ladies and gentlemen, donald j. trump. [nicholas nolan's blow my wad] ♪ - wow. nice. you. - we've just met, but it's good to see you. tonight, we honor a self-made millionaire. he started with nothing, worked hard, and made a fortune. that man is fred trump, donald's dad. [laughter] [cheers and applause] that's right, for all of his self-starter bullshit, he's basically jaden smith with a comb-over. [laughter] you're a grown man. you got hair like dennis the menace. what's going on here? did you--did you fall headfirst into a cotton candy machine? what happened? um, by the way, the producers have asked me to interpret that last joke for the handicapped person on our stage. duh, hey, situation... [laughter, cheers, and applause] rich guy have funny hair. and, donald, as long as i have you here, it's pronounced "huge," not "yuge." and here's another one. it's pronounced, "i am [bleep] delusional," not "i am running for president." [laughter] that's right. trump says-- he says he's gonna run for president in 2012. [cheers and applause] but if his plan for america is to f

. >>> ladies and gentlemen, president of the united states -- donald's j. trump! >> there he goes. >> oh -- >> there he goes. >> who says -- donald says that. >> i love him. president of the united states? donald j. trump. that's who says it. trump wows the sold out crowd in michigan yesterday. welcome to "access hollywood live." i'm billy bush. >> and i'm kit hoover. i like that he throws his middle initial, donald j. i think he just go d.j. trump for president and breaks out into rap. >> genius. never heard that. >> i'm very original here. lined up in michigan to hear him. chanting his name. he gets everybody fired up. they are calling him the kanye west of politics. >> yeah. >> hence the d.j. >> d.j. trump. look at these people. goes around the block right there. >> resonating because he strikes a nerve of saying things, not being politically correct. saying what people want to hear. don't know if he can back it up yet, but certainly goes after everybody. >> no details as of yet. >> details are overrated. >> you know, i'm thinking. talking to our executive produ

two things bring about what the establishment desperately wants, the beginning of the end of donald j. trump? end ofredicting the trump has been a great way to look like a fool. but if they can make clear what they have been saying behind the scenes for a while, these people that donald trump is attracting to the campaign, we don't want him there. allor bush, that has been day long. he has gotten a clean shot to go on offense. i think that there are two key moments. but i do think that this is the moment people will turn to. thing, think the florida trump has some wiggle room on. by not correcting the guy saying that the president is a muslim -- not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's an accurate and for some people it would be a negative. he is in a box now. this will come up again. not so much the issue about not correcting the guy. will he admit that he was wrong in being the leader of the birther movement or not? that puts them in a tough position. phil: were you surprised by the campaign's initial response? feel they usually do not the things head on. so, no, i wasn't. hilla

two things bring about what the establishment desperately wants, the beginning of the end of donald j. trumpphil: predicting the end of trump has been a great way to look like a fool. but if they can make clear what they have been saying behind the scenes for a while, these people that donald trump is attracting to the campaign, we don't want them there. as for bush, that has been all day long. he has gotten a clean shot to go on offense. something they have been unable to take advantage of the last couple weeks. i think that there are two key moments. i think it's the debate, not these moments, that people will turn to. mark: i think the florida thing, trump has some wiggle room on. trump has avoided taking a position on whether he believes the president wasn't born in the u.s., did not correcting the guy saying that the president is a muslim -- not that there's anything wrong with that, but it is inaccurate and for some people it would be a negative. he is in a box now. he still has to figure out what he's going to do. will he admit that he was wrong in being the leader of the birther move

told through the lens of this program, the unexpected emergence of donald j. trump.ark: i'm mark halperin. john: i'm john heilemann. you yourself have a show. mr. trump: a tremendous show. "the apprentice." i am officially running for president of the united states. john: with all due respect to donald trump -- mark: with all due respect to donald trump -- john: with all due respect to donald trump, you're not the only one who knows how to escalate a situation. on the show tonight, trump, trump, and trump again. mark: but first, trump. now all returning to our regularly scheduled programming, donald trump. mark: he is a shorter figure. is not michele bachmann or herman cain. this is not a joke candidate that will pop up and go away. mark: every other candidate would kill for his poll numbers. john: donald trump at 11%, more than double his preannouncement total. mark: he predicted once he was taken seriously, he would rise. john: every leaderboard insight. mark: crazy high best in show marks on everything from handling the economy to immigration. donald absorbs anyth

