"hannity" starts right here, right now. >> welcome to "hannity" tonight. hillary clinton's campaign could be in serious trouble with falling poll numbers, major scandals that are now mounting. the democratic front-runner could soon be faced with another major challenge. latest reports joe biden, crazy uncle joe is seriously entering the 2016 race. here with more on how the clinton campaign is reacting to the news, our very own ed henry. ed? >> reporter: sean the clinton camp is playing defense. democratic sources tell us vice president joe biden basically got a green light from president obama during a private lunch at the white house. as it appears biden is getting closer to getting in. sources confirming a "washington post" report that the vice president has now set up meeting at the naval observatory after labor day with top fund-raisers who raised big money for the obama/biden ticketed. clinton's poll numbers continue to sag in key battlegrounds like new hampshire. a new survey, public policy polling shows democratic social is beating her. that may exp

now back to "hannity." "hannity." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hannity."the more heated moments from last night's gop debate came after a question about the patriot act. here is governor chris christie and senator rand paul going over each other over the issue. >> i want to collect more records from terrorists and less records from other people. how are you supposed to know? >> use the fourth amendment. get a warrant. >> listen you know when you're sitting in a subcommittee blowing hot air about this you can say things like that. when you're responsible for protecting the lives of the american people -- >> here's the problem, governor. you fundamentally misunderstand the bill of rights. every time you did a case you got a warrant. from a judge. i'm talking about without warrants. in discriminately of all americans' records that's what i fought to end. i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug. if you want to give him a hug again go right ahead. >> joining us is our panel. i love that part of the debate. because it's an i

. >> "hannity" starts right now. >> welcome to "hannity." tonight new poll shows that donald trump continues to dominate the republican field. plus it also reveals that vice president joe biden, crazy uncle joe decides to enter the 2016 race, hillary clinton's candidacy could be in huge trouble. standing by the hannity billboard, "fox & friends" host ainsley earhardt, not good news for hillary. >> this is true. let's look at these polls. another impressive showing for donald trump in the latest quinnipiac poll. the billionaire businessman leads with 28%. he is up 8 percentage points from just last month. dr. ben carson is the only other candidate who is registering in double-digits with 12%. jeb bush and marco rubio each follow with 7%. the governor scott walker checks in with 6%. now, sean, this same poll could give vice president joe biden yet another reason to challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. biden is actually better liked by democratic voters than clinton is. 83% of the voters have a favorability rating of the vic

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to the special edition of "hannity," the road to 2016. next president faces a lot of challenges, including fixing the economy. here's how some of the gop presidential candidates plan to turn that around. >> bottom line is there are two sectors of the economy, the public sector, the non-productive sector and the private sector which is the engine that creates jobs. leave more money in the private sector. you have to reduce taxes. ronald reagan said we'll dramatically cut tax rates. more revenue came in. the last couple of republicans we have put forward i couldn't tell you what we for. i think we were for revenue neutral tax reform. in washington that's what pass said for bold. half of you are going to pay more taxes and half are going to pay less. the net result to the economy is zero. you help poverty and job creation by leaving more money with the people. >> i've been through this before in 2003 texas had a $10 billion shortfall. in 2011 we had $25 billion budget shortfall. i understand the pain of cutting. but if we're going to get thi

back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity."ald trump's rise in the polls appears to have some members of the liberal mainstream media so worried that they're starting to employ the favorite political tactic, that of course the race card. look at how some at msnbc reacted to his rally in alabama on friday that drew tens of thousands of people. >> are there any black people there? ♪ ♪ >> i have not seen any today that have come out. i actually spoke -- i spoke with a lot of people at lunch today, and -- and they were all, to be blunt, caucasian white people. >> it's mostly male caucasians. it's a ethnically polarizing appeal and can really only appeal to the white guy. it isn't going to appeal to african-americans and latinos. when he is saying to the white guy you're getting yours. he means getting it and taking it away from or pushing away all the rest of us. >> reaction, the chairman eric guster. have of the bernie sanders rally. look at the video. i am looking, looking. i don't see many black people there. i'm still looking.

