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charlie sykes, you're in wisconsin. sea saw what happened today with paul ryan.e pence went one way. donald trump went the other way. and reince priebus caught in the middle. should there be... the word we keep hearing is "intervention." should there be an intervention under way? >> give credit to matthew dowd because he tweeted that out, that it was time for an intervention. yes, absolutely. you have to understand they were trying to make a play for wisconsin. reince priebus, of course, is the key to all of. this he was the one who brokered the deal with ryan and trump and got scott walker to flip-flop on all of. this and then mike pence is the bridge to conservatives in wisconsin where donald trump has not done well. and what did donald trump do yesterday but come right behind mike pence and blow up that bridge. so obviously you have this sense that this campaign is a dumpster fire inside a nuclear meltdown, and they absolutely need an intervention. and what happened in wisconsin where donald trump is coming here on friday, and he's coming into very, very hosti

. >> charlie sykes, take us inside this drama now with donald trump and speaker ryan.'re out there at speaker ryan's district. and here you have donald trump saying very friendly things about the tea party challenger to paul ryan in the primary election next week. donald trump saying, i don't know i'll endorse him. and, you know, there's always something in these weird scenarios where you want to see the other part of the story and it would be so fascinating to see a president trump dealing with a speaker, paul ryan, after the way candidate trump has dealt with speaker paul ryan. >> oh, yeah. you know, one of david's books, one of my favorite books that he wrote was called "when pride still mattered about the green bay packers kwtsz i guess paul ryan has had to ask himself. does pride still matter? and how much are you going to swallow. how much are you going to kiss the rod here. and, you know, i tend to agree politically with your analysis, except for one thing, that you identify the first part of your show is that donald trump is not a normal candidate. and i think

like you, charlie sykes, you have been critical of donald trump. looking at this report today, how do you feel about this? does this give you more confidence in the direction of the donald trump campaign? >> no. exactly the opposite. this is going to end badly. remember that colorful phrase from the book, "the right stuff," when somebody would make a mistake, it was called screwing the pooch. and this is doing that royally. it's taking the campaign in the wrong direction. he was in wisconsin last night, making a pitch for african-american voters, and then you wake up this morning and he is promoting the head of a website that has enabled and embraced the old right, white nationalist white supremacist wing of the party. breitbart is really the dark fever swamp of the conservative media, and unfortunately, this move is going to reinforce almost all the worst traits of this campaign, and i don't mean this debate. hugh, i hope you understand what i'm about to say here. if donald trump was going to reach out the somebody in the media, if he had reached

gentleman, this is another radio host, charlie sykes.sessment of conservative talk radio. here is what he said if you can roll it up, please. he said, we basically eliminated any of the referees, the gatekeepers. there is nobody. let's say that donald trump basically makes whatever you want to say, whatever claim he wants to make and everybody knows it is a falsehood. the big question of my audience, it is impossible for me to say that, by the way, you know it is false, and then they'll say why? i say, it is on allen, b, west or they'll say i saw it on a facebook page and i'll say the new york times did a fact check and they would say that is the new york times. that's bull. how do you respond to that that nobody believes facts anymore. ben ferguson, first. >> it is exhausting. when i was critical of donald trump in the primaries, not only did i lose listeners, ratings, advertisers. they said i was fact checking and being too tough on him. so it is a tough world right now. if you love donald trump, there is nothing that he says that is n

telling wtmj's charlie sykes, trump and ryan are getting to know each other. >> it takes a while for people to get to know each other, particularly people of great significance. i have every confidence that the speaker paul ryan, and a president donald trump are going to do extraordinary things to the united states. you're going to continue to see that relationship personally and politically grow stronger every day. >> trump endorsed paul ryan friday night at a campaign event in green bay, after initially refusing to do so. >> trump also making news as he unveiled his tax plan in in business, and make childcare expenses fully tax deductiblement hillary clinton is expected to lay out her own economic proposals on thursday. >>> clinton leads trump by ten points in the new nationwide cnn poll of polls. it combines results of 6 major polls, all done after the party conventions ended last month. it's an average of 49% of support for comploint compared to 39% for trump. >>> let's talk about the weather, a lot of p on at state fair. and john malan is the winner, the number one guy at state

