. >> joining me now to discuss what the future holds is rnc communications director sean spicer. sean, it is great to see you. i know and we all know now at the convention in cleveland, trump walks in with enough delegates to secure the nomination. does this rnc feel confident that trump represents the best of the republican brand? >> more importantly, the republican party is made up of our grassroots voters and activists. it's those people who voted for him overwhelmingly. he got more votes than anyone in history in the republican party. that's what matters. our job is to fulfill the will of our voters and activists and that's what we're going to do. >> when it comes to the language that trump has used on the campaign trail, we know this week he attacked new mexico's governor, susana martinez, because she skipped his rally. he's stereotyped muslims, mexicans, continues to go afternoon senator elizabeth warren calling her the nickname pocahontas. does the rnc consider trump's campaign playbook the antithesis of the 2012 autopsy on why mitt romney lost? >> well, look, donald trump

sean spicer: it is interesting that hillary clinton won west virginia in 2008. was the clear favorite over obama. this time, it was a role reversal, getting just north of 30%. there were counties where she placed third. i think the superdelegate count gives her a major cushion. bernie sanders, when you take those out, is giving her a good run for the money. he is winning in 20 states. if i were clinton, i would think that she would take some of the ,elegates to add to her total which is not as secure as she would like to see. the individuals are not committed. if bernie sanders continues to get wins, they could flip over and it would be a tied race going into philadelphia. >> sean spicer serves as the chief strategist for the republican national committee. thank you for your time. >> washington journal is live every day with policy issues that impact you. coming up on thursday, robert will join us to preview meetings between donald trump and congressional leadership. discuss civilill asset forfeiture law, which allows the police to steal -- seized property. and,

sean spicer: running for office entails putting a campaign together that understands the process.t in the open, it's for anyone to see. sam: it's also true. ted cruz and his campaign ops were at the colorado state convention for the delegate selection. donald trump and his team were not. of course, colorado did not trip up donald trump's chances. his path to the party's nomination is clear. but for a long time, the prevailing thought was that trump's success or failure would be decided here in california. the state contains a treasure trove of delegates, 172. and they're all split up evenly among six dozen congressional districts. to woo voters, trump swooped in for an appearance at the state's republican convention, flying in on his plane, and then holding rallies in northern and southern california. each event inspired significant media coverage and protest. but the reality is this. political experts say donald trump was ill-prepared for a tricky california contest that's more about ground game and preparation than pomp and circumstance. bill whalen: trump did do a lot of organi

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sean spicer: running for office entails putting a campaign together that understands the process.re's nothing rigged, it's all out in the open, it's for anyone to see. sam: it's also true. ted cruz and his campaign ops were at the colorado state convention for the delegate selection. donald trump and his team were not. of course, colorado did not trip up donald trump's chances. his path to the party's nomination is clear. but for a long time, the prevailing thought was that trump's success or failure would be decided here in california. the state contains a treasure trove of delegates, 172. and they're all split up evenly among six dozen congressional districts. to woo voters, trump swooped in for an appearance at the state's republican convention, flying in on his plane, and then holding rallies in northern and southern california. each event inspired significant media coverage and protest. but the reality is this. political experts say donald trump was ill-prepared for a tricky california contest that's more about ground game and preparation than pomp and circumstance. bill whal

i would rather have a conversation in person and no offense.media, >> sean spicer is the communicationsirector and chief strategist for the republican national committee. flock is through the mechanics of the morning. what will happen, when will the meeting underway, and who else will donald trump be meeting with? >> there are actually three meetings occurring tomorrow. the first meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. here at the republican national committee, just steps off on the house side of the capital. the meetingeting is that chairman reince previous -- reince previous of the rnc called between donald trump and speaker ryan. they will discuss the state of frankly, get a chance for speaker ryan in particular to talk to donald trump about some of the agenda items and policy issues that speaker ryan has been advocating for. 9:30, it is expected that that meeting concludes. then, speaker ryan and mr. trump go across the hall to what we call the reagan room, which is a conference room, where mr. trump will be with house leadership, including speaker ryan, majority leader mccarthy, conference cha

