please welcome senator lindsey graham. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: senator lindsey graham, thank >> good as it gits goetz. which is kind of sad, really. >> trevor: what's as good as it gets, you or the show? what are you saying? is that just a phrase you say? >> it's an observation more than anything else. how are you doing. >> trevor: i'm doing great. thank you very much for being on the show. >> absolutely. >> trevor: let's get straight into it. let's cut to the chase. >> cut to the chase. >> trevor: you have officially endorsed ted cruz. >> i'm on the ted train, absolutely. what's not to like. >> trevor: which is a very interesting train for you to be aboard. ( laughter ). >> well, i started with 17 cars. i'm down to three. >> trevor:you were actually one of the cars. >> well, i didn't last very long. >> trevor: you were an empty car and got on the train-- >> absolutely. >> trevor: this is why this is so interesting to have you here. we can play-- >> >> if you killed ted cruz on the norofloor of the senate, and the trial was in the senate, nobody could convict you. ( cheers an

and i'm quoting lindsey graham saying that. >> i was struck by the comments of lindsey graham. 's usie ining again donald trump, the words the naacp was using. to hear lindsey gram using these words against a gop candidate. >> if you are donald trump and look at the polls and the polls tell you you're winning you have to look at the polls. if you believe that you have to win additional -- you can't just get the missing white vote cher is what ted cruz premised his entire campaign on. if you can find those white voters and get them to the polls you'd be able to win. donald trump succeeded in finding them. they aren't voting for ted cruz but donald trump. it's still not enough. and if you look at -- >> the reality is i'll disagree a little with stuart. there were a lot of white voters in midwestern states who stayed home in 2012 who were turned off by sort of the image of mitt romney, the corporate raider but also didn't want to vote for barack obama. if trump could just take the romney coalition and add those votes, he may not get over the top but would get closer. the problem is

>> if lindsey graham would write a book it would be, how to shrink the republican party by lindsey grahamxpert in shrinking the republican party. i wonder if ted cruz will reject the endorsement. lindsey graham is the one who came up with the foreign policy that's been such a disaster for the gop. lindsey graham came up with the immigration policy that's basically hollowed out the middle class. lindsey graham is a great person if you want to learn how to make the republican party smaller and less appealing to blue collar voters. >> this is a video from the pro-hillary clinton superpac. they put out a response to a trump video which we showed earlier. let me play this little clip. ♪ >> who were you consurlting with consistently so that you're ready on day one? >> i'm speaking with myself, number one, because i have a very good brain, and i've said a lot of things. [ laughter ] >> yesterday with hillary clinton barking like a dog. that was the trump ad. this is an anti-trump ad. your reaction? >> i think hillary clinton comes out very poorly in the ad. did her campaign actually make that ad

obviously, lindsey graham ran initially against ted cruz, then he backed jeb bush. basically, at that point, it was anybody but cruz. but now it is anybody but trump, which is why lindsey graham is now backing ted cruz. listen to paret of our intervie. so you are raising money for him, are you endorsing him? is that effectively an endorsement? >> what i'm saying, john kasich i think is the most viable general election candidate. i just don't see how john gets through the primary. i think the best alternative to donald trump to stop him from getting 1,237 is ted cruz and i'm going to help ted in every way i can. i'm going to raise money for him. if i were in one of the states coming up in terms of voting and i didn't like trump, i'd vote for cruz. >> brooke, obviously the reason you asked about pigs flying is the next question i asked is do you see pigs flying down street because that's what i thought would have to happen before you would back ted cruz, never mind open up your donor list to him, which is effectively what he's doing. this is the invitation going out t

lindsey graham goes he is a nasty person. he is wrong on the military. i have been doing this for 15 years. we have been fighting a war for 15 years with this type of thinking. if your going to fight a war when the war and let's get back to fighting our country -- building our country. he has been so nasty. i watch him and say does he hate donald trump? i watch him and say if you think about it every single person that has attacked me has gone down. i don't want to mention names. they are out. you can take a look at virtually every single person. we started with 17. we are down to 4. of the four they are pretty much all gone. they didn't do so well tonight. i'm not going to say anybody didn't do well. they didn't do well. only one person did well to night, donald trump. i will tell you. [applause] it was actually amazing. i was impressed. even megyn kelly said donald trump did well tonight. thank you. thank you. that was an unusual -- i was shocked. but that was very nice. he was very nice. thank you. i have been waiting five years, charles. but, it is t