"hannity" starts right here right now. >>> welcome to "hannity," donald trump continues to dominate the presidential field. and obrand-new national fox news poll released earlier this evening trump is leading the pack with 26%. carl cameron is here to explain. what's going on? >> it's a record breaker. there's been a lot of movement in our poll sinsce a month ago. he's leading with 26%, that's huge. jeb bush is the other candidate in double digit 15%. scott walker is 9%. ben carson is #7% carson has 6%. marco rubio and rand paul 5%. chris christie and john kasich are at 3%. kasich's campaign is less than three weeks old. he has moved into the middle of the 17 candidate pack. christie's hovering around 3% for a couple of months. trump has scored higher than any other republican in the fox poll this year. about a third of republicans also say that they're not going to vote for trump. he has been trying to play it down. in the case of jeb bush he's been holding steady for a while now. his campaign and the superpac that supports him have raised more money than any other candidate. scott wal

. >>> welcome to the special edition of "hannity" the road to 2016. we are 15 months away from the 2016 election and six days away from the first gop presidential primary debate which will air here on the fox news channel thursday august 6th, 9:00 p.m. it's been an exciting race. this show has been the goto place for the race. here are some of the highlights from the campaign trail so far. >> i believe with all my heart we are on the verge of another american century. i believe with all my heart that america's greatest days are around the corner. more than anything else that's the reason that propelled me to run. >> i'm a committed conservative a reformer. and get to share the record each and every day. i'm going to do it with joy in my heart. >> leadership is not about power, not about position title or living at 1600 pennsylvania vaev avenue. the highest calling is to unlock potential in others and we need a leader who will unlock the pelsh of this great nation. >> some in our party say let's dilute the message. let's become democrat-like and we'll

"hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." so we are just two day ace with a from the very first 2016 republican debate that will air right here live on the fox news channel. and carl cameron has the latest. now we know who they are. >> shawn, it's been weeks of speculation and bare knuckle scrambling among the candidates. we finally know what the two rosters will have. there's no surprise for some candidates. donald trump has been leading the polls for a couple of weeks. so he was a virtual lock to get into this race. jeb bush and scott walker, are the only other candidates who have been consistently in double digits. walker has slipped a bit in some recent polls. now mike huckabee and ben carson have been steadily in the middle of the top ten, often even tied. usually just right over about halfway, six, seven points a piece. ted cruz, marco rubio, rand paul, and chris christie, have been shifting around in the single digits. now we know the tenth slot. there has been a heck of a battle for this. it goes to john kasich. a lot

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to the special edition of "hannity: the road to 2016." the next president faces a lot of challenges including fixing this economy. here's how some of the gop presidential candidates plan to turn that around. >> bottom line is there are two sectors of the economy, the public sector, the non-productive sector and the private sector which is the engine that creates jobs. you need to leave more money in the private sector. what does that mean? you have to reduce taxes. the last president we had that was ronald reagan that said we're going to dramatically cut tax rates. guess what? more revenue came in. tens of millions of jobs were created. the last couple of republicans we have put forward i couldn't tell you what we for. i think we were for revenue neutral tax reform. in washington, that's what passes for bold. they say okay half of you are going to pay more taxes and half of you are going to pay less, but the net result to the economy is zero. you help poverty and job creation by leaving more money with the people. >> i've been through thi

now back to "hannity"." rl >> welcome back to "hannity." they are attacking donald trump saying he hasn't given specific on policy positions. that was not the case when i spoke to him earlier this week. >> wall street journal says where is the platform. where are the details. i want to give awe chance to go over some of the things you discussed. let's start with, you talked about mexico. how quickly could you build a wall, how do you make them pay for the wall? >> so easy. will a politician be able to do it? absolutely not. i watch some of the shows including your shows i watch these guys say you can't get them to pay for it. we give them 10's of billions of dollars a year. they are ripping us left and right. their leaders are so much smarter than our leaders, shawn. they are ripping us left and right. in china, the great china wall. you want to talk about a wall. that's a serious wall. that's a wall you don't clooifsh over with a ladder. you don't go under it. that wall is 134 -- 13,000 miles. if you add up everything in the kitchen sink w

