donald trump. we will look in now and see if he is going to make an appearance soon. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, mr. donald j. trump. [applause] mr. trump: thank you very much, everybody. i greatly appreciate it. nice to have you all a trump international. it's been a great club and a great success, and we appreciate it. it's been an amazing night. i've been in competitions all of my life. there is nothing so exciting as this stuff. nothing. [applause] winning deals or winning club championships -- there is nothing like this. it is really exciting stuff and very important. i want to thank the people of louisiana, the people of kentucky. it has been just an amazing relationship. amazing relationship. rand paul, your senator in kentucky, fought very hard, fighting us every inch of the and we won byn, quite a few votes. thank you to louisiana, and thank you to kentucky. i want to thank the folks from maine and from kansas. we came in second, and we did spend very much time. place, two ande a half hours in the other, and we came in a strong second. i want to thank those folks. i want to congratulate ted on maine

say while they are republicans and why they like paul ryan very much, donald trump may just not be their. republican. >> mr. donald j. trump. >> today, donald trump brought his campaign into america's hartland, janeville, wisconsin, home of house speaker paul ryan and the two republicans could not be more different. >> our political discourse, both the kind that we see on t.v. and the kind that we experience among each other it did not used to be this bad and it does not have to be this way. >> as the presidential race presses further into springtime, it is more than a coincidence trump is bringing his combative brand of politics to the backyard of the most powerful republican in america, and that is not lost on the people of janeville. >> i like to say for all of the years we have had 25 years we have ebb here, the only time i have seen a fight big enough where somebody walks out the door was over brett farve. >> at the care sell consignment shop, every visitor is offered a free cup of coffee and an antique for not much more. but here the talk varies from puzzelment to curiosity to outrage over donald trump. joni b

donald trump. ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor and my privilege to introduce to you the next president of the united states, donald j. trump. [applause] mrump: wow, thank you. thank you, chris. so great. i got a call a couple of weeks ago from chris christie and he said i really think what has happened. it is something special. whether it is momentum or whatever, we have something going that people have not seen before. it is really a drive. honestly, they are talking about one of the greatest things they have seen on political history. it has been on the cover of "time," every newspaper. it is really something special. we are going to make our country so much better. it is going to be great again and it is going to happen quickly. [applause] so, i just wanted to -- i changed my plans a little bit. we are doing great in florida, great in illinois. missouri, i think we will have a tremendous day. i have to come out here and explain a couple of things because what is going on -- i don't know if you read "the art of the deal," but i worked for a long time in ohio. it was in cincinnati. it was a great success. it was a horrible job. it was a

mr. donald j. trump. >> when donald trump took center stage at the apac conference inside the verizon center -- ♪ >> peaceful protesters marched in opposition to the republican presidential candidate's appearance. ethan miller helped organize the protest. >> we're here because right now at apac at the conference, they are warmly embracing donald trump, who we have seen is spewing hateful rhetoric. >> stand up against godless trump. >> reporter: accused of admiring dictators. trump denied the allegation. these folks say he is racist in regard to muslims and mex cap, and trump again says that's not can see this gentleman dressed like donald trump, representing, wealth and greed. >> i'm latino. and i'm very disturbed that a presidential candidate is stirring up xenophobia. >> i think all of the things that he has said about muslims, about immigrants, about refugees, about protester, about women are beyond the pale. they're deeply offensive to me as a human being and as a jew. >> now, in all fairness, hillar

mr. donald j. trump continues steam rolling all other candidates on his way to getting the nomination of the republican party for president of the united states. that's option one. option two is that mr. donald j. trump continues steam rolling all other candidates but at the part where you might expect him to go to the republican party's convention and collect the nomination of the republican party, instead, at that convention, they're going to figure out a way to not give it to him and to give it to somebody else instead. which of those options is more crazy? joining us now is a veteran of some of the republican party's political and legal wars who not only had a leading role in bush v. gore, he also had a leading role in trying to keep hold of mitt romney's republican presidential nomination in 2012 in face of a fascinating ron paul campaign, a stealth effort to basically run off with all the mitt romney delegates even though the ron paul campaign had lost all the primaries. our guest for "the intervie