donald j. trump. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, mr. donald trump. [applause] >> thank you.>> thank you so much. i didn't expect that. you know joel and the group called and they said would you come over and speak, i'm here for certain reason. it's called tomorrow night. so i got here and they asked a couple of days ago would have been possible to come over and say a few words and an endorsement from your group with so many veterans, hundreds of thousands of veterans i really appreciate that joel. i did not expect it. [applause] i didn't expect it and i didn't ask for it. i will say this, i am at the veterans 100%. they are our greatest people. they are being treated terribly. not only the number of deaths which are obviously that's tantamount to what's going on is incredible but as of two weeks ago on wednesday, the vets had the longest wait in the history of the veterans administration administration. you go in and see a doctor you wait for days and days and it's not going to happen. it's not going to happen. if i win believe me it's not going to happen in one of the thing

signed by donald trump and gop chairman, and donald trump saying that if he stays in the race for president, it will only be as a republican. >> the next president of the united states, mr. donald j. trump. >> already dominate ing the republican race for president, the billionaire businessman stole the spotlight again. >> i have signed the pledge. >> a promise not to run as an independent. something donald trump refused to rule out at last month's debate. >> raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> so what changed? he's no longer getting the cold shoulder from republican party officials. >> the rnc has treated me with great respect. >> but trump hasn't been so respectful toward his challengers. today, he, again, jabbed general bush for running a lackluster campaign. >> i think he's a very low energy person. and i don't think that's what the country needs. >> donald trump's view is that the end is near. his pessimistic view is, let's close the borders, create tariffs, do this, do that. all based on negativity. >> we have donald trump and jeb bush going back and forth in a juvenile food fight with each other. >> and governor chris christie who also signed the p

. >> we went to ask the king of new york, donald j, donald j trump, who lives just and blocks away fromolden skyscraper. >> thank you. a littleyou. a little closer to home, time square and the disorder, the naked women. >> i don't want to talk about that. inappropriate. >> inappropriate? it is going on right below his penthouse. kennedy: that's right. should he run our topless ladies out with a broom? or should we find him and steal his shirt and paint all over his movies? if the americans with charlie the duff on fox. welcome back. >> i. kennedy: i went out and saw them. is this really the prime indicator the new york is turning into a hellhole? >> did you go topless? i did. kennedy: i have gone topless in new york too many times to count. >> drinking. [laughter] kennedy: it does not take my friend johnny walker for me to lose this sherbet colored gift. >> try ice. >> is this really the prime indicator the new york city is turning back into a hellhole? >> you know, i think it bothers people in their wondering. i mean,, murder is optimal robberies up, rape is up. bombs taking baths and

donald j. trump. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you for all being here. this is some turnout. my great honor. the chairman just left, as you probably know. and he has been extremely fair. the rnc has been absolutely terrific over the last two-month period. and as you know, that's what i've wanted. i've wanted fairness. i don't have to be treated any differently than anybody else. i just wanted fairness from the republican party. we're leading in every single poll, a new poll came out today where we're over 30%. we've actually hit numbers as high as 35% and 40%. and frankly i felt that the absolute best way to win and to beat the democrats and very easily i think beat the democrats, no matter who it may be, whether it's hillary or anybody else -- and i think maybe hillary is going to have a very hard time, frankly, with what's happening getting to the starting gate. the best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. and for that reason, i have signed the pl

donald j. trump. >> applause from supporters. anger from critics. donald trump's campaign has people talking and here in new york fighting. this was the scene outside trump tower in midtown manhattan where a security guard took a sign away from protesters. trump make america racist again. then this happened. as one of the protesters pursued the guard. trump's campaign is reportedly looking into filing charges against the protestor. trump's relationship with the hispanic community is becoming more difficult. >> in certain sections you have to have a wall. by the way, the wall will save you a tremendous amount of money. but absolutely there are areas that you have to have the wall. >> reporter: last month at a news conference he argued with jorge ramos before having him removed from the event. now, kept host hugh huett. >> who is zawahiri and al julani and al baghdadi do you know who the players are without a scorecard donald trump? >> you know, before we get to office they'll all be changed. >> trump denounced huett called him a third rate broadcaster

