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duck dynasty's phil robertson who used to be a cruz supporter. a trump guy as of this morning? phil? >> well, stuart, now, i'm listening to your accent and i would say what? british lineage, would i be correct? >> yes, sir, you would. >> well, now, listen, for king george's past transgressions, stuart, i have forgiven king george and you. [laughter] it brings us to an important point. what ted needs to do is, trump beat him fair and square and the rest of them, too. all the rest of the candidates that trump beat, including ted, what they need to do is, they need to forgive mr. trump for whatever unkind words he said to them during the heat of the campaign. the people have spoken. they said donald trump is the man. i used to support cruz. he lost. ted needs to understand that. he made a mistake when he did not endorse trump last night. i'm behind mr. trump because that's the hand that's been dealt by the republican electorate. you get it? so i've forgiven cruz and trump and stuart varney all in about three minutes. stuart: i'm very intrigued to be

and phil robertson with us.ou, too. >> thank you. >> you know, i know you supported ted cruz which is fine. >> you know? people have different choices. it was 17 guys. >> i want to focus on mike pence. if you love ted cruz, you're going to love mike pence. >> you're a surrogate and out spoken voice for him. >> mike pence is the man for this time. he's the most conservative candidate. >> i agree. i had in idea how much i would like him. >> you're going to love him. >> i was beyond impressed. >> all of them, all of them should step up. they said they would and should all endorse the guy who won. >> i had you debating your son on this program. you stepped up. why are they sore losers? >> all candidates that ran for nomination process, the one who's lost should step up. to fall off a cliff. >> how about we see the list, the supreme court justices. very impressive. how about getting rid of obamacare? isn't that enough? >> there is no question about that. the other day she said she's going to over turn. >> it's never

supported ted cruz but now he's behind trump and today to debut his new film called "torchbearer" phil robertsonnvention so far. good morning, phil. >> good to see you all. this as close as i have ever come to politics and politicians. orrin hatch -- i have been watching him for year, you know, he came up and gave me a few kind words. i said, hatch, in louisiana, kind of like you are out there in utah. we don't wait to be 20 years old until we marry them. we move at 15 or 16. >> i'm sure that was an interesting conversation you didn't expect to have. >> yeah. he said we don't wait until they get to 20 either. [ laughter ] so me and hatch, we bonded. >> usually people talk about the buffet and the weather you had a different kind of a conversation. >> that's it. >> let's talk about the politics of the day. you were a big supporter of ted cruz. it was assumed last night when donald trump gave him time to say his piece that he was going to endorse donald trump but inste instead he said vote your conscience. a lot of people are angry. >> if i had been ted -- go ahead and endorse the man. you lost, h

but when your father's phil robertson, i'm used to that, okay in but i'll say this, donald trump will always, always tell you the truth as he sees it. and that's why we can trust him to make america great again as our next president! thank you. god bless you! [cheers and applause ] >> of the "duck dynasty" clan giving tonight's first primetime speech. let's go to robert costa as we wait for remarks from texas governor rick perry. robert, what have you been able to find out about trump's speech and the headliners the next couple of days? >> reporter: donald trump's acceptance speech on thursday will be perhaps the most consequential moment of his political career, a chance to introduce himself to the country. i've been poking around here all day trying to find out who is actually writing the speech. is trump writing it himself. i've heard that two reagan speechwriters and confirmed this now with the campaign, ben elliott and peter. they are both consulting with trump as he writes this speech. what does this tell us? he's not just going with his populist speechwriter steven miller. he's

but when your father is phil robertson, i'm used to that, okay? but i'll say this. donald trump will always, always tell you the truth as he sees it. and that's why we can trust him to make america great again as our next president. thank you. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> willie robertson of "duck dynasty" opening up this. now here is scott baio. >> thank you for that warm welcome. thank you so much. tonight's theme is making america safe. so i want to thank all the brave men and women who served our country, including retired lieutenant colonel charles kettles, who just this morning received the medal of honor for his heroism in vietnam. absolutely. and i want to thank mr. trump for asking me to be here tonight. i can't tell you how much of an honor it is to stand up here and talk about a man that i trust with the lives of my family and the health of our country. [ cheers and applause ] america, the greatest country god ever created. now, america is an easy place to get to. but for you first-time voters, it's important for you to know what it means to

