i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. no, i am not donald trump in disguise. this is just what classy people sound like, okay. >> dad, chris christie is here. he is sort of wants to discuss potential vice presidents. he is sort of been waiting downstairs for two hours. >> fine, send him in. >> hey, is that joey pepperoni, i see! serio seriously, though, donald, i'm honored that you asked me to help find your next vp >> appreciate your help. i do. i need some one experienced. loyal, strong. >> that sound like somebody i know. sound like chris christie. who said that? where did that come from? >> whatever. >> yeah, right. >> what have you got for me? >> well, i thought one strong option could be jeb bush. >> ha-ha-ha! ha-ha-ha! ha-ha-ha!

>> joey pepperoni's lines are ringing off the hook this morning. trump denies he ever pretended to be joey pepperoni or anybody else. do you think people buy that? does it matter? since all the trump controversies tend to blur together. >> he's the ultimate teflon candidate, dan. i don't know. you know, this is something else. he hasn't always denied it by the way. there is that court filing from way back in the 1990s where he acknowledged using the name john baron on occasion. this is one of the stranger stories. i don't know where this one goes. the problem for trump is this could lead to ridicule. one thing he hates is to be ridiculed. >> jon will be part of a big show this morning. he'll interview the head of the republican party. and martha raddatz will be live from iraq. that's coming up later on "this week" right here on abc. >> thanks, dan. >>> a frightening moment at boston's fenway park. a man in the stands struck by a broken bat. the man see here right after it happened. adrienne bankert joins us with the story. the fan, he was sitting b

who am any i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. no, i'm not donald trump in disguise. this is just what classy people sound like. >> dickerson: that's not donald trump or even john miller or joey pepperoni that is daryl from saturday night life. joining us is "usa today's" washington bureau chief, susan page. and cbs news political analyst jamelle bouie. white house correspondent, julie pace and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. susan, start with you. chairman priebus right that this question of impersonating a spokesperson the first little bump in the general election is chairman priebus right that is going by the wayside? >> i think the reality that he was impersonating someone else, himself is not really -- 25 years ago not important. fact that he's now denying it when on face just seems to be true. is perhaps an issue not for people who support him i think it's been clear through these primaries, people will support no matter what. in effort to expand the electorate that supports him in general election it's probably one of those things that makes people

i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. no, i'm not donald trump, this is just what classy people sound like. okay? >> reporter: as for the president's jabs, there's lot more where that came from. as we get closer to the election, the president is expected to wade deeper and sharpen his attacks on trump. >> mary, thank you. >>> and from texas, a deadly toll after the charter bus accident. the day trip to a casino ending violently when the driver lost control on a rainy highway. the bus rolling over, and catching fire. tonight, eight people are dead, and 40 are injured. lauren lyster is in laredo, texas. >> reporter: tonight, investigators trying to figure out how a trip to the casino turned deadly. the death toll at eight. and dozens injured, including esequiel garza's mother. >> she blacked out. she has no clue exactly how she got taken care of. who took her out. but fortunately she's still alive. >> reporter: virginia ramirez still shaken from getting the call her mother was onboard. >> the first thing i kept telling was,

i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. trump's alter ego is already a latd night punchline.ersonation was one of trump's tough business tactics. a documentary says trump acting as john baron threat and in lawyer representing undocumented polar workers who sued him for back wages >> i think one thing for sure, donald trump has rewritten the traditional playbook in politic thousands. >> by traditional, he means standard of conduct and transparency. another example, trump's refusal to release his tax returns. i wouldn't be surprised if people don't care. >> the "the new york times" published his front page story sunday with interviews from women who worked with or around trump, who said he could be crude, suggestive, and demeaning. supporters said the allegations will phase and trump will repair historically high unfavorables among women. >> he is going to go out and make his case. if there are anier use with women. i'm sure he will answer them. >> people have not expected purity on his part. what they're concerned abut, they're deeply concerned about is this somebody strong en