that's your options. >> lindsey graham did something he never wanted to do in coming out and backing cruz. let me play for everyone the moment what graham said back in february and what he said today. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was in the senate, nobody could convict you. >> i will be doing a fundraiser for senator cruz. >> are people going to follow for this because now lindsey graham says vote for the guy? i'm going to do it. >> there is something significant in marco rubio did in saying he's going to be supporting basically anybody but trump because he still has supporters that were supporting him in these states. that is significant and will be significant, i think, for ted cruz. outside of that, i just don't see many of these endorsements, especially lindsey graham of all people having a major impact. and i think this is really going to come down to the issue of messaging. ted cruz, if he's able to go out there and connect with the voters, this is a two-man race now. lindsey graham is not going to have a big impact. ultimately, this is going

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senator lindsey graham endorsed senator ted cruz for president. nator graham wasn't supportive. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was in the senate nobody could convict you. [laughter] mark: he says rallying around ted cruz may be the only way to stop donald trump. blocked the cabinet. he says he was an attempt to hide him from a corruption

senator lindsey graham will be here.as said this. >> my party has gone bat [ bleep ] crazy. >> all of the words we used today on "meet the press" are something else. anyway, he now says it may be time to back ted cruz to defeat donald trump. and then later -- >> you're right. i am still white trash. i just happen to be white trash that lives in the white house. >> is art imitating life or the other way around? kevin spacey, president frank underwood joins me right here in his first appearance on "meet the press." we'll be back. when you think about success, what does it look like? is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. ... 83% try to eat healthy. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day women's gummies. complete with key nut

that rubio quasi-endorsement and lindsey graham.dsey graham and ted cruz talk before he bestowed that endorsement? >> there have been a lot of conversations with a lot of different folks throughout the last couple weeks or so and 're thrilled to have senator graham back us and host a fundraiser and show his support. we expect more to come. of course this morning senator rubio saying that ted cruz is the only conservative in this race. that goes a long way and we're seeing and sensing more and more of that. we had carly fiorina endorse us last week. she had been campaigning across the country. what we're seeing more and more, people recognize that ted cruz is the true, consistent conservative. even those who campaign hard against him. they see him as someone who is going to fight against washington as usual and, clearly, based on the results of these elections people are fed up with washington. they want to see someone change. whether they're currently in washington or washington outsider they want someone who will stand up and fight

accelerating next. wlett packard enterprise. >>> there e few politicians guest, senator lindsey graham has never been at a loss for words in his criticism of d/nald trump or the direction of the republican party has taken this election season. senator graham joins me now. senator, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you, i'll try not to cuss. >> well, sadly you wouldn't be the first one on air today to do it. >> okay. >> let me start with something you said tuesday night that got the cruz campaign happy and raised a lot of eyebrows in washington. and considering what happened saturday, are you getting more comfortable rallying around ted cruz as the stop trump candidate? >> i would support cruz over trump. i'd prefer rubio over kasich. rubio and kasich over cruz, but if ted's the alternative to trump, he's at least a republican conservative. and here's my message to the republican party then conservative movement. i'd r rher risk losing without donald trump than try to win with him because it will do more damage over time. >> you know, it's interesting you say that. i want to pl

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here's lindsey graham. >> this is one area i agree with mr. trump. could probably shoot somebody on fifth avenue and that wouldn't shake his voter base. i don't see any ad campaign breaking that coalition apart, but the question is can you consolidate. instead of tearing down donald trump, we need to consolidate the field. i don't think there is anything you can do or say or that i can do or say or donald trump can do or say that is going to break apart his support. >> some republicans say it should be john kasich. we'll see how florida and ohio play out on march 15th, depending on how rubio does on that day and kasich does that day. the stakes are so high on march 15th. you're hearing from frustration from marco rubio's supporters over john kasich and the fact that he is still in the race. particularly when you look at the results in virginia last nigh night. i talked to a marco rubio supporter. >> there's not honorable mention in the nomination. john kasich has run a good race, but there is no path to victory for him. >> if marco can win florida, h