11th commandment will go by the wayside as they let loose with a tax upon their front-runner, donald j trump. jeb bush hit back after trump criticized him for speaking spanish on the trail. >> mr. trump doesn't believe in the shared values. he wants to tear us down and doesn't believe in tolerance and the things that created the greatness of the country. >> pouncing after trump is marco rubio calling a bunch of detailed foreign policy questions gotchas. >> if you don't know the answer to the questions, you won't be commander in chief. >> warning republicans of dire consequence fist they vote to make trump their nominee. >> i think donald trump would be a disaster for the country and a disaster for our party. i think we would suffer the worst defeat since 1964. >> so far none of this seems to be able to stop trump who jumped to his highest numbers yet. he is at 30% nationally and a monmouth university poll with ben carson in second place. we decided to ask someone who knows about outsider campaigns to join us into what is happening inside the republican race. and sarah palin is here, former a

he, donald j. trumpn his gop rivals or the so sensational national geed or late night comedians attack him and his look. calling him everything from a clown, a monster, a fool arks know-nothing. most bredably when they mock his physical appear wrans as well. just listen to bush, to lynne, to the very sensitiitive john stewart they all mock the persona of poor donald. >> i had debate prep with steve colbert, and he played donald trump. i was a little surprised he put on yellow cotton candy on his head. he ate his own hair. asked if i wanted some. i took a little piece of the donald's hair. >> if anyone wonder if mine is real, here's the answer. the hair is real. the color isn't. and come to think of it, i wonder if that's true for donald too. >> my hair is just fine. stroo first thing is first, your hair is not fine. >> people are not attacking your hair. they are defending themselves from something that appears like it's about to attack them. loo hmm. well, you know, i might expect that of john stewart,

. >> the next president of the united states, donald j trump. >> ♪ as i went walking ♪ that ribbon ofw above me ♪ that end less sky way >> that's not for real, is it? >> yeah, he is building bridges. don't you think trump is ready to reach across the aisle. >> i thought that was the monster mash. >> it does have that quality, doesn't he? liz, he used the song "end of the world as we know it" so that is appropriate to the iran deal, isn't it? >> who is michael stype again? i am just kidding. he looks like -- michael stype is always irritable. he is always upset. he is a commercial for irritable bowel syndrome. he really is. he has been irritable and crankingy for three decades. >> who is he talking to? he didn't say trump. he said all of you -- >> all of you candidate had, you idiot politicians, how daughter daughter -- how dare you use my music? there is nothing more annoying than an old washed up rocker who doesn't want his music played. it is at a rally and all kinds of music is played. francis scott t wrote star-spangled banner, but trump said i wrote that song. >> why does preside

writing, quote, while i refuse to brag, this tremendous increase in viewer interest is due 100% to donald j. trump. rather than pocket the millions of dollars, i believe all profits from this forecast should go to various veterans groups. the two men are friendly. zucker ran nbc when trump had his show there and attended his wedding but zucker has been put in an awkward position. the network under fierce pressure, changed its polling criteria in ways that almost guaranteed carly fiorina will be on the primetime stage and one of the questioners will be conservative radio host hugh hewitt. >> when you say quds versus kurds. >> reporter: trump sees the spotlight again with the unprecedented demand that cnn donate it and asked if he would refuse to show up if cnn declined, trump said he would have to make that determination. no response from cnn yet. >> howie, thank you. >>> no grapevine tonight. when we come back, trying to keep kids off marijuana where it's legal for adults. >>> new york city's effort to defend, depending on your point of view, to inform or scare, warning labels about salt. here's c

continued to go by the wayside as the republican pact let loose with attacks on their front-runner, donald j. trump. first up, jeb bush who hit back after trump criticized him for speaking spanish on the trail. >> mr. trump doesn't believe in those values. he doesn't believe in tolerance or the things that create greatness in this country. >> then came senator marco rubio, called a bunch of detailed foreign policy questions, gotchas. >> i think, if you don't remember the answer of those questions you can't serve as commander in chief. and senator rand paul warning republicans of dire consequences if they vote to make trump their nominee. >> i do think donald trump will be a disaster for the country and for our paerp party. i think we'd sever the worst defeat since 1964. >> but, so far none of this seems to be able to stop trump whoupped to his highest poll numbers yet this week. he's at 30 personally in a monmouth university poll with ben carson in second place. we decided we'd ask someone who knows a little about outsider campaigns to join us for insights as to what is happening inside the republi