i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. no, i'm not donald trump in disguise.ential vice presidents. >> hey, is that joey pepperoni i see? seriously, though, donald, i'm honored you asked me to find your next vp. >> what about john kasich? he's smart, experienced, help us in ohio. >> he said he's not interested. >> he's a loser. >> nikki haley. >> also said no. >> paul ryan? >> not right now but he will see you in hell. >> doesn't make any sense. why doesn't anyone want to be my vp? >> you are such a special candidate. maybe, just maybe the person you've been looking for this whole time is standing in this room right now. >> you are so right. ben carson, do you want to be vice president? >> oh, that would be exciting. >> what was that? what is this? >> i don't know whether to laugh, cry or -- it was funny. >> these things may happen at some point. that's what's making this funny and real. >> also joey pepperoni. >> was it joy or joe sni. >> i don't know if he was trying to be a woman or man. all good. >> if this was john miller, where are they? that would end t

i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni.ust what classy people sound like. >> john miller call getting the snl treatment across the street last night. "the onion." it started in 1988 out of a dorm room as a small campus newspaper. today, the platform is digital, the audience in the tens of millions. "the onion" agreed to open its chicago offices to us for a peek at how the team cranks out america's most consistently funny comedy. i sat in on a staff meeting where they tick through writers' proposed headlines to determine which are "onion" material. ♪ ♪ >> sunday morning show, people. keep it clean. this show airs in churches. [ laughter ] everyone, big hearty welcome to our guest toorday willard scott. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can feel free to jump in as we read these things off. heroic police officer talks man down from purchasing subway foot long italian sandwich? love it. i'm the only fan i need, silently willie geist says to self in mirror. >> can i go yeah on that one? so is all "the onion" right here? >> yeah. >>

i'm his publicist joey pepperoni. no, i'm not donald trump in disguise. this is just what classy people sound like. >> reporter: i'll keep an eye out for joey pepperoni on the campaign trail. now, on the former policy front, trump and one of our biggest allies, great britain, not seeing eye to eye. prime minister david cameron critical of trump and trump responding this morning it looks like we're not going to have a very good relationship. robin? >> all right, tom, now a closer look at donald trump and his taxes as he faces new calls to release his returns. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with more on that. good morning, brian. >> reporter: well, good morning, robin. trump remains on the defensive this morning after telling george last friday that he fights hard to pay as little tax as possible. but that his tax rate, what he pays in taxes is nobody's business. ♪ start me up >> reporter: trump's secrecy about his finances continues to fuel his critics with his failure to produce his tax returns. >> you've got to ask yourself, w

i'm his publicist joey pepperoni. no i'm not donald trump in disguise. this is just what classy people sound like, okay? >> lots to talk about with trump's campaign manager paul manafort. thanks for being here. >> great to see you. >> i want to start with this meeting donald trump had with house speaker paul ryan on thursday. people in the ryan world describe it as a meeting where donald trump said what they wanted to hear, what speaker ryan wanted to hear about how he would comport himself going forward and ryan's concerns about things that trump has said that potentially alienated women, latinos, et cetera, but in the "new york times" this morning, mr. trump told maureen to you "we talked about the success i've had" trump replied. so ryan didn't ask trump to stop making remarks that alienate women? no, trump said, he wants me to me. so much, dowd writes, for the showdown. did he affirm to paul ryan, speaker radio ian he was going to behave in "more presidential" manner or was the conclusion he's got to be him? >> look, both statements have elements or

i'm his publicist, joey pepperoni. >> reporter: this week, president obama landed his own shots against republican, critiquing trump's plan to bar muslims from entering the u.s. calling him ignorant without calling him out by name. >> in politics as in life, ignorance is not a virtue. it's not cool to not know what you're talking about. that's not keeping it real or telling it like it is. that's not challenging political correctness. that's just not knowing what you're talking about. >> reporter: all of this as some gop leaders, including 2012 nominee mitt romney and weekly standard editor bill crystal are trying to recruit a third party candidate to take on trump. it is an effort the rnc chair denounced as a suicide mission. >> look, it is a suicide mission for our country because what it means is that you're throwing down not just eight years of the white house but potentially 100 years on the supreme court, and wrecking this country for many generations. >> i understand donald trump called the cnn control room this morning to weigh in on the story? >> anderson, that is absolutely rig

