found by former congresswoman gabby giffords has been running this ad against ayotte. >> senator kelly ayotteed against more background checks. she stands with the washington gun lobby. >> a poll commissioned by that same pac after the ad started running shows hassan ahead of ayotte 49%-45%. this wpoll was conducted before last night's gun votes in the senate. ayotte broke with many republicans to vote for democratic senator dianne feinste feinstein's amendment, ban people on the terrorist watch list from being able to buy guns. ayotte's campaign accused her kritices of playing politics. we reached out to the senator's office who tells us ayotte is, "focused on solutions that can get bipartisan support and pass the senate which is why she's been working on her colleagues on a compromised proposal to keep guns out of terrorists' hands." we'll talk more about battleground races ahead. >>> plus, why location is everything for hillary clinton's speech today on the economy. stay tuned to "meet the press daily." pointment and how i feel about myself. wearing depend underwear has helped me feel more

kelly ayotte said she would support, but not endorse the nominee. really an implicit warning that trump could lose backing. i caught up with ted cruz who told me quote time will tell on whether he would even back trump this year. we will see if trump's new tone and whether his speech will win over republicans particularly ones who are skeptical of him. john and christine. >> manu, thank you. paul ryan unveils the republican party national security blueprint to the nation today in an attempt to soften the donald trump policies. he is offering a wall and sending the bill to mexico. while trump has dismissed nato as obsolete, ryan urging modernizing and solidifying nato. ryan's document, by the way, does not mention trump. >>> the state department is broadening its investigation of the deliberate editing of the press briefing video. a week ago a spokesperson called the matter closed. this about case comes after secretary of state john kerry demanded an explanation for the edit. state department admits editing the video and lied about the secret negotia

senator kelly ayotte announced the decision to switch her vote. she will vote for it today but voted against it in december. i think other republicans will follow suit. is it enough to get to 60? i don't know. but it's significant progress in the right direction. my hope is that what we did this week with the filibuster has elevated the issue such that we're going to eventually beat the gun lobby. we have to if we protect this country from future terrorist attacks. >> would any of the bills being debated today have prevented him from getting guns and committing this atrocity? >> i think there's a good argument that the other bill that we'll vote on today would have given the fbi the authority to deny him a weapon. he was taken off of a list. this provision that we're voting on today would give broad discretion to the attorney general to take anyone suspected of terrorist ties and deny them a weapon, giving them a little more discretion to do so. i think we've got some questions about why people who are going to be on and off these lists and why th

go. >> david ignatius, if i'm kelly ayotte, and he's been pushing this hard.nd get ron johnson and get a lot of other republicans that are out that would lose. including john mccain to say, enough is enough. >> i was with senator mccain on stage on tuesday night. and we talked about trump. and it was painful, to be honest. here's somebody who in so many ways stands against everything this nominee is now saying. but he's running in a very tough race. and you just saw him walking a line. talking about polls. "the washington post" has a new poll this morning that shows trump down 10 percentage points in one month up to 70% unfavorability. and the most interesting thing is if you look at the tabulations, he is hurting now with liberals and conservatives, he's hurt with white men without a college education which he's way down on that number right there. he's hurting with independents. all the people he thought would be part of his coalition -- >> i have to ask you about mccain. mccain strikes me if there were someone who could say i'm not going to be with this nom

ron johnson and kelly ayotte said they would support, but not endorse the nominee. a distinction there, but warning that trump could lose their backing. i got a chance to catch up with trump's biggest rival on the campaign. ted cruz. he told me quote time would tell. we will see if trump's new tone and speech will win over republicans particularly ones skeptical of him. right now, a lot of folks are nervous. john and christine. >> thank you, manu. let's break down the efforts to shift into general election mode with best selling author ellis henican. >> good morning. >> i want to talk about hillary clinton and how she thinks bernie sanders supporters will get behind her. and jeff weaver. he has a different take about where we are in the campaign. listen. >> i really believe a lot of senator sanders supporters will join us in making sure trump doesn't get anywhere near the white house. >> the nominee is elected at the convention. >> presumptive nominee? >> that's a term of art that the media uses. i don't know that has any real meaning? >> i feel like they have not m

ron johnson's in a lot of trouble. >> to kelly ayotte in new hampshire.pite his offensive remarks about the federal judge. she is in a really tough race. she's right now in a statistical dead heat. is her smart strategy to walk away from donald trump or stick with him and hope you get high republican turnout even though that's been a democratic state in presidential years? >> well, as long as donald trump continues his donald troll act, i think you will see kelly ayotte have to succumb to the polls and the political reality of the numbers as you saw mark kirk do in indiana, as i think you will see john mccain do in the state of arizona. but yeah, kelly ayotte by hitching her train to the trump train in the northeast, a state that while has gone back and forth in recent cycles past, that's going to be a problem for her. i think she will drop that one, too. >> you mentioned john mccain. listen to this is john mccain on may 8th on "state of the union" talking about trump. take a listen. >> why are you ready to support trump? >> i have said all along that i w

