for joining us. hallie, we just had john kasich on. he's hopeful he can be the third man, the one who emerges, after multiple ballots up in cleveland. i guess that's what -- what is cruz -- ho

thank you, charlie sykes. great to meet you. thank you, ann, as always. >>> chaos, donald trump hinting he may break his pledge, saying the party isn't treating him right. he has promised riots if he doesn't have the delegates if denied the nomination. what leverage, big word in business, what leverage does he have if he doesn't win? one week before the wisconsin primary in the democratic race getting tighter. hillary clinton has the delegate lead, but can bernie sanders win back the momentum with a big win here in wisconsin next week. it seems very possible. and on the eve of a huge day in politics, with four presidential candidates appearing right here on msnbc, the "hardball" round table is here with a look ahead what we can expect from the town hall from donald trump tomorrow night. a lot, i expect. let me finish with the up and down democratic race for president. that's what it has become. up and down. this is "hardball," live from green bay, wisconsin. today, the place for politics. we needed 30 new hires for our call cent

. >> reporter: host charlie sykes asking trump to apologize for the treatment of cruz's wife.ump making a twitter threat to spill the beans on heidi cruz and retweeting this photo comparing an unflattering image of her to a glamour shot of melania trump. >> getting an apology for somebody who sent out a picture of my wife? >> reporter: trump claiming he's the victim of personal attacks by cruz after an anti-trump superpac released this ad last week featuring a racy "gq" magazine photo of his wife. cruz insists he wasn't involved. cruz accused trump of being behind a "national enquirer" story targeting him, trump denying that. >> i had nothing to do with it. the campaign had absolutely nothing to do with it. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> we just won the state of washington. >> reporter: bernie sanders trouncing hillary clinton in flee state three states over the weekends earning at least 70% of the vote in each contest. sanders would need to win the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. the candidate insisting he can still win. >> we have a math to victory.

and a couple weeks ago, one of the main hosts there, charlie sykes, he came out and endorsed ted cruzay, senator cruz made an appearance at an event in the milwaukee area, hosted by charlie sykes. so you have these conservative milwaukee, suburban counties that represent in a lot of ways the mainstream republican party in wisconsin, listening to talk radio and talk radio is saying, now, vote for ted cruz, and definitely don't vote for donald trump. >> and we've been talking about this, how critical wisconsin is. it's a stand-alone contest, the only thing on the board for april 5th. there's nothing for two weeks after that. it's so critical for this whole idea of momentum. if donald trump wins wisconsin, we'll have two weeks of donald trump looking like a winner. if he loses, two weeks of donald trump looking vulnerable. from his standpoint, if he wants to gut out a win in wisconsin, what's he need to do? >> he'll be here tomorrow night, his first appearance, and he picked janisville, interestingly enough, the hometown of house speaker paul ryan, to make his first appearance here in th

. >> to several interviewers prior to the charlie sykes donald trump got away with saying repeatedlyhat ted cruz was responsible for running the super pac ad that included a picture of donald trump's wife. that is the kind of thing he gets away with all the time in tv interviews. rule number three, the sykes' rule is always point out at the end of a long-winded trump response when he has not answered your question. >> and frankly i built a great company and it's an international company. i deal all over the world. >> you're not answering my question. >> donald trump has been good for tv news ratings. if you can get an interview with donald trump on face the nation or a cable news show, the ratings for that show will go up when donald trump is on your show. only one television executive has publicly acknowledged what everyone in the television business knows about the trump campaign for president. the head of cbs said it may not be good for america, but it's damn good for cbs. i'll ask the former ank or of cbc dan rather what television news is doing right and wrong in covering this p

. >> ted cruz right now is on the charlie sykes show and said it would be a disaster for donald trump to be dominanominated and down ballot impact. this has come up more and more. is that a concern for you, that a donald trump ticket could negatively affect the number of other house or senate races? >> i certainly think it's possible, yes. these kind of missteps. people talk about how hard chris matthews was on donald, you know, he was pretty aggressive, but no disrespect to chris, but, you know, you're going to be faced with these kinds of decisions and, you know, you only get, sometimes one chance to put your foot in your mouth. you've got to be on top of it. these kind of mistakes, yes. they have the potential to cause serious problems up and down the ballot. i think senator cruz is correct and i think voters in wisconsin should be concerned about it as well as across the country. we've got to nominate somebody who can lead the party, but at the same time, you know, make the issues, bring the issues to the forefront. more jobs, more security, more freedom, all of the things we stan

