really they're saying the reason they quit was because jeff weaver is seen as two things.. they say he doesn't treat his staff well, that he doesn't understand the role that digital staffers did, the organizing that really needed to go in to build in movement and they said they're really scared because it's a 501 c-4, that he'll take money from anonymous donors and fill the coffers with money from billionaires, which is the opposite of what bernie sanders has been telling all the people who believed in his revolution. so they're very worried about the future of it. there will be a launch tomorrow, but people are saying without an organizing staff, come join the revolution, but there's no one there to tell people what to do next. >> does this indicate, this upset and this en masse resignation over jeff weaver being involved here, does this reflect back into the primary, that there was real resistance, real resentment against jeff weaver during the whole bernie sanders run? was he a problem inside that organization that we didn't know about at the time? >> i think for most p

amy: jeff weaver was the campaign director of bernie sanders during his presidential campaign. >> yesff was the campaign manager at the organization. and all of us who worked on the campaign who moved over to our revolution did so based on the promise that jeff weaver would not be involved in our revolution or his role would be struggling constrained as it -- strictly constrained as a legal advisor or board member who would have somewhat of a token role. but it became clear -- or were two main concerns among the staff. one, we all saw how jeffrey in the campaign and there were a number of concerns about that. secondly, just's leadership -- jeff's leadership had already hamstrung our revolution before it even launched specifically just decision to constitute the organization as a 501(c) four, which prevented us from doing effective ballot organizing for candidates, also down ballot fundraising. amy: why is that? >> jeff has gone on the record admitting he wanted to form the organization as a 501(c) four for the express purpose of accepting billionaire money, which of course flies in th

i guess some people quit because they don't like jeff weaver's style but i think at the core, you are right. it's not a grassroots organization to pursue and issued -- issues based movement. it's an election season and in whatend the money bernie sanders told us was a broken campaign finance system. it is a little bit establishment the way they are going about doing this and if i were trying to run the sanders revolution, i would figure out a different way to set it up so that it was more issue-based rather than money and candidate based. next, we will talk about how the clinton campaign's handling donald trump us trump'sion strategy -- immigration strategy. ♪ alex: our first guest tonight is steele, -- michael former chair of the republican party is with us from washington, d.c. and out in california, los angeles or los angeles, california some human formerlike to call it is deputy press secretary, bill burton. michael steele, let me start with you. if one can still hit it in american politics, it feels like the trump campaign is engaged in a kind of vivid as the candidate has been t

and jeff weaver can be a brusk guy. but at core, i think you're right. basically, right now what this organization is, is not a grassroots organization to pursue an issues based movement. what they're saying is, it is an elections season. let's raise a bunch of money and spend that money in what bernie sanders spent a year telling us was a broken finance system. this seems a little bit establishment the way they're doing it. if i were trying run the sanders revolution, i would have found a different way to set you up so it was more issues based rather than money ask candidate based. >> up next, we'll talk about how the clinton campaign is handling donald trump's immigration strategy. first these words. : "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. ...

intended to prevent prevention -- >> reporter: staffers may have been rattled by the employment of jeff weaver, the former campaign manager to head the new organization. new york times reported our revolution employees accuse weaver of, quote, wasting money on television advertising and mismanaged campaign fund and failed to effectively target voters. weaver described sanders as a cham the american way, owns a comic book store in virginia. he did not respond to our requests for an interview. sanders's reputation, the gop asking for an investigation of his allegedly exceeding vermont's $50 million contribution limit for state senate races. >> senator sanders who preaches against big money and politics has used 5 billion strong list in order to skew a local senate race. he ended the up inserting a record-setting amount of money in the local race. >> reporter: the senator and his wife made a cash purchase of $600,000 vacation house, his third. neither sanders nor our revolution surrounded -- responded to our request for comments, it has 60 when candidates lined up on its website for financial sup