got to run the presidential campaign, presumably that's bad news for senators like mark kirk, kelly ayottell these other people who were counting on party help for them, not just the presidential candidate. >> right, it is bad for them. and they're stuck. they have no power in this situation. and they're just sort of going to be stuck in the admit of it in no man's land. >> i can see the glee on your face watching this fall apart. there is a question as to whether this means it's completely going to fall apart or whether this means they're going to stop falling apart and get their act together. >> it could stop falling apart. and we have the convention to look forward to. >> frank rich, writer at large for "new york" magazine, always great to have you here. >>> lots more to come including the four vote in the senate tonight on gun reform issues. that's still ahead. >>> first one more thing about the trump campaign and its staffing changes. you may remember in michael moore's movie "fahrenheit 9/11," there was this scene the remark war architect paul wolves owe withes slurped spit through h

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we can tell you tomorrow there will be a press conference with kelly ayotte and susan collins of mainebout a compromise legislation that essentially bridges both parties gaps on this no-fly no-bylaw. so maybe the three-day review amendment is extended to 50 days. maybe there's room to work there. that being said, i can tell you from conversations i have had with both sides, they both believe this is a winner for them in their base so what would it take for reid or mckonld to lose their base ground? what do i mean by that? well, harry reid might want to hang this around republicans' necks coming up in november saying republicans have blocked any meaningful attempt of gun control legislation. mitch mcconnell want to say that with the nra's backing we were able to stop president obama's executive overreach or something like that. that's tough for both of them to give up unless there's something that can go through and pass the house. we've seen these gnat compromises point to immigration, you can find 10, 12 republicans usually get through something like that. but it's usually doa on the

. >> kelly ayotte, susan colins, lindsey graham, all coming out strongly against what mr. trump has been saying. and saying repeatedly with respect to judge curiel. how did we get to the point in this campaign where on this day where hillary clinton is clinching to become the first female to lead a major party ticket, that she's not the top political story of the day? >> tyler, it is an indication of how different donald trump is from what we've seen in politics before that he galvanizes our attention even on this day. last night, of course, the ap having counted up superdelegate votes put hillary clinton over the top. she didn't want to claim it, she wants to have that happen tonight after california, new jersey, and four other states vote. and she will have the requisite number of delegates. she's going to claim that nomination tonight. soon thereafter, president obama will endorse. even so, donald trump sort of blocks out the sun. now from a democratic perspective, it's not a bad way to block out the sun because it helps hillary clinton make her argument that donald tru

trump when donald campaigns in the state, where is kelly ayotte? orse anyone because she did not want to offend anyone. i do not expect kelly ayotte to be anywhere near donald trump and he is coming back in a couple days for a fundraiser and i do not imagine kelly ayotte is going to be there at all. steve: let's talk about the new hampshire republican running. hassan, this is one of the most marquis races in history. one of the most closely watched in the country. one of the most high profile races among two women in united states history. you have the sitting governor against a sitting u.s. senator. both while men. as well-liked. well-liked. this race doesn't matter. obviously, it could impact to u.s. senate next year. it is a race without much definition right now other than the fact there is a lot of third party money being spent. they are raising a lot of money. the early definition about taken has really not lays. it is an unsettled political year. steve: for our radio audience, we are talking to james via skype. he is the political reporter fo

but it seems to be she's working with kelly ayotte from new hampshire who's in the past a posed theseings. i think you see senator rob portman of ohio had a change of mind since this week. there's pressure to act. when i see someone like a mateen on a list and wonder why, of course there's the failure of why the fbi as well to follow through on tips about him. so, i think that the collins proposal just seems, we'll see how many people reveal themselves. if it passes or gets close to passing, i think it will be because we're in such a volatile political landscape and i think republicans are going to be changing their mind on this issue. if not now, perhaps. >> and so our viewers now, on monday, between monday and tuesday, they'll be voting on the four amend lts. there's fo date set when they'll voting on the possibility of a senator. >> right. >> all right. thank you so much. we appreciate it. for more on this debate, don't miss fox news sunday tomorrow. chris wallace interviews u.s. attorney general ta lynch. her boss calls her reforms, we'll see more action during his last months in

