host: matt schlapp.att schlapp: i almost thought you were talking about donald rumsfeld for a second there. you know, i think that it is fair to criticize donald trump. it is fair to say he doesn't always strike the kind of tone i would like to see him strike. or that the american people would like to see him strike. that being said, you know america first, this concept, it , has a historical understanding that people talk about, but what is so terrible with the concept that, when it comes to our economy, when it comes to our foreign policy, we take our country's interests into account first? now, you can use the lingo and the jargon of what people think these these themes mean, but i , think this is a basic concept. i think they feel like we have lost. and look that is bipartisan , criticism. that is not just criticism of president obama. it is criticism of ice -- of the president i served george w. , bush. we are all over the globe. we are paying for an aggressive push back around the globe. and we're

matt schlapp: it is a little chummy. as a conservative, when i go to a dinner like this i think it is , interesting to hear members of the media. when they are on display at a dinner like last night and they have a chance to poke fun at themselves, what they mostly do is poke fun at people like me. and when the president has a chance to make fun of himself, he mostly made fun of people like donald trump and ted cruz. so actually, i think the white house correspondents' dinner, the tone is much like what you see in committee papers. host: lots more politics and discussion with the head of the american conservative union. james is calling on the democratic line from seattle. good early morning to you, james. caller: good morning. yes, thank you. ronald reagan, during his presidency, the deficit moved from $790 billion to over $3 trillion under reagan. during reagan interest rates , were extremely high. reagan did not drop the interest rates until 1986, and that is where the revenue came from. he granted amnesty to over 5 m

matt schlapp with me there. your point about sincere apology, meaning you don't repeat past behaviors. matt, glad to have you. >> great to be with you. deirdre: chicago facing a massive pension short fall. more than $18 billion in attempt to solve the crisis. the agreement calls for the city and workers to make additional contributions to the troubled fund. fox business's jeff flock with me now from chicago. so, jeff, i assume both sides are unhappy? reporter: not only that, they really hadn't accomplished a whole lot, deirdre. there is one fund that you mentioned, $18 billion in the red, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. take a look at the numbers on that one fund that is so far underwater. because of changes in accounting regulation this is year, a fund that was $7 billion underwater added another $11 billion to the deficit. so it is now $18 billion under. that is just one of the funds we're talking about. there is a police and firefighters fund also that is not even mentioned there. we had big protests

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us.ods runs into view. then you run into a tree. but your totaled new car isn't totally replaced. with new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car plus depreciation. liberty mutual insurance. >>> hillary clinton caught in another lie and the voter catching her. listen to her speak to a laid off coal worker in west virginia monday. >> i just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend. because those people out there don't see you as a friend. >> i don't know how to explain it, other than what i said was totally out of context from what i meant, because i've been talking about helping coal country for a very long time. it was a misstatement, because what i was saying is that the way things are going now, we will continue to lose jobs. that's what i meant to say. >> ted cruz officially out of the race, but before he was able to walk offstage, he suffered one more embarr

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us.th crest pro-health advanced." advance to healthier gums... ...and stronger teeth from day one. using crest toothpaste and mouthwash makes my... ...whole mouth feel awesome. and my teeth are stronger too. crest-pro health advanced... ...is superior to colgate total... ...in these 5 areas dentists check. this check up? so good. go pro with crest pro-health advanced. mom's right...again! >>> hillary clinton caught in another lie and the voter catching her. listen to her speak to a laid off coal worker in west virginia monday. >> i just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend. because those people out there don't see you as a friend. >> i don't know how to explain it, other than what i said was totally out of context from what i meant, because i've been talking about helping coal country for a very long time. it was a misstatement, because what i was saying is that the way things

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us. finally earned enough on your airline credit card. now you just book a seat, right? not quite. sometimes those seats are out of reach, costing an outrageous number of miles. it's time to switch... to the capital one venture card. with venture, you'll earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, every day. and when you're ready to travel, just book the flight you want, on any airline and use your miles to cover the cost. now that's more like it. what's in your wallet? >>> hillary clinton caught in another lie and the voter catching her. listen to her speak to a laid off coal worker in west virginia monday. >> i just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend. because those people out there don't see you as a friend. >> i don't know how to explain it, other than what i said was totally out of context from what i meant, because i've been talking about helping coal country for a ve