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> and welcome to "hannity," tonight the race for 2016 is in full swing. and one gop candidate is gaining momentum. so with less than six months to go until the iowa caucus, well, billionaire businessman donald trump is surging in the polls with some impressive new numbers. joining us now tonight at the hannity big board with a full report. >> well, nearly two weeks after the first republican debate, donald trump continues to surge past the gop rivals. according to the latest fox news poll released just a few days ago, trump has taken a commanding 13-point lead over his closest opponent. but the good news for the trump campaign, it doesn't stop there. in fact, a brand new poll released today shows that trump is maintaining a large double-digit lead claiming 24% of the potential vote. former governor jeb bush is coming in second place with 13%. what's behind the strong national support? according to the same poll we showed you, republican voters overwhelmingly trust trump more than any candidate on several of the key issues. 45% of the republica

." >>> welcome to hannity. newly appeared e-mail appear to show the depths of bill and hillary clinton's greed. i'm tucker carlson in tonight. the fox news channel has since confirmed that while hilary clinton was serving as the america's top diplomate, bill received speaking invitation to north korea and the republican of congo. the most atrocious human rights. the state department cliend both requests. but that didn't stop them from pressing for explanations of why there would be concerns in the first place. joining us with more on this breaking story and how it's affecting hillary clinton's campaign is ed henry. >> hilary clinton came here to minneapolis for the dnc summer meetings because she wants to stop the bleeding over the controversy. she's trying to get back on message about the middle class and trying to shift the focus off of the scandals. yesterday you heard her attacking republicans, comparing them to terrorists. today, going after donald trump suggesting in her words the party of lincoln has bec

back to "hannity." for all your headlines, log on to "fox news.com. "hannity."illary clinton nixon continues to deny she did anything wrong in this growing private server scandal. the democratic front runner got very testy with our own ed henry when he asked her about the scandal earlier today. take a look. >> the facts are the facts. >> two inspectors general say there are hundreds, they believe. >> but ed, you're not listening to me. if it were -- ed, if it were -- well, if it were a government account, they would be saying the same thing. the fact -- either way -- >> no, no, no. well, look. this -- this is a -- first of all, that is not in any way agreed upon. state department disagrees. that happens all the time in these efforts to say, what can go out and what can't go out. >> wow, here with reaction, ed henry. looks like you got her rattled. did anyone ask about the server inside the bathroom of the mom and pop company? >> right. >> in the process? >> reporter: i didn't get to that. i was able to ask four or five questions, i ran out of questions because s

." >>> welcome to hannity. newly obtained e-mails appear to show the depths of bill and hillary clinton's greed. i'm tucker carlson in tonight for sean. abc news first report and the fox news channel has since confirmed that while hillary clinton was serving as the country's top diplomat, her husband bill sought state department approval for speaking invitations he received to north korea and the democratic republic of the congo. those are two countries that have the world's most atrocious human rights effortses and also wildly anti-american. both requests were declined. that didn't stop staff from why he would appear in the first place even though that appears to be pretty darn obvious. here is ed henry. >> hillary clinton came here to minneapolis for the dnc summer meetings because she wants to stop the bleeding over the controversy. she's trying to get back on message about the middle class and trying to shift the focus away from the scandals. that's why yesterday you heard her on the campaign trail, attacki

