mcconnell: mr. president, one thing my good friend, the democratic leader, always used to remind me when he was the majority leader is that the majority leader always gets the last word, so i'll take advantage of that tonight. for any people who may still be watching c-span 2 at this late hour, let me add that the democratic party ought to be renamed the dysfunction party. when they were in the majority, they didn't function, and when they are in the minority, they don't function. so let's just take a look at the last couple of weeks. the zika milcon bill goes through here with every democrat supporting it, and then all of a sudden they don't like it. the cara bill goes through here with not a single democrat opposing it, and they refuse to sign the conference report. and now what the democratic leader is saying is the republican senate needs to guarantee what the democratic house will do as a condition for passing a bill through the senate that every single democrat on the appropriations committee

"mcconnell's historic judge blockade." supreme court nominee merrick garland may be the most prominent casualty of the resistance on the federal judiciary but the pace of overall judicial confirmations under mitch mcconnell is on track to become the slowest in more than 60 years. under the mcconnell-led senate, 20 district and circuit court judges have been confirmed at a time when vacancies are hatchered the -- are hampering the federal bench nationwide." this is nothing to be proud of. this is nothing to be proud of. so the republican leader instituted a blockade of judicial nominations. he did it last year. last year they made history by confirming the fewest judges since the 1950's. but they'll do even less this year. because of their obstruction, judicial emergencies -- those courts are more cases than judges can handle -- have more than doubled. that means americans seeking justice are being denied their constitutional rights. here's the issue. i've been there, spnts a lot of time in courts -- spent a lot of time in

it was not an introduction for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, but it did precede mcconnell's remarks. >> i've been around a while. and i've been around the clintons more than anybody should have to be. couple of years ago, bill and hillary camped out in my state telling anyone who'd listen why they ought to vote against me. tonight, i'm here to return the favor. i'm a patient man. as a young child in the south, i was struck with polio and forced to stay off my feet for two years. that experience taught me an abiding gratitude for my parents. and it also taught me how to wait, which comes in handy when you're the leader of the u.s. senate. more than anything, though, my job has taught me the value of trust, how to distinguish between people who are in this to serve others, and people who are in it for themselves. i'm here to tell you, hillary clinton will say anything, do anything, and be anything to get elected president. and we cannot allow it! the american people are tired of hearing about the bounty of government while the cost of caring fora family or meeting daily expens

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. [applause] sen. mcconnell: ladies and gentlemen, i have been around a while. more than anybody should have to be. a couple years ago bill and hillary clinton out of my state, telling anybody who would listen. tonight i am here to return the favor. i am a patient man, and the young child of the south. i was struck with polio in forced to stay off my feet for two years. that experienced tautly and abiding gratitude for my parents. and it also taught me how to wait, which comes in handy when you are the leader of the u.s. senate. more than anything, my job has taught me the value of trust. how to distinguish between people who are interested to serve others, and those who are in it for themselves. i am here to tell you that hillary clinton will say anything, do anything, and be anything to get elected president. and we cannot allow it. american people are tired of hearing about the bounty of government while the cost of caring for a family or meeting daily expenses rose out of reach. the

. >> guest: i just read senator mcconnell's the long game. i interviewed him for an hour on c-span about it. when a asked me to do it, i said i don't think mitch mcconnell could talk for an hour. you know, he's got a story in his own book where he said one of president george w. bush's staff members said mitch mcconnell is very excited about a vote. president bush said how could you tell. because mitch doesn't say much. i thought his book was very interesting and there's lots of good stories starting with the polio he had in early 1940s and how his mother -- we forget how desperate parents were then. they didn't know what to do about a kid with polio. they could see people in iron blogs. no vaccine. his mother took him down to where president roosevelt was, who learned something about what they did there with therapy and for two years when he massaged his legs for an hour or two a day and kept him from walking. i don't know how you keep a 2-year-old from walking for a 3-year-old. he credits that with the fact he could walk almost without a li