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us.es in for action flo! small business edition. oh, no! i'm up to my neck in operating costs! i'll save the day! for plumbers and bakers and scapers of lawn, she's got customized coverage you can count on. you chipped my birdbath! now you're gonna pay! not so fast! i cover more than just cars and trucks. ♪ action flo did somebody say "insurance"? children: flo! ♪ action flo cut! can i get a smoothie, please? ooh! they got smoothies? for me. ooh! they got smoothies? ♪ (music pl♪ throughout) uh oh. what's up? ♪ ♪ ♪ does nobody use a turn signal anymore? ♪ igoing to clean betteran electthan a manual. was he said sure...but don't get just any one. get one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away. and oral-b delivers a clinically proven superior clean versus sonicare diamondclean. my mouth feels super clean! oral-b. know you're getting a superior clean. i'm never going back to

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like bill splitting equals nitpicking. but i only had a salad. it was a buffalo chicken salad. salad. intensely-flavored. beautifully-misshapen. when you cook with incredible ingredients...you make incredible meals. get your first two meals free at blueapron.com/cook. because my teeth are yellow. these photos? why don't you use a whitening toothpaste? i'm afraid it's bad for my teeth. try crest 3d white. crest 3d white diamond strong toothpaste and rinse... ...gently whiten... ...and fortify weak spots. use together for 2 times stronger enamel. crest 3d white. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. >>> hillary clinton caught in another lie and the voter catching her. listen to her speak to a laid off coal worker in west virginia monday. >> i just want to know how you can say you're

matt schlapp and lee carter join us next and they'll take that up. stay with us.poor mouth breather. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? enough. take that. a breathe right nasal strip of course. imagine just put one on and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. so you can breathe, and sleep. better than a catnap. shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. breathe right. ♪ he has a sharp wit. a winning smile. and no chance of getting an athletic scholarship. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measured in dollars. incredible blnow comes with protection an incredible double your money back guarantee. always discreet is for bladder leaks and it's drier than poise. try it, love it or get double your money back. always discreet. >>> hillary clinton caught in another lie and the voter catching her. listen to her speak to a laid off coal worker in west virginia monday. >> i just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're

matt schlapp was white house political director for george w.erican conservative union. amanda turkle with the "huffington post." molly, let me start you and go right through here. 100% inconsistency here from what he said at the time -- when he had to decide whether to go in or not. i, personally, i'm a nonintervention noninterventionalist, but i remember clearly samantha powers, susan rice, and hillary clinton, secretary of state, all pushed for intervention and they convinced the president to do it. trump apparently was part of that line back then. now he's saying he was against that line, as of this morning. where is he wrm where was he? >> he was somewhere and now he's somewhere else. the same with the iraq war, right? because he now has been in this case, and this campaign has been very critical of the iraq war, but he's on the record from before the war saying he supported the invasion. so this is attention in his rhetoric, when he says that -- >> why will it change? he says he's militaristic. >> motive? >> because he's running this time

but matt schlapp, said he declined today's invitation because facebook scorned his organization in thewhen we went to facebook and said, "would you work with us? would you show us how to use facebook better, would you help us get our conservative message out," they were not interested in assisting. >> turkish david green sees the facebook meeting as evidence the first amendment is alive and well on the internet. >> and i think it's actually a really nice model for the way free speech works in our country. they have the right to make these editorial decisions and other people have the right to call them on it and say we don't like in spite of their big thumbs-up sign, anthony, facebook gave a big thumbs-down to allowing reporters into today's meeting. >> mason: it was 62 years ago this week that the supreme court outlawed segregation in public schools but it never went away. a study ordered by congress found the percentage of high-poverty schools with mostly black or hispanic students has more than doubled since 2000. michelle miller went to a district in the deep south that's been orde

ort matt schlapp, of the american conservative union, said he declined today's invitation because facebook his organization in the past. ou when we went to facebook and said, "would you work with us? would you show us how to use facebook better? would you help us get our ldnservative message out?" they were not very interested in assisting. >> facebook hasn't done anything wrong. >> attorney david green, who defends civil liberties of the electronic frontier foundation, sees the facebook meeting as evidence the first amendment is wive and well on the internet. >> and i think it's actually a really nice model for the way free speech works in our country. they have the right to make these editorial decisions and other people have the right to call them on it and say we don't like it. he made a statement it doesn't make sense for facebook to prevent anyone from seeing big matters most to them. >> mason: john blackstone, thanks, john. it was 62 years ago this week that the supreme court outlawed segregation in public schools. but it never went away. a study ordered by congress found the percen

