we're back with matt schlapp, tony sayegh and mitt romney, matt, can it be that president-elect trump really will go for a man who tried to undercut him the entire way? >> well, i just have to say my reaction to this is mitt romney, it was good of him to meet donald trump. i would like romney to get in line, i think it would be a big mistake to give him the most important cabinet position after he did everything in his power to do everything he possibly could to destroy donald trump's candidacy, and i think for those of us who stuck with donald trump the whole way, it would be a gut punch for us, it would be a mistake to allies overseas. the secretary of state represents the president and it's the personal emissary of the president and everybody overseas would know that mitt romney would not have the president's interest at heart, they would be following up with the president constantly. it would break down our ability to have diplomacy effectively. lou: tony? >> strong once are rudy giuliani, ambassador bolton, another one. that being said, i would suggest this, you had historically

ellen fitzpatrick, matt schlapp, j.d.ce, stefanie brown james, betsy mccoy and ali noorani, we thank you. >> sreenivasan: now, the view from overseas. the election was watched closely, both with anticipation and fear, and as chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports, today the rest of the world awoke to an america profoundly changed. >> reporter: the stunning news ricocheted around the world-- from tehran to tokyo, istanbul to berlin. met with apprehension by some, and applause by others. in moscow, the russian parliament erupted in cheers at the announcement, and president vladimir putin was among the first to congratulate trump, who had lauded putin as a strong leader. nathan hodge is a "wall street journal" correspondent in moscow. he says there is glee over the divisive u.s. election: >> it's a way that, basically, that russia, which has seen lots of scolding from the u.s. and the west about the way that it conducts elections and the authoritarian tendencies of its leadership, they can now point to t

you're the hillary clinton supporter, you've heard matt schlapp's point. would you agree? why is she going this way in this final week with these ads? >> well, first i want to agree with se with regard to pushing back on matt's quote/unquote sacred cows. donald trump, as people who really support him always have to explain what he meant to say when in fact he just says what he says and means it. he shows us and has been showing us for 15 months who he is not withstanding the explanations of his supporters. hillary clinton is actually running at least a duel track campaign. i don't know which ads you're seeing but she is talking about the economy, she is talking about her long-standing support for children and families and at the same time pushing back on the things that have really been the centerpiece of a lot of the campaign which is that donald trump is unfit to be president of the united states of america and after all of the noise and nonsense, this is a public interview process for the most powerful job on the planet and when we're talking about that person, ultimatel

joining me now is matt schlapp. we heard from nikki haley a short time ago, she's one of the names being considered for secretary of state. here is what she said for washington, take a listen. >> i won't pretend to have been president elect trump's biggest cheer leader. we must accept that donald trump's election was not an affirmation of the way republicans have conducted themselves. >> there is nikki haley on the topic. do you see this as a real option right now, what do you think the messages donald trump is sending? these are two on russia. romney calling it our gop foe and donald trump is cozying up to vladimir putin over the course of his campaign. >> well, there is differences. this is a sign of respect for governor romney. i think governor romney was way out of line during the campaign and i think a lot of republicans, you know were shore about some of the things he said. look -- >> people say a lot of tough things and it was not just romney who did that. >> specifically on romney, we had an election and it

joining me right now, matt schlapp, chairman of the american conservative union and also my friend -- you are my friend, too, republican strategist, john fieri. you know, i want to start with something human. i may not be emotional like most people, i have so many family members. women, not just women, emotional about this, fieri, you know, your side won -- i don't know if it's your side or not. >> definitely not -- >> the fear, the freakout you hear a lot. the cosmos has shifted into this perhaps brave new world, but it is scary. because of the stuff trump said, and i know i'm -- i have a little mixture, because i've interviewed the guy 20, 30 times over the year. i went to his wedding. i know him a little bit personally, a little bit. and i have a mixed view of him a little bit. but if you just go by what he has said, it's horrendous. horrific! and so people are acting on the public trump. i'm watching him there. i know president obama got a look at the real guy or the personal guy, much different. >> much deferent. >> so maybe there's some hope there that he will be reasonable. you

joining me, monica crowley and matt schlapp.g a back and forth in florida and north carolina that is remarkable. what do you see? >> in terms of florida we are waiting on the panhandle. those polls close a little later. that is a traditional republican stronghold. so while mrs. clinton seems to be edging ahead in florida we'll wait for those numbers to come in. north carolina by a razor thread. here we are with these numbers. i think donald trump will enter out in north carolina. lou: matt? >> i spent 34 days in florida in a recount. it's a complicated state to watch how the returns come in. even the secretary of state's website is not populating with numbers yet. the other station in 2000 started projecting too early. hough 2004 wasn't a good experience either. >> you talk about this race. republicans haven't won a battleground state for 1 years. it's been a long time. tonight we are talking about battleground states close and in the mix. i want to win these battleground states, and right now it's a cloud of dust. lou: donald t

