and then, of course, there's donald trump. donaldmp has been saying he will run for president as a republican which is surprisie i since i just assumed he was running as a joke. donald trump often appears on fox which is ironic because a fox often appears on donald trump's head. the washington post and you can't finish your entree, don't worry, the fox will eat it. if i can, for a moment, talk about the birther issue, when did we get so suspicious about where people were born? a "usa today" poll said 38% of 34er7bs think the president was born in the u.s. in the very same poll, only 5% more said donald trump was definitely born in the u.s. has it reached the point where americans only think something -- someone was born here if they saw it? i know i was born here and i know my younger brother was born here. but when it comes to my older brother, i can only take him at his word. gary busey said recently donald trump would make a great president. of course, he said the same thing about an old rusty birdcage he found. donald trump owns

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donald trump circus. for more than a month, it was all trump, all the time. >> donald trump. >> donald trump. >> donald trump. >> donald trump. >> donald trump. >> he lived it, loved it, and laid it on thick. was he running? >> i think you're going to be very surprised. you may very well be surprised. i think you'll probably be surprised. >> reporter: not just a surprise. a serious surprise. he told "good morning america" -- >> i have never been so serious as i am now. >> reporter: in the end, a seriously surprising dud. telling advertisers he would stay on nbc's "celebrity apprentice." and -- >> i will not be running for president, as much as i'd like to. >> reporter: his reasons? well, he says business is my greatest passion. and i'm not ready to leave the private sector. another passion, money. some reports say nbc is paying him as much as $60 million to stay on tv. bad news for meatloaf. >> meatloaf, you're fired. >> reporter: but maybe good news for voters. 64% of americans say they wouldn't vote for trump. >> donald trump blew it. and made himself look like a fool. >> reporter: there were the jokes, es

i want to see the logg for certificate e of donald trump''s registrati -- donald trump lawsuit republican registration." donald trump has given thousands to charlie rangel and harryy reid. "the new york times" sd that is "inconceivable that this would have been conducted against a white president." >> i do agree, but i think this is a loony tunes stuffff -- >> why did he lowered himself -- >> mark is right, it just stuck in his craw. the better thing politically would have been to let it run. donald trump? it is all about him at. "i take great credit, isn't it wonderful, me me me." >> ias disappointed that the president did this, that he stick to this -- he stooped to this. worse than that, it is the fact that 41% of republicans believe that he was not born of the united states, on the basis of what? on the basis of what? no evidencet all, but they believe it. the whole idea of what has been going on the last two years has been to delegitimize barack obama. earlier this week the president takes his family to church on easter sunday. during holy week, the president hosts the second annual

donald trump often appears on fox, which is ironic because a fox often appears on donald trump's headdonald trump said recently he has a great relationship with the blacks. though unless the blacks are a family of white people, i bet he's mistaken. >> that one hurt. myers also ripped the president on aging rather quickly in the white house. he told him, quote, i don't usually do this, but maybe you should start smoking again. talking about the gray hair is what he was talking about. but he told michelle obama she looks like she's gotten better looking as she's been in the white house. >> smart approach. >> and younger. >> lift the liediadies up. she is beautiful. that's it for "news 4 today." thanks for joining us, everyone. >> wake up with us tomorrow morning.

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well. >> donald trump is saying he's running for president since february, which is surprising, i thought it was a joke. he often appears on fox which is ironic, because a fox often appears on donaldrump's head. donald trump's head recently has a grant relationship with the blacks though unless the blacks are a family of white people i bet he's mistaken. >> donald trump called myers a stutterer on fox news. he said he was made the focus of so many jokes because he's "leading in the polls." "the apprentice" star has yet to declare his candidacy for presidency. watch that tonight at 9:00 on nbc. >> someone will be fired. a gloomy day outside. >> it was especially after yesterday. >> it was, and i said it would be more clouds than rain which is exactly what ended up happening. it wasn't much consolation for the folks who wanted to be outside without the raindrops. included that all the walkers for the avon walk for the cure and, ahhh, the first day of may, and that means it's cinco de mayo time, yes, indeed, one of its most festive holidays we get in washington every year, lots of people outside singing and dancing. they had to have the umbrellas up but as advertised it was a whole l