. >> kelly ayotte of new hampshire. and she faces a tough re-election fight in new hampshire. his comments are offensive and wrong and he should retract them. that's fine. her campaign said she intends to support trump as a nominee. >> we have a two-step process. if trump continues to double down, at some point for people like kelly, ron johnson of wisconsin, portman in ohio. they're not going to be able to -- >> this becomes -- >> endorse a guy that makes racist statements about people born in indiana. >> you're right. it becomes a clear loser for them. right. >> in indiana. >> becomes a clear loser for them. they have to cut him loose. >> let's stop here. because, you know, a lot of times we say things and we got to go to the other things. the new hillary ad. a lot of times we just stop and say "hold on." and, like, for instance during the republican convention in 2012, all the republicans wasn't that cool? we just stopped and said this is a disaster. the romney campaign is in deep, deep trouble. and they're going to lose if they don't turn things around quickly. people went

kelly ayotte is calling his comments wrong. marco rubio is calling the comments very disturbed.ed cruz joined the chorus, saying it's inappropriate to attack a judge's race or ethnicity. moments ago, bloomberg news reporting that trump is ordering his surrogates to double down on his criticism of the judge, despite an apparent campaign directive to stop talking about it. they reported that trump rallied his most visible supporters to defend his attacks on a federal judge's mexican ancestry during a conference call on monday, at which he ordered them to question the judge's credibility and impune reporters as racists. we have a trio of trump gurus with us now. katy tur, and ben ginsburg, a republican deal maker and elections lawyer. both rick and ben are political analysts for nbc news and msnbc. katy tur, let's start with you. we've seen the reaction here from republicans over the last couple days. but now this report that trump, instead of backing off, he's telling people around him, go even harder on this? >> reporter: you know, i haven't seen this sort of combined, this cresc

and republicans who include kelly ayotte who has a tough reelection. they have come up with a plan.itch mcconnell has said he will give them a vote. between theromise republican and democrat proposals. it will get another chance to vote on this. is not sure that can pass. it will take all the democrats and 20 republicans. the nra has come out against it. there is pressure to do something, more than it has been recently. charlie: where do you think the future looks? carl: it's going to be close. i think that chris murphy said today the gun-control advocate from connecticut, he sees some movement. even if this were to pass, it's a small thing. there's a sense in washington they need to break the deadlock on gun safety. they could do anything through the senate would be an accomplishment. the house would not take it out. the houston press are rallying. they don't want to have a big break if they do not get a vote on gun control. people see movement but it is glacial. it is so small. here families keep coming and pressing for some relief. it's frustrating for them. there does seem to be

kelly ayotte loses, maybe republicans lose in pennsylvania, maybe they lose in ohio. they get wiped out in the senate. paul ryan's historic majority gets wiped out in the house. you know, what does donald trump care? he's going to be golfing, scotland, flying around on his plane, talking about how great he is, how he got stabbed in the back by republicans, the media was unfair. he'll have a great life. i don't understand why they don't stand up to him now and say, hey, this isn't your toy to play with. this is our country. this is our party. this is our conservative movement. >> do you think either of you having been in congress, do you think either of them now can -- some have endorsed already, some haven't but said they are considering endorsing, can they step away at this point? >> sure they can. >> will they? >> i think joe is spot on, i think at some point, paul ryan is a decent human being. one of the positive things that happened to the body politic his elevation, john boehner was a terrific speaker but paul's elevation was a good thing for the overall body pol

instead of going to trump's super pacs they're going to help defend the rob portmans, the kelly ayotte. the truth is depends how big this tidal wave is that she has. if he loses by ten points or more, all the money isn't going to make a difference for the candidate. >> in the last couple weeks the numbers are trending down. usually his numbers are ticking up. many people have said donald trump is never going to get this far. but that's not a huge amount considering the election is still months away. >> but here's the thing. in the primary we all said he'll never get more than 10%, 20% and he kept getting those numbers. it's still a plurality. now he has a responsibility to not only have the majority of voters but to really get populations that he's really not getting well with, minority voters, independent voters. he's not even operating at the level mitt romney was. >> he has been able to do more with less. >> he has because he knows television. we say donald trump is down 7 points, okay? in the political world, right track/wrong track. right track, that's where you want to be. wrong

