we're talking about the iraq war and republican politics this time on the program. is donald trump making it okay or at least thinkable to on interrogate the g.o.p. consensus on iraq, why the u.s. went, what it fought and what it accomplished. >> we do know that there is no evidence of deliberate lying. i think that's the important point to make here. unless amanda has evidence that was not turned up and neither of these 200 page reports, i think it is a grave accusation to be make against the administration >> i didn't queues >> you said we don't know >> i very specifically said that we don't know, we have no evidence that george bush deliberately lied. >> that i agreed with. that i agree with. yes, donald trump is making these points. he has the support maybe nationally of 30 to 35% of republicans. this is not a prevailing view in the republican party, the notion of the president lied or the notion that it was a mistake. there has always been a segt that tends to be more isolationist. this is a larger segment that we're seeing now, but i don't think his national su

you came out against the iraq war 13 years later said it was a flat out disaster. marco rubio in effect defended the invasion of iraq. what side do you think most republicans in 2016 are on? >> i think everybody agrees, almost, even jeb it took him five days to come up with an answer, he's not too sharp. five days announced good thing, bad thing. ultimately he said it was a bad thing. but the iraq war was a disaster. it was a mistake. we spent $2 trillion, thousands of lives, tucker, thousands of lives, wounded warriors who we love all over the place. what do we have? nothing. absolutely nothing. iran is taking over iraq as sure as you're sitting there. and that's the way it is. we get nothing. they get the oil, they get everything. we get nothing. so it was a huge mistake. whether people like it or not. and i'm the only one with the vision to have said don't do it. and i wasn't even a politician when i said that. >> donlald, of course last nigh you took on george w. bush a lot of opponents saying that was a huge mistake. south carolina george w. bush is hugely pop

remember today he said i was the one that was against the war in iraq. we found out today in an audio recording he was in favor of the war in iraq. he says boycott apple. then yet his own employees are selling make america great again hats on apple products while they swap people's credit card numbers. >> pastor burns, i want to give you a chance to respond, specifically on the iraq war charge. >> the fact remains millions and millions of americans are supporting donald trump. number one, it's because he's not the establishment. >> i'm not disputing that. >> they want somebody who is going to say and do exactly what he says he's going to do. >> look at the war in iraq quotes. >> he's attacking apple right now saying, apple, listen, you need to -- >> pastor, i have to ask you a question seriously -- >> make sure you unlock the key so we can find the terrorist. >> we're going to have to leave it there. you see the passion. we're going to see voters getting into the middle of this in south carolina. >>> outfront next, bernie sanders on why hillary clinton is

bush, specifically as it relates to the iraq war and 9/11. more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ taken as an article of faith among republicans that george w. bush kept us safe after 9/11 and that despite bush's mistakes in iraq, the chaos that's taken hold there since 2008 is actually president obama's fault. but then, at the gop debate on saturday donald trump said this. >> obviously the war in iraq was a big, fat mistake, all right? george bush made a mistake. we can make mistakes, but that one was a beauty. we should have never been in iraq. we have destabilized the middle east. there were no weapons of mass destruction. [ booing ] >> okay. all right. >> seth: look how angry trump is. his skin is so red it looks like he's fading into the background. [ laughter ] but this is truly stunning. critics of the iraq war have been saying for years that george w. bush misled the nation into the rush to war. but for the republican party's own frontrunner to make that case, it's a big deal. but that wasn't even trump's biggest violation of

i think few people would say the war in iraq was a positive. you had him on the aircraft carrier saying all sorts of wonderful things how the world was essentially over. guess what? not over. and you know, the war with iraq is a disaster. >> all right. those comments coming just hours before president bush hit the campaign trail on behalf of his brother, jeb, in south carolina. the former president had a few choice words about what it takes to be commander in chief. in moments former bush senior adviser karl rove is here to react. plus we'll ask two iraq war veterans, pete, and carl higby, what they think about mr. trump's comments. we begin with trace gallagher reporting first from our west coast newsroom on the former president's campaign event. trace, good evening. >> reporter: sandra, good evening. for seven years the former president avoided politics like the plague and while he has done some private fund-raisers for his brother, this is the first public appearance of the campaign for george w. bush. and he's beginning a very friendly terri