how can anyone get mitch mcconnell to talk for an hour? because in your own book you point out that you only the press when it's to your advantage. you talk about a time when bill gates came in to see you and the two of you just sat there and people are uncomfortable waiting for one of you to speak and your account someone once told resident george w. bush that you were excited over certain boat and he said really? how can you tell so why so few words? >> guest: i'm not afraid of talking but i found i learned a lot more by listening so frequently i start out listening and think about what i want to say before i do it. i think it's fair to say that i'm in an era of trump, probably a very different approach to commenting on public affairs. >> are not the first one. i remember the late bob novak used to say the hardest interview he ever had on meet the press was with senator mike manziel because he asked him a question and he'd say you and he asked him another one and he say no and he run out of questions and the easiest one was hubert humphr

mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: today the city of dallas will hold a memorial service in honor of the five police officers slain in the senseless shooting during last week's peaceful protest. the victims who are, like law enforcement officers in each of our communities, willingly put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. their loss is a tragic reminder of the courage and selflessness they possess. just as it is a reminder of the burden their families bear on our behalf, today we remember each of them. i know i speak for the entire senate in saying our hearts are with the families and friends of each of these victims, the others wounded, the entire law enforcement community, and the city of dallas. our nation experienced a great deal of suffering and heartbreak last week. we must come together now to overcome these tragedies and allow healing to prevail. mr. president, on an entirely different matter, angie was a beautiful girl with a

mcconnell: now, mr. president, last week's passage of a responsible bipartisan legislation on puerto rico shows what's possible when we keep our focus on serious solutions. that's where we should keep our focus again during the coming work period. we knew that doing nothing was not an option on puerto rico so senators of both parties worked to pass responsible legislation to help the puerto rican people and prevent a taxpayer bailout. we also knew that doing nothing was not an option on zika yet democrats blocked over a billion dollars in new funding for women's health and pregnant mothers as well as record funding levels for veterans. as i said before, the senate will revisit this important issue over the current work period. we'll give democrats another opportunity to end their filibuster of funding that's critical to controlling zika and supporting our veterans. we'll also address other important issues. senators will have the opportunity to support proposals designed to help keep americans safer in t

mcconnell's historic judge blocking. i didn't write the headline.eme and our ritacco book progress. supreme court nominee merrick garland may be the -- on the federal judiciary but the pace of overall judicial under mitch mcconnell is on track to become the slowest in more than 60 years.een and her mcconnell led senate 20 circuit court judges have been confirmed at a time when they can be on the federal bench nationwide. this is nothing to be proud of. this is nothing to be proud of area and the republican leader blocking judicial nominations come he did last year. last year they made history by by -- the 1950s but they will do even less this year. because of their obstructionon courts have more cases than judges can handle and more thang doubled americans seeking justice being today -- denied a their judicial right. i was a trial lawyer and i cang remember going to both the staty courts but the federal court and they said we are sorry we are going to duke criminal cases for the next few months and not do anything but ci

. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell had a role. script because he doesn't know about policy. the senate majority leader said that. in his convention speech senator mcconnell chose to frame it differently. >> we put obamacare repeal on the president's desk he vetoed it. donald trump would sign it. we passed a bill to finally build a keystone pipe line. obama vetoed it, donald trump would sign it. we passed a bill to defund planned parenthood, obama vetoed it, donald trump would sign it. >> it's fascinating being in the hall. i said this last night. i don't mean it as a criticism. at times it appears like the island of misfit toys. you have the trump faction and they say we won fair and square get over it. then you have the establishment figures who don't know trump or don't know if they can trust trump. grade that for me. ryan and mcconnell. they essential are saying this is what we got let's ride with it. it's awkward at times gl definitely awkward. they're saying best wishes we'll see what happens here. i think the idea that this