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now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity," and it is about islam exposing the truth about isis, al qaeda, iran and the caliphate. founder of "the blaze," former colleague glenn beck is back with us. the only thing i could say to people. i didn't expect to get so long winded. i'm a talk show host, maybe that is one of the reasons i did. but i tried to answer your question. because -- >> you did. >> it was -- >> you did a great job. you were very eloquent and very kind about it. >> you were, well, because you asked for a thoughtful answer. and -- >> and you gave it. >> and i tried to give you an answer. i don't think we're going to agree. you can go to glenn's website, my website and you can see the exchange. >> do us both a favor. >> sure. >> not you. people do both of us a favor and remain civil. why can't we have a civil discourse? i mean, i ask questions, he asked questions of me, and it was civil and we're friends and we got to be able to, as a country, pull together and be decent to one another and not say you're the enemy, you're the traitor. it's ridiculous. >> you k

now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity." so as the scandal surrounding hillary clinton's private server deepens, voters all across america are starting to have serious doubts about the front-runner. joining us now for a full report, fox and friends co-host at the "hannity" big board. >> thanks for having me on. on tuesday during her tense press conference, the 2016 democratic front-runner hillary clinton made a point to tell reporters that they are the only people who seem to be raising concerns about her personal server. >> nobody talks to me about it other than you guys. >> in the wake of some disturbing new revelations, it turns out voters do have some very deep concerns about the trust worthiness of hillary clinton. according to a brand new poll, a majority of voters in three key swing states believe hillary is not an honest person. that includes ohio where 60% think she is not trustworthy. in pennsylvania, a whopping 63% have doubts about her honesty. in florida the number has grown to 64%. in addition to these concerns

no drama. ♪ >>> welcome back to "hannity."despite rising poll numbers, donald trump continues to come under attack the from mainstream republicans. in a recent column, call for purge of trump. fired back at the elite and establishment stating that if trump continues to be unwelcome within the gop, perhaps the party has reached its end. here for the discussion is the author of the greatest comeback patrick j. buchanan. sir, i agree with you, pat. you know, there is an effort. i understand people want to defeat him, they support other candidates, but this is behind the scenes from everything i could see. it's now becoming vitriolic. what mistakes are they making? >> if donald trump is going to be knocked down in this race, let the voters do it. the idea he should be excommunicated from the party and the people who support him are zenaphobes. what are they talking about? the new republican parties. they're talking about ronald reagan's democrats, all these folks, we're going to need in the conservative/republican party. if you're

now back to "hannity." ♪ welcome back to "hannity."irst 2016 republican presidential debate airs tomorrow night here on the fox news channel. how are the top ten candidates preparing for the big event? watch this. >> i think all of us who are running owe voters an explanation about who we are and what we plan to do if elected. i hope that's what i plan to focus on. >> i think what works for me that is to be authentic and know what i believe. you know to spend some time in prayer spend some time not thinking about the debate. >> once you get on the stage it's not going to matter if you're number one, five or ten. you'll have the opportunity to make your pitch to voters across america. >> i'm going to talk about what i'm for. i think people -- voters are tired of politicians who tell you what they're against and who they're against. they want to know what you're for. >> i'm looking forward to the debates. a lot of the information that has been disseminated about me is not true. people will have an opportunity to say, wow, this guy actual

to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity."onald trump to get specific about policy positions and here is what he had to say. >> "wall street journal" says where is the platform and details. i want to give you the opportunity to go over details. you talked about mexico. how quickly could you build the wall? how do you make them pay for the wall as you said? >> so easy. will a politician be able to do it? absolutely not. i watched some of the shows including your show and i watched these guys say you can't get them to pay for it. we give them tens of billions of dollars a year. they are ripping us left and right and their leaders are so much smarter. they are ripping us left and right. the wall is peanuts. it's interesting. in china, listen this, in china, the great china wall. talk about a wall. that's the wall you don't climb over with a ladder, you don't even go under it, okay? that wall is 13,000 miles. if you add up everything in the kitchen sink with what we're talking about on our boarder, it's less than 2,000 miles and a