she was for the iraq war up until 2007 when she was still saying it was a good idea. hn kerry was for the war. all of the republican senators virtually were for the war. and donald trump was saying repeatedly on the record on bill o'reilly's show and "esquire" magazine in 2004, just a year after the invasion that it was a bad idea. donald trump was against this when everyone else was for it. >> what's you are saying may be true but let's not deflect the fact he said he was never for going to iraq. they have all done exhaustive research on every statement that donald trump made leading up to the iraq war and no one can find anything that he made a public statement or any assertion that he was not in favor of the war in iraq. what -- what you are saying may be true. that's not what he's saying. >> stand by, everyone. he was asked about this howard stern thing about this last night on cnn in the town hall. and again this evening on fox news. take a look. >> that was long before the war started. and it was a very like, i guess so. howard is a friend of mine. that was the f

on the iraq war. but now we're seeing of course there were comments to howard stern in 2002 expressing support for the war at the time. is he getting any fallout for that there? >> reporter: not that we've seen yet. he was asked about that by anderson cooper last night of course at cnn's town hall, trump's answer was effectively, i don't really remember that and it was probably the first time i was asked about the possibility of the iraq war. and that soon after that, i was against the iraq war. whether or not that's true, probably the biggest hurdle for him here in south carolina needs to be the iraq war and george w. bush is what he said last saturday night on the stage talking about george w. bush saying flat out that he lied about weapons of mass destruction, live to gets the united states into war with iraq. also last night, he really backed off of that. he was asked about those comments by a voter who was really persistent, if you remember, jim, and he trump, refused to use the word lie again and

>> isn't it interesting he is getting tangled up in the iraq war too. what's happening is south carolina has a huge military voter presence there. if you are running in the republican primary, you have to play to the military vote. for trump, who often times sounded like a democrat when talking about the iraq war, he tamped down yesterday. he is not as hard as he is on george w. bush. you can see there that even with the 2002 question where he seemed to flip flop on his stances on the iraq war, he didn't disavow it. maybe that sounds good for the south carolina electorate. maybe someone who was with george w. bush in the first go around. >> clearly taking a hit. >> we have to talk about someone other than trump. kasich. continued his emotional appeal to voters. here's what he had to say about his parents. >> at the age of 35, i got a phone call that they wouldn't be able to get home. i went into a black hole with just a little pinprick of light. i had people come to me. you don't have to agree with me or like it or whatever. it's where i found the lord.

decision should still iraq war led to groups like isis. you know, i was involved in the biggest counter-terrorism decision in the obama administration to determine whether or not to go after bin laden. i did put the iran to get them to the negotiating table i think that this is a debate that the voters really have to pay choosing both a president and a commander in chief. sen. bernie sanders also appeared on meet the press this morning, commenting on clinton's foreign policy experience. "there's no question that hillary clinton has a great deal of experience regarding foreign policy. she was our secretary of state for four years. that gives her a lot of experience. but it is not just experience that matters. it is judgment and i think that we have the judgment, in terms of what we should do with isis right now, that we should learn the lesson of the iraq war, which i vigorously opposed, which means that we cannot, chuck, do it alone. (:32) in new hampshire today, marco rubio is playing defense. the florida senator...who good shot at a high

critics of the iraq war have been saying for years that george w. bush misled the nation into the rush to war. but for the republican party's own frontrunner to make that case, it's a big deal. but that wasn't even trump's biggest violation of republican orthodoxy, because this happened >> while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe, and i'm proud of what he did. [ cheering ] and he's had the gall to go after -- >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. remember that. [ booing ] >> hold on, let me finish. >> seth: that's right. after months of trump making racist comments at republican debates, he finally got booed for saying george w. bush was president on 9/11. you can't do that at a republican debate. that's one of those things, everyone knows is true, but no one is allowed to say out loud. like how you're not allowed to say that when your hot cousin was studying abroad she was actuallyaving a baby. [ laughter ] trump's attacks with a slam of his own. >> so