>> guest: i just read senator mcconnell's, the long game. i interviewed him for an hour on c-span about it. when asked me to do it i said, i don't think mitch mcconnell can talk for an hour. he has a story in his own book where he says one of the president george w. bush staff members came in and told the president won't mitch mcconnell is very excited about a boat and president that, how could you tell? is mitch, he doesn't say much. but i thought his book was very interesting. there are lots of good stories starting with the polio he had in the early 1940s and how his mother -- we forget how desperate parents were then. they did not know what to do about a kid with polio. they would see people with the iron lungs, no care. no vaccine. and his mother took him down to warm springs where president roosevelt was and learned something about what they did their with their pm for two years when he was two and three, massaged his legs for an hour or two per day and kept him from walking, i don't know how you keep a two-year-old from walking or thr

whereas mcconnell -- [ all speak at once ] >> and mcconnell is clearly a pawn of the old school. >> maybehey found religion tonight. >> is this party united by -- you're on the other side, do you recognize the conservative party here in idea? >> no, but the idea they are united to defeat secretary clinton, that's about the best -- >> and this tweet tonight, hillary clinton now belongs in prison? come on, we can make the case that she shouldn't be elected without jumping the shark. >> they're not united on foreign policy, they're not united on trade. you can't tell where the republican party would -- >> by the way, do you know where the phrase "jumping the shark" came from? >> i do not. >> welcome back kotter. no, i'm sorry. it was "happy days." >> the party isn't united by ideas. when you heard paul ryan's speech tonight, he said donald trump is the only way we have a chance to get conservative ideas put forward, a chance. that's discounting the fact that hillary clinton would not be a conservative president. >> what happened to the idea that was floating in the nether world that give hil

majority leader mitch mcconnell will be speaking as well. he came in for his walk through a couple minutes ago. there may be fireworks there. that kicks off just 6:00 tonight. another interesting day, day two of the rnc. >> interesting for sure and day two seems, hallie, to be putting out a lot of day one dramas. not just melania trump but delegates try ing ing to put doe donald trump movement. are they excited how it's rolled out day one into day two? >> it depends on who you talk to. there is a sense of trying to get past a very tough first day. when you talk to trump campaign staffers and folks within the first party they're feeling good about the fact they're ready to move on if you will. they're trying to highlight day two. there's a sense of listen, let's try to turn the page because frankly the democrats are using this, hillary clinton, as fodder. what you're also seeing is a specific and intentional targeting of team clinton here at the aarp see. when you ask questions about events that have unfolded the response you get is flipping

mcconnell: now, mr. president, it is hard to understand why our democratic friends continue to filibuster the funding needed to fight zika. we've already shown the reality behind various claims and half-truths about the compromise anti-zika conference report. the idea that it would underfund zika, the idea that it would prohibit funding or deny access for birth control, the idea that it would actually weaken clean water protections, the idea that it's offsets don't have any bipartisan support, the thighed it would cut funding for veterans -- we've shown all of these claims just don't stand up to scrutiny. despite all this, democrats now say they'll accept a zika bill if it limits health care funding in the territories that need it most and drops critical funding for our veterans and even restricts the ability to kill mosquitoes. those apparently their position. my friend, the democratic leader, warns that these mosquitoes are vicious, awful, and ravaging. he's just not all that interested in killing them

mcconnell: mr. president, i sck ask that the chair lay before the senate the conference report to accompany h.r. 2577. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: conference report to accompany h.r. 2577, an act making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the conference report to accompany h.r. 2577, an act making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without

when mcconnell walked out, there was a smattering of boo.chieffer says this is different than any he's ever seen. >> reporter: this is unlike any convention i've ever attended and this is my 24th. when paul ryan said it's time to come together, from all of the speeches that we heard this afternoon before we came on the air at 10:00, they were more about hillary clinton than they were about -- about donald trump. mitchell mcconnell, for example, mentioned hillary clinton 26 times in his speech. he mentioned donald trump six she was accused of everything from who would of thought it to a theory epidemic or something. if there was anything she was not accused of, i missed it appear and that is what is so unusual. because, scott, american campaigns are usually won by the most optimistic candidate. and the economist magazine just this week cited ronald reagan as being the most in recent camp of that. mike pence, today, went to great trouble to sort of catalog all of the similarities between ronald reagan and donald trump. now donald trump, i admi