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donald trump was in the room. the president spent, quite frankly, a surprising amount of time talking to donald trump about donald p. you saw a couple shots there, the donald didn't look too pleased with some of the jokes but the president talking directly to him, said that "now that this issue is over with donald trump can focus on more important issues that matter including how we faked the moon landing, what really happened in roswell and where are biggie and tupac." it wasn't all fun and games. at the end, he took a moment and touched on a serious topic close to the hearts of journalists, many of them of course in that room. listen to this. >> and on last months we've seen journalists threatened, arrested, beaten, attacked, and in some cases even killed, simply for doing their best to bring us the story, to give people a voice, and to hold leaders accountable, and through it all, we've seen daring men and women risk their lives for the simple idea that no one should be silenced, and everyone deserves to know the truth. >> so the president ended it on a serious note there, on what was, no doubt, a funny night i

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donald donald trump he says he may or may not run for the u.s. presidency irrespective of the final answer what does all this trump mania say about america and its politics. if. you cross trump as a presidential candidate i'm joined by cliff schecter in columbus he's an author pundit and president of us in boston we have alan schroeder he's an associate professor in the school of journalism at northeastern university and in washington we cross to alex vogel is a partner at mehlman vogel castagnetti all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's look at the man who wants to say you're fired to president obama. as the next year's presidential election approaches the two main parties are thinking ahead with no obvious frontrunner among republicans there is clearly an opening it is almost time to grab also the sluggish economy this is always the one of the reasons american billionaire make a run for the white house he says he will make his intentions known. real estate mogul and owner of golf courses and a t.v. star knows how to team his audience some scripture says of the current president speaks volumes to this particularly when jumping on the brother's train claiming it was non-sport on american soil is known as bellicose in his foreign policy positions united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world. trump also chimes in the china should be punished with a twenty five percent tariff on its imports and opec should be told to cut oil prices if the man known for his has told the president now he must have taken over leave in all fields and profits with u.s. allies old fashioned you know when you win a war it's like to the very people on this world the latest gallup poll shows trump one of the leaders and monster like the republican voters living sarah paling in the dust some has already shown some of his campaign cards but it's hard to say where they think as a realtor to play the billionaire may capitalize on the current political malays but even this american supposed to put him in doesn't mean that they want to become moral philosophy and stuck in a super trouble for crosstalk r.t. . ok cliff i'd like to start now if you are you wrote in your weekly column about donald trump he is living in body image of every degrading aspect of american culture what do you mean by that. i love it but what do you mean really look. i appreciate that thank you i mean for thirty years now this guy has been you know whatever it takes to get to get attention he sort of built himself first of all he spun a false resume he's somebody that knew that image in the united states and frankly in politics and business in many areas has become more important in reality which is he talks a big game you know he promotes himself analysts lee but the truth is is that look he inherited money from from his daddy he had to declare bankruptcy twice he tried to run a football league it was a abysmal failure so this guy really has not been a very successful businessman at all has has used. you know and i'll give him credit there brilliantly you know in a shameless fashion to make himself turn into this icon of business which he's absolutely not so that was a main point of mine about how im

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donald donald trump he says he may or may not run for the u.s. presidency irrespective of the final answer what does all this trump mania say about america and its politics. and. trump as a presidential candidate i'm joined by cliff schecter in columbus he's an author pundit and president of the power costs in boston we have alan schroeder he's an associate professor in the school of journalism at northeastern university and in washington we cross to alex vogel is a partner at mehlman vogel castagnetti all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's look at the man who wants to say you're fired could president obama. as the next year's presidential election approaches the two main parties are thinking ahead with no obvious frontrunner among republicans there is clearly an opening that is all the time to think about mcgrath also the sluggish economy this is always the one of the reasons american billionaire donald trump may make a run for the white house says he will make his intentions known. real estate mogul and owner of golf courses and a t.v. star something knows how to entertain his audience some criticism of the current president speaks volumes to this particularly when jumping on the brother's train claiming a bomb was not on american soil is known as bellicose in his foreign policy positions the united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world. trump also chimes in the china should be punished with a twenty five percent tariff on its importance and opec should be told to cut oil prices if the man known for his has told the president now he wants have taken over libyan oil fields and should profits with u.s. allies old fashioned you know when you would like to divert the ball on the spoils the latest gallup poll shows trump one of the leaders a monster like the republican voters living sarah paling in the dust trump has already shown some of his campaign cards but it's hard to