joining me now, charlie sykes, msnbc contributor.rlie, at the most basic sort of surface level, this looks like a victory for ryan, in so far as he's going to crush nealon and trump doesn't want to get embarrassed, so he's probably going to endorse him tonight. >> yeah, this doesn't do much for ryan. he was going to get 70% plus tonight. but it helps trump stop the bleeding. when he refused to endorse ryan, it was a real problem, a humiliation for ryan priebus and mike pence. they'd been putting tremendous pressure, there's been a lot of blowback in the republican base here. again, it's kind of unusual for him to walk it back, but, again, it's not going to change the outcome. although, it's going to definitely ruin ann coulter's whole day tomorrow. >> you got her as a great example. she wrote a book that is a frankly anti-immigrant book, she says all things of offensive things. adios, america, i believe it's called. a blueprint for the nealon campaign. nealon is contemplating ethnic cleansing, the mass deportation of a religious grou

charlie sykes, thank you, good to see you. >>> we're watching a lot at this hour. mike pence just took the stage. donald trump is expected any minute now on stage in portland, maine. the governor is introducing him. and we are still monitoring the pentagon, where president obama is expected to hold a news conference in the next hour. stay tuned for that. >>> plus we're heading out west. hillary clinton in nevada where the latest polling shows she's in a virtual tie with donald trump in that state despite a bump in polls in swing states. we'll go to las vegas, where any minute clinton takes the stage at a campaign rally, coming up. for the first time... gilman: go get it, marcus. go get it. ...coach gilman used his cash rewards credit card from bank of america to earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. at places like the batting cages. ♪ [ crowd cheers ] 2% back at grocery stores and now at wholesale clubs. and 3% back on gas. which helped him give his players something extra. the cash rewards credit card from bank of america. more cash back for the things you buy

charlie sykes, radio host, probably the most unfly, and shl host in wisconsin.od to see you both. let me start with you, rory, any surprise on your part that mike pence came out to endorse paul ryan? >> well, no. i'm not surprised by that. you know, pence was in congress serving with paul ryan for a long time. they're friends. i expected him to do that. frankly, you know, every republican is endorsing paul ryan. he's been an excellent speaker within excellent budget chairman, vice presidential nominee, the fact that donald trump won't come around to it is just another indication that donald trump has never been really a part of the republican party and the republican party frankly really should cut, cuts their ties with him as soon as possible if they want to look at long-term health of the party -- >> you're suggesting he drop out. which i mean -- >> no, no, no, i think that's peak wishful thinking. i think we're going to have donald trump in this race through november. but i do think that republican leaders better, better late than never to come around and rec

eliana johnson, charlie sykes, thanks to you both. >>> still ahead, the clinton campaign prepares for the new volley of trump attacks. how this already nasty campaign could get even worse following this trump staff shake-up. >>> but first a new look at the trump campaign ceo steve bannon. he's been described as the most dangerous political operative in america. >> we came out of the white ♪ ♪keep on the sunny side ♪always on the sunny side ♪keep on the sunny side of life♪ ♪keep on the sunny side ♪always on the sunny side ♪keep on the sunny side of life♪ house not only dead broke, but in debt. >> it didn't last long, a foundation was created and money started to roll. speeches, connections and donations. misogynistic regimes, wall street insiders, corrupt dictators, they all have one thing in common, their check cleared. >> that ad got a mostly false rating from politifact, saying it twists a grain of truth to create a misleading picture. to this day, there's no evidence the clintons ever used the clinton foundation to enrich themselves or allowed its work to influence her decisions as