during mcconnell's speech. during speaker ryan's speech paul ryan's 12 minute speech, only two mentions of trump. here are some of their best attack lines from last night. >> hillary clinton is the definition of status quo. >> what does the democratic party establishment offer? they are offering a third obama term, brought to you by another clinton. >> when innovation advances technology, hillary clinton uses it to put american secrets at risk. >> she lied about her e-mails. she lied about her server. she lied about benghazi. she even lied about sniper fire. why, even she lied about why her parents named her hillary. hillary has changed her positions on so many times, it's impossible to tell where the conviction ends and the ambition begins. >> hillary clinton sought to snatch headline space away from the republicans while addressing one of the nation's largest labor unions yesterday. she waxed cinematic while talking about the first night of the convention. >> last night in cleveland was surreal. i kept thinki

. >> what we confirmed was two bush speech writers, john mcconnell and matt scully were to contribute some theme to melania's speech. their drafts were scrapped. she worked to a loyalist to the -- >> a ballet person. >> and a ghost writer for trump. >> did she take the material from michelle obama's speech and put it into melania trump's? >> at this point it's unclear. we haven't seen melania trump speak out about meredith mcgyver's role. >> your estimate now, is this a superficial wound or -- >> i will say a lot of republicans felt they recovered tonight in terms of the themes here on the second night of the convention. because a lot of these questions are unanswered, it's going to continue. >> is he finished as a public figure until they get this settled? can they bring her out again for q & a? >> she didn't show up at governor pence's vice presidential rollout. >> can she ever face the press again without answering these questions in detail? >> the next interview melania has, people are going to ask her what she did with the speech. >> mayor giuliani told me tonight that donald tru

he didn't introduce mitch mcconnell at all. we're going to have donald trump's video acceptance speech, if you will, his acceptance speech in miniature, in full, when we come back. and we'll also have thed insight of bob schieffer, all of that when we return. >> remember one thing, we're still americans. we're still one country. and we're going to get it all back. it is time to come together and make sure that donald trump is the next president of the united states! >> welcome back. this is the republican convention here in cleveland. but it's also really donald trump's convention, if there is any doubt about that, he took the unprecedented step of turning up here last night, appeared by video link. tonight he did that. he will be here again tomorrow with his running mate and again thursday to deliver his acceptance speech. here was trump earlier. >> good evening. are you having fun? melania and i had such a great time last night, an unbelievable evening. today has been a very, very special day, watching my children put me over

what has senator mcconnell or leader mcconnell's public statements been about his candidates and theaid he was ok with senators skipping out on the convention and focused on races. the public statements about ,hether it could be helpful donald trump turned out thousands of republican voters. for mcconnell, he really wants to hold on to the majority. rubio made a recent decision to return to the senate and keep his seat there. what happened in his thinking? talk about mcconnell's influence this week. we are ranking the most competitive. a couple of businessman running in a republican primary. weren't posting the fundraising numbers they needed to be. >> who was his competitor? >> patrick murphy is one of the youngest members of the house. he unseated allen west. in south florida was his biggest accomplishment. he raised a lot of money and comes from a wealthy family. he was meeting all of his marks, he was one of the star recruit and he had a rough bit the last couple of months. a local cbs affiliate reported on what they thought was exaggerations in his resume and he had failed the c

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does he say more in the case tonight than introducing the majority leader mitch mcconnell?is the big question. i very quickly exchanged messages with donald trump, jr., who you just saw put his father over the top in cleveland. in his words, he said you never know. even inside the family, they know, erin, sometimes things are unpredictable when donald trump starts talking. >> they certainly are and after last night's grand entrance it was hard to top that and he shocked everyone and we'll see what he does tonight. as you point out, donald trump himself will be speaking tonight, we anticipate from trump tower and his children speak every single night to try to give a personal side of their father and melania trump spoke last night to try to do that, of course, controversy around that speech. today you have donald trump, jr., along with tiffany trump, both going to be speaking, his 22-year-old daughter and sunyan,. >> and these kids have had such a big role and particularly don, jr., who has been out on the campaign trail many times during this campaign and tiffany trump, thi

how can anyone get mitch mcconnell to talk for an hour? because in your own book you point out that you only the press when it's to your advantage.

mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i understand there is a bill at the desk dow a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 1270, a understand act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the patient protection and affordable care act and so forth. mr. mcconnell: in order place the bill on the calendar under the provides of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: well, madam president, we've recently made progress on the issues of importance to the american people. we've also seen some very regrettable decisions from our colleagues across the aisle. this week offers the opportunity for all of us and for our co

mitch mcconnell and paul ryan. >> to repudiate him. they have suggested, they have sat with him, as we are aware in public. they have advised him. they have counselled him. i know republicans are as patriotic as democrats, as republicans, as independents. but he promised them to mend his ways, divisive ways, harmful ways, hurtful manner, and policies. yet he comes back again on the same thing. it is majority leaders and speakers' moral, ethical obligation to not worry about the votes, but repudiate him, withdraw the support. if they do not, i will continue to speak and i am speaking, i have received tremendous support from republicans saying to me that in last -- they have never voted for democrats. this year, they have not going to vote republican because for the office of president, because of this candidate. >> you've obviously received an overwhelming response to your speech. many republicans say they appreciate your words. have you heard from them? what are they saying to you? >> the people that have called left messages. i do not

like mcconnell, desell was eager to be worn in and begin her service, but unlike mcconnell, she lived nearby and, therefore, able to continue to attend school. senator fred harris of oklahoma had also selected a female page for appointment. julie prigs of bardalsvil-- jula congress' page since first reading her eighth grade civics book. since first reading, excuse me, about the page program in her eighth great civics book. the more she learned about it the more she wanted to be a part of the program. in middle school she began to mail letters of inquiry to her congressional delegation asking for an appointment and was disappointment when she always received the same standard reply -- we don't take girl pages. price thought girls could do anything boys could do, her words to me, and determined to challenge that boys' only and draft add petition calling for congress to appoint girl pages and went around the neighbors securing signatures for support. after collecting hundreds of signatures, thought that was a lot, she then took that petition, brought that petition on a flight to washingt

he'll appear in the convention hall tonight by satellite from new york, introducing senator mcconnellfor the pbs newshour, i'm john yang in cleveland. >> woodruff: and we go down to the convention floor now. npr's "weekend edition sunday" host rachel martin will be with us this week and next for our joint pbs newshour-npr coverage of the conventions. rachel, what can we expect tonight? >> reporter: it has all been building up to this moment for the republican party. after so many months, it all gets down to what is about to happen, which is the final roll call vote. donald trump's name has officially been placed into nomination. senator jeff sessions of alabama made that happen, and we are expecting the final roll call vote to happen momentarily when each state gets their moment. they send their representative to the microphone to declare their state's pick for president. that will put donald trump over the edge. 1237 is the magic number. we have been hearing about that number for months. new york state, his home state, is expected to send him over that threshold. you've heard how the

you've got paul ryan, mitch mcconnell.re republicans both of them, both big time free traders. who else is for it? if we get our board to work with us. this guy. president barack obama, who has been four square for free trade. this is what president obama had to say about donald trump's version of populism this week. >> they don't suddenly become a populist because they say something controversial in order to win votes. that's not the measure of populism. fight heartburn fast. with tums chewy delights. the mouthwatering soft chew that goes to work in seconds to conquer heartburn fast. tum tum tum tum. chewy delights. only from tums. for hillary, it's always been about kids. it's in the quiet moments when you see why she does this. and when millions couldn't get health care, this first lady worked with republicans and democrats to fix it. creating the children's health insurance program, so that every child gets the health care that child deserves to have. now eight million kids are covered. that's the kind of leader she is