. >> reporter: host charlie sykes a cruz supporter asking trump to apologize for his treatment of cruz's wife trump last week making a twitter threat to spill the beans on heidi cruise and retweeting this photo. i getting an apology by somebody is sent out a picture of my wife. >> reporter: trump still claiming he's the victim of personal attacks by cruz after an anti-trump super pac released this ad last week featuring racy gq magazine photo of his wife. cruz insists he wasn't involved. in this ongoing spat cruz hassock cruised trump of being behind a national enquirer story. >> i had nothing to do with it. the campaign had nothing to do with it. >> reporter: on the democratic side,. >> we just won the state of washington. >> reporter: bernie sanders trouncing hillary clinton in three states over the weekend earning at least 70 percent of the vote in each contest. but sanders would need to win 73 percent of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. the candidate insist he can still win. >> we do have a path toward victory. >> reporter: and hill until a campaign speech today in w

interviews yesterday with three of the state's leading talkers including this one from wtmj radio's charlie sykesen to this. >> this your with standard, that if a sporter of another candidate -- supporter of another candidate does something despicable that it's okay for you, personally, to pave in that same way? i -- the behave in that same way? i expect that from a 12-year-old bully on the play growbled. >> he started it. trish: trump went on to admit not knowing sykes was a member of the never trump movement. you don't want to do an interview with a member of that movement. he's still struggling with his numbers, only three out of ten people have a favorable opinion of the billionaire, but does that matter? when he's winning all the delegates? gia louden, chris hahn back with us now. how critical are these next couple of weeks for donald trump, gina, if he wants to seal this deal and not wind up in a brokered convention? >> they're very critical. wisconsin isn't that critical, honestly. he's doing okay. he may take half of those delegates, but there aren't that many, 40 some. but he moves on th

obviously his opponents, both potential pope franctential opp this, ted cruz talking to charlie sykes, making the case a revealing moment about donald trump because it showed he was unprepa unprepared. listen to this. >> donald has not thought seriously about the issues facing the country and he's willing to say just about anything to try to get elected. being pro-life, and i am unequivocally pro-life, means fighting to defend the lives of every person, of every unborn child but it also means fighting to defend the mother and fight to defend the precious gift that women have to give life and to give birth. donald's notion of punishing women was just it was bizarre and something with which i strongly disagree. >> i wonder if there's any damage within the republican party to donald trump here. i ask because the formula for trump he outrages the media, the left, they start yelling at him, republicans rally around him. here, he's managed to anger the pro-life community. >> a scene in which a group from england working to protect animals from cruelty visit an african kingdom and no one kno

it looks into the conservative radio host that has been part of the never trump movement, charlie sykeswho interviewed trump this week that everyone is talking about. sykes is outwardly confident that the wisconsin fire wall he's helped build will hold next week, but whatever happens, sykes is deeply unsettled by trump's appeal and the existential crisis laid bare for conservatives and the party they have long called home. this piece was sort of a look into who he is, which a lot of people did not know around the country, but has really come as we march into tuesday's wisconsin primary. he's telling his radio listeners to go for cruz not because he likes cruz but because he's the only one that can stop trump. the question s how effectively it be? the politico piece makes the point, don't underestimate conservative talk radio hosts when it comes to getting people to elect certain people. >> and wisconsin is going to be absolutely crucial, particularly with the latest developments on trump this morning. my must read is from the ft. it's a blog piece from larry summers. it's a bit of a gee

. >> reporter: trump speaking with conservative talk radio host charlie sykes. >> before you called into my show did you know i'm a #nevertrump guy? >> that i didn't know. >> reporter: sykes repeatedly asking if he'd apologize to heidi cruz. >> most real men when they screw up say, i was a hot head. i apologize. >> i believe in apologizing. before i'd think about apologize, he owes me an apology because what he did was wrong. he sent out a picture to people in utah -- >> he didn't and you know that he didn't. you know it was a superpac. >> reporter: cruz also making the point that a facebook ad featuring an old modeling picture of melania trump came from an anti-trump superpac and not his campaign. >> the ad they put out was deplorable. as soon as i saw it i denounced it. >> reporter: the republican rivals are trading jabs over a tabloid report about the texas senator. cruz accusing trump and his backers of planting the story but offering no proof to back up his assertion. >> these are complete made up lies. they are garbage. but you know, it's indicative of just how low donald trump wil