i think they're rejecting the war in iraq. the war in iraq is a disaster. have a great relationship with south carolina and the people. i've known them for a long time. i've been there many times. i have great relationships there. they're very smart people. they understand that the war in iraq is a disaster and was a disaster. it totally destabilized the middle east. when you look at the migration, when you look at all of the things that are happening right now, it all started with the war in iraq. and you know what, we got nothing. we have absolutely nothing. iran is getting the whole deal. >> mr. trump, i have to leave it there. little short on time this morning. i look forward to speaking with you again soon, i hope. thanks for congresswomanming on safe on the trail. >> thank you very much. >>> moments ago i spoke to senator ted cruz of texas. and i began asking him about how he might go about replacing justice antonin scalia on the court. let me go to litmus tests, do you have them for potential supreme court justices? >> well, my litmus test for any su

they faced off the issue of the iraq war vote. >> we differ on the war in iraq, which created barbaricrganizations like isis. not only did i vote against that war, i helped lead the opposition and if you go to my see the you will statement that i made in 2002. it gives me no pleasure to tell you much of what i feared what happened the day after saddam hussein was overthrown, in fact, did happen. >> all right, senator. >> if i could -- look, we did differ. a vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat isis. we have to look at the threats that we face right now. click i fully, fully concede that secretary clinton who was secretary of state for four years as more experience. that is not arguable. in foreign affairs. but experience is not the only point. judgment is. and once again, back in 2002 when we both looked at the same evidence about the wisdom of the war in iraq, one of us voted the right way and one of us didn't. amy: during the debate, hillary clinton boasted she has received support from henry kissinger. opportunity tohe run a big agency. i was very flattered when henry kissinger said

an iraq war veteran was brutalan iraq war veteran was brutally attacked outside a washington fast food restaurant. >>> plus -- >> mark: afraid to defend. with so many recent shootings, are local officers afraid pull the trigger? valerie bragg gives you a gliment glimpse of a story she has been working on for weeks. >>> and -- . >> danner: it is not without protest. >> i will not give up on it. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >>> surveillance video shows the assault and robbery of a decorated marine veteran in washington d.c. >> mark: we have to warn that you this may be hard to watch. take a look. d.c. metro police released this video in an effort to find the people responsible. this attack happened last friday at a mcdonald's. in the video, you can see a group of people hanging out at the restaurant. said when he was eating a group of young people surrounded him and began yelling about black lives matter. marquez said he ignored them and tried to leave. and that's when he was attacked and robbed. police are looking for thre

bush having prosecuted the iraq war. that is not the central focus nor is there going to be any particular shift about george w. bush. he is popular there and popular with republicans. he is not popular with the general population. he eventually will be. all of our former presidents become golden oldies. his time is coming. as far as the actual election this signifies a real turn around by the jeb bush campaign because in the beginning he was jeb with the exclamation point substituting for his last name. now he has fullied embraced the name which was the major problem with his candidacy to begin with. >> so with that in mind as you heard larry say south carolina is a military state. many veterans retire in south carolina. they like when candidates pay attention to them. as i said george w. is a war president. is that why he resonates in south carolina? >> that is part of the reason. former president bush from texas, a fellow southerner, a lot of people see charm in his personality, excellent politician. he is there to he

that despite bush's mistakes in iraq, the en hold there since 2008 is actually president obama's fault. but then, at the gop debate on saturday donald trump said this. war in iraq was a big, fat mistake, all right? george bush made a mistake. we should have never been in iraq. we have destabilized the middle east. there were no weapons of mass destruction. [ booing ] >> seth: look how angry trump is. his skin is so red it looks like he's fading into the background. [ laughter ] ng. critics of the iraq war have been saying for years that into the rush to war.blican party's own frontrunner to make that case, it's a big deal. but that wasn't even trump's biggest violation of republican orthodoxy, because this happened next. trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe, and i'm proud of what he did. [ cheering ]ad the gall to go after -- >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. remember that. [ booing ] >> hold on, let me finish.right. after months of trump making racist comments at republican debates, he finally got booed for saying george w. bush was president on 9/11. you can't

