declaring that priebus has received, well, an extremely favorable warm reception by the house.n also adding he is so please that had someone like priebus is in charge of the rnc, making sure the rules are followed. you can only imagine donald trump's delight as he listens to such triep. all ryan accomplished was to leave everyone shaking their heads at his naivefivete and so might say his boldness and that he wasn't ready in any way for that job he didn't seek but now holds. mitch mcconnell trying meekly to walk back his anti-trump remarks saying he spoke, as he put it, inartfully. they talk like that in the senate, you know, when he said he was increasingly optimistic that there will be a second ballot at the convention. he has decided that was probably too much. with all these so-called leaders lacking an obvious tact, constraint, intellect, conviction, graph tas and character it is no wonder donald trump unsettles them so profoundly. if the gop loses seats in the house or senate it will clearly be the fault of their leaders and it appears the only way many of those threatene

. >> reince priebus joins us live. and we'll ask our sunday panel whether the stop trump movement is gaining momentum as ted cruz surges in wisconsin and our power player of the week, one family's decade's long service at the white house. >> only in america can something like this happen. >> all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. donald trump has seemed bullet proof in this campaign, surviving and thriving on one controversy after another. but this week it started to catch up with him and trump now trails in polling for tuesday's primary in wisconsin. on friday, we sat down with trump for a candid and contentious interview at trump tower in new york. mr. trump, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you. >> this may sound harsh, but are you in the process of blowing your campaign for president? >> i don't think so. i just got great polls from nbc nationwide. i think that we're doing very well. don't forget, you have been thinking about that or asking me that question numer

methinks he dot priebus too much. here is the thing, we care about you reince priebus.eed to know about any other very specific things you're not doing. for example, please tell me you're not using jagermeister as a salad dressing. that you're not huffing ether out of a scooby-doo gym sock. that you're definitely not soaking swisher sweets and gasoline and wrapping them in bacon and then-- that you're not-- keep going. (cheers and applause) i really, i really need to know that you're not doing rumpleminz body shots off an unemployed mall santa. now if you will excusee priebus-- (cheers and applause) i am going to treat myself-- i'm going to treat myself to a little bailey's on my lucky charms. or as i like to call it, an irish konl breakfast. hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm. hmmmm. (cheers and applause) ♪. ♪ please tell me other people could hear that drumming. (laughter) it might just be the going straight to me aabd-ula onlongatea because i could eat this whole (bleep) right now. we'll be right back with tom hanks. (applause) the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between

we'll see what rnc chairman reince priebus has to say. plus new battleground tracker polling we'll talk to dr. anton knee fauci about the zika virus here in the u.s. all coming up on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. the new york primary is two days away, according to our cbs news battleground trammer the forecast is looking good for the front runners. donald trump leads republican field by more than 30 points. and ted cruz and john say sick are in a tight race. things look promising in the keystone fate for donald trump, too. 20 point lead at 46%, cruz and kasich are in close race for second with 26 and 23% support among republican primary voters. california is one of the last stops on the primary calendar, could be where donald trump goes over the top with the 1237 delegates he needs to secure the nomination. with 49% support. fuzz comes in at 31%, john kasich is at 16. turning now to the race for the democratic nomination, hillary clinton spent most of her weeke

>> and that's what i was talking about with reince priebus. yes, they may be legally bound to vote for trump for the first ballot. some maybe for two or tleechlt most of them just for the first ballot. after that, they can vote for whom ever they want. if they're basically a cruz partisan, once they're released legally and the second or third ballot, they're going to go for the person they like, not donald trump who they were supposedly selected in the first ballot to support. it's not, of course, just trump. a pro kasich super pac started running this ad portraying ted cruz as pinocchio being strangled by his growing nose wrapping around his neck. went after cruz himself. >> the problem with senator cruz is he has no record. his record is shutting down the government and making everybody he works with upset. >> stephen, you know, this goes back to what i was discussing with reince priebus. gop headed for a train wreck in play? >> well, they could be. these conventions, as you said, there are a lot of options, a lot of hypotheticals and everyt