khizer khan sent a strong message to mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan. >> i want his family to counsel him, teach him some empathy, he will be a better person if he could become. but he is a black soul. and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country. two things are absolutely necessary in any leader, or any person that aspires, wishes to be a leader, that is moral compass and second is -- >> what do you want republican leaders to do, mitch mcconnell and paul ryan? >> to reputa repudiate him, tha advised him, they have counseled him. i know republicans are as patriotic as democrats, as independents, but he had promised them to mend his divisive ways, harmful ways, hurtful manner and policies. yet he comes back again on the same thing. it is majority leaders and speakers moral and ethical obligation to not worry about the words, but repudiate him, withdraw the support. this election will pass, but history will be written. the laps of modern courage will be a burden on their souls. >> house speaker paul ryan weighed in on all of this. let's get to our pa

there's this great mitch mcconnell line, he's said to trump, put me down for boring. there's a reason mitch mcconnell has had some success in his political life, even though he's not particularly entertaining. and i think right now, trump is caught in this -- he's not polling well. the one thing he knows is to generate attention. he's good at that, but he starts tonight by relitigating star of david gate and saddam hussein, which is not what he should be talking about, based on the opinion of every professional opinion in the universe. >> right. but he's a natural entertainer for the crowds. he gets the feedback, processes it in the moment, and i think the worry of people like mitch mcconnell is not necessarily that trump isn't willing to become a more controlled and professional candidate, but that he actually lacks the ability, that we've seen him try to be self-disciplined and fail and he loses control in the moment and does what feels right. that's the real problem. even if he wanted to be the candidate mitch mcconnell would like to see, he lacks the self-control

there's this great mitch mcconnell line, he's said to trump, put me down for boring. there's a reason mitch mcconnell has had some success in his political life, even though he's not particularly entertaining. and i think right now, trump is caught in this -- he's not polling well. the one thing he knows is to generate attention. he's good at that, but he starts tonight by relitigating star of david gate and saddam hussein, which is not what he should be talking about, based on the opinion of every professional opinion in the universe. >> right. but he's a natural entertainer for the crowds. he gets the feedback, processes it in the moment, and i think the worry of people like mitch mcconnell is not necessarily that trump isn't willing to become a more controlled and professional candidate, but that he actually lacks the ability, that we've seen him try to be self-disciplined and fail and he loses control in the moment and does what feels right. that's the real problem. even if he wanted to be the candidate mitch mcconnell would like to see, he lacks the self-control

mcconnell hopes to hold onto his seat. also paul ryan, the speaker, will be talking to the delegates. governor chris christie, republican from new jersey, early endorser of donald trump, and a longtime advisor to him, will be speaking tonight. also, two of donald trump's children. trump, the daughter of marla maples, and donald trump junior, the son of ivana trump, will be speaking to the session. finally, dr. ben carson, a onetime gop aspirational himself, will be giving an address. it is about 10 minutes before the devil comes down.we will be looking -- before the gavel comes down. ♪ ♪

and new jersey yes -- it will be grounded out and house speaker paul ryan, majority leader mitch mcconnell and house majority leader kevin mccarthy. this all comes as organizers are worried about more efforts to stop trump on the convention floor which is where we find peter barnes. what are they cooking up today? >> the band was just rehearsing shining star by earth, wind and fire and you were talking about shining stars of the trump campaign, that will connect with voters, donald junior and timothy and establishment republicans paul ryan, speaker of the house, mitch mcconnell who was just appear rehearsing along with continental resources, he was here moment ago as well. to highlight this issue of make america work again, the theme of tonight, one of the biggest entrepreneurs in america, dana white who founded the ultimate riding championship sold his company for $4 billion, he will be talking about the economy and jobs as well. the trump people are talking about trying to have some other construction tonight and a walkout so they become unbound to trump but the odds of this, then pullin