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zero heartburn. >>> welcome back to "hannity". what do you think?d trump pledge third party? let us know what you think. we'll be back here tomorrow night, donald trump will be our guest, thanks for being with us. >>> the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> aren't people eventually going to say, you know, does the emperor have any clothes or does the emperor have a brain frankly. >> senator rand paul ups the anti-against donald trump in his feet for the presidential nomination. senator paul will enter the no spin zone. >> donald trump got the temperament to be president? >> as trump's temperament faces mounting scrutiny, does he have what it takes to be the leader of the free world? we will debate it tonight? new report says fresh wave of illegal immigrants crushing the southern border. is the government doing anything to stop it? we have been investigating. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪

i'm jackie ibanez now back to "hannity." ♪ welcome back.e're two days away from the first republican presidential debate. one of the topics certain to take center stage is immigration. donald trump has made this a big issue and talking point on the campaign trail. here are some of the comments he's made since launching his presidential bid. >> when mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. they're not sending you. they're not sending you. they're sending people that have lots of problems. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. al and some, i assume, are good people. i've been told by so many hispanics, mr. trump thank you you've done the right thing. i'm from a country. hispanics, i'm from such and such a country. we don't want illegals coming in. i love mexico. i tell everybody. and i love the mexican people. i've said it 100 times. nobody says it or reports it, that's the problem. i love the mexican people. i love the spirit of the mexican people. there's a huge problem with the illegals coming thr

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the late edition of "hannity" will start now. >> welcome to "hannity." we're live in cleveland. in just a moment we'll be joined by the one and only donald trump, ted cruz marco rubio, john kasich mike huckabee and everybody else pretty much. here are some of the highlights from tonight's big debate. >> i don't frankly have time for total political correctness. and to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either. >> he is already hedging his bet on the clintons. >> how will hillary clinton lecture me on paycheck to paycheck? >> we have a republican house, a republican senate and we don't have leaders who honor their commitments. >> i'm my own man. i govern as a conservative and i govern effectively. >> when you're sitting in a subcommittee blowing hot air about this you can say things like that. >> i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug. if you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead. >> i created the first statewide you voucher program in the country. the second statewide voucher program in the country and the third s

"hannity" right here right now. >> welcome. we have huge news regarding hillary clinton and her private e-mail server cox the explosive new information sent her to jail? first, can donald trump's momentum, he continues to surge in popularity among potential 2016 voters. to break down all the latest. >> it's unbelievable. the big question this week has been how would donald trump do in the polls after some very strong debate performances from his 2016 rivals? and the answer is not much has changed for the billionaire businessman. four polls out earlier this week brings some very good news for the trump campaign. the latest national poll, trump holds the top spot with 17% of the voters. saying he would be their pick for president. that is a very strong lead over marco rubio and governor jeb bush who are tied for second with 10%. in the very important state of iowa which we know can make or break a lot of campaigns. the new cnn/orc poll shows trump is in first place with 22%. while dr. ben carson sits in second place with 14%. thi

slow-moving mist, ask your doctor or visit spirivarespimat.com >>> welcome back to >>> welcome back to "hannity." here is my interview with the one and only donald trump from earlier today. >> let me go back to solutions and detail. >> okay. >> your critics say you haven't given any. >> well, i'm giving a lot. >> 93 million americans out of the labor force, 50 million are women. 46 million are on food camps. 50 million americans are in poverty. staggering numbers. >> it's amazing. >> when you think -- >> then you here there is a 5.4% unemployment. >> okay, it's a lie. >> if you add it up, it's probably 40%, if you think about it. >> it's high, and it's only washington math that gives you that number. >> it's phony math. >> here is my question, when you think about your economic plan

. >> coming up next right here on this busy news night on "hannity" -- >> if they don't pay, we'll charge them a little tariff. >> donald trump told me earlier, if elected, he'll make mexico pay for a wall along the southern border. could that work? we'll check in with ann coulter. and then carly fiorina joins the debate from the hawkeye state. we'll ask her about the clinton server scandal. [meow mix jingle slowly and quietly plucks] right on cue. [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow... it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name. morning ted! scott! ready to hit some balls?