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and just not on the iraq war. bernie sanders last night we want went after her pretty hard not just on the iraq war. he talked about the environment, the keystone pipeline, the financial services industry. said that a real progressive wouldn't accept $15 million in super pac donations. what we're hearing from the folks, if bernie sanders wants to go head-to-head with her going into this primary from here in new hampshire on tuesday, and onward, then he has got to be basically attacking president barack obama, as well. and as we know, heading into south carolina, barack obama is pretty well-liked down there. >> among democrats in south carolina, to be sure. among democrats all over the country, for that matter. ryan, we did get a glimpse of senator sanders and the town hall last night. we don't often see. when he was asked about his jewish faith. listen to this. >> guiding principle in my life. absolutely, it is. everybody practices religion in a different way. to me, i would not be here tonight. i would not be run

the people who have been advising him on foreign policy, are the fellows who are in favor of the iraq wart to start a war with -- >>> the vast and overwhelming majority of republicans do not want donald trump to be our nominee. >> that's defining your own failure. there he is explaining why he is not going to win. republican establishment this week, marco rubio hoping to emerge as the only alternative to donald trump. before long, he sought the establishment's backing, rubio had already gained the support from neo conserves, and of course, steven hadly, all pushing for rubio. also sought the endorsement out in vegas, but hasn't gotten them. donald trump, quote, shelton atle son looking to give bug money because he feels he can mold him into his puppet. trump isn't doing himself any favors. last week, he said he is not going to take sides. he is not going to take any sides between israel and palestinians. we're back with the round table. let's go along the line here. is the neo crowd, who loves, i'm not knocking their ideology, they're very hawkish, but they do like jobs, they wants jobs i

iraq. they're getting the oil. the war in iraq and unfortunately bush happened to be president. >> you were saying president bush lied. how do you know he lied about wmd? >> i think that people knew that there were no weapons of mass destruction. i think they wanted to go in there. i think they thought it would have been easier. they didn't prosecute the war well. it wasn't well prosecuted and they ended up getting -- i mean, leaving. now, i have to say he made a mistake getting in. and i'm the only one on the stage that said we s suld not go into iraq. that the war in iraq is a mistake. everyone else said, oh, you know, all the other people on stage i should get points for vision. because everybody -- >> let me pause you there. >> chuck, it took -- >> right. let me pause you -- >> it took jeb bush five days -- wait a minute. it took jeb bush five days to say that the iraq war was a mistake. he went back and forth, back and forth. then finally his pollster told him what he had to say. but jeb bush -- then he admitted it wa

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iraq. that the war in iraq is a mistake. everyone else said, oh, you know, all the other people on stage i should get points for vision. because everybody -- >> let me pause you there. >> chuck, it took -- >> right. let me pause you -- >> it took jeb bush five days -- wait a minute. it took jeb bush five days to say that the iraq war was a mistake. he went back and forth, back and forth. then finally his pollster told him what he had to say. but jeb bush -- then he admitted it was a mistake. i mean, look, he's got no chance anyway, but it almost cost him the election before he even started. >> well, i want to for what it's worth politifact that has never been able to find, none of us have been able to find any instance where before the invasion you came out against this war. >> well, i did it in 2003. i said it before -- don't forget, i wasn't a politician. so people didn't write everything i said. i was a business person. i was as they say world class business person. i built a great company. i employ thousands of people. s