dan: just the distinction with rick perry. rick perry called him a cancer on the part me. but he is a -- campaigning to be trump's vice president. this makes trump's point. the republican establishment will do anything for fear of missing out. mark: we are going to vegas, we are putting all of our money on who for his running mate? >> i will go out -- i will say tom cotton. >> bob corker. mark: dan, never trump. kelly and, trump forever. john: interesting findings from our poll after this quick word from our sponsors. ♪ mark: the latest bloomberg strategies poll, this one focusing on middle income voters in the rust belt. michigan, ohio, and sylvania, wisconsin, -- pennsylvania, wisconsin, all being targeted by trump. they prepare to try to win 270 of those electoral votes. the managing partner of purple strategies, doug joins us from the washington bureau. support forbout the this key demo. doug: clinton has a lead. she is leading by seven points. swing demographic. if you look at elections from 1992 through 2008, every single election the winner carried this group nation

which makes rick perry technically the crowned prince of the wig party. now, there were some exciting signs that republican house speaker paul ryan might lead a resistance to mr. trump becoming the uncontested head of the republican party. there were some signs that maybe there might be an effort there, there might be some actual effort there when paul ryan declined to offer his endorsement to mr. trump. that led to threats this weekend from mr. trump that he would have paul ryan removed as chairman of the republican national convention this summer. so it started to feel like there might be a fight within the republican party. maybe it's finally coming to pass. it's on, right? it's on. he says, i'm not going to support him and there's the threat to remove him. it was on, it was a fight. it's off already. paul ryan telling the milwaukee journal late this afternoon when he was asked about that threat, "he's the nominee. i'll do whatever he wants." actually, i should be clear, before he says "he's the nominee, i'll do whatever he wants," paul ryan says, i'll

when you see rick perry, whos e views of donald trump were the perry hasw rick endorsed donald trump. you feel that that is pathetic on the part of rick perry, why would it not be equally pathetic if paul ryan did it. thinking on this is he thinks he can actually sway and educate trump to be a more responsible candidate in the months ahead, which will help is ablepublicans, if he to get donald trump to endorsed the house republican agenda and act like an adult -- i am skeptical. >> how is donald trump going to react? >> the radioactive -- the way he acted all along. i agree with speaker ryan that if you don't like something, instead of stopping your feet and harrumph thing, go inside and help. >> more politicians are like rick perry them paul ryan. rick perry not only called him a cancer on the party but he is basically campaigning to be trumps weiss president. -- trumps vice president. they will do anything for opportunity or fear of missing out. rick perry a demise that. >> 11 million voters have supported him. >> we are putting all her money on who for donald trump is running mate.

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there are more politicians who are like rick perry than paul ryan.y called him a cancer on the party. but he is campaigning to be trump's vice president. this makes trump's point. trump has validated his thesis of the race which is the republican establishment will do anything for fear of missing out. they are craven. true to the 11 million voters that supported donald trump? mark: we are going to vegas, we are putting all of our money on who for his running mate? >> i will go out -- i will say tom cotton. >> bob corker. >> or mike pence. mark: dan, never trump. kellyanne, trump forever. john: interesting findings from our slice poll after this quick word from our sponsors. ♪ mark: the latest bloomberg strategies poll, this one focusing on middle income voters in the rust belt. michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, all being targeted by trump. they prepare to try to win 270 of those electoral votes. the managing partner of purple strategies joins us from the washington bureau. let's talk about the support for this key demo. doug: clinton has a lea

rick perry, who was an opponent of donald trump, ran against him. when he dropped out, endorsed ted cruz. both texans, i spoke to him a short while ago, i was calling him, anderson, i heard that people trying to get a third party candidate were trying to get rick perry to join that to be the third party candidate. his answer was, not only am i not going to be the third party candidate, i am going to endorse donald trump. he thinks that is the will of the people, the will of the party, move forward, and heal. i asked if he would be open to being donald trump's running mate. he said he would do anything to help get donald trump elected, including that. >> wasn't he one of the first who had run to speak out against donald trump and do it based on religious grounds? he gave a formal speech, he called him a cancer on conserveatism. so, what changed? his answer was, he isn't a perfect man. he said, but he believes that trump is smart enough to get the right people around him and to listen to those people in a way that perry believes that trump will be an