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lindsey graham, he is a nasty person. he is wrong on the military. i have been doing this for 15 years. we have been fighting a war for 15 years with this type of thinking. if your going to fight a war when the war and let's get back to building our country. he has been so nasty. i watch him and say does he hate donald trump? i watch him and say if you think about it every single person that has attacked me has gone down. i don't want to mention names. they are out. you can take a look at virtually every single person. we started with 17. we are down to 4. of the four they are pretty much all gone. pretty much. ok? they didn't do so well tonight. i'm not going to say anybody didn't do well. they didn't do well. only one person did well to night, donald trump. i will tell you. [applause] mr. trump: it was actually amazing. i was impressed. even megyn kelly said donald trump did well tonight. thank you. thank you. that was an unusual -- i was shocked actually to hear that. but that was very nice. and charles. he was very nice. thank you. i have been wa

lindsey graham had a dramatic change of heart. watch this. >> if you're republican and you're donald trump and ted cruz in the general election the difference between poison or shot, you're still dead. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial is in the senate, nobody would convict you. >> i'm going to be doing a fund-raiser for senator cruz. he's not my preference but he's a reliable republican conservative, which i've had many differences with. i doubt donald trump's conservatism and i think he'd be a disaster for the party. so i'm going to try to help raise money for senator cruz and the community. >> boy, and i thought the news business was a strange business. now he is hosting a fundraiser for ted cruz on monday. go ahead. >> there is more to the story. there is more to the story. when we were in las vegas for the cnn debate, senator lindsay graham approached me personally and said he could never under any circumstances vote for ted cruz and that he would be more than happy to support donald trump. now,

but he has gained the support of lindsey graham at a time when graham said specifically today, that he does believe john kasich, governor of ohio, would be a better general election candidate. but he does not see him having a path through this primary process. sew will help out ted cruz. kate? >> oh, how things change in just a couple of weeks. kelly o'donnell, thanks so much for your reporting. >>> donald trump is up double digits in polls here in arizona where i'm sitting. a state that's gone red in every presidential race since bill clinton barely squeaked out a win in 1996. one of trump's biggest supporters here in the state is former governor jan brewer. governor brewer gained national attention when she garnered a law for law enforcement officers to ask those who may be undocumented to show papers. much of that law was struck down in court. but the show your papers as it is known remains in force here. former governor jan brewer joins us live in phoenix. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, kate. great to be with you this morning. >> have you been listening to our coverage

lindsey graham, the lindsey graham, is hosting a fund-raiser for ted cruz on monday, and graham says that in order to stop donald trump, he'll help crews, quote, in every way i can, end quote. so mark, my question for you, why are rubio and graham siding with cruz over kasich and what effect might it have on the race? >> well, look, lindsey graham has thought for a while that john kasich would not have enough strength to slow down donald trump. he looks at the map, the message and he believes that a more conservative person, which cruz is, compared to trump in many ways, is the only way to stop him from getting the majority of delegates. it is not some newfound love or appreciation. it is the only vehicle to stop donald trump from being the nominee. in the case of marco rubio, i think, you know, john kasich does have some positions more moderate and i think some people in the party, conservative activists and others are saying we want a conservative nominee and that leaves us one choice, which is ted cruz. even though john kasich is conservative in a lot of ways. >> i agree with ever

what do cruz and trump supporters think of people like lindsey graham? >> you know, i think they probably see lindsey graham as part of this establishment that they're not craze about. that these are the people who have been running washington and their party for many years, and they don't think that they've lived up to some of their promises. you know, i think there is some truth to what they're saying, and i think that's art of what has been happening to the republican party. they have a base that's angry and the base is angry in some cases for good reason. i think the problem is that their solutions or the people that they're looking for to give them a solution are probably not going to give them what they want in the end when this comes to governing the country. you know, you think of a ted cruz or donald trump governing the country, and you're hard pressed to imagine that they would be able to fulfill the promises they're making to the base. the result would be more anger and more frustration in the next election cycle. >> the other headline in the