how do people pay to put people on the ground to help kelly ayotte in new hampshire, to help ron kellyconsin. he's the presumptive nominee, if he wants to get elected, which, by the way, is looking like a stretch without a infrastructure. >> corey lewandowski was running a primary campaign on this oversized personality that won the primary. we're in a general election right now. it doesn't work that way. it doesn't. >> the clinton campaign has been saying he's unfit for office, he's unfit for office. they're trying to define him before he can define her. is that successful? >> i think they're framing him as someone who doesn't have the temperament for office. at the same time, his very words affirm the temperament argument. he reinforces the idea he's not able to be a commander in chief that would be stable. >> it's not just the clinton campaign. it's vice president joe biden, it's hillary clinton, it elizabeth warren. it's the entire left wing in this country. >> and the right, for that matter. >> let me put up this poll before you. this is a new monmouth poll i've been showing, hilla

even vulnerable republicans up for re-election and not particularly red states, kelly ayotte in new hampshire, rob portman in ohio, ron johnson in wisconsin, they all voted that people on terrorist watch lists should be able to buy guns. republicans in congress stood united on that in the wake of san bernardino. but now in the wake of orlando, another prospect is being raised which maybe, who knows, maybe, maybe this time republicans might be able to stomach? some of them? the fbi asks questions and opens investigations into people for all sorts of reasons. for example, their first interest in omar mateen, their first questioning of him was because co-workers were disturbed by things he said about terrorism and violence at work. that was enough not just to put him on the fbi's radar but to send the fbi out to question reserve question him, to assess whether there might be danger there, they took that tip, acted on it, temporarily put him on a terror watch list because of that. the fbi acts on tips. what if the fbi was tipped, what if the fbi was alerted when someone on a terrorist watch list

senator kelly ayotte saying donald trump should retract his statements. and newt gingrich says we should start to question whether a judge can do his or her job because of his race or ethnicity, you begin to destroy the country. then listen to paul ryan a short time ago. >> i disavow these comments. i regret those comments that he made. i don't think -- claiming a person can't do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. i think that should be absolutely disavowed. it is absolutely unacceptable. >> just a short time ago, the only person who came to donald trump's defense, at least prominent politician, was governor chris christie of new jersey. it was clear that he didn't really want to get too far into this. he kept on wanting to leave but reporters got some comments from him. >> i know donald trump. i've known him for 14 years. and donald trump is not a racist. so the allegations that he is are absolutely contrary to every experience i've had with him over the last 14 years. so we're going to end it the

kelly ayott, rob portman from ohio. marco rubio indicated that he is going to run for re-election and as a result we have congressman here. what's the mood of republicans as we go to this vote series at this hour. >> frustration. comment was made that the republicans took control of the floor a few years back. we had people signed up to give five-minute speeches under the rule. the last day of the session before the artist recessed in 2008. speaker pelosi saw this she did a quick adjourn and we spoke during the month of august. we never broke a single rule. this is unprecedented. i have had democrats coming up to me on the floor going you guys need to stop this. this is scary. this is out of control. democrats saying that. >> let me play devil's advocate. we talked about this earlier that house rule four is clear that you can't use the house floor for anything other than legislative business. i understand the circumstances on the first day of august 2008, but later in the month could you not argue that was not an abuse

in a toughicans place -- rob portman of ohio, kelly ayotte of manager, and pat toomey of pennsylvania -- have indicated a willingness to compromise. then the fact that democrats are in this unusual circumstance, presented nominee in hillary clinton who is clearly going to make gun-control big part of her campaign at the presidential level in a way that no nominee has in a long time, what do you think of what we've seen from her and how things are shifting around this week, what do you think this portends for down ballot races, senate races, house races, for the gun-control debate? what effect might it have in those races? alex: i think we have already seen an enormous amount of concerted coordination between the upper levels of the democratic party any foot soldiers on trial. i think you will -- and the foot soldiers on truck. as much as you say this is a story that keeps happening, the umpteenth time the president has had to eulogize the victims and families, this feels different, because of a broad sense of frustration around gun safety reform did -- safety reform. this has always b

bush has hit the campaign trail, stumping for john mccain, kelly ayotte. rob portman and roy blount urging voters to maintain control of the senate as a check and balance to the white house, whoever occupies it. marking the first anniversary of his campaign at a rally in dallas, trump gave a speech that was remarkably devoid of controversial moments, preferring to focus on criticism of his presumed opponent. >> aside from abolishing the second amendment hillary clinton is going to raise your taxes, big league. that's the last thing you need. she has to. you know she doesn't want to talk about it. >> trump refrained from reiterating his call on muslim immigration. though he warned that we need to keep immigrants from entering the country. >> you saw what one sleaze bag, over the weekend, what he did. the horror that he wreaked on us on us as a nation. no more, folks. no more, just no more. >> trump's disapproval ratings are higher than they've been at any time since just before he got into the race last year. the good news for trump looking ahead, he got th