joining me now, cpac chairman and republican strategist matt schlapp. i just finished speaking with governor mike huckabee, and we kind of put that rest that whole idea that donald trump is a thin-skinned individual. given the fact that he's bringing in people like mitt romney and nikki haley to trump tower the other day. and you know, bringing in people who were rather hypocrite cool say the least of him. now, there is also this rumor that, you know, donald, president-elect, only wants people around him in the cabinet. what's your take on that argument? >> boy, when i see mike flynn, mike povrp owe, jeff sessions, these are people of strong character, strong will, opinionated, experienced, they are going to push back on things they don't believe in. mike flynn was fired because he pushed back so aggressively. i know mike pompeo. first in his class at west point, went to harvard law, and he's a real strong-willed guy. donald trump is putting together so far a very impressive group of guys together. >> okay. so we know pompeo is brilliant, harvard, numbe

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with me is dan pfeiffer, cnn political commentator, former senior adviser to president obama and matt schlapp, former george w. bush political director. welcome to both of you. you feel the excitement? >> oh, yeah. i feel the fatigue. >> you feel the same? >> absolutely. >> what do the candidates feel like on this day? one last day to get their message out. >> they are exhausted. they have been going at this for two years. they are basically on auto pilot. but what is keeping them alive and awake is the same thing keeping the staff awake. they can see the finish line and the enthusiasm they will feel from the crowds in every stop today. >> is it possible for them to sleep at night? because i would just be -- >> yeah. first of all, i worked for president bush and he liked to be home sleeping in his own bed with his own pillow. it was unusual for him to remain in cities overnight. donald trump just seems like a rock band, sleep on the plane and get ready for the next event and the stories you are reading says he's one of these people like mitt romney who doesn't require that much sleep and is v

chris, democratic strategist for jon edwards and matt schlapp, former political director for george wbush. happy election eve, all. van, let me begin with you. the fact we're about to hear from hillary clinton in michigan. we know president obama was talking to students in ann arbor. we know bill clinton has been there. why the emphasis on michigan? i thought this was part of the blue wall? why? >> because they are terrified! they're terrified. they are cracking the blue wall. it has to do with trade. trump took a big gamble in some ways he was willing to throw away the sun belt, really alienate the latinos because he thought it would give him a big advantage in the rust belt. i don't think he's going to pull it in but people have no fingernails and their beds are wet. >> you agree? terrified? >> no, we're not terrified. i think it's smart strategy. don't worry about your nails. they'll be fine. >> go ahead. >> you may want to have a couple cocktails ready just in case. listen, it's a day of state which makes it, i think, more complicated. >> yeah. >> and we haven't really had a lot o

and matt schlapp is president of the american conservative union.ight across the room here, what can you read from the geography of these guys as they two campaign feverishly in the next several days? >> i'm surprised by it, because we saw this head fake also in 2012, when i was tonight obama campai campaign. i'm surprised by how many times republicans go down the rabbit hole in pennsylvania? i really do. i think outside of pittsburgh and philadelphia, they see alabama, and they think, this state should be ours. right now, if i were in the trump campaign, i would be spending a lot more time in ohio and north carolina, than i would be falling for the rabbit hole -- >> that's what we did today. you see the big city numbers, they're awesome. >> right, and you see clinton spending a lot of time in pennsylvania and michigan. and i think it's not only about turning out african-american voters. i think it has a lot to do with the fact that these are game-day states. where people don't do early voting there. and 95% of people in pennsylvania voted on electi

matt schlapp is with us. matt, you got it all. the republicans run the house, senate, presidency.hips. >> right. stuart: local legislatures. firm control across the country. it is your, it is your country. >> yeah you know the democrats have never done so much losing as they have under president obama. and what is really strange, stewart, i think tuesday's election had a lot to do with obamacare. it had a lot to do with finally saying we want to put a nail in this could have fin of obamacare. it has been a big problem for the health care around economy. stuart: i didn't see it coming not on this scale. one might have imagined donald trump maybe would win. that was a fair question to ask but this sweep, across the country, over, many, many years. it has been building for years. but now the republican party is the political party of control in the united states. it is a, it is a extraordinary moment because you have not had power concentrated like this for a long, long time. >> that is exactly right. we won in states with large hispanic populations. we won in purple states. won in b