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the white house he says he will make his intentions known in real estate mogul and owner of golf courses and a t.v. star something knows how to get it to his audience some criticism of the current president speaks volumes to this particularly when jumping on the brother's train claiming it was not on american soil is known as bellicose in his foreign policy positions united states is becoming the laughing stock of the world. trump also chimes in the china should be punished with a twenty five percent tariff on its imports and opec should be told to cut oil prices if the man known for his has told the president now he must have taken over leave in all fields and change process with u.s. allies alteration you know when you will work like to divert the ball on the spoils the latest gallup poll shows trump one of the leaders a monster like the republican voters living sarah paling in the dust trump has already shown some of his campaign cards but it's hard to say where they think has their real trumps to play the billionaire may capitalized on the current political in the lanes but even the american supposed to proclaim it doesn't mean that the us want to become more of a loving stock in this a patrol vote for crosstalk r t. ok cliff i'd like to start now with you you wrote in your weekly column about gunnel drum he is the living embodiment of every degrading aspect of american culture you mean by that. i love it but what do you mean really look. i appreciate that thank you lou i mean for thirty years now this guy has been you know whatever it takes to get to get attention he's sort of built himself first of all he spun a false resume he's somebody that knew that image in the united states and frankly in politics and business in many areas has become more important in reality which is he talks a big game you know he promotes himself analysts lee but the truth is that look he inherited his money from from his daddy he had to declare bankruptcy twice he tried to run a football league it was an abysmal failure so this guy really has not been a very successful businessman it all has has used media you know and i'll give him credit there brilliantly you know but in a shameless fashion to make himself turn into this icon of business which he's absolutely not so that was a main point of mine about how image trumps reality you know when we're living in a reality t.v. culture versus reality and so he's gone down to reality t.v. and everything else about american culture that isn't real and he's used that to get himself in a position where he's first in the polls and so that's i mean right now that is sort of a classic. problem frankly with american political culture which is taking on entertainment culture values and you know if you've got the crazy hair like he does and the big mouth and it all fit but by having the biggest males in the room you paid the most attention to so he can ask where obama's birth certificate is from even though we have no clue where his hair is from. is a good one too i want to go to you in boston you know george w. bush was a failure in business before he became president and nobody held out against him here you know what is this i mean is this is just really just a reality t.v. show the extension of the trump pseudo reality i mean is he really fusing the two together he's still on t.v. quite literally. oh yeah he sure is well we don't really know what his objective is here is this really about a run for the presidency i mean he's certainly making a lot of noise in them direction but the alternative explanation would be that he's simply furthering his own ego and you know there is a tradition in this country about slater candidates and i don't think that in general it's a bad idea to bring new blood into the mix the problem here is he's starting at the very top i mean even outsider candidates like ronald reagan was governor of california before he ever became president or thought about running for president so it's this weird mix of you know the sort of media culture that we live in this eagle maniacal guy and one other thing i would throw in which is that the republican field right now is extremely ambiguous there is not a clear front runner which leaves this opening for somebody like donald trump alex and i go to you in washington how did and it's really really early days and he hasn't even declared ok. but how is this going to start shaping the campaign how much of an impact will trump's being there threatening to run if you waits after this these so-called deadline i guess it's before june i mean how does it start shaping the republican debate before we go much further into the election. and i think it does really start to shape it for this reason i look i don't take him seriously as a candidate i think the entire thing is a testament to me my below and in his own particular brand of media fascination but what i what it does is this kind of trump theater of the absurd takes an already scrambled wide open field and starts to tell people look this is not the your to run because if this is what we're talking about this shows they are you going to get up on a stage as a real candidate with donald trump and talk a lot will say to me outrageous things will get a lot of cover