. >> charlie sykes, wisconsin's radio host, you know, revered among a lot of republicans said this, "trump's campaign has now entered the hospice phase. he knows he is dying and wants to surround himself with his loved ones." [ light laughter ] >> although, let's be honest, if trump were dying, i don't think he would go into hospice care. i think he would deny he is dying, blame the media for saying he was dying, accuse obama of poisoning him, and then claim i'm the best at dying. no one is better than me at dying. everyone says so. [ laughter and applause ] everyone says so. but i actually think this new trump inner circle makes perfect sense. trump is surrounding himself with the very people who created the right wing media bubble. a bubble built on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and white identity politics, which allowed trump to thrive in the first place. let's first take bannon, whose website, breitbart news whose run headlines, among other things, accusing president obama of "shedding phony fascist renegade jew," which would be the title of an awesome tv show. [ light laughter ]

charlie sykes, wisconsin radio host, revered among a lot of republicans said this, trump's campaign hastered the hospice phase. he knows he's dying and wants to surround himself with his loved ones. what's your reaction to that? >> no, i don't think that's the case. bannon is an excellent guy. he served in the military seven years, worked in reagan's administration for someone in the pentagon. he's a great conservative figure, but he's someone who understands the direction of republican voters. in 2013 steve bannon said that there is about to be a center right populist movement that rises up against the republican establishment. how accurate was that to say in 2013? bannon understands conservatism and he wants to let trump be that conservative figure that voters put in the spot. could fire a bullet down fifth avenue and his supporters would stick with him. what about everybody else? can a bannon bring them in? >> you couldn't be more correct which is where kellyanne conway comes in. kellyanne conway spent her life studying female voters, an expert on how to tailor conservatism. i think

joining us now from wisconsin, charlie sykes and the editor and chief. also here with us rick wilson, republican strategist and contributor to "heat street" he's consulting the evan mcmullin campaign. he's running an independent campaign for president. he's the republican president turned candidate. ej and msnbc political analyst is with us. charlie, out there in wisconsin, what do you make of donald trump coming to a state that, like connecticut, there's not much chance. >> it's about as savvy as going to connecticut. i mean, they're focused like a laser beam on these swing states. he's not doing to win wisconsin, there's no shot. i'm assuming he came here for big dollar fund-raiser. it makes you think these guys aren't really very good at politics they don't know what they're doing. i think a pretty good indication of that is the fact that he's running against the media rather than a hillary clinton, scott walker will tell him, would you talk about hillary clinton and he just -- >> donald trump is stepping up to the microphone now and i'm sure he's goi

. >>> i want to bring in now msnbc contributor charlie sykes and raoul reyes. is this meeting appropriate? what's history here? is it something presidential candidates normally do, meet with world leaders? >> it's not something they do this close to an election. whether it goes well, whether it does not go well, i think most americans are not really cool with the idea of a foreign leader somehow maybe potentially influencing the course of an american election. remember pena nieto is deeply unpopular. it's like the lowest approval rating of a mexican president in about 25 years. he's linked to a lot of corruption cases right now. there are allegations against his wife from taking a condominium in miami from government contractors. he has many problems. it's hard to see who benefits. if i were a strategist advising the trump campaign and he were set to deliver a major speech on a signature issue, i would not want him tired from running down to mexico for this meeting. we know when he gets tired, he goes off script, he gets snappy, he acts out. >> you are a never

let's bring in charlie sykes joining us live from milwaukee. my poor prompter reading aside, charlie, i'm glad to have you here. on this question of apologizing for things and words which have caused pain donald trump gave that very vague general apology and you had a conversation with donald trump that opened with your requesting that he make a very specific apology for words that caused pain. i want to play that back for you and get your reaction. >> you know, wouldn't it be a good way to start off your wisconsin campaign by saying that wives should be off limits and that you apologize for mocking her looks. >> by the way, i think it's true, charlie, but if you remember melania, my wife, was a very, very big successful model and she did a cover shoot for "gq" magazine and it was a little provocative, it was "gq" and she was a model but what they did is -- and ted cruz knew totally about it. he says he didn't, he totally did and they sent that out to the people of salt lake city or the people of utah and it was, you know, with a nasty statement