writing, quote, while i refuse to brag, this tremendous increase in viewer interest is due 100% to donald j. trumpther than pocket the millions of dollars, i believe all profits from this forecast should go to various veterans groups. the two men are friendly. zucker ran nbc when trump had his show there and attended his wedding but zucker has been put in an awkward position. the network under fierce pressure, changed its polling criteria in ways that almost guaranteed carly fiorina will be on the primetime stage and one of the questioners will be conservative radio host hugh hewitt. >> when you say quds versus kurds. >> reporter: trump sees the spotlight again with the unprecedented demand that cnn donate it and asked if he would refuse to show up if cnn declined, trump said he would have to make that determination. no response from cnn yet. >> howie, thank you. >>> no grapevine tonight. when we come back, trying to keep kids off marijuana where it's legal for adults. ♪ lease the 2015 rc 350 for $429 a month for 36 months. see your lexus dealer. >>> new york city's effort to defend, depending on

donald j. trump! >> do you know where the money went?> he could have brought in $850,000 by our calculations. we just don't know where the money is the group doesn't have a good track record. >> does it go to a charity? >> it's not a charity. as far as we can tell it's a political action group. just about an hour ago, in fact, we received this statement from the group saying they are advocates for improving the va, providing legal help for the military, avenue caughting for a stronger military, including advocating for missile defense system. the group said this, the veterans for a strong america will continue to be an all volunteer organization with no employee, no director or officer received a salary or compensation other than for the usual and routine expenses. anderson? >> appreciate the report. many people saying fiorina did well. what kind of a leader was she? how did she get from the corner office? plaque psoriasis... ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an

donald j. trump. >> reporter: they are not laughing at trump signing this pledge this week swears allegiance to the republican party. then seemed to stumble on foreign policy. >> are you familiar with general silimani. >> yes. tell me. >> he runs the kutz forces. >> his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where trump is less experienced. all that likely to be front and center in the next debate. >>> new this morning, president obama says labor day weekend is not only a time to celebrate the achievements of the middle class, but also a time to urge congress to pass a budget on time. in his weekly address, the president used friday's jobs report as evidence the economy is growing, citing the lowest unemployment rate in seven years and the addition of 173,000 jobs in august. >> if they don't, they'll shut down the government for the second time in two years. at a time when the global economy faces head winds and america's economy is a relative bright spot in the world. a shutdown of our government w

donald j. trump. >> reporter: but they're not laughing about front-runner donald trump who as of signing this pledge this week now swears allegiance to the republican party, then seemed to stumble on foreign policy. >> are you familiar with general soleimani? >> yes, go ahead. give me a little -- go ahead, tell me. >> well, he runs the quds forces. >> yes, okay. right. >> reporter: trump dismissed it all as gotcha questions but his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where he is less experienced and that is likely to be front and center in the next debate. dan. >> yes, it is. devin, thank you. for much more on this, let's bring in abc news political matt, talking about trump in a second. does this semi-apology stand any chance of putting this to rest? >> i don't think so. i think that this is only going to continue because to keep releasing e-mail records. every month there will be a new batch of e-mail records, and then she has to testify before the committee in okay. for quite a long while. >>

he, donald j. trumps not whine when his gop rivals or the clucking national media or late night comedians attack him or his look, calling him everything from a clown, a monster, a fool, a no, nothing, most incredibly when they mock his physical appearance as well. just listen to bush, to clinton, to the very sensitive jon stewart, as they all mock the appearance, the face, the persona of poor donald. >> well, i had debate prep with stephen colbert, he played donald trump as you might expect. was a little surprised he put on yellow cotton candy on his head. he ate his own hair, asked if i wanted some, i took a little piece of the donald's hair. >> if anyone wonders if mine is real, here's the answer. the hair is real, the color isn't. and come to think of it i wonder if that's true for donald true. >> my hair is just fine. >> first things first, your hair is not fine. people are not attack their hair, they're defending themselves from something that appears like it's about to attack them. lou: wow. you mi