you heard the speeches, paul ryan, mitch mcconnell. what do you think? have got to believe they are rallying around the platform, right? >> that's right. you think aboutton. he's an outsider. if these long-time elected officials don't want to utter his name have much, it doesn't matter. if there are other elected officials that want to endorse him, it doesn't matter. we shouldn't be surprised if long-time washington politicians are uncomfortable with them. i just reinforced this mess and that conservatives across this country want to send which is we have got to send a didn't type of person to washington. someone with the character to stand up to these entrenched problems. and we are not making the progress on them that we need to. maria: the chair of the alaska coalition fought the chair over their vote count. will they coalesce around the candidate? >> i called them the anti-trump gnats. i find it obnoxious and it's time to move forward. if they don't jump on board, they will miss out. we don't need them. he secured the candidates i. i come from the st

but there was boo for mitch mcconnell. kevin mccarthy's speech was short. >> ifill: we have governor chris christie coming on stage now. >> woodruff: we want to hear what he has to say. he is one of the people donald trump defeated for this election. >> good evening, i'm here tonight not only as the governor of new jersey but also as donald trump's friend for last 14 yea years. we are about to be led by not only a strong leader, but by a caring, genuine, and decent person. i'm proud to say that the voice of the people of our nation is being heard in this hall tonight, and those voices want donald trump to be the next president of the united states! but everybody, this election is not just about donald trump. no. it's also about his democratic opponent, hillary rodham clinton. [ boos ] >> now in the past two weeks we've seen the justice department refuse to prosecute her. over the past few years we've seen this administration refuse to hold her accountable for her dismal record as secretary of state. so let's do something f

so probably not mcconnell or paul ryan. the best is chris christie.has a bad history, gave a terrible speech in 2012 reluctant -- republican convention. he apparently feels well about donald trump. he could set off ironworks. mark: if christie gives a great speech about trump, it could help. the problem is, he is spent a lot of the week talking about how disappointed he is he was not put on the ticket, and i think it will hurt a little bit. is somey need tonight star power to change things. the combination of chris christie, donald junior could have the potential to get people to focus on two things, primarily talking about different sides of trump and the difference between trump and clinton. kristi believes he can do that as well as anybody in the party. john: the problem with the filter is so many different people that would rip chris christie off in a dramatic way. now there is focus on the children because of what happened last night. christie will have to have a tight panic home run to really -- everyone will be looking at the two trump kids. ma

tonight we hear from prominent republicans, as we mentioned we have senate majority leader mitch mcconnell ryan, chris christie among others. what do you expect the tone? how do they shift things back to a positive narrative? >> what i'm looking forward is hearing about policy ideas. last night was a big focus on security but we never heard any steps about what donald trump was going to try to do differently than we've seen over the last seven and a half years and i wouldn't be surprised if we hear from house speaker paul ryan, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on what republicans are proposing in a republican white house and republican congress. this is going to be a politician's big night. you look at the totality of the convention speakers and there's so many that are outsiders. tonight 12 of the 19 evening speakers are republican politicians or operatives. so so much of this convention is about donald trump. tonight will be about the republican party, maybe the one night we hear from that. >> mark murray, great to see you. thanks so much for being here. sorry it's so loud in our s

. >> what do you want the republican leaders to do, mish mcconnell and paul ryan? >> they have sat with him, as we have been aware in public, they have advised him, they have counseled him. the entire leader ship of the republican party, i know the republicans are as patriotic as the democrats, as the independents, but he had promised them to mend his ways, harmful ways, hurtful ways and policies, but again he comes back on the same page, it is the majority leaders ethical obligation to not worry about the words, but repudiate him, withdraw the support, if they do not, i will continue to speak and i am speaking. i have received tremendous support from republicans saying to me that in last, they have never voted in democratic -- for democrats. this year, they have not going to vote republican because for the office of president because of this candidate. >> you have obviously received an overwhelming response to your speech and many republicans have reached out to you to say they appreciate your words. what is the supporters of donald trump, have you heard from them