it is phil robertson telling the american people how christianity is under siege at home and around thess the world and how basically what saved america is our faith. stuart: thanks for joining us. you are in cleveland, i am sure you will pop up on screen soon. look at this. check the big board, higher still. we are up 50 points at 18,610. 22 -- >> because hillary clinton becomes president, we need everything we say. and regulation and taxes are coming. stuart: moving on to facebook. it hit all-time highs, that is pretty close to the all-time high, $121.52. look at good video, that is a dust storm outside phoenix, arizona. it is a giant dust storm. drivers were warned to don't drive through that, used to visibility. a wall moving across the land, excellent video. the mother of michael brown, the man killed in ferguson, missouri, will be speaking at the democrat convention. what do you make of that? more varney in a moment. your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance compan

. >> here's something you don't see every day, "duck dynasty" patriarch phil robertson supported tedtrump. >> were you a tractor girl or a girl wearing a pink dress? >> i was on the tractor wearing a pink dress. >> erica and erica's mom, nancy levy. >> what was that like getting a call from erica and erica said, mom, i'm in love with geraldo? >> i was surprised. >> mike pence -- he went this way. that's where we're going. see you tomorrow, everybody. >> hey, juan williams is here. >> juan. >> geraldo. >> the week that was. it has been so much fun, cleveland really has rolled out the red carpet. pete, you tangled with some of the demonstrators and the part you're talking to the guy, you hate america? >> yeah. you hate america, where are you going to go? where else would i go? and the cops, they did a fantastic job. >> what was your favorite part of the week? >> i have no idea. obviously my time you is my favorite as always. but i mean, so much has changed, so much to process. >> this is a guy who has seen it all. you're saying you have never seen this. >> it was unbelievable. >> the p

on the friendly size, sarah palin will be on trump's behalf, as will duck dynasty, phil robertson, who occasionally sho shows up at trump's victory rallies. for the vice-presidential running mate process, cbs news has learned, trump has reduced it down to five, on that list, new jersey governor chris christie, former house speaker newt gingrich and paul manafort, the man running the entire process. trump will announce it the thursday or friday before the convention in cleveland. it will be at that convention where trump will have to unify the party and an acid test here to see if he can bring conservatives who are not altogether on board with trump into the process, and that will be his test here. >> thanks, major. it will be interesting to see. >>> face the nation and political director, john dickerson is in aspen, colorado. that's where he has been moderating discussions at the aspen ideas festival, and having an overall good time. >> good morning, charlie. >> we saw you talking to mitt romney and others, but let us begin with the democrats. how much damage is done here? and two, can

palin will speak on behalf of donald trump and early endorser in the iowa caucuses and duck dine phil robertson will also be here and ben sasse and erick ericsson. and also on that list are governor chris accuracy and newt gingrich. the idea currently is to announce trump's running mate the thursday or friday before the convention in cleveland. speaking of that convention, charlie, coming here for trump will be a test of whether or not he can get these conservative activists on his side and if does he that will build momentumum and if he fails that will only deepen republican anxiety about trump. >> interesting to see. thank you. >>> "face the nation" moderator john dickerson is in aspen, colorado. that is where he has been moderating discussions at the festival and having an overall good time. >> good morning, charlie. >> we saw you talking to mitt romney and others. let us begin with the democrats. how much damage is done here and, two, can she recover the whole controversy about this by simply saying, i will not make the final decision? >> well, the damage here is in the short-term. this put

. >> it seems early on, phil robertson, marcus luttrell who went off prompter, one or two early on, that thing, right? straight from the heart. the american people want a no-nonsense, in cleveland, a plain zedealer, if you will. that's what trump is all about. i think the focus on hillary clinton was important. i would have liked to seen a little bit more of the specifics. we know her bad judgment of benghazi, but maybe -- we got the american public's attention for three hours. why not explain a little bit more about, in detail, this e-mail server? not everybody watched congressional hearings. explain exactly what poor judgment she showed by having tsap e-mails on her server. top secret special access programs. people's lives are on the line. i'd like to see a little more specifics. >> we very well might see that in the coming days marl s part on the e-mail thing. jeffrey, clearly for this audience, high water mark, melania trump. certainly something that was anticipated. does it go on too long? they're still making speeches. this room has really cleared out. general flynn, you know, for

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