schlapp. all right. matt. whauf' got is the speaker of the house saying that donald trump has to unify the party. wouldn't you say donald has already unified 10 1/2 million voters? >> yep. >> and that paul ryan, as the speaker, ought to get behind donald trump? or am i wrong? >> well, i just think for elected republicans, this is very tough. because donald trump has been running against them. and we've had more -- he has gotten more republican votes in these primaries than we've seen by any republican candidate in my lifetime. it's hard for these people that are elected republicans because he has run against their failure to stop these obama radical policies. you can just tell they are still kind of -- it's hard for them to swallow donald trump. you know what's ironic? they didn't like ted cruz either. they didn't like either of the messages that the voters were sending. those voters are saying we want to try a whole new way of doing business. >> it's interesting when you say that trump was running against the

. >> others, like matt schlapp saying the facebook top news editor is a hillary clinton supporter. >> reasonable people and we're willing to try to figure out what is going on here. i don't want to be a prop in a meeting. >> zuckerberg claims company policy prohibits bias, he has to show facebook is giving as much attention to an issue as benghazi as same-sex marriage. bret? >> william, thank you. and david, we just called oregon for sanders. you heard sanders earlier in the show saying he's fighting to the end. so what does that mean? >> it means that look. you've got a tie. and would have been better if he got two out of two. that would been a different 24 hour narrative. his supporters are saying media is going to ignore here for oregon. important thing that he said tonight is that he's going to go onto the rest of the primary until all of the votes have been cast. and i think now we're going to see most attention focused to california. delegate-rich california. if he can defeat her there, that might give him more rational and calling for him to get out of the race, before that. >>

matt schlapp said he will not go. he gave a list of 8 to 9 items that he says are far too significant to accomplish in one meeting. martha: there are some pretty serious charge, and he says there is nothing that will be accomplished in this meeting. dana and others feel otherwise. it's the interview everybody has been waiting for. megyn kelly sits down with donald trump in a prime time special that's airing tonight. megyn asks about the moment the discussion began between the two of them at the first fox news debate in cleveland. >> you said you didn't feel that the moderators had been nice. do you think it's the journalist's role to be nice to candidates at a debate. >> fair. no, i don't think so. they don't have to be nice. >> you know it's not a cocktail party. >> in a certain way what you did might have been a favor. i thought if i can get through this debate with those questions, you can get through anything. martha: there is much more to come. you can catch the full interview tonight. but first megyn will give u

lou: joining us, the president of the american conservative union matt schlapp.strous hit piece than the one the "new york times" ran against donald trump. >> it wasn't a good open to the election season hit pieces. every time a hit piece comes out against donald trump, people will be wondering, is this one really true, because the "new york times" rickoff story turned out to be rocky. lou: one of his former girlfriends disavowed the entire article, tearing it to pieces, what was a very thin rule to begin with. it was a hit piece on marginally positive and affirmative views from those women with whom he had relationships, no matter how brief over the course of his life. >> this is a critical story for the never trump people and the hillary people. they want to make the case donald trump is morally unfit to be president of the united states. and the problem with that is hillary clinton who is under f.b.i. investigation and whose husband was impeached for being physically gratified in the oval office. terrible decisions -- lou: you mean corruption. the first proble

let's bring in matt schlapp and joe trippi. great to have you both. , you could bring in, as i just mentioned, the ouija board on all of this, but to you first, matt. we have that one outlier poll that has ted cruz winning, but it does seem there's such a wave for donald trump at the moment. what are you predicting for tonight? >> look, i think this is going to be a really bold prediction, but i'm going to go with most of those polls that show that trump is comfortably in the lead. and i think, you know, i went to college in indiana, have spent some time out there, and i just think there's a lot of things about the indiana economy that really working with the donald -- works with the donald trump message of bringing back manufacturing jobs. i just think that this is going to to be a good fit for trump. liz: joe, on the democratic side bernie sanders is hoping to turn his luck although hillary has won the past five out of six state match-ups, here. however, if it's a close one, let's do it this way, if bernie sanders gets close, does he even further hav

southern baptist convention, leslie sanchez is a republican strategist and a contributor to cbsn and matt schlapp you said this was the worse week of the gop's existence. >> the lines are about to fall apart and you have donald trump very conservative, very moderate, so-called nonestablishment figures and the same ideological mix very much opposed to him. i think fundamentally the problem with donald trump is huge and vast but it's fundamentally an issue of character. when people look at donald trump and see how he treats women and see his views on foreigners and lack of personal self-control and meanness, this week he was back lying again and said he had extensive conversations with marco rubio about being president and never spoke to him and it's those fundamental character issues many will not get past. >> the hillary clinton brigade will run on morality and figure which i think wil lane for them. your husband was impeach and she's been caught in scandal after scandal. i would say to jennifer and others get real. we criticism republicans for running on emotion and here's the facts. in america