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. >>> welcome back to "hannity." critics have been attacking donald trump saying he hasn't given specifics on policy positions. that wasn't the case when i spoke to him earlier this week. the wall street general says where are the details. i want to give you an opportunity to go over some of the things you've discussed. you talked about mexico. how quickly could you build wall? how do you make them pay for the wall as you said? >> so easy. will a politician by able to do it? absolutely not. i watch some of the shows, including your show. i want these guys say you can't get them to pay for the wall. we give them tens of billion dollars a yearment they are ripping us left and right. their leaders are smarter than our leaders. the wall is peanuts. it's interesting. >> is it a tariff? >> in china, the great china wall, that's a serious wall. that wall you don't climb over with a ladder. you don't go under it. that wall is 13,000 miles. if you add up everything in the kitchen sink with what we're talking about on our bord

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full hour show on hannity this year. there was a difficult conversation my sources say when roger ailes told trump in a phone conversation ailes was not happy about the fact that trump had gone on msnbc and said that megyn kelly should apologize for him for asking tough questions at that debate and ailes said if you want to go to war, we can go to war. neither side wanted that war. it seemed like everyone was moving on until friday. it was on friday a couple days after megyn kelly left on a preplanned family vacation that trump said in an interview that he possibly caused that vacation. that prompted a tough statement from fox news defending megyn kelly again calling this a ufo conspiracy theory saying trump and his operatives were wildly irresponsible and downright bizarre. bob, does trump hurt himself by continuing now nine, ten days after the debate to talk about megyn kelly? >> i think that he should move on. like any good boss, roger ailes defends his employees. you thought you had this truce and then trump couldn't

fox news analyst judge andrew napolitano win in on this issue last night on hannity. >> in them she isssing a location of french fighter jets during the nato bombardment of libya, how big the no-fly zone is, where the no-fly zones are. and location of ambassador stevens who of course was murdered in libya. if that is not classified, if she didn't think i was classified, she has no business being in public office. sandra: clinton is never sent classified information or personal e-mail account. bill ackman fighting off a piece of snack company mondelez international. >> he's got a list of what he wants to get down. cutting costs and growing revenue. ackman disclosing a 7.5% stake in my beliefs. they make cadbury chocolate for you. the cookies were cut to $5.5 billion based on the closing price yesterday. other food companies such as mcdonald's and sources say he believes monthlies must increase revenue, slash costs or put itself up for sales sale are the names thrown around include high and common nelson powell to come another activist investor. he is a direct to their mondelez. these ar

"hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity," donald trump continues to dominate

here is what he'll say on hannity at 10:00 p.m. eastern tonight. >> ronald reagan was a democrat and sort of liberal. i knew him. he liked me. i liked him. he was a great guy. he was a democrat with a liberal bent. he became a great conservative in my opinion. >> and a great president. >> and a great leader. he had something very special. but if you think of it he was a little bit less conservative actually. >> when he was governor, sure. >> he had a great heart. i have a great heart. >> with trump becoming more entrenched as the front runner, even some of his biggest credits are giving thought to him potentially becoming the gop nominee. >> i would hold my nose and vote for him but we'd get killed. hillary clintonle wouldle beat him like a drum. 62% of people saidle they would not vote for donald trump under any circumstances. >> joining us with reaction from washington, david drucker from the washington examiner and with me in studio, real clear politics national political reporter kaitlyn burns. wemp talking before the show. he'

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sean hannity has enjoyed his best ratings. on the weekends they've enjoyed it. >> and this is all ratings. this is all ratings. >> so he talks about his poll numbers going up. roger ailes can look at his numbers and they've been higher than normal. >> here's the most precious commodity, attention. attention is the most fought over commodity, it's more valuable than real estate, more valuable than money, the most valuable thing, it is a thing people are competing for right now at every moment for your eyeballs and that's true in politics and it's flew the market and we're seeing them intersect in this crazy summer of trump and here's the thing that i love. for years if you criticized fox and say you guys got that wrong or that was a racist thing you said they say, "hey, forget about it, look at our ratings." and now trump is saying to fox "i don't care, look at my ratings, look at my polls." >> it's interesting. having been in several different media companies, it feels like this morning there was a mini revolt where you had al