lou: back with me american conservative union chairman matt schlapp, and the former chair penfor --chairperson out with mercedes because she decided to marry him. congratulations to you both. i have got to gift head of the republican party credit for making the call he did. you guys were on top of florida last night and had the rosetta stone to what was going to happen there. congratulations to you. >> apparently the schlapps will be spending every election night with you from now on. lou: you have got a deal. it worked out pretty well, can't. hough looking at what's going on with donald trump. he looks like he was born to the role he's now in. president-elect on his way to leading the free world. i mean, it's been a seamless change of circumstance over 24 hours at least my perception. your thought, matt? >> i was informed i'm officially not going to be called a trump surrogate. i thought that was awesome. that means -- lou: i have no idea. >> it could mean i did a bad job or it could also mean they are ready tore governing and we can talk about how to populate the important roles and advisers

chair of the american conservative union, matt schlapp. anand giridharadas, and former marine yale law school graduate and author of the "new york times" best seller "hillbilly elegy" jd vance. sam is still here, too. >> how fantastic. we'll have to get to you after we get to everybody else. joking. jd, everybody talking about the missing america. you have the editor of the "new york times" now saying they, very belatedly, need to understand the type of people that you write about in "hillbilly elegy." >> i think that's definitely true. one of the things that became clear as the election results poured in is trump had this solid floor that wasn't going away. even though a lot of polls shows clinton ahead, there was this core group of voters where if turnout was low enough, they were going to be high enough to make trump the president. >> of course, anand, there was, i think nate kohn has looked, and politics is so fascinating, also looking at the very people who helped elect barack obama eight years ago were the people who switched and vot

matt schlapp was on. and he said, you know, now that there are two f.b.i. investigations going on.ve it was chris cuomo said two? what are you talking about? all those viewers don't have any idea there are two. foundation and emails. >> i think for a lot of the media they don't want to discuss what's going on with hoik. they want to talk about jim comey and his standing. the on reason we have any f.b.i. investigation is because of the clintons' personal actions. their continued lying about them turning over all the documents. these investigation weren't made up out of whole cloth. the clintons continued a 30-year pattern of lying. martha: donald trump himself said i have got to stay calm, i can't make any mistakes. >> he gets it. he understands what's at stake. he knows he's the messenger of change. he has a movement behind him. he understands in five days he will get elected next president of the united states and mike pence will be the next vice president. bill: it's all carolina blue on the trail. a celebration more than a century in the making in the windy city going wild for t

democratic strategist matt schlapp is back with me.ting in a presidential campaign like i see in this one. i worked for president george w. bush and in 2004 at those pretty bad but nothing is like this anti-trump rhetoric. as a matter of fact when you go another cable news stations terse, you have to count down 30 seconds before you are called a racist for supporting donald trump and the shaming. they make you feel like you are somehow immoral because you support him and i don't think that helps as a nation work your disagreements. i think it's why you see this horrible and terrible violence across the country. trish: at the mainstream media's fault in your view. >> would the are not being responsible. trish: i agree with you on that. i feel as though they have not been fair in this whole process. julia i'm curious to get your thoughts. it seems like it's okay to pick on donald trump and his supporters specifically his supporters in a way that we historically haven't seen. >> i love matt and i love his wife mercedes. we don't happen to

let's talk more with matt schla schlapp, former political director for george w.ush, supported mr. trump. also with us today, he is back, grammy and oscar award winning hip-hop artist shea smith, also a chicago activist, and cnn political commentator and democratic strategist maria cardona. wonderful to see you all today and mr. sclapp, to you. on that about-face on twitter which sounded like a candidate trump to president-elect trump toned tweet, why didn't he just stick with the second one initially? >> you didn't get my policy? i'm not going to comment on any donald trump -- >> oh, yes, you are. oh, yes, you are. >> isn't that a smart policy? >> he is still on twitter and the rules have changed. the rules have changed. >> look, i think this was a very emotional and raw campaign. we all lived through it, the voters did as well. a lot of things were set, people are protesting because they're upset. i think these people are protesting because they thought it was in the bag, everything they watched said this is done. i have bet that has to be very, very dishearteni

joining us now, american cone surftive union chairman matt schlap and fox news contributor mercedes schlappi heard your name float et at rnc chair. i wrote matt and said, no, tell her no. don't do it. i would support you if you wanted to do it. >> thank you. >> i'm like, matt, tell her no. >> let me tell you, reince priebus does a great job, those are big shoes to fill. this transition, i think, has -- is moving right along. i think everyone has to take a deep breath. we know when you look back at 2008, president obama announced his first cabinet secretary pick on november 24th, which is secretary of treasurer geithner. then secretary of state, you know when that was announced, december 1st. which was hillary clinton. this is a moment where the media loves the narrative, sean, about the campaign, transition is in disarray. they used to think the campaign was in disarray. but donald trump lhas a very clear understanding and atight control of the process along with vice president elect pence. and i do think that they need to take the necessary time to make these incredibly important decisions