here's a short clip of an interview on wtmj's radio show with charlie sykes. >> have you spoken to donald all this week? >> no. >> do you expect to? >> i have no idea. i don't. i have no plans to. i have not spoken to him since the convention. >> there you have it. >> there you have it. this all comes, of course, pyi would charlie sikes been asking this? this comes from paul ryan says he's not there yet for endorsing donald trump as donald trump heads to wisconsin, paul ryan and other top officials from the state have scheduling conflicts. >> right now we go to cnn's hero. he was homeless, when something you might not expect changed his life. soccer. he is starting an organization offering free soccer clinics for people with disadvantaged background, helping them find jobs and education. >> when are you homeless, you lose more than your head, you lose your dignitary, your self esteem. football gives you friendships, you get confidence, fitness, i got my friends back. >> for more go to cnnheroes.com. hillary clinton hasn't given a full news conference in months, but any moment from now, sh

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i thought charlie sykes of wisconsin had a great tweet today. he said this looks like a campaign on hospice care. he's dying. he's just looking to surround himself with friends and family. >> ben, tell people working in the trump campaign tonight and the trump family what they can expect now with steve bannon in their offices and in their lives every day. >> well, i think they can expect what they are probably getting from trump himself except more volatile. steve bannon interpersonally tends to be a bully. he tends to be an authoritarian. he yells a lot. none of that is any great shock. i don't think that bannon -- >> can i stop you for a second? and imagine -- >> sure. >> -- this bully you describe working under a bigger bully, donald trump. how's that -- >> i don't think it's any great shock. the fact is donald trump has surrounded himself with the very best people including folks like paul manafort who obviously has a shady past and cory lewandowski, who had problems with, you know, various allegations of grabbing reporters, of breitbart. an

others like charlie sykes and glenn beck have chosen to lead their audiences, to try to lead them awaytrump and trumpism. this has brought new tension to conservative media and to glenn beck's show. this morning glenn beck opened up his show to trump supporters in his audience with the promise that he would not argue with them, he simply wanted to hear what they were thinking and why. and that forum that he gave to trump supporters produced what glenn beck said was one of the spookiest calls he's ever received. it was from nate in virginia. here is some of what nate had to say to glenn beck. >> as long as he does the basic things, the foundational things, which is build a wall, he's not going to have people like me coming after him because if he doesn't do what he said -- >> so if he doesn't build a wall -- if he doesn't build a wall like china, then you're -- then he's in trouble? it's the wall that is your line? >> he's in so much trouble you don't even understand the backlash of us. >> oh, i think i do. >> we're so frustrated and angry and tired of all the political stuff. we're goi

so conservative wisconsin radio host charlie sykes told the business insurance err insider that conservativeas some blame for trump's rise. he said we basically eliminated any of the referees, gatekeepers, we created this monster. and look, i'm a conservative talk show host. all conservative hosts have basically established their brand as being contrasted to the mainstream media. so we have spent 20 years demonizing the liberal mainstream media. and by the way, a lot of it has been justified. there is real bias. but at a certain point you wake up to realize you have destroyed the credibility of any credible media outlet out there." and then he says -- he goes on to say that "i get called a turncoat," and i'm paraphrasing here, "or what have you" simply because he won't repeat things that are not true on his conservative -- he won't buy into conspiracy theories or say things that are not true on the air. so how do you respond to that, congresswoman? is he -- i know he's a never-trump person. what's your reaction to this? >> well, there is a lot of truth in what he says. you can go in and look