well, you had a chance to talk to the man, the rnc chair, reince priebus. >> that's right. and what i wanted to get at with him because the fact that a big part of the issue here is that usually at this point of the campaign the front-runner or the maybe presumptive nominee is working very much in tandem with the republican party, and right now they are at odds because of so many different factors in this race. and so we talked a little bit about that, but also about the fact that donald trump spent all last week and some of this weekend effectively threatening party leaders, including reince priebus. listen to his response to that. >> it depends what you think -- i mean, if you think it's rhetoric, if you think it's hyperbole, look, there's nothing that the rnc can do to alter the rules between now and the convention. it's not the rnc's place, so i don't internalize -- i don't sit here and internalize the charge because there's no there there because there's nothing -- >> so do you think this is hyperbole for effect and for theater and that that's what this is about, or do

reince priebus joins with the possibility of a contested convention. >> we will ask our sunday panel whether the stop donald trump movement is gaining momentum as ted cruz crucials ahead. >> and only in america could something like this happen. aall right now on fox news sunday. >> hello, from fox news in washington. >> donald trump has seemed bullet proof surviving and thriving on one thing after another but it is catching up and he trails for polling in business. open friday we sat down for a candid and contentious interview at trump tower in new york. >> welcome back to fox news. >> thank you. >> this may sound harsh, but are you in the process of blowing director campaign for president? >> i don't think so. i got great polls from nbc, nationwide, we are doing very well. you have been thinking about or asking me that question numerous times over the last, since june 16. that statement has been made many times and i end up having higher poll numbers. >> you talk about polls so we will talk about some. in a wisconsin poll a month ago you were leading ted cruz by continue points. in

reince priebus said you have the votes or you don't. i'm not sure if he was talking about votes from primary voters or voters from delegates by state parties? i think this process has been illuminating on americans about this primaries work. it is not a democratic system in a lot of ways. there are archaic rules. in that regard, donald trump has a potent argument that he has come out and done well in the states and he has had more people vote for him and why isn't it just his. that will be a hard thing to counter for republicans who don't like him. >> it is a lot of talk, zach, that the magic number may not be 1,237. if he gets close, maybe some of the unbound delegates will put him over the top in cleveland. sean spicer and others said 1,237 is 1,237. >> there are a lot of delegates at the republican level who can basically are not bound. going to pennsylvania, they elect a bunch who can change their mind. there are not a ton of them, but enough to put him over the edge in the first ballot. >> let's talk about the rnc meetings in flori

where does this put the leadership, including reince priebus? >> this comes at a very sensitive moment because donald thesehas been leveling activations against reince priebus and his allies that somehow the system is rigged against him. he says it will take power away from those who would oversee the convention and give it more to the grassroots. the way this rule would work is, individual delegates will be given more power to determine how proceedings would go on the floor. a time that a delicate wants to object, they have to be recognized by the presiding chair. ,he person overseeing this which is a role that will be filled by paul ryan will have less power. usually the presiding officer is able to dictate how things go. you have toound recognize each and every delegate should they have an objection. >> the next rules committee will be made up of delegates attending the convention and weak leader in cleveland. explain the difference. the only people who can set rules for the convention are the rules committee that's going to be at the convent

-- >> the part about trump or the part abo ryan - >> that priebus hasn't been- let's notfence.s there going to be good blood an sensible coming together here on the part othe c because the rnc is supposed to be the leader re, neutral in the -- in an absolute sense, raraisingmoney, organizing the party and going out and winning in november. >> the rnc has been neutraral, th've fairly apped the rules and today the rules committee, the standining rulesommittee met and they declinedo change the rus mid course. >> goo going. so that it's fair a a keeps everybody on the same playing field. >> right. >>ut now -- >> i hope that's a commitment for the next several mohs. we're going to ha to go. very quickly. >> over the next couple of mont donald trump has toarn the support by winning t delegates and establishin himsel as -- >> well, i think he has mmitted to doing that, he' spending more money do it, campmpaigning likhell. what are you doioing to prepare for the neral? >> well, hillary clintons not who we want. >>amen, brother. anks for being here charlie speece, good to have you heher

this is not reince priebus at all. this is the colorado state g.o.p. right?this is the colorado state g.o.p. but, look, there is two rules wg about here. there is the rules that each state gets to set on how they want to run their primary or caucus or convention. but then there are a whole other set of rules on how govern the convention there is a lot of overlap there because you can set a rule right before the convention. they can change the rules. >> but that's in july. >> that's in july. >> we haven't even gotten to that fight. >> right. but a lot of those rules are important for how many delegates a person has, how many states a person has. whether they won the majority of delegates in a certain amount of states. all those rules can still be changed. and i think that's where trump's forces could have a bigger. >> could be a fight on who gets to be on that rules committee. >> right. exactly. who would have thought that the rules committee would be the focus of this campaign in a campaign where the spotlight is really on getting that 1237 number of delegate