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donald trump's head. gary bucey said that donald trump would make a great president. he same thing about an old rusty bird cage he found. donald trump owns the misu.s.a. pageant great for republicans because it will streamline their search for a vice president. donald trump said recently he has a great relationship with the blacks, though unless the blacks are a family of white people i bet he's mistaken. at the beginning of his term, mr. president, housewives were trying to sneak into the white house. now everyone is leaving, axelrod, gibbs, rahm emanuel, by this time it will be you and joe biden trying to find toner for the copy machine. so it is not a strong field, and who knows if they can beat you in 2012, but i tell you who can definitely beat you, mr. president. 2008 barack obama. you would have loved him. so charismatic, so charming, a little too idealistic? maybe, but you would have loved him. we remember the inauguration day with the first lady there, for as beautiful as you looked that day, you look more beautiful tonight. now you on the other hand, mr. pres

and then, of course, there is donald trump. donaldmp has been saying that he will run for president as a republican which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. donald trump often appears on fox which is ironic because a fox often appears on donald trump's head. if you are at the washington post hanging with trump and you can't finish your entree, don't worry, the fox will eat it. and if i can for a moment talk about the birther issue. when did we get so suspicious about where people were born. 38% of americans think the president was born in the u.s. in the very same poll, only 5% more said donald trump was definitely born in the u.s. has it reached the point where americans only think someone was born here if they saw it? i know i was born here. and i know my younger brother was born here but when it comes to my older brother i can only take him at his word. gary bussey said donald trump would make a great president. of course, he said the same thing about an old rusty birdcage he found. donald trump owns the m

>> donald trump didn't make the decision to put himself on a split screen. donaldidn't make the decision to cover this over and over and over again once he raised the issue. the president said, you know what? we've got to put a stop to this. he wanted to make the point that we have more important issues in this country and we ought to move on. the point was as much, frankly, david, to your industry as it was to anybody else. >> do you somehow sense that the president may be trying to make donald trump the face of your party, the republican party? and what would be the result of that? >> i think he may try to, but i don't think that's going to happen. i think mr. trump is having a lot of fun and it's pretty clear he enjoys the limelight. we have very serious candidates. and i think that mr. trump wants to run, he's welcome to run. >>> all right. time for the latest headlines on the cnn politics.com desk. here's what's crossing right now. texas governor rick perry is accusing the obama administration of ignoring the wildfires in his state. perry says he requested a f

donald trump -- donald trump didn't make the decision to put himself on a split screen. donald trump didn't make the decision to cover this over and over and over again once he raised the issue. and the president's point was, the day after he made a speech on this issue that the mayor was talking about that's so important to our country, which is how do we solve this debt problem in a way that is balanced and fair and serves our future, the president did an interview, answered a lot of questions about it, got one question on the birther issue. and on the evening news that night, that was what led the news. and at that moment, the president said, you know what, we've got to put a stop to this. and he wanted to make the point that we have more important issues in this country and we ought to move on. and the point was as much, frankly, david to your industry, as it was to anybody else. >> if republicans ever want to have a chance of getting in the white house, they've got to get off issues like the birther issue. we need to talk about the economy and the deficit and immigra

we've been talking about donald trump for the last week. >> donald trump has been talking about donald >> but seth meyers and the president really kind of got at him last night with the jokes. >> but thumbs up or down as far as the performances from what you're hearing? >> they were great. seth meyers was wonderful last night. he was funny. he was biting, but then he was also very gracious. it really looked like he was happy to be there and having a great time. he tweeted this morning and he was like d.c., thank you. that was the meyers family had a great time. >> i heard things got really late with some of the snl cast members, including seth. >> apparently it was around 3:00 or 3:30 and i think the french ambassador needed to go to bed and they were kind of escorted out, but they did serve breakfast. >> things got that late where people were actually being served breakfast? >> yes. >> this is really big business for our city. >> it started off as an evening and it has really grown into like a five-day almost festival. they use the word nerd prom sometimes, but i think it is great for