seen that from rick perry.ceptually, saying it for six to eight months, a general, a retired general that understands the line of command, that is royal, that knows how to legislate. generals in the military have worked washington. they know how to legislate and give you firm policy experience. >> errol? who do you see? or on the democratic side. >> good luck with that. there's another senator who is in a tough re-election battle, pat toomey in pennsylvania. the possibility of putting pennsylvania in play should be of interest to donald trump. i mean, he is going to have a hard time getting the map to work for him. this is someone who used to run the club for growth, the conservative movement is comfortable with him. and somebody who has reached across the aisle. he was involved in efforts to get bipartisan legislation. >> on the democratic side, i asked hillary clinton this yesterday, she gave the answer, i should have prefaced my question with that answer. i knew she would use that answer. has to be somebody

can help you with a personalized pl for your health for years to come. >>> a short time after rick perry'sait was unveiled in the texas state capitol where he will be immortalized without his black-framed eyeglasses, perry explained how he came to endorse a man he once called a cancer. we are competitors, he said, so the rhetoric is in the heat of battle, it's in the chaos of a presidential bid, we compete then we let bygones be bygones. perry made news when he told a cnn reporter by phone, i believe in the process, the process has said donald trump will be our nominee, i'm going to support him and help him do what i can. he is one of the most talented people i have ever run for president i've ever seen. when asked if he'd consider being trump's running mate "i am not going to say no." donald trump is happy to have the endorsement and seems to have genuine affection for the vanquished perry, except that one time perry called him a cancer. >> i do like him. i forgot about the one hour where he went wild. okay? but he said, one of the most talented or brilliant or something. candidates ever

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seen that from rick perry.g it for six to eight months, a general, a retired general that understands the line of command, that is royal, that knows how to legislate. generals in the military have worked washington. they know how to legislate and give you firm policy experience. >> errol? who do you see? or on the democratic side. >> good luck with that. there's another senator who is in a tough re-election battle, pat toomey in pennsylvania. the possibility of putting pennsylvania in play should be of interest to donald trump. i mean, he is going to have a hard time getting the map to work for him. this is someone who used to run the club for growth, the conservative movement is comfortable with him. and somebody who has reached across the aisle. he was involved in efforts to get bipartisan legislation. >> on the democratic side, i asked hillary clinton this yesterday, she gave the answer, i should have prefaced my question with that answer. i knew she would use that answer. has to be somebody that's able to t

rick perry called donald trump a cancer on conservatism. i reminded perry of that. i said so what changed. his answer was well, he is not a perfect man but he believes that trump is smart enough to get the right people around him and to listen to those people in a way that perry believes that trump will be an okay president. i said not just that, you would question his temperament. and he said no. and again, just to emphasize as powerful, as unbelievable the fact that the speaker of the house isn't endorsing donald trump, you have another wing, including rick perry, who are supporting. >> thanks, dana. i don't think we have seen a party so divided since sixth grade dances until the deejay plays "stairway to heaven." >> what is going on? not only for speaker ryan to believe this but to say it so publicly. >> it is an astonishing moment. you have standard bearers saying i am here, you have the highest elected republican saying i'm not with you now, and you have the old members of the party, former president, two former presidents, one brother and son saying we're not

these guys so against donald trump, chris christie, rick perry, this is rick perry from last year. >>et no one be mistaken. donald trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism and must be clearly diagnosed, excised and discarded. >> jimmy: does donald trump have a magic bill cosby pill he's slipping in -- [ applause ] rick perry is kind of desperately putting himself out there as a vice presidential prosect. he paid for an ad supporting trump that attempts to put a spin on why he initially compared the man to cancer. >> this is texas governor rick perry. last year i called donald trump a cancer. donald trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism and today i'm proud to support that cancer for president of the united states. we need growth and that's what cancer is, a growth. and some cancers often die. heck, i have a great uncle with the disease in his colon. they said don't even operate. i believe that's the kind of cancer donald trump will be as president. that's why i will be proud to stand beside him. i can be like -- i don't know, hemorrhoids, popping up all across america. thi