people like kelly ayotte and toomey and others. >> the number one thing you hear people talk about when say they support donald trump but they don't really like donald trump. supreme court vacancies. with the scalia seat. you've said you're not even going to give merit garland a look if it's clear, you know, leading up to november, hillary is, you know, prevailing over trump or she's already won, you're not going to give marric garland a look? >> no vacancy on the supreme court occurring in the middle of an election year has been filled in 80 years. you had to go back to 1888 -- >> you could have gone back to -- >> no, no, this is the principle. does barack obama get to fill the seat, tipping the court to the left, for the next generation? >> what if she's the president-elect? >> let me finish, on the way out the door, a lame duck? no. let the american people speak. let them decide who they want to make this appointment. there's no chance that if hillary clinton's elected she'll pick anybody to the right of garland. he's not a moderate. barack obama declaring someone a moderate doesn't

and many pressing transportation issues, lawmakers didn't ask follow-up questions but senator kelly ayottealled for a separate hearing to discuss the issue and she and committee chair also sent a letter to the adstrightor with -- administrator with follow-up questions this is richard of the consumer federation of california. one of the many consumer groups that are urging regulators to torevise the flamability standard for car seats. richard, you were very involved in the furniture flammability standard and saw what happened there. lawmakers didn't really push them. what would you ask the dd.o.t. if you had -- d.o.t. if you had the opportunity to ask follow-up. >> i would ask why they buried their head in the sand after decade given the scientific evidence the chemicals don't stay inside the furniture but migrate into our bodies particularly the bodies of infants and toddlers where they cause tremendous harm. i would ask why they have ignored the pleas and scientific conclusions of fire safety experts and firefighters that this standard is not effective in stopping the spread of fires. >>

kel kelly ayotte's office said she's not planning to endorse anyone this cycle.hen there are some republicans who seem to have trump on double secret probation. republican conference chair cathy mcmorris rodgers gave this explanation. quote, did i cast my ballot with enthusiasm? not exactly. do i have concerns about the comments he made in the past and on the campaign trail this year about women, people with disabilities, and people from different backgrounds? absolutely. he will have to earn the presidency by demonstrating that he has the temperament for the job. that's a republican saying that about him. some republicans have found a single issue to focus on as a way to make the best of the situation. case in point, rick santorum. you think the pro-life evangelical probably disagrees about trump's statements on god and abortion. santorum said he jumped on the bandwagon after he read trump's list of possible supreme court nominees. speaker ryan, he says he's confident that trump will help him advance his agenda in the house. but today, for instance, he slammed t

bush has hit the campaign trail, stumping for john mccain, kelly ayotte. portman and roy blount urging voters to maintain control of the senate as a check and balance to the white house, whoever occupies it. marking the first anniversary of his campaign at a rally in dallas, trump gave a speech that was remarkably devoid of controversial moments, preferring to focus on criticism of his presumed opponent. >> aside from abolishing the second amendment hillary clinton is going to raise your taxes, big league. that's the last thing you need. she has to. you know she doesn't want to talk about it. >> trump refrained from reiterating his call on muslim immigration. though he warned that we need to keep immigrants from entering the country. >> you saw what one sleaze bag, over the weekend, what he did. the horror that he wreaked on us on us as a nation. no more, folks. no more, just no more. >> trump's disapproval ratings are higher than they've been at any time since just before he got into the race last year. the good news for trump looking ahead, he got those

and also republicans who include , kelly ayotte who has a tough reelection.have come up with a plan. mitch mcconnell says he will give them a vote. we have been hearing thursday, but there is mixed news. it is a compromise between the republican and democrat proposals. and so, they will get another chance to vote on this. it is not sure that proposal can even pass. it will take nearly all of the democrats and up to 20 republicans. the nra has already come out against it today. there is pressure to do something, more than there has been recently. charlie: where do you think the future looks? carl: it's going to be close. , chris murphyat said this today, the big gun-control advocate from connecticut, he sees some movement. even if this were to pass, it's a very small thing. i think there is a sense in washington they need to break this deadlock on gun safety. if they can get anything through the senate, it would be an accomplishment. the house probably wouldn't take take it up. the house democrats are rallying, if they don't have a big break, if they don't get

bush out helping people like rob portman, helping people like kelly ayotte. his message to gop leaders is sit down and be quiet. i will do this alone. he's not moderating his message. >> you're responsible for him, aren't you? didn't you make this guy who he is today? you're not laughing. >> donald trump, yeah. >> you can write this book. you have had the deal with him in close range. we have not. we interview him. >> i take notes. >> you're always with this guy. >> i think lately he's ran out of hunch. that is trouble. he is a brilliant stand up guy in terms of synapsis. it's old stuff. thank you. go ahead, your thought. >> here is what breaks through. i think there is something that breaks through what you're calling that bubble. this chamber that he lives in. that's when it reaches a critical mass. after the judge curiel comments, when you have people like newt gingri gingrich. that is what gets through donald trump. i'm not going to talk about it anymore. there is a point that things get through to him. he has to build and build. >> yeah, to penetrate. ha