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. >> and charlie sykes told me last week before trump came out, mike pence met with him in person and talked about how do we shore up support for trump in wisconsin. so i just had a great conversation, and trump blow torched it. it is great that he is endorsing paul ryan, but way later. >> we have more breaking news. we have to take a quick break, we'll be right back. it'slexus performance iny to street-legal form.taking for a limited time get great offers on our complete line of f sport performance vehicles. at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. >>> hillary clinton today tried to explain drerchss between her statements and what fbi director said about her server. let's bring suzanne malvo. take us through her latest explanation. >> it was interesting, wolf. this was before about 1400 journalists, hispanic and african-american journalists. she said as president she would put forward immigration reform. she would gale with black and latino unemployment. the questions came fast and furious and it was all about her authentici authenticity. here is how she explained it, a tortured

joining me now, conservative talk radio host and msnbc contributor charlie pysy sykes, of the never trumpndent for "the nation." i will start with you, charlie. what did you mean you fed us up to this moment? >> in part i have a long analysis of this. over the years, conservative talk show hosts, i'm one of them, we have done a remarkable job attacking the mainstream media but destroy any sense of a standard. who are the referees? where do you go to say the truth. donald trump comes along and the man says things demonstrably untrue on a regular basis. we live in a world every drunk at the end of the bar has a twitter account and blog. when you try to point out this is not true and a lie and you cite the "washington post" or "new york times," their response is, that's the mainstream media. we've done such a good job discrediting them, there's no place to go to be able to fact check. having said that, the mainstream media has some responsibility here. for years and years and years crying wolf, accuing every single republican of being a racist. now, you have the real thing come along and we'

hostrvative radio talkshow charlie sykes weighing in on the donald trump e campaign tweeting this out: trump's campaign has now entered phase.pice he knows he's dying and wants to urround himself with his loved ones. #breitbartceo. this one from the republican role call, the republican chairman of the senate judiciary calling for the fbi to release confidential notes bout the hillary clinton investigation, just as the clinton campaign is calling for their full release, the fbi much of the s material available as possible, senator charles grashley said in a statement. the iowa republican added: the fbi has made public statements describing its handling of the case so sharing documents in those statements wherever appropriate would make sense. right now, the public is at a only part e and has of the story. again, that from rolecall. congress is in its summer break. he break continues until september 6 when senators and house members will return. right now, spending time in and a couple tes of tweets today, this one from arkansas congressman bruce westerman tweeting pictures of a visit w

talk show host and author, charlie sykes.epublican national committee member and attorney, randy evans. kristin tate is with us today, conservative columnist and author of "government gone wild." welcome to all of you. kristin, first appearance on cnn. welcome. let me just begin with you. the news in the last hour, too, is that even though donald trump didn't quite, at all actually, endorse house speaker paul ryan, you have mike pence, his vp nominee, strongly endorsing him within the last hour. why are they not on the same page? >> i think they're kind of keeping it real. right? mike pence and donald trump are two different people, two different types of conservatives. i think trump is kind of aligning with the american people when he doesn't fully endorse paul ryan. the american people are fed up with the political establishment. they want change. that's why we're seeing such a strong support behind donald trump from voters. so i don't think that it is a bad thing that pence and trump are not both fully endorsing paul ryan.

joining us now charlie sykes. and dr. dr. soto. good morning to you both. consin. it's a tough map for donald trump. polls in states like colorado and virginia where he needs to win, not good. another one in florida, not good for him either. michigan probably has gone away for him. th what's the scenario where donald trump could become president of the united states? >> it's incredibly difficult. unfortunately he hasn't quite figured out what his strategy is. is he working on ginning up his base? is he reaching out? if he had a disciplined message, maybe he could start to break through. but it seems like virtually every news cycle he changes his strategy. you have a target rich environment with hillary clinton and the clinton foundation. the latest revelations on the e-mails are potentially devastating. but he's spending time on these cringe worthy whacky conspiracy theories about her health, he's going after joe and mika and all of this stuff. it's going to be difficult for him to put together the 270 electoral votes. >> bud sealy, the commissioner of baseb