dan: just the distinction with rick perry. rick perry called him a cancer on the party.e is campaigning to be trump's vice president. this makes trump's point. the republican establishment will do anything for fear of missing out. mark: we are going to vegas, we are putting all of our money on who for his running mate? >> i will go out -- i will say tom cotton. >> bob corker. mark: dan, never trump. kellyanne, trump forever. john: interesting findings from our slice poll after this quick word from our sponsors. ♪ mark: the latest bloomberg strategies poll, this one focusing on middle income voters in the rust belt. michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, all being targeted by trump. they prepare to try to win 270 of those electoral votes. the managing partner of purple strategies joins us from the washington bureau. let's talk about the support for this key demo. doug: clinton has a lead. she is leading by seven points. it is a true swing demographic. if you look at elections from 1992 through 2008, every single election, the winner carried this group nationally and in

rick perry had the same views and now rick perry has endorsed -- dan: he called him a cancer on the republican. john: why would it not be equally pathetic of paul ryan said it? thinking is he think he can actually sway and educate trump to be a more responsible candidate in the months ahead, which will help house republicans, if he is able to get donald trump to endorse the house republicans john -- agenda and act like an adult -- i am skeptical. how do you think donald trump going to react to that? : i agree with speaker ryan that if you don't like something, and sit of standing outside and stomping your feet, go inside and try to help. a distinction that is important. there are more politicians like rick terry than paul ryan. rick terry not only called him a cancer on the party but is his choiceunning for as vice president. the republican establishment's craven and will do anything for fear of missing out and rick perry up the demise is that. -- epitomizes that. we are going to vegas, we are putting the money on who for donald trump's running mate. kellyanne: i will say tom cotton. mark: all

i like rick perry. i think rick perry's been a good governor. supporting someone who says that ted cruz's father was involved in the assassination of president kennedy. i have a hard time supporting somebody for president who spent thousands of dollars of their own money trying to find out if president obama was born in kenya versus hawaii. i think that's crazy. i'm glad we're having the convention in cleveland not area 51. i think donald trump is going to places where very few people have gone and i'm not going with him. >> now, house speaker paul ryan told cnn yesterday as i know you've heard that he is with holding support for trump and not ruling it out. >> yeah. >> why are you flatly ruling it out? do you actually think -- take a step back. do you think there's no way that donald trump could change and in any way that would get your support and unify the republican party? >> well, if he said tomorrow he's now convinced that ted cruz's dad had nothing to do with killing president kennedy and president obama was born in hawaii that would be a

>> rick perry apparently wants a job. that has something to do with this. of course donald trump loves this country. nobody questions that. it's not about the gop big wigs again. paul ryan actually didn't say, i'm not going to support donald trump. he said, i want to support donald trump but i'm not there yet thaexts where 60% of republicans are. he did not win it's factually incorrect to say he won by the large largest margin ever. he won by the smallest margin since 1968. he has a large number of republicans that are not sure whether he supports republican principles, whether he believes in limited government. he flip-flopped within days of winning on the minimum wage. before, he said during the debates he was against raising the minimum wage. now he says he's for it. >> oh, boy. >> what else is he going to do? >> go ahead. >> sandra, i've got to say the reality is paul ryan has to ask himself, did his constituents put him in power to help hillary clinton win the white house this year? i think the answer to that would be a resounding no. and i think the r

. >> rick perry had the same view. >> he used stronger language than me.im a cancer. >> if you feel it's pathetic on the part of rick perry, why would it not be the same for paul ryan? >> he thinks he can sway and educate trump to be a more responsible candidate many the months ahead which will help house republicans if he's able to get donald trump to endorse the house republican agenda and act like an adult. that's his argument. i'm skeptical. >> how do you think donald trump will react to that? >> the way he's acted all along. if you don't like something, instead of standing outside and stomping your feet, go inside and try to help. >> more politicians are like rick perry than paul ryan. rick perry not only called him a cancer but he's endorsing to be his vice president. i think trump has validated his thesis of the race. the republican establishment is craven and will do anything for opportunity or fear of missing out. >> is that true of the 11 million voters for trump. >> bob corker. >> corker. >> dan, never trump. kelly ann, trump forever. >> he's go

i commend rick perry and mitch mcconnell. i never thought i say that. >> here's what mitch mcconnell said, he would support trump, i have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by the voters, and donald trump is now on the verge of clinching that nomination. as the presumptive nominee, he has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals. so -- >> that's also -- >> you're happy about that, but you also said you want marco rubio? >> i do. >> why is that? >> that's the ultimate sign of unity, to have someone donald trump had bitter fights with. come and stand next to, and say i support this person. hillary clinton has a horrible problem with millennials. she's lost millennials in every state. marco rubio can bring those people into the fold. he brings energy, he's excellent. >> trump says he says he, meaning trump has the opportunity and the obligation to unite the party. do you think trump sees it that way. >> clearly he doesn't. i don't need that help. brushing them off. mitch mcconnell saying he