even vulnerable republicans up for re-election and not particularly red states, kelly ayotte in new hampshire, rob portman in ohio, ron johnson in wisconsin, they all voted that people on terrorist watch lists should be able to buy guns. republicans in congress stood united on that in the wake of san bernardino. but now in the wake of orlando, another prospect is being raised which maybe, who knows, maybe, maybe this time republicans might be able to stomach? some of them? the fbi asks questions and opens investigations into people for all sorts of reasons. for example, their first interest in omar mateen, their first questioning of him was because co-workers were disturbed by things he said about terrorism and violence at work. that was enough not just to put him on the fbi's radar but to send the fbi out to question reserve question him, to assess whether there might be danger there, they took that tip, acted on it, temporarily put him on a terror watch list because of that. the fbi acts on tips. what if the fbi was tipped, what if the fbi was alerted when someone on a terrorist watch list

said, the things to watch for are two, where do the vulnerable blue state and purple states go, kelly ayottesois, ron johnson of wisconsin and patrick toomey of pennsylvania, and if both republicans and democrats agree if you're on the terrorist watchlist you should not be able to purchase a weapon, is there room for compromise in the future? senator collins of maine has reached out to allies and like-minded republican senators to find out a way to mesh the john cornyn and feinstein proposal to say there should be judicial review if you're on the terrorist watchlist and are f g flagged, you may not have needed to be on that and you should also be flagged if you're in fact a terrorist. there is room to work there and the will. congress is gone for the summer july 15th and not much gets done ahead of the november election. reed and mcconnell, this issue benefits both their bases and do they want to strike a compromise because neither one wants to feel it too much before the election in november. >> we were talking about the votes on the other side of your screen. i want to follow up quickly, yo

he's going to do that for kelly ayotte, rob portman, rob blount.attled senators facing tough races. n all of them turning to george w. bush to raise money for them. where does that number 47 come in? this is the most recent polling on the popularity of the former president. a 47% favorable rating. a 47% unfavorable. you look at those numbers and say that's not too spectacular. why would they be enlisting him. compare that number, 47% favorable for the former republican president george w. bush. compare that to the current favorable score for the presumptive republican nominee. that's the wrong screen. this is what his used to be. 26 when he left office. compare that 47% to donald trump. 29%. donald trump right now in his favorable/unfavorable score is where george w. bush was when george w. bush left the presidency. remember how unpopular he was. sidelined from the 2008 campaign between mccain and barack obama. that's where donald trump is right now. suddenly george w. bush with that 47% favorable score, he's the guy, the republican party leader wh

. >> among the roll nent republicans to denounce, senator susan collins of main, jeff flake, kelly ayotte of new hampshire. and three more of his former rivals. john case and i can ted cruz, both are whom are withholding their support. ben carson, who endorsed trump soon after dropping out of the race in march. nebraska senator ben sass, one of trump's most outspoken gop critics, tweeted this afternoon, public service announcement, saying someone can't do a specific job because of his or her race is the literal definition of racism. all this would amount to a pretty bad rough patch but in donald trump's case it's made even worse by the fact that as some of my msnbc colleagues report today, he does not have an actual campaign. instead it's a "bare bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff, minimal coordination with allies and the a message that's prisoner to trump's momentary whims." that was on display during a conference call between trump and top supporters reported by bloomberg politics in which the candidate urges surrogates to step up criticism of the judge and accused

among them republicans jeff quake, kelly ayotte, lindsey graham, angus king of maine was there. heidi hidecamp, tim kaine of virginia and bill nelson of florida. together they presented an entirely different kind of tone than the back-and-forth we have been seeing on the senate floor in the past 24 years from pro second amendment senators and anti-second amendment senators. senator bill nelson from florida who just came from orlando offered this heartfelt message that i think was felt by a lot of senators up there this afternoon. >> i owe it to the people of orlando to try to get something done. i owe it not only to those families of 49, but i owe it to those families of people still in the hospital, some of which may not make it. >> reporter: the way this susan collins' bill differs from what we've seen last night, the four that went down to defeat, is that it would buy banning guns from anybody on two subsets of the terrorism watch list. the no-fly list -- by the way, there are 100,000 people on the no-fly list but only about 1,000 americans, also from the select t list and th