. >> then there's donald trump. donaldp has been saying he'll run for president as republican, which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. donald trump owns the miss u.s.a. pageant great for republicans to streamline their search for a great vice president. >> michele bachmann is here i understand. and she is thinking about running for president, which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. yes, michele, this is how it starts. tim pawlenty, he seems all-american, but if you have heard his real middle name, tim hosni pawlenty. nobody is happy, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because you can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing? what really happened in roswell? and where are biggie and tupac? just the other day matt damon, i love matt damon, love the guy. matt damon said he was disappointed in my performance. well, matt, i just saw "the adjustment bureau" so right back at you, buddy.

it was almost cathartic, and the sense of tension in the room, because donald trump was there, and so many jokes were aimed at donaldmp. the laughter -- >> uproarius. it built like a crescendo. it got so loud at donald trump's expense. >> absolutely. of course, everyone was trying to steal a glimpse at trump -- i actually saw people standing up, and he was stony-faced for the most part. >> a lot of people commenting on that. seth meyers was the host of the dinner, and he focused a lot of his jokes on the president. let's take a little clip and watch it together. >> when you were sworn in, you looked like the guy from the old spice commercials. now you look like louis gossett, sr. i've never said this to anyone before, but maybe you should start smoking again. >> i know, right? that was great. do you think this was better than, say, last year or recent past dinners? >> i why it was, just in terms of the reaction in the room. there were very few slow moments. in terms of the hired entertainer seth meyers was really on fire. people seemed really happy with this. the past entertainers, there have been mixed reviews. som

donald trump. myers eviscerated the donald in his speech. here are a few of myers' barbs. >> donald trump is saying he'll run for president as a republican, which is surprising because i just assumed he was running as a joke. donald trump often appears on fox, which is ironic because a fox often appears on donald trump's head. donald trump said recently he has a great relationship with the blacks, though unless the blacks are a family of white people, i bet he's mistaken. >> i didn't even see a glimmer of a smile on mr. trump. >> he knew. >> although i think i saw a clenched jaw. did you not see that? whoa. myers also ripped the president on aging rather quickly while in the white house. he told him, quote, i don't usually do this, but maybe you should start smoking again. >> that's pretty funny stuff. >> i agree with you guys. i did not see any laughter on the donald's face at all. >> i don't think i've ever seen him laugh in any other setting. >> unless he's firing someone. no? >> i've seen him chuckle a few times, i guess. i don't really h

donald trump has been saying that he will run for president as a republican, which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> ouch. more of the squabs jabs coming up. and donald trump will join us live. imagination. ♪ the new blackberry playbook. ♪ cos i'm gonna make you see ♪ there's nobody else here, no one like me. ♪ small enough to take anywhere. powerful enough to take you everywhere. ♪ i'm special ♪ so special >>> truthfully i'm glad tobe sitting at the table with president obama. it is great to be working with some in the most powerful/poorest country. >> the white house correspondents dinner with politicians and celebrities come together to pretend they like each other for a few hours. a lot of the jokes came at the expense of the birthers, right? here are some of the best moments. >> and then, of course, there's donaldld trump has been saying he'll run for president as a republican, which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> my fellow americans -- the state of hawaii released my official long form birth certificate. but just in case there are any lingering questions, tonight i am prepared to go a step further. tonight for the first time i am releasing my official birth video. ♪ >> that was a joke. that was not my real birth video. that was a children's cartoon. call disney if you don't believe me. they have the original long form version. >> that was just a small part of all the jabs last night. you saw donald trump at the beginning of the highlights. he was the butt of some of the stinging jokes at that dipper last night. and he really didn't seem very thrilled about much of it. we'll ask him all about it because he'll join me live next hour. you don't want to miss that. my conversation live with donald trump. >>> punishment handed down, the pitching coach for the atlanta