mr. donald j. trump. >>reporter: minutes later he took center stage, thousands of his fans showing their support, cheering at the top of their lungs. >> i don't have anybody's money. nobody's going to tell us what to do. i'm working for you and i'm working for you. i'm working for you folks. >>reporter: fueled by the spirited and untamed crowd, trump wasted no time going after his two biggest rivals. >> lion ted cruz comes can't say it the right way. we got to go lying ted. no little marco. little. he's liddle, liddle marco. >>reporter: that was only one of about a handful of protestors who were escorted out after clashing with trump fans. trump clashing on a number of issues including foreign trade and building a wall at the border claiming mexico will pay for it. this week all eyes will be on florida, a winner take all state in tuesday's primary. >> it's very important to vote, but only if you're going to vote for donald j. trump, okay. otherwise, don't vote. >>reporter: and this rally was pretty tame c

mr. donald j. trump! >> every serious candidate has always been here and will come again and again. >> i love ohio. >> ohio is a microcosm of the country. you have every single part of the country represented right here in ohio. >> the state mix of urban and rural, wealthy and poor, black and white makes it known for picking presidents more than any other. >> now is probably one of a dozen of battleground states for the presidency. >> only a dozen. >> out of 50 states, there are only 12 where there is a real contest, that's been ohio for years and years and years. demographically, it mirrors the country. >> in the general election, that mirror has long cast a strikingly accurate reflection of what happens in the nation when all the votes are cast. >> ohio has become the gateway to the white house. every single president since 1964, johnson, nixon, carter, the elder bush, the younger bush and obama all had to win here first. the state votes within 1.3 percentage points of the national vote tally in the pre

mr. donald j. trump! ticket that we might see right there? >> "q": who knows? >> laura: he picked up that -- he picked up that endorsement from chris christie here very recently. and, many people i think are wondering if that could be the republican ticket that we might see. interesting. i wasn't expecting chris christie to get out of that plane. >> "q": no, i wasn't either. but they are making their way to the podium right now entering columbus >> "q": look at all the signs, all the people with their cell phones going, recording every >> laura: have to note that music that is playing there, too, they have carefully picked this music to mean something. >> laura: and chris christie will speak first. >> "q": all right, let's listen in. >> all right. [cheering] my name is chris christie, i'm the governor of endorse donald trump for president of the united states. [cheering] america needs again. we need to get rid of this hand-wringing weak president and we will do it in november with donald trump. [cheering] america need as president who will once again stand up f

mr. donald j. trump. eye state today making a stop in columbus. alongside there chris christie, after dropping out of the race, he has endorsed the billionaire and there is at least republican politician in ohio who won't be voting for trump. our harry boomer spoke with him today to find out why. >> reporter: ohio is a big battle ground state and the fight is here. not all republicans are on the same page when it comes to supporting donald trump. >> the way he has handled himself, the thirst for power suggests to me he is not going to be someone who is going to follow the constitution frankly. >> reporter: this republican is not seeing eye to eye with donald trump. posted the following on facebook, i have voted republican all my life but if donald trump gets the nomination, i will break from my >> over the weekend he talked about reforming the rival laws which are not under the role of the president. >> i know he has his favorite candidate. that is governor john kasich. >> reporter: chairman of the cayoga county says the party will support the nom

mr. donald j trump, billionaire. ♪ ♪ here now, our colleague and friend, stephanie ruhle, bloomberg politicsyou for coming on. the story of the last couple weeks has been the stop trump movement. you talked to people on wall street who are republican donors. what have you heard about what they think about that movement? >> the movement is definitely there. people like joe singer and meg whitman on that conference call last week, pushing a campaign against trump. in florida alone, $10 million has been spent on anti-trump commercials. there are nonprofits where you do not know who is donating. wall street guys are savvy. given the power and momentum of trump, they do not want to publicly stop trump. holsinger has said he will spend and do whatever it takes -- paul singer has said he will spend and do whatever it takes. we have seen other candidates, mitt romney, get bullied by donald trump. wall street guys do not want that fame. john: why not? a lot of the people you talked to sync donald trump would be a disaster for the american economy, their businesses. , as rich and powerful as they are,