thank you, jeff weaver. >>> moments ago donald trump made an unexpected stop to tour a voter registration bus in tampa. reporters got in a question, take a look here. >> i had to come over here. come on. let's go inside. >> mr. trump, will you talk about minority outreach? mr. trump, what are you doing to reach out to minority voters? what are you doing to reach out to minority voters? you have been talking a lot about hispanics and african-americans. are you doing anything to reach out to them? [ inaudible ] >> and coming up, we are standing by for that trump rally starting any moment now in tampa. will he make another pitch to woo african-american and latino voters. live pictures here. we will go here next. the most shocking result was that i'm 26% native american. i had no idea. just to know this is what i'm made of, this is where my ancestors came from. and i absolutely want to know more about my native american heritage. it's opened up a whole new world for me. discover the story only your dna can tell. order your kit now at ancestrydna.com. >>> donald trump is expected to take the l

as you mentioned, about 2/3 of the staff quitting over jeff weaver being brought back in.anager. a lot of turmoil over the structure of the group. it was set up in a way that could collect larger donations and hide the donations. it's not what people wanted. and they say this contradicts bernie sanders' whole message about gethd out the millionaires and the billionaires from politics. they want to use this group to support candidates up and down the ballot but the way it's structured it's going to make it difficult. they can't coordinate directly with those candidates. and looks like bernie sanders can't himself be a face of this group. so major questions going forward, rachel. >> in terms of money, obviously when they talk about supporting down-ballot candidates it's organizing but it's also money. particularly huh can't quornd with a campaign. do we have any dollar signs attached to the size of the effort in terms of understanding how big this is? >> yeah, i learned that today before these staffers quit that they had raised about a million dollars directly for this group

politico and buzzfeed eight out of 13 staffers quit the organization when the campaign manager jeff weaver their vision a group funded by small grassroots donations whereas weaver wanted to supplement its online organizing with tv advertising, and checks from large donors. former volunteer manager cecilia hall wrote quote i cannot in good conscience continue to work with thousands of volunteers and guide them towards an inevitable failure under his direction that is how strongly i feel that jeff should not be involved in our revolution. bernie sanders is set to give a speech tonight for the launch. >> still ahead, tanks roll in to syria from the turkish border as part of a major offensive against isis. the operation launched just hours ahead of a planned visit to turkey by vice president joe biden. we'll get a live report. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable a

jeff weaver is the former campaign manager for bernie sanders. no fan of donald trump said this. think she can win, yes, but it is going to be much closer than many people think. i think some people on the democratic side, who think that, you know, trump is such a buffoon it is already won but i think he is a very dangerous opponent. i think he certainly has the ability to win as well. when you put that in the context of this iran story today, how do, how do people see that? how do they, how do they view her or even separate her from the past eight years? >> you can't separate her from the past eight years. she is woven in the grug of it all. that is why donald trump is still going to be the president. one of the things that is very clear, this is not idealogical election. a lot of republicans still haven't figured that out. this is disruptive election. it was with bernie. it was with donald trump. most americans feel that the big institution, financial, political and media, have completely failed them. they don't want someone to come in and oil the machinery. they want someone t

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pointing out problems with some staffers who left because of the involvement of jeff weaver.he story is available online. eduardoepublican line, is joining us from the bronx, new york. you are on the air. caller: good morning. say hillary clinton, her foundation has been a good ring for a lot of people. clinton has been more affected by the administration , less channel for i have been watching since 4:00 in the morning. i forgot what senator it was, they did not have any proof of terrorists [indiscernible] went over there and told them to stop killing them americans said they were terrorists and they had to kill them. she freed them all. a follow-up on a tweet saying you can only go into the presidential foundation business after you are president. the foundation was created by bill clinton. in this case, this is the spouse running for the office. us from st.ning louis, missouri. good morning. caller: a couple of things. this foundation has done a lot of good work. leave thiss need to outfit until they are out of office. donald trump needs to release his tax records. the med