mitch mcconnell was on again. without going into detail, which your listeners will have to learn, in my book, without going, this thing was unreal ana i was come believe me when i tell you this, one of the only people in the senate pushing to air this dirty laundry. and if it was true, getting outy of the senate. and i came to grips with mitch mcconnell, who was very senior, powerful member of the ethics committee, soon to be chair of the ethics committee, and bob dole.e they attacked me as the biggest partisan.e. they did everything to stop me. we got rid of packwood because we pushed for these areas. the point behind the store is i never expected that would have been. then we had a horrible ha earthquake in california. the plan to make in the book is when you get someplace can when you're in politics you don't know what issues will be on your plate than what exactly. you also went through ben's work with me president, help them, bill clinton, barack obama, al gore at the site you are helping hillary clinton. >>

other than mcconnell and ryan who aren't so much passengers on the trump train as hostages, this night has nothing to do with policy. tuesday's theme was supposed to be make america work again. instead, it turned into make america hate again. and leading the charge was chris christie. now he's an experienced politician. two-term governor of new jersey but instead of proposing any job creating measures last night, he chose instead to create a kangaroo court spectacle aimed at hillary clinton. >> tonight as a former federal prosecutor, i will welcome the opportunity to hold hillary rodham clinton accountable for her performance and her character. >> since the justice department refuses to allow you to render a verdict, i'm going to present the case now, on the facts, against hillary rodham clinton. >> trevor: ooh. you know you in trouble when they calling your middle name. rodham. hillary rodham clinton, get your ass in here! (laughter) so here's what happens. last week trump snubbed christie for vice president. so basically last night christie wanted to show trump what he had passed up.

mitch mcconnell said this about your remarks "the new york times." he said it was a rookie mistake and once you -- let me finish the comment here. it's a rookie mistake and proves that trump needs people like us around to help steer him in the right direction on some basic things. >> he's 100% wrong. okay? he's 100% wrong if he said that. i didn't hear him say -- >> he did say that. >> fine. if he said that, he's 100% wrong and frankly, it's sad. we have nato and we have many countries that aren't paying for what they are supposed to be paying, which is already too little but not paying anyway and we're giving them a free ride or a ride where they owe us tremendous amounts of money and have the money but they are not paying it. you know why? >> so is there -- estonia is paying. if they get invaded by russia, you're there? >> i feel differently. >> hasn't done the 2%. >> we have countries that aren't paying and this goes beyond nato because we take care of japan. we take care of germany and south korea and saudi arabia and we lose on everything. we lo

mitch mcconnell who was criticized donald trump's campaign.ator mcconnell has kept his distance from the businessmen come something not lost on donald trump who at a recent meeting in what he was not feeling the love from the republican leader. tuesday majorit majority leaderh mcconnell who is known for his cautious approach to tricky political situations will be under pressure to show more enthusiasm than he has so far. senator mcconnell has sometimes taken been pushed back against mr. trump's controversial comments and questions his tactics. senator mcconnell expected to speak after nine tonight eastern. read more at thehill.com. >> you have a front-row seat to every minute of the republican-democratic national conventions on c-span.org. watch live streams of the convention proceedings without commentary or commercials. use our video clipping tool to create your own clips are your favorite convention moment and share the on social media. also read twitter feeds from delegates and reporters in cleveland and philadelphia. our special conventio

we will also hear from paul ryan as well as mitch mcconnell.party that is coming together. we will also hear from dr. ben carson, who enjoys strong support with evangelicals. but i am got to be honest, this is a night in which the trunk campaign needs to be able to show they can get it all together after a lot of controversy on the first night of the campaign. scarlet: with paul ryan -- paul ryan speaking it fascinates me, because he is not endorsed on altra. he seems to be endorsing more of the anti-hillary stance rather than pro-donald trump. tepid to say the least. a lot of establishment republicans still skeptical of a trump candidacy. i was speaking with donald trump junior earlier today, and he said he will deliver a largely personal speech. that is going to differ sharply from what we are going to hear from the house majority leader -- speaker of the house. we will hear from speaker paul ryan, attack hillary clinton. he will try to throw a lot of red meat, draw that contrast, traditional type of public in red meat they will throw toward