mr. trump: donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. scott: despite making several statements analysts predicted would derail his candidacy, trump has consistantly polled higher than any other candidate seeking the republican presidential nomination. now, pundits and politicans are taking trump' s candidacy seriously. prompting mitt romney, the republican party' s 2012 presiddential nominee, going as far as to deliver a speech making the argument that trump is unfit to lead the party. mr. romney: let me put it very plainly. if we republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safer and prosperous future are greatly diminished. scott: with house speaker paul ryan voicing concern about the violence he' s seen at donald trump' s campaign rallies. speaker ryan: this party does not prey on people' s prejudices. we appeal to their highest ideals. scott: but the front runner is capitalizing on his outsider status -- calling to unify th

mr. donald j trump. >> every serious candidate has been here and will come again and again. >> ohio is truly a microcosm of the country. and you have every part of the country represented here in ohio. >> the mix of rural and urban, poor and black and white, is known for picking presidents. >> now it one of probably a dozen battle ground states from the presidency. only a dozen, and out of 50 states, there are only about 12 where there's a real contest going on. that has been in ohio for years and years and years. demographically, it mirrors the country. >> in the general, the mirror is an accurate reflection of what happens in the nation when all of votes are cast. ohio is the gateway to the white house. since 1964, every single president, johnson, reagan, clinton, elder and younger bush, and obama have all had to weigh in here first, on average, it's 1.3 percentage points. this year marks a turning point in ohio and the nation. for the first time, millennials, those born after 1980, will match. >> we have grown up in a time where there's a lot of economic hardship. >> that goes for democra

mr. donald j. trump. >> donald j. trump at the verizon center in washington.e you go. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening. thank you very much. i speak to you today as a life-long supporter and true friend of israel. [ cheers and applause ] i'm a newcomer to politics. but not to backing the jewish state. [ applause ] in 2001, weeks after the attacks on new york city, and on washington, and, frankly, the attacks on all of us, attacks that perpetrated, and they were perpetrated by the islamic fundamentalists, mayor rudy giuliani visited israel to show solidarity with terror victims. i sent my plane, because i backed the mission for israel 100%. [ cheers and applause ] in spring of 2004, at the height of the violence in the gaza strip, i was the grand marshal of the 40th salute to israel parade, the largest single gathering in support of the jewish state. [ applause ] it was a very dangerous time for israel, and frankly, for anyone supporting israel. many people turned down this honor. i did not. i took the risk, and i'm glad i did. [ cheers and applause ] but i didn't come he

mr. donald j. trump. >> reporter: donald j. ump who has never suffered from a lack of confidence. >> i think i can do almost anything and you're with me, right? >> reporter: trump seems to be on to something. case in point, his off-color remarks during thursday's republican debate. >> he referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee you, there's no problem. i guarantee you. >> you heard donald trump talking about his hands. >> yeah, and the other private parts, yeah. >> the private parts. so what did you think of that, the private parts stuff? >> i think all of it is inappropriated whether it's from donald trump, mutt ritt romney, cruz or marco rubio. >> donald trump made a reference to private parts. did that trouble you about the candidate you love so much? >> nope. >> why? >> because it's part of the rhetoric that has to talk place for some time. >> reporter: jennifer thomas has a teenage daughter. >> would you want your 15-year-old daughter to listen to that? >> to me, i'm sure they've hea

mr. donald j. trump! >> the j. is for johnny. that's the guy! i can't see anything i i these things. >> my numbers went up. i don't understand it. nobody understands it. >> he's a grower, not a shower. >> going to make our country great again and we need the rich in order to make the great, i'm sorry. >> yeah, the rich! the rich! give yourselves a hand! come on! >> inside the donald j. trump ballroom, you see donond trump at the program, supporters -- >> shh! shh! >> lies, deceit, viciousness, disgusting reporters, horrible -- >> ha ha ha! >> we're going to win, win, win and we're not stopping. we're going to have great victories for our country. thank you very much, everybody. bring on the steaks! dtf!f! donald trump forever! dtf, donald trump forever! dtf, donald trump rever! there you have it. donald trump's going to be president. immigrants, you're on the clock. >> as for the speech it was supposed to be press conference. asou said -- >> i'm the king of america! the king of america, ha ha ha! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: th