it was islamic fundamentalism and donald trump has been fired by -- donald trump. >> it's my latest decision. >> his latest stunt may boost his tv ratings. but what did it do to the republican party? diplomatic immunity. e.d. hill asks if it applies to rape. >>> now, the scandal sending shock waves across the world. let's go to rich ordard roth. he joins me live. >> reporter: this man, dominique strauss-kahn used to the high life. first-class airplanes, luxury suites now settling in on rikers island off manhattan. he was transported there after a court hearing several hours ago. a hearing which featured arguments by the prosecutor and defense attorneys for strauss-kahn regarding bail and could he indeed obtain it after that purple luck we had over the weekend and hours spent in police custody. the authorities alleging six criminal counts including abuse, sexual abuse, sexual acts of violence against a hotel maid, in the times square hotel the sofitel. the authorities argue he is a flight risk, similar to roman polanski, the film director, someone who wouldn't return once he got to europe. >>

i want to see the long-term certificate of donald trump plaza republican registration in." donald trump gave thousands of dollars to charlie rangel and harry reid. >> "the new york times" went on to say that this campaign "to portray the president, as the other would not have been done against it by president." >> i agree, but i -- would not have been done against a white president." >> i agree, but this is a loony tunes stop it the better thing politically would have been to let it run longer and make republicans look crazy. donald trump? it is all about him. "i am enormously honored, i am a g -- i take credit, me me me." >> colby? >> i was disappointed that the president did this, that he is du -- that he stooped to this. worse than that, it is that 41% of republicans believe he was not born in the united states, on the basis of what? on the basis of what? no evidence at all. how do y y -- the whole idea of what has been going on the last two years is to delegitimize bronco -- is to delegitimize barack obama. earlier this week, the president takes his family to church on easter

well, this afternoon, trump said he will not seek the republican nomination and john berman has more on the donald's decision. >> reporter: donald trump isn't running for president because this is where he says he belongs. firing meat loaf. >> and therefore, meat loaf, you're fired. >> reporter: he's staying on nbc's "celebrity apprentice," concluding a brief and uncharacteristically meek statement today with -- >> i will not be running for president, as much as i'd like to. >> reporter: this, after promising for months a big presidential announcement. >> you may very well be surprised. i think you're going to be very surprised. i think you'll probably be surprised. >> reporter: but today little surprise. salon.com's headline, trump officially ends fake presidential campaign. his reason? fake or otherwise, business is my greatest passion and i'm not ready to leave the private sector. other possible reasons? number three, payday. nbc reportedly offered him as much as $60 million to stay on tv. number two, ridicule. trump faced withering scorn for his false claims about the president's birthplace. at the white house correspondents

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>> i wish we could see the donald's face. donald trumpned to be attending the dinner and he took it all in stride. after the president wrapped up, "saturday night live's" seth myers got a few shots in as well. >> i still think we all remember that inauguration day, the first lady was there. and may i say for as beautiful as you look that day, you look even more beautiful tonight. >> now you, on the other hand, mr. president, have aged a little. what happened to you? when you were sworn in you looked like the guy from the old spice commercials. now you look like louis gossett senior. i've never said this to anyone before, but maybe you should start smoking again. >> the correspondents' dinner has been an annual tradition since 1920. it's always fun to see them a little relaxed. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, 45 days and counting, what's holding up our state budget now. political analyst larry gershon weighs in. >>> plus, why are bay area shelters overrun thhu chiahuas and what can you do to help them out? we'll show you,

donald trott would make a great president. of course, he said the same thing about a rusty bird cage in the out. donald trump owns the usa pageant. that will help streamline the search for a vice president predicted -- for a vice president. donaldas a great relationship with thelacks. unless the blacks or a family of white people, everything is fine. i like that drop is filthy rich. his whole life is modeled in gold leaf and marble columns, but he all -- but he still sounds like they know it all. he may not be a good choice for president, but he would definitely make a great press secretary. how much fun would that be? his latest rally was a flop. i feel bad for ahmadinejad. he has no class. i, all the other hand, sell my whole line of ties. you can find that at macey's. it is not a strong field. i tell you who can deadly beat you, mr. president -- 2008 barack obama. you would have liked him. [laughter] [applause] so charismatic, a joke -- so charming. was the little too much idealistic? maybe. but he would have loved him. on inauguration day, the first lady was there. poor as beautiful as he looked that day, you look more beautiful toght. now you come all the other hand mr. president, have aged a little. what happened to you?