matt schlapp, lee carter join me next. we'll take up that.ven heartburn remedy that gives you fast-acting, long-lasting relief. it immediately neutralizes acid and only gaviscon helps keep acid down for hours. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief, try doctor-recommended gaviscon. i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? this just got interesting. why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or ad

julie: i'm sorry, but you raise an excellent point, because i was listening to matt schlapp who's a friendhim is we don't talk to each other anymoreif we're at separate thoughts. you did, i think, the right thing by addressing the issue and -- >> what do you mean? i talk to the homeless. i talk to any person anytime for any reason. harris: that's not the point. julie: my point, tucker, is a lot of people don't, and i think by boycotting this event, i think that doesn't allow people of disparate opinions to talk to each other. and, look, i fully believe that mark zuckerberg, this is exactly what happened, it was a huge mistake. there should be an algorithm, and the algorithm should be whatever's trending and not any kind of political slant on it, but i'm happy you went there. >> my political views remain the same, but i have more information, and it was interesting. i got into this to have interesting experiences. i'm to not ashamed of it. harris: i'd be curious if zuckerberg really recognizes facebook's role in news gathering -- >> yes, they do. meghan: i want to know if he regrets getting

meantime american conservative union chairman and cpac matt schlapp, not optimistic.e attending. 80% of the facebook employees political donations have gone to liberals. oh the outrage. that is not a huge shock. look what they do. look where they live. they're in northern california. harris: that's fine, however they want to do it, as long as it didn't filter in the material. i would not this would be a thing because i don't get my news from facebook necessarily. >> it's a huge thing. harris: it is huge thing for 62% of the people in the u.k. and u.s., internet users, facebook members. it's a big deal for them. you want the process to be as transparent as possible. so i get that. this points to me more an issue about shareholders and money. holding a group like this, if you found no evidence, then why are you trying so hard to prove you haven't done anything wrong by hanging out with a bunch of conservatives that will make you look like a bunch of conservatives? what is the problem. sandra: this is what the company is based on, they are supposed to be, advertise, open

host: let me invite the callers to phone in for questions with matt schlapp. the numbers are on the screen. democrats, (202) 748-8000. .epublicans, (202) 748-8001 .ndependent, (202) 748-8002 you can also post a question at twitter. we will talk for a couple more minutes. then we will start taking your calls. you were at the correspondents dinner last night. guest: are you saying that because i look tired? [laughter] host: what was that like for you? guest: i hadn't attended in a while because we have little kids but i thought it was great. the president was funny. he looks like you didn't want this to be the last one. and it's fun to see famous people jumping into politics with the actors and actresses and luminaries to her there. good chuckle at everybody involved in politics. host: we just spent 45 minutes asking whether the whole thing is to tummy. with celebrities and politicians and business officials -- these are the people they cover. what is your take? guest: it is a little chummy. as a conservative, i think it is interesting to hear members of the med

we have the president of the american conservative union, matt schlapp and mary anne marsh.act checking found no received that hillary clinton wants to abolish the second amendment. the bulk of her comments suggests the opposite. so is trump guilty of peddling a falsehood about clinton? >> i think you have got to dig deep. a constitutional right only matters if it's an individual right. that's what the supreme court did with the help of justice scalia. hillary clinton is saying right to keep and bear arm isn't an individual right, it's a right controlled by government. it highlights this opening of the supreme court when it comes to guns and so many important issues will play a role. gregg: at a private fundraiser she was caught on tape telling the people there that the supreme court was wrong on the second amendment when upholding the herrer case of the right of the people to bear arms. >> she doesn't oppose the second amendment, but she thinks the second amendment could be strengthened. the story you just placed we came on the air is the story of a massachusetts police off

martha: one person who declined the facebook invitation is matt schlapp.former white house political director under george w. bush and the president of the american conservative union. wouldn't it be better to be in the room? >> i gave it serious consideration when they called. fan i thought this was a substantive meet where we could get down to it, fit was be i think it would have started with acknowledging we have a problem. they would then have to say we know we need to work better with conservatives. and they would have to offer full transparency over what these allegations are. every bit of intel i got is that facebook does not believe it has a problem'. they are conducting their own investigation that will find no problem, and nell tell conservatives don't worry, what you are reading is wrong. i think it will be a substantive back and forth. martha: you put out a statement when all of this started to come forward and it details the reasons you believe what you believe. we showed to it our viewers yesterday. you say the deck is stabbed, cpac content i