. >> reporter: mr donald j trump. every serious candidate has been here and will come again >> i love you folks >> reporter: and again. >> it is a microcosm of the country. you have every single part of the country represented here. >> reporter: the state's mix of rural and urban, wealthy and poor, black and white, makes it the state that more than any other is known for picking presidents. >> now it is one of possibly a dozen battleground states for the presidency. out of 50 states there are only about 12 where there's a real contest going on. that has been ohio for years and years. demographically it mirrors the country >> reporter: in the general election, that mirror has long cast a strikingly accurate reflection of what happens in the nation when all the votes are cast. it has become the gateway to the white house. since 1964 every single precedent, including johnson, nixon carter, regan, the bushes and obama have all had to win here. this year marks a turning point in ohio and the nation. for the first time thos

mr. donald j trump!reporter: every candidate has been here, and will be here again and again. >> you have every part of the country represented here in ohio. >> reporter: the state's mix makes it the state that more than any other is known for picking presidents. >> now is one of probably a dozen battleground states for the presidency. only a dozen, out of 50 states there are only about 12 where there is a real contest going on. and that has been ohio for years and years. >> reporter: in the general election the mirror has long cast a strikingly accurate reflection of what happens in the nation when all votes are cast. ohio has become the gateway to the white house, since 1964, every single president have all had to win here first. on average, the state votes within 1.3 percentage points of the national vote tallied for the first time, millennials will match baby boomers as a share of the electorate, and they bring their own issues. >> we have grown up in a time where there has been a lot of economic har

. >> mr donald j trump >> reporter: every serious candidate has already been here and will come again >> i always loved ohio >> reporter: and again >> it is a microcosm of the country. >> reporter: the mix of rural and urban, wealthy and poor, black and white makes it a state that more than any other is known for picking presidents >> now it is one of a dozen battleground states for the presidency. out of 50 states there are only about 12 where there's a real contest going on. that has been ohio for years and years. demographically it nears the country. >> reporter: in the general election that mirror has long cast a strikingly accurate reflection of what happens in the nation when all the votes are cast. >> reporter: ohio has become the gateway of the white house. since 1964 every president, johnson, nixon and all the others have all had to win here first. on average the state votes within 1.3 percentage points of the national vote tally in the presidency. this year marks a turning point in ohio and the nation. for the first time those born 1980 will match baby boomers. >> we've grow

mr. donald j. trumbull. .- mr. donald j. trump ♪ [cheering] gov. christie: good evening, ohio.eers and applause] christie: my name is chris christie and i am happy to tell you that tomorrow, you will make ohio from country. -- trump country. america needs a strong leader to restore our hope and our strength and there is only one man to do it and that is donald trump. [cheers and applause] christie: america needs someone in the white house who knows how to create jobs because he has done it and that man is donald trump. [cheers and applause] chris christie: america needs a leader who will restore our military and that is donald trump. [cheers and applause] america needs a leader that the rest of the world is going to respect because he is going to make america great again. that is donald trump. need what you have had to put up with here in ohio. we don't need higher spending from government. we don't need bigger sales taxes. we don't need that in washington. we need someone who will make government smaller, smarter and working for you, not the other way around, and that is donal

mr. donald j. trump. >> reporter: donald j. who has never suffered from a lack of confidence. >> with me, i think i can do almost anything when you're with me, right? >> reporter: trump seems to be on to something. case in point, his off-color remarks during thursday's debate. >> he referred to my hands being small, must be something else that's small. i guarantee you there's no problem. >> reporter: you heard donald trump talk about his hands. >> yeah. and the other private parts. >> reporter: so what did you think about that, the private part stuff? >> i think all of it is inappropriate, whether it's from donald trump, mitt romney, marco rubio, ted cruz, it's all inappropriate. >> reporter: donald trump is the only one who made an implicit reference to, as you call them, a private parts. does that trouble you about the candidate you love so much? >> no. >> reporter: how come? >> i think it's part of the rhetoric that has to take place for some reason. >> reporter: she has a 15-year-old daughter. would you have wanted your dau