amy klobuchar has also been very involved in this, along with kelly ayotte on our side, and others. this has been something from the start that has been not just nonpartisan but bipartisan. they came up with the right ideas and the groups that work with us around the country realize it will make a difference. i've been involved with this issue of drug abuse and addiction for more than two decades. a mom came to my office over 22 years ago and said, what am i doing? i'm involved in the drug-free act. i've worked to stop the sympathetic drugs and make sure they're scheduled as illegal drugs. we've tried to help in terms of prescription drug monitoring, passed legislation on interstate prescription drug monitoring. but this legislation, this cara legislation is what's needed now. there's no good reason to keep these families who are affected waiting. we can have a conversation about funding. again, i'm for more funding. i voted that way. but this 93% increase in funding this year in the next appropriations bill for next year is a great step forward. let me just say respectfully, again,

kelly ayotte on new hampshire said she'll vote for the feinstein one as well as the cornyn one because she feel that will move it to a compromise place. i'm talking about guys like portman of ohio, toomey of pennsylvania, even marco rubio of florida. everyone who has a tough race ahead, they'll want to give themselves as much leverage as possible on this issue. even by some miracle something were to get through, unlikely to be any movement in the house and harry reid and mitch mcconnell, any compromise hurts their turnout ability with their base. they don't want to give up leverage so expect this to be more political than policy. >> we'll watch. just a few minutes away right now. >>> joining me is connecticut senator richard blumenthal. senator, thank you very much for your time. as we've been reporting, there aren't much in the way of high hopes for the legislation to pass so give me a better understanding after the votes fail what is plan "b" if we have to move forward? what happens next? >> the plan "b" is the key question, peter, is to seek common ground which should be accessible

it includes a lot of wonderful people like kelly ayotte in new hampshire and rob portman in ohio. got wonderful republican leaders that we should be talking about. donald trump cannot win it all by himself. and he should be lifting everybody else to victory, not just folk cusing on the selfish aspects of a donald trump narcissist. i want to see him demonstrate he's a republican. i'm giving him a chance, but he has not earned my confidence right now. and i am ready to work very hard for the republican party. and especially for the agenda paul ryan has put forward. >> if he sat down and said, andy, i want your support. i want to earn your support? what's the one thing you'd tell him the most important thing to do is? >> to have the courage to listen honestly to advice from other people. taste his words before he spits them out. and demonstrate that it's not all about him. it's all about leading this great country. and making sure the republican party is best positioned to have not only a republican president and a republican vice president, but a republican infrastructure that can b

kelly ayotte, new hampshire, swing state. perfect example. judge in indiana, and he's going to say things like that from here to november. when he does, she's put on the spot and has to say something. does she turn on him, then you appeal to the independent, moderate voters in the state, you need those to win in new hampshire? but who won in a landslide on the republican side? donald trump. you need them there too. she's got to alienate one group or the other. >> in new hampshire, and i've had conversations with a number of operatives out there, they do strongly believe ayotte is in a good place there. they're not totally worried about her. that might be just them trying to paint a pretty picture for a reporter, but that is it what they're -- is what they're talking about. the larger story, donald trump's relationship with the rnc. there's deep distrust between the party and donald trump, each one thinking that the other is only out for themselves, not necessarily out for the good of the party. hallie, have you been hearing any more on this t

changed since then, that you've got former president bush, helping people like rob portman and kelly ayotte. and look at donald trump's response to this. his message to gop leaders is literally, chris, sit down and be quiet. i will do this alone. he's not moderating his message. >> you're responsible for him, aren't you, hallie? didn't you make this guy who he is today? you're not laughing. >> reporter: donald trump? yeah, no, i don't know how to respond to that. >> you can write this book. you have had to deal with him in close range. we have not. >> reporter: i take notes. >> you are always with this guy. and i think lately, he has ran out of hunch. and that for him is trouble, because i think he is a brilliant stand-up guy in terms of synapses, they come to him. nothing new has been coming to this guy for many weeks now. it's old stuff. anyway, david corn, thank you. hallie jackson, thank you. go ahead, your thought. quickly. go ahead, hallie. >> reporter: but here's what breaks through. we're talking about this, chris, and i think there is something that breaks through what you're calli

new hampshire's kelly ayotte called for a retraction and is expected to still support trump as the nominee. but this reveals serious problems inside the trump campaign, which remains a bare-bones structure prone to inflighting. katy tur is one of the authors of that report joining me from outside trump tower in new york city. we'll begin with trump's comments and the pressure trump is getting from those within his campaign where they sense there is a problem here with a big misstep. newt gingrich came out against this and we have seen the elected officials now running away from this as well and calling for him to make a retraction. will it stick? >> reporter: the campaign's not publicly saying this is a problem, but publicly it is a problem, especially when republican leaders are coming out one by one after that and also getting criticized by the democrats is also a problem down ballot in races where republicans might be susceptible, vulnerable to attacks by democrats in this manner. and there's a big list of republicans who frankly just won't even come out in support of donald trump right