donald at a speech dropping the f-bomb left and right throughout this, and look at the white house correspondent dinner last night, he was the butt of the jokes, do you think it's over for donald trump? >> it never started for donald trump. he has been acting like a clown across the country for several weeks, and last night everybody put that right back in his face. he did not like it, to judge by his reaction, but it just shows the reason why donald trump could never be president in the first place. >> you have to have thick skin to be the president, you do. >> donald trump does not project the qualities the people want as the president of the united states. people were making fun of his hair or the way he talks, and making fun of the garishness of his persona. >> he can do that, and he doesn't like it when everybody else does. when i saw him walk into the ballroom, i thought wow, he has courage, because he knew he was going to be mocked. >> the president really had the opportunity to throw it right back. >> john, so good to see you bright and early on a sunday face-to-face. >>> well, as we said, everybody, it's no surprise trump was the target last night. and even the president got in on the act. you have got to

. >> donald trump baited him. but donald trump won. - on didn't win. >> he forced the president of the united states to have a special press conference. he should have had a third tier junior staffer to say here, you want this. no big deal. he made it a bigger deal. >> he did make a big deal. it had to be done. this is an old story and so trump didn't win. >> did the media play the big roll in all of this. trump is a master of manipulating the media and the media does. he has got a negative here because he said i am proud of myself that i have discovered the obvious. it doesn't get him forward or a leader. he helped his ratings with his show . he hasn't helped his presidential fort tunes . >> a lot of people blamed fox for fanning the objective. the coverage of obama in the weeks leading up to the controversy, only eight dealt with the birth certificate. 92 percent of that on ms nbc and 30 percent on cnn. >> msnbc should know that donald trump is boosting the ratings and they are going to let it go. we have a piece of video

donald trump. [ cheers ] thank you. you're welcome. anyway, we now return to whatever the hell is on nbc right now. honestly, i have no idea. i think it's "the late times with jason fallon." i'm donald trump, and god bless donald trump. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you so much. thank you, everybody. thank you very much. welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. welcome to "late night." [ cheers and applause ] it's a fun crowd. oh, i love you guys. hey, man, if you were watching "celebrity apprentice" last night, it was just crazy. [ laughter ] i mean, i didn't see it, but, apparently, star jones and nene leakes got so out of control, they ended up killing osama bin laden. [ laughter ] crazy. that's right, president obama announced late last night that bin laden has been killed in pakistan. that's right. [ cheers and applause ] that's

donald trump runs for president? >> you know the saying, the show must go on. nbc news is talking about pot potential of donaldec says the show will have to go. on. who will take over if he does run? i don't know about you, i can't imagine anyone else saying "you're fired" other than donald trump. >> we could all give our best donald trump imitation, but i don't think it would work, huh? >> that was probably a bad one you just got from me. >> thanks, shan. for the latest political news, go to cnnpolitics.com. >>> makes tuneups, upgrades in your home now could save you a lot of money on your summer energy bills. our carmen wong ulrich joins us for today's top tips. >>> hi, suzanne, well, get this. air conditioning eats up almost 60% of american electricity bills during the summer. and it is approaching. but there are steps you can take right now to ease the stress on your home energy budget before the weather really starts to heat up. now, experts say one of the best ways to keep your house cool is to prevent the hot air from getting into your home to begin with. one of the most effective ways to do this is to

>> she's sucking up oxygen in the room, just after we finished watching the donald trump will he or won't he game. >> donaldrump lent an air of chaos to the republican race. they don't need any more of that. republicans also don't need to absorb sarah palin's national negatives in this race. i think what republicans hope most is that sarah palin clarifies before too long that she's not going to get into this race, but what we know is the same rules don't apply to her as apply to other people. she's so well-known, has so much influence and clout on the right, she could get in much later than a conventional candidate. >> john harwood thank you very much for your insight tonight. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues tonight, america at war, richard engel on the front lines with a look at the sacrifice americans are making in three conflicts. s >>> a changing of the guard is coming at the top of the defense department. tomorrow president obama is expected to nominate general martin dempsey as chairman of the joint chiefs. he would replace admiral mike mullen with general robert gates is being replaced himself