so we went to ask the king of new york, donald j. trumpho lives just ten blocks away from times square in a golden sky scraper. >> thank you, a little closer to home, times square and the disorder there, the naked women, where do you stand on that?ç >> i don't want to talk about that. it's inappropriate. inappropriate? it's all going on right below his penthouse. i get you get ahead in a couple of presidential polls and you start talking about a politician. he answered questions about kanye and tom brady. anyway, back in times square, the women promised, it's all clean fun, just a way of helping them get through college. as far they're concerned, they're not going anywhere. we are doing something that's causing an effect on people and that's really what's most important for good or bad. >> what is the effect. >> a conversation about equality, a conversation about the section laying of female bodies. that may well be, but that very night one of the topless women was arrested for soliciting sex with an undercover cop. >> this is what i'm ta

. >> is a hypothesis that deserves testing by donald j. trump.ut he is the republican front-runner running on a platform of, what is it? we lose everywhere. the american dream is dead. so today as the republican front-runner, that mental not only headlining the iran deal, it penalty in other candidate as well, ted cruz, he had to shout oupt donald trump as his good friend during the speech. today it mental cruz enthusiastically hugged mr. trump at least twice on the stage between their two speeches. beyond those two top tier presidential contenders, this rally to the iran nuclear deal should be seen as a merger between top night current politics, and also the ghost of the old fox news channel b team. wasn't just presidential contenders there today. it was everyone from the duck dynasty people to glenn beck complaining that he was not being given enough time which is beautiful. michele bachmann was there. she's back. there was a high wire amazing vocal performance from the former republican nominee. former fox news host, current internet celebrity

i happen to be betting on donald j. trump. >> well, it seems to be paying off right now. i've got to say i come on your show often enough, people will start talking so straight -- [ laughter ] >> all right. >> great to see you. >> you take care, sam. >>> up next, we'll look ahead to the next stop for pope francis in philadelphia. we'll cover that and i'll drive down there tonight and we'll be there all weekend and look at the pope's remarkable visit so far to the united states. ♪ (underwater noises in background) (scuba diver speaking french in background) say this tube is a 4g lte wireless network. verizon keeps your data flowing fast and steady. but some budget networks slow your data after you reach your limit. you can barely watch your shows. this is no way to treat people. a better network doesn't mess with your data. (underwater echo) the possibility of a flare swas almost always on my mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go... and how to deal with my uc. to me, that was normal. until i talked to my doctor. she told me that humira helps people like me get uc

first, donald j. trump is still at it. a new cnn poll released this morning, he's still on top, 32% among republican voters, far ahead of his nearest rival. and you shouldn't be surprised. there's a reason donald trump is on top of the cnn poll and that is because he's constantly on cnn. cnn and fox and msnbc and everyone ran nonstop coverage of like honey nut cheerios we would have a box of cereal running the country. it's just how we're programmed. playing it safe. today he's getting criticized. he made comments about one of his rivals in the race for the republican nomination, carly fiorina. he did an interview with this is a quote. he said about carly fiorina, vote for that, can you imagine that the face of our next president? she's a woman and i'm not supposed to say bad things but really, folks, come on, are we serious?" this is carly fiorina's face. when he was called out he changed it and claims he wasn't talking about her actual face, he was talking about her persona. [ laughter ] at this point donald trump, he's

but yet there was donald j. trumppping himself in the mantle of support from hundreds of thousands of veterans from a group you apparently cannot join. donald trump, presidential candidate, talks about how we have stupid political leaders in this country who get skunked on deals by the leaders of other countries, who are much smarter. we have dumb leaders who get taken advantage of in negotiations and in deals and in jockeying for power because our leaders are naive and dumb, not like donald trump. donald trump, he wrote "the art of the deal." no one's going to get one over on him. in this instance, the reason this tends to be an important -- i think continues to be a politically important story is because in this instance someone does appear to have gotten one over on donald trump. i mean, on friday the trump campaign told us that they had no idea of any of the issues surrounding the authenticity of this group, no idea of any of the issues concerning the founder of the group, with whom mr. trump appeared personally a