that's reince priebus' argument. what do you say back to them hi? >> i think the rules are constantly changing. there are not a set of rules for the convention. they're not going to start even -- >> that is an odd thing. >> until after california. it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. >> geraldo? >> i'm sorry, michael, i love donald trump and he's clearly the people's choice. there is a process that has been neglected by your organization that is very glaring. how can you let cruz sneak into wyoming and steal 14 delegates right under your nose? i mean, it is reprehensible. it is a rigged system. it is every kind of derogatory term you can use to explain it, but it is the system in place and he has legally stolen 14 delegates and donald with all of the popularity, even as cruz plummets in terms of popularity, his delegate count is increasing. i think the donald should have cut him off at the knees, not only with his popularity, you should have hired a couple of lawyers to get into every one of those states, rally up the crowd and play the game. >> th

republican national committee cha chairman priebus. just heard donald trump he's keeping open the possibility he may not support the republican nominee if it's not him keeping open the possibility that he might run as an independent candidate. does that worry you? >> well, not really. i mean, i think some of this stuff is leverage and candidates that are posturing for a potentially open convention. look, one of the things i think people are missing is that this pledge, this pledge to support the eventual nominee comes from a data agreement that the candidates signed. without the boring everyone to tears, we spent hundreds of million dollars on data and information over the last several years. the candidates have access to the data. we say are you willing to support the nominee, they say yes we are and they sign a document. my point would be, if a candidate isn't willing to commit to the principle and values of our party, then they ought to just tell us. but if they commit to it they should do it. and these candidates are running to be

priebus' comment about donald a trump's complaint? is right, the state parties choose the rules, establish them. those rules have been set since last august. they're not particularlyul appealing rules in colorado. fewer than 1% of the 900,000 registered republicans of the state even were able to participate in the choice, but those rules have been available -- i mean, the irony of this whole thing to me, judy, is that donald trump has run as the guy who's going to be the tough, no-nonsense negotiate. his election sends nervous knees in beijing and tokyo, and here he is getting rolled by the colorado state republican party which, in the last 42 years, has managed to win the governorship with one candidate in 42 years and twice lost the state to barack obama.. if you can't and outnegotiate and outwit, and if you're going to get flummoxed by dwelling with the republican party in ohio -- >> woodruff: donald trump keeps arguing away the process is rigged and crooked.. >> as others pointed out, as a businessman perfectly willing to use the

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reince priebus had to oversee caucuses and primary system or a punch is thrown.ty says the 44 group wisconsinite who started in politics as a high school campaign volunteers survey data for the times study by a cold midwestern temperament and intimate knowledge of party and convention goals. >> former chairman of the rnc can no longer serving moderate chairman in history. he seen it all. he spent three convention before. he's been tested on the state level and national level. please balanced a lot of disparate interests. reporter: first elected chairman in 20 about then and now his third term, reince priebus is the ultimate gop insider and a party dominated by frustrated members clamoring for outsiders. probably the toughest job in politics right now. >> i think it is a tough job. after six years of being chairman of gotten used to in many cases not being loved by a lot of people. lauren: peter barnes, thank you for this story. nicole: the uconn women's national chance she had last night making it a record four in a row. >> i'm not sure what words you can use to

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reince priebus said it will not be trump or cruz. so by his refusing to say trump or cruz -- no, you come on, that's the chairman. what do you think? >> he said it's somebody who's running. last time i checked, donald trump and ted cruz are running. >> he would not say trump or cruz. he would always say someone one's running. what's wrong with saying the top to go-getters. mary anne, what is your take on? >> there are two points here, judge. the fact is donald trump, to control his destiny, needs to get to 1,237 delegates on june 7th. if he does that and the republicans try to move the goalpost, there will be an apocalypse in cleveland, number one. number two, reince priebus won't say that because there's a little wisconsin bubble going on trying to deny trump the nomination. it started with governor walker when he endorsed the him in wisconsin, he doesn't want cruz but wants to stop trump. reince priebus oversees the rnc. but who overseas the republicans? paul ryan. paul ryan is frank underwood. i don't want to be speaker but i'm sp