he should have done what rick perry did.o. >> who's the leader, paul ryan or donald trump? >> they're both leaders. paul ryan will be presiding over the convention in cleveland. >> donald trump may be the future of the republican party. they both say they're not ready to support each other. this is how donald trump responded. he said i'm not ready to support speaker ryan's agenda. perhaps in the future we can come to an agreement about what is best for the american people. they have been treated so badly for so long it's about time for politicians to put them first. so, can the two be united? >> they could be. and peter, i think you're right in a number of respects as to why paul ryan made the statement. thi he's giving cover to those who may have to go their own way. but he's also saying i'm not ready yet, that he's playing ft fo fo footsie. and those who did not vote for donald trump and who are skeptical, he's saying, i get you, this is where i'm at, but it could be that he could move toward donald trump. >> his motivatio

you listen to his explanation from why he believed donald trump, if you read the entirety of what rick perry his indictment of donald trump, there's nothing we've learned about donald trump in the last few months since perry gave that speech that has changed. >> rick perry took it back. >> so -- >> your answer is that rick perry is just a bad person. >> i'm actually saying donald trump had a theory about this race. and one of the theories about this race was that professional republicans were actually opportunist opportunistic who would cave and fold with the least bit of pressure and opportunity. >> which is what you're saying they're now doing? >> exactly. >> are you saying that about the guy you used to work for, paul ryan? >> he hasn't endorsed him. i think paul ryan is in a very difficult position. there are three outcomes could have happened today. outcome one is he could have come out of that meeting, donald trump and ryan, and ryan could have said ignore what i said last week, i've been reassured, i'm endorsing him. scenario number two, could have been no way in hell. my position sta

that's why rick perry?somebody like kasich my change his mind, rick perry might do something like this. and i think donald trump likes to surprise people. jeanine hampton, he might do something like that. because what trump thinks make us a good political person may not be what anybody in washington thinks. this may be up in the air. >> what's the risk that any one of thee candidates takes by saying yes to an invitation of donald trump? >> well, they're buying into the whole trump package, past, present and future, and they'll have to bear that burden for a large degree to the rest of their careers. jason's absolutely right. being on his ticket, if you win, price vezcy, maybe you run for president. >> and i mentioned chris christie as one of the other 16 who was running for president and then there's marco rubio. apparently there is some consideration about marco rubio being that potential running mate, this after some very harsh words between the two. but then last night this is what trump had to say about

what's rick perry saying? >> reporter: it also shows -- this shows the split within the republican party. rick perry just told me in a phone call were his home state in texas that he does support donald trump. and he's going to do everything he can to help donald trump get elected. he said that he believes in the process, and the process meaning the voters inside the republican electorate clearly said that donald trump should be the guy, and he is going to follow that process. and i will tell you that this conversation happened because i was calling him because perry's name had been out there a lot, as a potential third party candidate. and his answer to me was no, that's quixotic. i don't want to do that. i believe that donald trump should be our guy. and, of course, as you mentioned, i reminded him -- didn't need reminding, really, that way back when, when perry was running for president, he was one of the first -- i think he was the first to come out and criticize donald trump, as not being presidential, as

>> rick perry called him a cancer. now he's on the trump cancer train just like toot toot. >> trevor: guys, guys. >> toot, toot. >>. >> stop it, stop it. >> trevor: jordan what is going on-- are you peeing your pants? >> he peed his pants. he's ming his peeing his pants. >> trevor: please, jordan. this is so embarrassing. >> i know, i know. republicans are never going to get er it. i tell you this much, i will have this mess cleaned up before july, unlike the gop. >> trevor: all right, jordan klepper, hasan minhaj, everyone. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. >> trevor: you need to get announcing pizza hut's new applewood smoked bacon and melty cheese in the crust pizza hut's bacon stuffed crust pizza is here! now with applewood smoked bacon shhh and loaded with cheese just $12.99. only at pizza hut. you made with your airline credit card.these purchases hold on...you only got double miles on stuff you bought from that airline? let me show you something better. the capital one venture card. with venture, you ear