. >> from donald j. trump. [cheers and applause] look at that entrance. >> i he took a lot of punches, but they were no knockout punches, if that continues in future debates, donald trump is going to be challenged, no doubt about it. >> only one take a red eye. he had his own trump plane and flew in a bed back to the east coast. probably more rest ared than the other ones? >> i think so. he has a lot of adrenaline as he likes to say he is high energy and other candidates are kind of low energy. the debate was high energy. it was a bit long and i think they are going to see some changes in future debates, fewer people not as long. >> last night i tell you they really were zinging for him. >> came in like a game plan. wasn't like the first debate thought you might have an opportunity to ignore him. no ignoring donald trump anymore. >> thank you, everybody, what a great welcome. sit down, relax, we will be here for a while. you know, i said today that we just got back -- as you know, we came from mobile, alabama tw

i refuse to brag, this tremendous increase in viewer interest and advertising is due 100% to donald j. trumpu could view this as the public service and not accept the massive profit this is airing will generate. cheap stunt or shrewd political move. >> very much a stunt. donald trump does whatever is necessary to keep this a running necessary tv show. they should -- it is absolutely a way for him to brag to try to figure out yet another way to outhustle someone. he is definitely a businessman. and as you probably also saw in that letter ayman, that he said, you know, his being on air with them at the interviews and debates means he should be getting paid of all the candidates. he hasn't learned yet he's not running for the next business but the president of the united states. >> what is your take on that joe? >> my take is that donald trump is great for ratings. all of us know that television is a business. >> yes he is. >> it is a business moved by money and by advertising. and donald trump right now is generating a lot of business for tv networks. everybody wants to hear what he has to say

donald j trump. >> drew, assuming money was raised tuesday night, do we know how much or where it wentaron's could have taken in $850,000 by our kcalculations. they don't have a good track record. >> and whatever is raised, do we know where it would go to? does it go to charity? sounds like it's a veteran's charity? >> it is not a charity. as far as we can tell, it's a political action group and just about an hour ago, in fact, we received a statement from the group saying they are advocates for improving and providing legal advocating and missile defense system. it's all over the map and the group says the event was held in full compliance of the law and i'll show you the veterans for a strong america will continue to be all volunteer organization, no employees, no salary for compensation other than for the usual and routine expenses. anderson? >> drew, appreciate the reporting. people are saying carly fiorina did very well last night in her debate. her career at hewlett packard came up a lot. how did she get from the corner office? it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals ove

for the visit of pope francis, a profound spiritual meditation from republican front-runner, donald j. trump who has been working on outreach to evangelical voters. bringing a copy to show off to the coalition last weekend. >> brought my bible. see? i'm better than you thought. you see? i also brought my confirmation picture. because nobody can believe it. nobody believes this. >> yesterday we showed you this chart of republican candidate polling averages which suggests trump that top line in red may have already hit a ceiling and started to decline. a new fox news poll has him holding steady for the last month and a half. but if things are starting to turn, it poses a unique problem for donald trump. his campaign has become about how his campaign is winning. and there's a fine line between the swaggering bluster of a front-runner, which in trump's case has been pretty entertaining and the desperate flailing of a candidate in tail spin. last night, trump was on twitter again hurling insults and restarting his war on fox news host megan kelly. ever notice that lightweight meghan kelly goes af

donald j. trump. >> reporter: but they're not laughing about trump who signed this pledge swearing his alege to the republican party. then number theed -- >> are you familiar with general soleimani? >> yes, go ahead. give me a little -- >> he runs the quds forces. >> yes, okay. right. >> now, trump dismissed it all as gotcha questions but his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where he is less experienced and that is likely to be front and center in the next debate. >> yes, it is. devin, thank you. for much more let's bring in matthew dowd. matt, talking about trump in a second. does this semi apology stand any chance of putting this to rest. >> i don't think so. this is only going to continue because as you know that they're going to keep releasing e-mail records. every month there will be a new batch and then she has to testify before the committee in okay. i think this is going to stay for quite a long while. >> all the wail joe biden waiting in the wings contemplating getting in. >> waiting