this is not what reince priebus signed up for. you can see his frustration spilling over into swifter when he says the rules were in place, it's up to campaigns to understand them, complain now? give us all a break. so clearly reince priebus is frustrated, but for donald trump this is probably a good argument to make to his voters. he keeps sewiowing these seeds discontent until he faces the prospect of the nomination going to someone else. he keeps telling voters this system has been stacked against me. the rnc is out to get me. and you should be angry about that. even though party leaders are frustrated with donald trump saying it's up to you to understand the rules, to average voters, the rules seem a bit archa archaic, and it is mystifying that if you get the most votes you don't get the most delegates. >> colleen, trump loves to use the word loser. and ted cruz has used that word against him. he spoke on the glenn beck radio show. have a listen. >> donald is a very sore loser. he doesn't handle losing well. he throws a fit. d

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reince priebus has done a fabulous job. i don't agree with his politics but in terms of building research against hillary and bernie, they have a great infrastructure and i think they are doing better than the democratic party in that way. so i think it's a bad move and what it looks like is, if people don't agree with me, if people don't like me, i'm going to get rid of them. it's going to hurt them down the line. >>> we're going to go toll -- donald trump doesn't know what will happen if he doesn't win his party's nomination at the gop convention but he's not sounding too optimistic. >> well, i hope it doesn't involve violence. >> did donald trump just cross the line again? ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for rout

i think priebus would check with the republican national committee.u check where trump is today, roughly 1000 delegates, he is going to win new jersey, winner take all. let's be stingy with california. let's say he gets 150 out of the 172 in california. so he is at 1200 free indiana. if he wins indiana, he is clearly going to be the nominee on the first ballot in cleveland, and the party should begin to the stove the trappings that it would on any nominee. john: but on the last show you talked about republicans who say that trump is unqualified to be president. the never trump movement, regardless of if he gets 1237 or not, there are people in the never trump movement who are not going to vote for him. if you go to the convention, mitt romney does not show up, john mccain has said he will not show up -- he could change his mind. there are other leaders who have made it pretty clear that they will not vote for him, let alone endorse him. how do you manage that? some of the party will acquiesce and capitulate, but what do you do about that? guest: once

reince priebus didn't set them.they're set by state. >> i'm just asking when. >> over the last several years. >> david said how exciting it's been. wait until we get to cleave land in no one has a majority and we start seeing challenges to individual delegates. >> it's going to be great! no, this is going to be like christmas eve. >> smoking cigars and -- so listen, on what's happening there. bob costa, i like reince so -- reince is a good guy. >> what are you about to say? >> i'm just saying and what people need to understand is that that what trump is doing and what we've been saying on the past couple days that's what any smart candidate in this position would do. >> but will it get him the numbers? >> bobby knight, when he was running up and down the court screaming and throwing chairs on to the court, he didn't do that to get the numbers, he got that to work the crowd and the crowd is getting into it behind him. >> there's a cruz ad out in california that talks about whining not winning and i do think trump has

because it is very, very new for them and, frankly probably for reince priebus himself. he's never been through this either. >> yeah, i think it is so complicated. even journalists are having to learn all of the rules of each state an u.s. territories and how different they are. and for example, in colorado where they don't even have a primary or a caucus anymore. so do you expect right now that we are going to have a contested convention? is that what your gut says? >> well, look. there is a much higher possibility than there's ever been in my lifetime. but it is not a certainty by any stretch. donald trump could win 1,237 delegates and therefore get a majority before we get there. he could go a long way toward that tonight when they count the votes in new york. does he win all 95 delegates or does he get fewer than that? we got about 15 states to go. and he could get to the top. if he doesn't, then there's going to be a contested convention and we'll see what happens. but i think the chance, we shouldn't rule out the chance that trump can get 1,237 but we have to prepa

priebus also said that he's going to be a new rutral umpire. they are worried, they don't want to plit the house between john kasich and donald trump. they want to be known that these are not a group of men in the back room with cigars making up the rules as they go along. this entire process is going to play out publicly. as you know and as well as i know, we follow this for a living and it is not the easiest stuff to follow for the general audience. it will be interesting to see as it is all digested. this is the first opening bit in that fight. >> paul ryan and priebus on the hill communicating through and our broadcast, does not have the microphone that donald trump has with a speech and a tweet about the rules being rigged. i think this meeting is so far because he's winning the public relations war. >> reporter: that's entire ly accurate. if you see donald trump saying they're trying to steal it from me, i am not your average politici politician, it does make all the sense in the world in a 30 second sound byte. my goodness, it will play

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