kelly ayotte voted the wrong way on background checks.he has taken an immense amount of heat on that in new hampshire. for a way to get right with us, not the nra. she needs to go to the floor and vote for chris murphy's background check bill and dianne feinstein's terror gap. terror gap bill. host: tom is on the line. you're on the air, turn down your tv. go ahead. have a my question is we great country here, and we have the right of the second amendment. it takes a gun to stop a gun. yet, we put these gun free zones out. that is where these cowards go. we have to stop that. no more gun free zones. after all, the people with concealed carry are very investigated. are exemplaryhey citizens. let's face the facts -- it takes a gun to stop a gun. guest: the shooter in orlando had a concealed carry permit and was not an exemplary citizen. that is clear. it turns out there were law enforcement officers in the club that evening. the shooter walked in with an sauer, itapon, a sig outmatched the law officers there. there may have been other peopl

here is representative kelly ayotte of new hampshire. >> by all accounts these proposals are likely toagain and we'll be back where we started. no safer, no smart were, no more successful in protecting our citizens. >> now it is on to the collins bill. it would ban gun sales. the no fly list which blocks some people from boarding flights. but what makes that bill have some degree of bipartisan appeal, it would have the right to appeal and be awarded attorneys fees. but some people still object noting the collins bill lacks due process which is what so many republicans object to. bill: an iconic american company landing a business deal with tehran. boeing getting ready to sell its planes to iran. we'll look at the fallout and the impact of that decision next. martha: is donald trump taking a turn for the more serious in this campaign? will the shakeup represent a shift towards the general election? that's the big question of his campaign. >> i see a pivot to the general, a seriousness to the general that looks good for getting this campaign in a place that is going to be competitive aga

some are okay, others not, kelly ayotte made the distinction she was vote for donald trump but is not him. same with ron jon son, said the same thing. i will vote for him, not ready to endorse him. i don't know what the distinction is between that, but they're trying to say we're not endorsing and embracing all of donald trump's policies. i will say one other thing. ron johnson, during primary season he said donald trump would be good for him, said i would stump with him, like ronald and the donald stumping together. now he doesn't want to say i will endorse him. so a shift. >> it is worth pausing. i consider myself fluent in the english language, i know all the words. the difference between support, endorse, vote for, they're all the same as far as i can tell. the idea that politicians are drawing distinctions where -- you know, english means what english means. >> i think jeffrey, i think the point they're trying to make is they'll vote for donald trump but you won't see them on the campaign trail actively campaigning for donald trump. that may be the distinction they're trying to s

that's what kelly ayotte said he should issue a distraction. mean, that is -- >> bob corker, mitch mcconnell. paul ryan, mary katherine. >> that is appalling. >> all these voices. >> this is not -- he doesn't bother to make the argument here's why i think the judge is not fit for this case. right? the argument he makes on its face, makedly is, his ethnicity is disqualifying. >> you know what? >> he is an american citizen. this is not a responsible argument for the candidate to be making. people are aware of this saying this is not acceptable. it is not just an un-pc comment. he's saying a man is not qualified to judge him. >> he is not saying not qualified to judge and because of the exaggerations of the media in regards to -- >> no, no, no. saying that the judge is disqualified. >> no. i'm giving you the motivation behind it. because of the media -- what this man learned from the media and regards to my statements about mexican-americans or illegal immigrants, that it could bias him towards me. he's thinking out loud saying that the judge is p

kelly ayotte said she would both for both the republican and democratic bills. >> manu raju, thank youl check back with you as the votes come in. let's get back to representative chris collins, a trump supporter. congressman, over the weekend, donald trump said he thought if more people in that pulse nightclub in orlando, they would have been carrying guns, that if they had, that would have been a very, very different result, in his words, national rifle association disagreed with him. trump later walked back those comments. do you think donald trump really knows enough about guns, gun policy to get the job done? >> oh, i mean, again, donald trump is going to be a great president, wolf. but when it comes to gun control, here's what i find most disappointing. every time there's a tragedy, whether it's newtown or orlando, we have a president and he tries to politicize every tragedy suggesting to the american public if we passed a couple of more laws, these tragedies wouldn't occur. nothing could be further from the truth. and you know, we have to go back to our hearts and prayers go out