>> i hope that there's a presumption particularly with lindsey graham leading the way and giving cover that cruz is the -- what you just said, donald has embarrassed institutional down ballot races enough that there's a hope that the party will unify before florida and ohio. why not contest it? >> it will be interesting to see what kind of phone calls marco before we go our friends at "snl," we thought it was an off week for them, but it wasn't. they had a little fun speculating that hillary clinton of the republican race. take a look. >> to all of you voters out there who have thought for never vote for her, to you i say welcome. [ laughter ] i've got clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, and here you are stuck in the middle with me! >> it does -- kelly, the two

mitt romney and lindsey graham trying to make it easier but still very difficult. >> one of them would word endorse within they talked about ted cruz. >> the state of g.o.p. we have to lose with cruz it's important. >> astonishing, right? they are trying to save their party by nominating somebody they assume will lose the presidency. >> at the same time, i think that the notion -- i disagree with frank that donald trump would be a less strong candidate against hillary clinton and ted cruz. i think that the clinton campaign is quite nervous about the prospect of running against donald trump. because who knows. because all those down scale white guys, who knows what -- with ted cruz where he's going what he's going to say you don't know that with donald trump or what voters. >> i was shocked to see lindsey graham, by the way, willing to die on the hill of gang abate style immigration reform. to his credit willing to get behind someone like ted cruz but in creditable to see that position that is rejected by large majority of republicans he is still going to die on that hill. not just ille

this year. >> 17 candidates including lindsey graham were once running for this nomination.dorsing ted cruz the 16th candidate he would have picked. this is what trump has brought in the republican party. i think lindsey graham is what i hear day in and day out from folks who are in and around in politics. no, ted cruz is not someone likely to win states that mitt romney did not win in 2012 and likely to lose in 2016 but it will be a catastrophic loss or maybe they can hold the senate. that would be questionable. they can hold the house. they can hold the states at the legislative and gubernatorial level and view it as ted cruz with a likely isolated loss wra whereas it's a rippled down loss. more than just a single presidential election. >> i don't know. you could argue it in different ways. there's a new bloomberg poll, abbi, which shows that hillary clinton would defeat donald trump 54-36. bernie sanders with 58-34 but i've seen other data that indicates that donald trump could have crossover appeal among angry white male voters in pennsylvania, ohio, michigan. he could h

narrows and we look like we're heading to a trump/clinton race and we'll get a chance to see if lindsey graham and mitt romney, where they stand on what they say the poison or the bullet, or whatever the dichotomy of what that choice means for them or the count rinchts -- country. >> jeb bush, kasich, marco rubio, it just seems like it's not their time. >> everyone is denial. why are they just talking about it now why is everybody making their speeches now? because through the summer and into the fall people said this can't be happening. the voters knew it was happening. but they didn't believe that however well trump was doing it

and talk to brand new ted cruz supporter south carolina senator lindsey graham. hillary clinton's campaign back on track. plus, we'll have some insights from florida voters disappointment in the prospect of match up between hillary clinton and donald trump. >> the greatest country on earth right now we're being forced to pick the lesser of two evils. >> dickers captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. there was more violence and protests this weekend on the campaign trail. outside phoenix, arizona, protesters blockaded the road leading to a trump rally for several hours. three were arrested. later in tucson, a man who was with woman wearing a kkk hood was punched in the face by a trump supporter. protesters in new york city marched from central park to trump tower. all of this activity picked up as donald trump seems headed towards his party's nomination. trying to stop that in a more peaceful way is governor john kasich of ohio. we spoke with him earlier. governor, in order for to you get the nomination you'd have

and talk to brand new ted cruz supporter south carolina senator lindsey graham. hillary clinton's campaign back on track. plus, we'll have some insights from florida disappointment in the prospect of match up between hillary clinton and donald trump. >> the greatest country on earth right now we're being forced to pick the lesser of two evils. >> dickers captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. there was more violence and protests this weekend on the campaign trail. outside phoenix, arizona, protesters blockaded the road leading to a trump rally for several hours. three were arrested. later in tucson, a man who was with woman wearing a kkk hood

and lindsey graham went home at zero.indsey graham in south carolina where he's a senator was at 1 when i was at 40 and i won south carolina. just so you understand. and i watch this guy who ran for president and he left in disgrace. he was a fool. he left in disgrace. in disgrace. he made a fool out of himself. i don't think he could be ele elected again in south carolina because he ran so badly. when i see him on television like nothing happened talking about donald trump. donald trump is this. donald trump is that. i destroyed him in the sense of we were competing. we were combatants. then i hear him talking about the war. i've been doing this for ten years. you know why we've been doing it for ten years? because of guys like him. he wants to attack syria and isis at the same time, okay? now for what reason? i want to knock out isis. you do one at a time. >> how does the gop differ under donald trump than under president bush, than under -- >> it would be smarter. it would save money. it would have balanced budgets. it