i get a call, rick perry. he made the nicest speech. in fact, he said something to the effect that perhaps the smartest person ever to run for the presidency -- how good is that? trump. trump. many of the people i competed against have now endorsed me. and most importantly -- no, jeb hasn't done it yet. he will get a burst of energy and he will do it, believe me. i'm telling you. he needs a little more energy. now, jeb has not been nice. jeb was in europe and he was talking about me. he didn't think in europe i'd get the word back, but he was talking bad about me. >> so when trump criticized susana martinez at a rally because she declined to attend the rally, they took notice and they're speaking out. jeb bush says politics talk, governors lead. and john kasich added, martinez is an outstanding governor who has brought conservative reform to a blue state. she's exactly who our party and nominee should be lifting up and supporting, not tearing down. yesterday, martinez added her own thoughts while talking with reporters. >> it's just pol

rival, rick perry. >> and i like rick perry and nd's a good man. and i appreciate that he did that. >> reporter: graham, bush, and another trump challenger, rick santorum, signed a pledge promising to support the nominee, no matter who it is. scott, it wasn't so long ago that g.o.p. anxiety around that pledge revolved around trump's fidelity to it, not anyone else's. >> pelley: major garrett, thanks. today, a political crisis has much of baghdad in lockdown. thousands of security forces were deployed to prevent a repeat of last week when protesters broke into the so- called green zone which houses iraqi government offices, foreign embassies, and the united states embassy. charlie d'agata is in baghdad tonight. charlie? >> reporter: we saw those ceavily armed security forces everywhere today, scott, new blast walls that sprung up overnight, rows of armored personnel carriers, even tanks, and we were forbidden from filming any of it. and here's why. last weekend, thousands of protesters stormed the green zone and overran parliament, accusing the gove

>> rick perry called him a cancer. now he's on the trump cancer train just like toot toot. >> trevor: guys, guys. >> toot, toot. >>. >> stop it, stop it. >> trevor: jordan what is going on-- are you peeing your pants? >> he peed his pants. he's ming his peeing his pants. >> trevor: please, jordan. this is so embarrassing. >> i know, i know. republicans are never going to get over it. i tell you this much, i will have this mess cleaned up before july, unlike the gop. >> trevor: all right, jordan klepper, hasan minhaj, everyone. we'll be right back. >> trevor: you need to get kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats®... 8 layers of wheat... and one that's sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner kidult with frosted mini-wheats®. try new kellogg's mini-wheats harvest delights with sweet drizzle and bits made with real fruit. when our troops don't come back, someone has to help their families move for

. >> ben carson and former governor rick perry are here tonight to explain why unity is needed. >> he signed the pledge and say he's not going to sign the pledge. >> trump calls out his republican rivals for breaking the party's loyalty pledge. a rirks fleischer, tucker carlson, peter johnson jr. all weigh in. >> she was a total enabler. she would go after these women and destroy their lives. >> and trump slams hillary clinton over her husband's numerous scandals. >> they're going after me with women? give me a break, folks. >>> plus, president obama attacks successful people. >> that's a pet peeve of mine, people who've been successful and don't realize they've been lucky. >>> and john kerry warns about a borderless world. "hannity" starts right here, right now. >> welcome to "hannity." tonight donald trump is responding to the republicans who refuse to rally behind him as the party's nominee. now, here's what he told abc about the party being united. >> i think it's a mistake not to do this. we want to bring the party together. does the party have to be together? does it have to be

there more politician better like rick perry.im a cancer on the party and is now came -- campaigning to be donald trump's vice president. the republican establishment will do anything for opportunity and for fear of missing out. 's lecture of the 11 million voters who supported donald trump? who would you put your money on? >> i will say tom cotton. all the money on your friend. mike pence. from forever. back, we're going to head west and check in on bernie sanders. us.cannot listen to we will be right back. ♪ >> joining us now from riverside california where he was campaigning today. we have jennifer jacobs joining us. i want to start with you out in california. senator sanders and his campaign clinton hasy happy denied him the opportunity to debate. i'm curious why the sanders campaign is not making more of that she is not saying no. >> it is a curious question because not what we have seen him hammer on. there really should be a discussion of these issues in the context of what it means to california. he is speaking right now