state that could alter the dynamic of this race, and joining me now, the king of wisconsin radio, charlie sykes, with newsradio w15, "newsradio." good to see you. >> thank you. >> were you able to hear the sound from donald trump, and we've been talking about the political ramifications. tell me how that plays in wisconsin. >> well, you know, all week long i've been trying to tell the trump campaign, look, you have a problem with women in wisconsin and nationally. now that he's 10 points behind ted cruz, it's showing how he is with conservative women. he's only getting 20% of the vote. women have been watching all this, and these are conservative republican women. they have been repeled by his treatment of women and his attitude towards women. i think the story you're seeing in wisconsin is maybe playing out. this may be the state where all of this catches up with him, the denigrating comments about women, the comments you're talking about, he's got a serious problem and it's going to be a serious problem going forward for him. >> i should mention just for our viewers' sake that don't live in w

it started then with an interview with a very well known conservative radio host in wisconsin, charlie sykes. he hammered him between trump and cruz with regard to their wives. he called trump a 12-year-old bully on the playground with regard to this feud. listen to what he said. >> i expect that from a 12-year-old bully on a playground. >> i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, it would have never happened. but he started it. >> remember, we're not a on the -- we're not on a playground. we're rurching fnning for presi the united states. >> we talked over the weekend about this during election coverage. you want this to go away. you want to move onto other policy conversations. doesn't look like it is. >> i think it will move on. i think tonight's town hall is going to be a big night for donald trump to talk about the issues. he does need to move on from this. i've said that, and i think he will. with regard to the interview yesterday, that was completely unfair. that was a got you interview. donald trump called in, and the host almost took glee and joy in the fact that don

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a matter of four or five minutes from now, charlie sykes, one of the popular conservative radio hostsbe interviewing scott walker the governor. at w tmj radio here in wisconsin. very, very influential guy. he interviewed trump yesterday. mr. sykes is anybody but trump candidate. he does not like the man. interviewed him yesterday. trump didn't know that. it was testy interview. just a matter of moments scott walker is expected to endorse ted cruz. that is a significant bounce for cruz. he wants to win this. it could be considered a turning point. this is a state winner take you will but quirky 18 delegates are awarded to winner statewide but remaining 24 delegates are divided up between the congressional districts. whoever wins the congressional districts gets three delegates per district. ted cruz is looking not only to win statewide but add to the total of congressional delegates and that takes organization. trump last night had demonstration here at hotel. there were some 60 protesters, and another dozen outside that were asked to leave after about an hour of chanting. this is prof

. >> reporter: milwaukee radio hoekz charlie sykes pushed trump to apologize for going after it.z's wife but trump wouldn't bend. > he started it. if he didn't start it, it never ppened.ave happened. er happstarted it, so -- but i -- re remember, we're not on the -- >> what you just said is fine -- >> we're not on a playground. we're running for president of the united states. > i agree with that 100%. my my views are not playground views. >> reporter: at a washington awards dinner that honors the legacy of "new york times" political reporter robin toner, president obama delivered a lengthy indictment of the campaign's indictment. >> carnival would be better, but it's not fun. especially when politicians issue unworkable plans or make promises they can't keep. >> reporter: just moments ago wisconsin governor scott walker endorsed cruz for president. now as for trump, he knows he's in a delegate fight from now until the convention, and so has hired legendary republican paul manafort, who helped president gerald ford win the last time republicans had a contested imevention back in 1976. >>

media are going after donald trump, in a very strong fashion, the milwaukee journal sentinel and charlie sykesther day and now you. why is everybody so anti-trump in wisconsin? certainly in the media, why? >> well, i wouldn't say everybody is anti-trump. but in at least from my area of media conservative talk radio, he wasn't going to get an easy pass on wisconsin talk radio like he's gotten on national talk radio and national television. we're serious people, part of a movement, conservativism in our state and we take activism and the grass roots extremely seriously here when donald trump blasts into wisconsin and consults conservative reforms that a lot of us have worked for and worked hard for and faced tremendous opposition for supporting we weren't going to take that lightly and he wasn't ever going to get an easy ride. stuart: which conservative reforms in wisconsin has donald trump opposed? i'm not being pejorative, i'm not familiar with that line of attack on donald trump. tell me about it. >> donald trump criticized governor walker for tax cuts in wisconsin that he claims increased ou