mr. donald j. trump martha, you and i were at a rally in new hampshire the night before the primary there, and this is not the same. but it is a stunning sight to to see the thousands who gather to hear his message, and we will probably get a comment or two about the victories tonight and then go into the questions, and donald trump has the stage tonight from florida. >> nice to have you all here here at trump international. it has been a great club and success and we appreciate, and i have so many, many of the member, and beautiful. it is really an amazing night, and i will tell you what i have been in competitions all of my life, and there is nothing so exci exciting as this stuff. nothing. winning deals or winning championships or whatever you want to say, it is nothing like it. it is exciting stuff and very important above all else, very, very important. so, i wanted to thank the people of louisiana, and the people of kentucky. it has been just an amazing relationship. amazing relationship, and rand

donald j. trump collection. mr.ought some things up. -- it's a private water company and i supply the water for all my places. it is very good. trump steaks. where are the steaks? he said, the stake company. we have trump steaks. if you want one, we will charge you about $50 a steak. [laughter] no, i'm only kidding. we have trump magazine. let me see the magazine. [laughter] ♪

donald j. trump collection. mr. trump: i brought some things up. -- it's a private water company and i supply the water for all my places. it is very good. trump steaks. where are the steaks? he said, the stake company. we have trump steaks. if you want one, we will charge you about $50 a steak. [laughter] no, i'm only kidding. we have trump magazine. let me see the magazine. [laughter] ♪ [applause] >> he said, trump magazine is out. i said, it is? i thought i read 12 days ago. this is called the jewel of palm beach. i have had it for many years. the magazine is great. if anybody wants one, take one. my club champion. you see the wine, because he mentioned trump vodka. it is the largest winery on the east coast. i own it 100%, we make the finest wine, a good a wine as you can get anywhere else. you have the water, the steaks, the wines and all of that. that's it. [applause] and i want to thank my friend paul o'neill. that is a big deal. ♪ john: the sun is shining, cocktails flowing, candidates debating. it is spring

donald j. trump? senator rubio, yes or no? >> i'll support the republican nominee. >> mr. trump? >> i'll support donald if he's the republican nominee. >> yes or no, you'll support donald trump if he's the nominee? >> yes, because i gave my word that i would. >> yeah, but i -- and i kind of think that before it's all said and done, i'll be the nominee. >> yet today, the candidates trotted out their doomsday scenarios regarding trump and once again here's what marco rubio had to say. >> if he's our nominee, it will split the republican party. and it will be the end of the modern conservative movement. the conservative movement is not built on anger, it is built on ideas and on principles. >> and john kasich spoke to crowds at cpac right after the chairman of the republican party, reince priebus, dismissed the idea of a convention fight with trump over the nominations. that's not how kasich saw it when he spoke to sean hannity and nbc's hallie jackson. >> could you think of anything cooler than a convention? the key is, who's got the record and the vision? and not just political gib

donald j. trump? senator rubio? yes or no? >> i will support the republican nominee. >> mr. trump, yes or no? ill support donald if he is the republican nominee. >> yes, because i gave my word that i would. and what i have endeavored to do every day in the senate is do what i said i would would do. >> i will support whoever is the republican nominee for president. tonight that you will definitely support the republican nominee for president even if it's not you? >> i'm going to give them some credit, too, even though they don't deserve it but the answer is yes, i will. >> leading up to last night's rumble in detroit, the establishment g.o.p. ratcheted up its efforts]fv take down donald trump. they are calling him a phoney, a fraud, and an outright danger to the country. will this tactica1 work? joining us now from d.c., trump spokesperson katrina pierson and from miami, tim miller, former communication director for jeb bush's campaign who is currently the senior advisor with our principles pac which is devote to do making sure donald trump does not become the nominee. to you first, tim, let's

mr. trump: that's good enough. the 12th on or before for donald j trump for president. thank you, now i know. [applause] mr.all raised her hand and swore. bad things happen if you don't live up to that. i really appreciate it. they used to call this the silent majority. some people in like that name, because they said it had a bad connotation. but we are not the silent majority, we are the noisy majority, right? how the use a guy who should've won the election and lost horribly and made a full of himself? himself? of from the is the wrong messenger. this is what they are doing because they don't think they can stop us. my life is ok. a lot of people say, "you build this great company, you have a wonderful family." m doing this because this country was so great for me. it is payback time, folks. [applause] naiveump: what these people want to do now, they don't know if they can stop trump, so they want a third-party. i did a pledge that i wouldn't. i took a pledge, but they do it. thank you. that's all right, get him out of here. [shouting] , butrump: i do a pledge they don't honor anything. they will take aw