i am his publicist, joey pepperoni. >> reporter: this week, president obama landed shots, critiquinglan to ban muslims entering the u.s. and calling him ignorant without calling him out by name. >> in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. it's not cool to not know what you're talking about. that's not keeping it real or telling it like it is. that's not challenging political correctness, that's just not knowing what you're talking about. >> reporter: all this as some gop leaders, including 2012 nominee mitt romney and weekly standard editor bill crystal are trying to recruit a third party candidate to take on trump. it is an effort the rnc chair denounced as a suicide mission. >> it's a suicide mission for our country because what it means is that you're throwing down not just eight years of the white house but potentially 100 years on the supreme court, and wrecking this country for many generations. >> reporter: even though donald trump denied allegations in the "the new york times" story, what we haven't seen is a coordinated effort to reach out to female voters to impr

i'm his publicist joey pepperoni. no, i'm not donald trump in disguise. this ways classy people sounds like. martha: there are claims donald trump impersonated his own publicist with "the washington post." but one of trump's former girlfriends is defending aalong the "new york times" story. she came on this morning on fox and says she was misquoted and in her eyes he never did everything wrong. >> we seemed to have a conversation nicely and it normally and naturally evolved into a conversation. he asked if i had a swimsuit. i said i didn't because i didn't plan on swimming. he asked if i wanted one. so i said sure. and i changed into one. i went back out to the pool party and he made a comment, now that's a stunning trump girl. i was flattered by it. i didn't feel like it was a demeaning situation or comment at all. martha: mat schlapp and mary anne marsh, welcome to both of you. marianne, when you read this piece, were you shocked by it, did it surprise you, did you think there was a lot of meat in that story? >> shocked? no. the real point is what reinc

i'm his publicist joey pepperoni. >> reporter: trump's alter ego is already a late-night punch line but his p.r. impersonation was one of trump's tough business tactics. a recently released documentary says trump threaten ed a lawyer who sued him for back wages. >> i think one thing for sure, donald trump has rewritten the traditional playbook in politics. >> reporter: by traditional rnc chair reince priebus means standards of conduct and transparency. another example, trump he is refusal to release his tax returns. >> i wouldn't be surprised if people don't care. >> reporter: "the new york times" published this front page story with interviews from women who worked with or around trump who said he could be crude, suggestive and demeaning. supporters said the allegation will fade and trump will repair historically high unfavorables among women. >> he's going to go out there and make his case. if there are any particular issues with women, i'm sure he'll answer them. >> people have not expected purity on his part. what they're concerned about, they're deeply concerned about is this someb

. >> hey, is that joey pepperoni i see.u asked me to help you find your next vp. >> i appreciate your help. i really do. i need someone experienced, loyal, strong. >> that sounds like somebody i know. >> it sounds like chris christie. wait, who said that. did you hear that? where did that come from. >> whatever. >> yeah, right. >> what have you got for me? >> i thought one strong option could be jeb bush. okay, but seriously, what about car carly fiorini. >> i feel a kinship. >> people look up to her. >> she is pee cup, tops. >> i wish i could work for somebody as funny as you some day. okay, moving on. >> and moving on. >> yeah. >> the show even mentioned more controversial picks. >>> we are so grateful to have you start your morning with us. >> next hour starts right now. >> i'm encouraged with the beginning of this process. it is no secret that donald trump and i have had some disagreements. >> we're going to start winning, winning, winning. >> he was never a boss. he was a leader. >> the new banditos are not the only on

i'm his fullbapublicist, joey pepperoni. >> reporter: critiquing struing plan to bar muslims from theorant without ever calling him out by name. >> in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. it's not cool to not know what you're talking about. [ laughter ] that's not keepin' it real or tellin' it like it is. that's not challenging political correctness. that's just not knowing what you're talking about. >> reporter: all of this as some gop leaders, including 2012 gop nominee mitt romney and weekly standard editor bill kristol, are still trying to recruit a third-party candidate to take on trump. it's an effort the rnc chair denounced as a suicide mission. >> look, it's a suicide mission for our country because what it means is that you're throwing down not just eight years of the white house but potentially 100 years on the supreme court and wrecking this country for many generations. >> reporter: now while donald trump has clearly taken the approach of slamming the media organization that has been digging into his past and saying that anything in this "new york times" report