dan: just the distinction with rick perry. rick perry called him a cancer on the party.paigning to be trump's vice president. this makes trump's point. the republican establishment will do anything for fear of missing out. mark: we are going to vegas, we are putting all of our money on who for his running mate? >> i will go out -- i will say tom cotton. >> bob corker. mark: dan, never trump. kellyanne, trump forever. john: interesting findings from our slice poll after this quick word from our sponsors. ♪ hii'm here to tell homeowners that are sixty-two and older about a great way to live a better retirement... it's called a reverse mortgage. call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like... how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money... and more. plus, when you call now, you'll get this magnifier with led light absolutely free! when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your mont

rick perry, the former governor of texas will support trump and illinois governor mike pence. >>> and first on cnn, the fbi probe into hillary clinton's e-mails one step closer to completion now several aides have been interviewed. officials tell cnn so far nothing has turned up that would lead to federal charges. the latest now from justice reporter evan perez. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi has now reached into hillary clinton's inner circle as part of the investigation of the private e-mail server. in recent weeks, several aides, including huma abeldein has sat down and discussed the probe. now one major step still left is for the fbi to interview secretary clinton. that is expected to happen in the next couple of weeks. so far, u.s. officials tell us that investigators have not found evidence showing clinton willfully violated the law. it is clear the investigators believe the private server set up was not a proper way to store sensitive government information, but doesn't bring a threshold for charges. this is still an investigation. once the fbi has done its work, the attorn

but the reality is conservative governors, and i can mention scott walker and john kasich and rick perry and bobby jindal and rick scott of florida. they have done a great job. they've taken high def sits, turned it into surpluses. high unemployment rates. they brought hundreds o thousands of jobs to their states. washington republicans, carly, have failed. they've not been able to duplicate that. why is there this fear, this unnatural -- seems, you know, unpredictable fear of almost pathological that they're going to get blamed for government shutdown if they stand on principle? >> it's called lack of courage and leadership. that's what it's called. that's what it's called. but, you know, one of the things that i did before i voted for ted cruz, and i voted for him before i ever had a conversation with -- >> were you on the ballot? >> yes, i was still on the ballot wrhen i voted for ted cruz. one of the things i did before i voted for him, before i endorsed him, before i with great humility and pride accepted his invitation to serve as his running mate, i went through and read all his p

yesterday, rick perry endorsed donald trump.rry was the first to torch donald trump last year. he gave an entire speech calling him a cancer on conservative saying a trump nomination means the republic and party goes into the graveyard. there are a number of republicans who have gotten on board. you are seeing a yes camp of republicans who will support trump. you are seeing a maybe cap. paul ryan is in that. it remains to see how big the no cap will be. matt: i'm seeing a lot of republican tweets saying they will not vote this year. i have not seen many republicans say they will vote for hillary clinton. >> that is correct. there have been whispers around heard from some republican operatives they will vote for hillary clinton. some say they will vote for gary johnson. on a biggerpicture, picture, it is a very small group of people who say they are not going to vote for donald trump at this point. they have a sizable voice because a lot of them are prominent figures who work for the rome he campaign -- who worked for the mommy c

former presidential candidate and former texas governor rick perry is with us. you'll want to hear about this wine that he has created. former virginia senator and governor george allen with us and we are preveering the 100th of indy 500, car driver graham rahal is with us. stay right there as we look ahead this morning. top stories this morning. voters start heading for the polls for west virginia primary. in less than half hour hillary clinton and bernie sanders set to take off. 29 delegates up for grabs in the mountain states, that does not include eight superdelegate that is are up for grab in west virginia. donald trump projected to collect all 34 republican delegates. sanders still trails clinton by significant margin. former secretary of state closing in the number she needs to secure the democratic nomination. not only that, west virginia republicans will also vote in nebraska today, addressing u.s. economic issues as the country's financial situation becomes a major theme on the campaign trail now. >> i'm really going to fight hard because, look, the mi

this is a big difference, that's a big gap, but i appreciate it, and i like rick perry, and he's a good man, and i appreciate that he did that. but the one -- i'm not surprised at the bush family in all serious because i'm critical of what happened during the term. so i'm not surprised and jeb we hit hard. do we agree? but what people don't say is that he hit me hard. he spent $14 million on negative ads so people will say, you weren't nice to the bush family. the guy spent $14 million in negative ads. i didn't spend anything on negative ads on him. it really tells you when somebody can spend $14 million on negative ads, it sort of says like do ads have any power? i would go up to new hampshire before the vote. the best was florida. they spent i think $28 million on negative ads. they spent thousands and thousands, you know the total negative ads, have you seen it on television? 66,000 negative ads. i want to see pete get 66,000 negative ads. pete, you wouldn't be standing. you'd say i'm going home. i'm leaving. i'm going home. pete, 66,000 negative ads, over $100 million and i'm leadin