mr. trump, from new york, and i opened it. it was this beautiful, handwritten letter that said from the office of donald j. trump.to the bravest woman i know. and he had wrote a special note in there for me to keep fighting. and, you know, he is obviously a very busy man. and for him to think of me that many years later in my struggle it touched me in such a way. actually it, gave me fuel to keep fighting, to say that this is -- that somebody out there cared. somebody that is so important that i looked up to as a little girl growing up homelesse poverty, he was -- he is the american dream. i mean, i looked up to him since i was a little girl. so to receive that was such an honor. >> well, i certainly appreciate you joining us tonight, melissa. and, you know, i hope that, you can do incredible things and i wish you the best of luck and best of american medicine, melissa. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, greta. good night. >> and a brand new greta test test. test test miss it. did analysts in the media follow donald trump just shoot themselves in the foot? i >>> let's all go off-the-record. this has

donald j. trump? senator rubio, yes or no? >> i'll support the republican nominee. >> mr. trump, yes or no. yes or no, you will support donald trump if he's the nominee. >> yes, because i gave my word that i would. >> yeah, and i kind of think that before it's all said and done i'll be the nominee, but let me also say -- [ cheers and applause ] >> can you definitively say tonight that you will definitely support the republican nominee for president even if it's not you. >> even if it's not me? [ laughter ] millions and millions of people have come to the republican party over the last little while. it's the biggest thing happening in politics and i'm very proud to be a part of it and i'm going to give them some credit, too, even though they don't deserve it. but the answer is yes, i will. >> okay. >> a lot of people have said that before, that they'll back donald trump but given the attacks on him, all the con man and the establishment attacks on donald trump it's kind of remarkable to watch people sit on the stage and tear the guy down and say "we can not have him president" then say "i'll

donald j. trump. who will support him? fiscal conservatives? the religious right? or crazy old semi-racist white people? >> they're sure he can win? >> oh, mrs. comisky, donald trump is the very definition of a winner. >> just read the pin. >> oh. >> bless you, mrs. comisky, bless you. thank you. thank you. yes. i keep the checkie, thank you. thank you, mrs. comisky. yes, good-bye, mrs. comisky. here we go. that's a girl. we're going right out the door. all right, easy now. easy, we don't have time for that. easy. all right. don't worry, it's only six flights. bye! >> bye. >> thank god for citizens united. >> 22 ambassadors to france so far. >> and 25 million bucks, bloom. i have to tell you, running trump was smart. but your idea about building a wall across the mexican border? brilliant. >> not as brilliant as your idea about making the mexicans pay for it. >> he won't last the week! >> oh, look, max, this is it. >> i will build a great, great wall on our southern border and i will have mexico pay for that wall. the money >> announcer: but they pick the wrong fool. >> good news for donald trump. the whole world has gone stark raving mad for

donald j trump. after the show, mark and i will sit down with mr. trump to talk about policy. we will show you that interview tomorrow. but first, here is what happened in brussels. bomb attacks have killed 30 and injured more than 200. isis has claimed responsibility. authorities have noted that today's attacks come just days after the final suspect tied to the paris attacks last fall was arrested -- last week. it is still unclear if there is any connection between these attacks. president obama made a speech in cuba and had a brief comment on the attacks and how the international community should respond. president obama: we will do whatever it takes to help our friends in belgium bring to justice those responsible. we must unite. together regardless of nationality, race, or faith, in fighting this gorge of terrorism. scorchand we will -- the of terrorism. we can and we will defeat those who threaten our security all around the world. john: so, this is a big deal. not the first big deal, but a big deal. how do you think it will affect the debate on global terrorism going for

donald j trump. after the show, mark and i will sit down with mr. trump to talk about policy.at interview tomorrow. but first, here is what happened in brussels. bomb attacks have killed 30 and injured more than 200. isis has claimed responsibility.