matt schlapp is here. marianne marsh is former senior adviser to john kerry.to get your fresh reaction after hearing that sound from donald trump. >> there is no question donald trump and hillary clinton know the white house will be won by women voters. you can see their strategy laid out in front of you. donald trump is attacking hillary clinton to suppress the turn out amongst women. hillary clintonn is in virginia trying woo independent and republican women to support her. martha: matt, what do you think? >> the rules republicans have followed the last 20 years talking about bill clinton and his scandals turned out to be a political losers and donald trump is going to take on all these rules and test the hypothesis to see if he can come out with something bert. maybe it wasn't about the sex, maybe it was the clintons have a second set of rules and they may by their own set of rules. martha: the thing hillary will go after donald trump about are the statement. the words he has used, the things he has called women. it was brought up to him at our first debate

martha: matt schlapp, chairman of the american conservative union and former white house political directort george w. bush. david goodfriend, is former deputy staff secretary to president bill clinton and supports hillary clinton as well. welcome, gentlemen, good to have you here today. i don't know, some of the staffers may have been catching some flak and you know, answering the question, how did that happen matt? would you imagine that is the case? >> yeah. you know, hillary clinton usually sees the questions from children at schools ahead of time. so yeah, i imagine she wasn't that happy about this. and here's the fact of the matter, martha, that president obama said by his policies he was going to bankrupt the u.s. coal industry. we have now seen almost every major coal company file for bankruptcy. in fact peabody coal, the largest publicly held coal company is in bankruptcy now. 50,000 jobs across the country f these obama policies get fully put into place hillary clinton endorsed utility rates in 48 states will skyrocket. we'll see a loss of manufacturing jobs. this is abysmal polic

but matt schlapp of the american conservative union says he cl organization in the past. >> when we wentld you show us how to use facebook better, would you help us get our conservative message out, they were not very interested in assisting us. >> facebook hasn't done anything wrong. >> reporter: attorney david green, who defends civil liberties at the electronic frontier foundation, sees the facebook meeting as evidence the first amendment is alive and well on the internet. >> i think it's actually a really nice model for the way, you know, free speech works in our country. they have the right to make these editorial decisions and other people have the right to call them on them and say we don't like it. >> reporter: in spite of their big thumbs up sign, anthony, facebook gave a thumbs down to allowing reporters into today's meeting. >> john blackstone. thanks, john. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. join the international fund for animal welfare to engage children, teachers, parents, whole communit

and matt schlapp is here live on facebook. newsroom" at the top of the hour. ohomestyle sounds good.. country style, not without it's charms. brown sugar hickory. who says no to hickory? single-serve vegetarian? sure! there are no rules here. bush's beans. what's your favorite flavor? >>> ladies and gentlemen, by the powers of the great state of louisiana, we pronounce you man and wife. bruce, can they kiss each other? >> it will be okay this one time. >> you may kiss your bride. [ applause ] >> oh, how sweet. the oldest son of cory and willie robertson has grown up on his family's hit reality tv show du "duck dynasty," and now his adventure is just beginning. >> part of the adventure, a brand-new book, "young & beardless," it's in bookstores right now. we have john-luke and mary kate. a lot of people forget your dad is an ordained minister. he could perform the ceremony like that. >> yeah. >> fantastic. >> saves on the minister. >>aves a little money. >> so you had a huge change, you go to college, get married, build a house

joining us now chairman of the conservative american union matt schlapp.blicans might need someone else, another option. maybe an independent run or somehow to get safe harbor. if they don't feel comfortable with donald trump. >> no. i don't think they need it i think some are fixing it. do you think ted kroourz is the person? >> no. >> yeah. i wonder then how you look at the state of the race now with donald trump as the frontrunner and you see someone like kelly ayotte who is senator from new hampshire really trying to balance a fine line and sort of supporting the nominee but not endorsing. how do republicans get out of this difficult position they're in? >> not the heels of political relationship better than good poll numbers. >> yeah. >> the numbers we saw this morning are really going to get through the blood stream of republicans. they're going realize, hey, i'm very -- look donald trump is has scared all republicans. he came from nowhere and took over the nominating process and is going to get more votes than any republican who ran for the republic