he as a cancer on the party, rick perry said, now wants to be his running mate. so many said he would be a disaster, it would be horrible if he ran, and it would be even worse if he won. they're all flocking to him now, almost validating his chris teak of the party. susana martinez, she is still waiting to see what donald trump is going to say that might bring her over. she's not never trump, even though trump attacked her gra attitude 'tisly. she doesn't come out and say i'll never support him. she said i'm still in the same place. i think it's kind of astonishing given how much we thought the party was totally fractured how he's managed somehow through his own persuasive abilities, and the cravenness of some, he's bringing the party together much faster than i thought he would. >> peter, isn't it just the polls? isn't that's what bringing people in line with donald trump? they're looking at what are a series of polls indicating a tie with hillary clinton? and that's good enough for them? >> i think that's part of it. the caveat i would put on those polls is tru

rick perry during his own campaign last summer was a very, very -- critic of donald trump.nservative. >> carrie, thank you for all of your great reporting. just about three hours from now, donald trump will take the stage in omaha, nebraska as the presumptive nominee. during the interview, he talked about he's the reason that republicans came out to vote for the primary. >> i brought in millions of people into the party and we set an all time record by somebody running. as you know, we are up 70%, more than 70% from four years ago in terms of voting. i hate to say that -- >> msnbc's jacob rascon is on the road talking to voters, what are they telling you, jacob? >> reporter: out here in nebraska, they were not expecting he would be the nominee by now. we were talking a lot about the speaker running. we have one, very nice and excited supporter here for trump. what do you make of the speaker rival trump feud? >> i think he needs to get back on board. we all have to get on board. >> reporter: wait a minute, trump did not follow that during the primary season. >> i understand,

and i like rick perry and he's a good man and i appreciate that he did that.ut the one that we're surprised at, and i'm not surprised with the bush family in all fairness, because i've been very critical of what happened during the term. so i'm not surprised. and jeb we hit hard, do we agree? but what people don't say is that he hit me hard. he spent $14 million on negative ads. so people will say, you weren't nice to the bush family. the guy spent $14 million in negative ads. i didn't spend anything on negative ads on him. it really tells you, when somebody can spend $14 million on negative ads, it sort of says, like, do ads have any power? i would go up to new hampshire before the vote. the best was florida. they spent, i think, $28 million on negative ads. they spent thousands and thousands. you know the total negative ads? have you seen it on television? 66,000 negative ads. i want to see pete get 66,000 negative ads. pete, you wouldn't be standing. you'd say, i'm going home. i'm leaving, i'm going home. pete, 66,000 negative ads, over $100 million. and i'

sandra: couple names we haven't thrown around here, former texas governor rick perry, former arizonaan brewer, they made it clear and put it out there they're available. >> well look, i think it is kind of interesting because you have this whole group of people, kasichs of the world and rubios go out of the way say they don't want it and rick perry and brewer on the other end. trump understands this is probably most critical vice-presidential election we've had in my generation. i'm really curious to see if he will heed the idea you have to now with this pick unify party, give conservative, movement conservatives, not saying social or evangelical conservatives, people that believe what we believe, want reagan legacy and to con own on in the. he might pick paul ryan. listen what he is saying. i want a legislative person with experience. first 100 days cory said was critical for the agenda. why not? harris: wouldn't that be wild. >> i don't see that happening. >> he got shoehorned into the speaker job. i don't think he will step up take the vp a second time. >> certainly would be fasci

and rick perry called donald trump a cancer on conservativism. and then turns around and endorses him shows how quickly and accelerated it would be. a lot of people will support donald trump. and i think the key for him has to be broaden the party. don't worry about the people who will not come to him. worry about the other people that might come to him and unification will be natural if you attack hillary clinton. >> on that score, nebraska governor ricketts, his family spent millions to try to prevent him from getting the nomination, there is a sea change. >> i think it will be more so. paul ryan sounded like he will come around. and then when he does, it will look like donald trump did great things and broadened the party. it is setting up to be toward his favor, all of these people. last night in dc, governor romney. mitt romney, he sounded sincere in his opposition to donald trump and hillary clinton. i don't think he will be convinced. but i think donald trump will get enough people it will not matter if people don't support him. >> they th