let's bring in right now one of the hosts of that unity meeting, sean spicer, chief communications director rnc. thanks for coming in. >> you bet. good morning, guys. >> good morning. so what is the rnc's role in thursday's meeting? >> i think chairman priebus has a good relationship with both individuals and wants to facilitate this meeting of the minds so we can continue to unify our party and go on and defeat hillary clinton. look, i think all of us believe that this thing was going to go to june 7th at the very earliest and potentially an open convention. mr. trump wrapped this up, as you noted, last tuesday and we have spent the last seven days as people in the party came to that realization and are now coming together to make sure we're a unified ticket. contrast that with the democrats who are, frankly, there's a big chance that bernie sanders is going to win west virginia and have a really good may, drag this out to june, if not to an open convention on the democratic side. the good news for our side is because we ended soon we have an opportunity to unify quicker and move to the ge

i'm not sure but i think sean spicer is voicing the worry of a lot of republicans, either do it or don't do it but every day this cannot be a drip, drip, drip, are you going to, are you not. makes him look like he's hiding something and in fact he probably is. >> i think the place where maybe the clinton campaign, democrats in general go with this now in order to ratchet up the pressure. we saw harry reid do it to mitt romney in 2012. >> harry reid was making stuff up. >> sure but if you can't get access to the information they'll do the next thing, speculate about the information in the tax return and you'll hear democrats, you heard mitt romney last week -- >> democrats like mitt romney? >> no, democrats and mitt romney. you heard mitt romney last week sort of having fun with the turnabout game here saying perhaps mr. trump should prove he has no connections to organized crime. you're going to see more and more people being creative with speculating about what might be in those documents. >> all right, on the subject of creative, and perhaps shifting language, donald trump one of the f

how did these tapes surface and your response to sean spicer y saying, this is silly, this is not the case, this is not donald trump. >> good to be with you. i did not write the story, "washington post" mark fisher obtained the tapes, part of a longer project some "washington post" reporters are working on about the presumptive nominee. we believe it is trump at the "washington post," trump is always someone who has acted as his own spokesman, someone who works the media especially doing business deals in the '90s and mid 1980s. >> when you look at this story, and you guys had another story recentlyings bringing up the past of donald trump, raising questions, do you anticipate there will be more of these t e types of stories, transgressi transgressions, things that cast a cloud over his business record, his personal record. >> donald trump is a first time candidate on the national stage and there's a lot -- everyone in the press and the country is trying to discover about this man who may be president. as this campaign unfolds, especially in the general election, trump can expect an a

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let's bring in sean spicer, the chief strategist, communications director for the republican national committee. thank you very much for joining us. >> good afternoon, wolf. >> you think it was a simply get to know each other between senator corker and donald trump or you think there's more there as far as a potential running mate slot for senator corker? >> i do think mr. trump is new at politics and for these individuals who have been in washington leading different areas, this is an opportunity to get to know and talk to trump about the policy direction he wants to take this country, about the solutions he has for the country and again, this is, as you and viewers recall, up until a couple of weeks ago, envisioned this race going well until june 7th. so this is him wrapping up earlier allowed for conversations to take place with a lot of individuals influential in the policy decisions. >> he seems to be going through, checking the boxes as some people say, talking to establishment republicans, whether henry kissinger or james baker, both former secretary of states, senator corker f

it it would would be up to them. >> i'll take that as a firm yes from sean spicer. thank you very much for joining us. >> have a great one, thank you very much for having me. >> thank you, have a great memorial day weekend yourself. >>> coming up any moment now, donald trump getting ready to take the stage in fresno, california. his first trip back to the state since clinching the republican nomination. we'll go there live once it happens. you're looking at live pictures. >>> also, hillary clinton defending her use of the personal e-mails while she was secretary of state. she told me she did not break any state department rules. we'll have some of that interview with hillary clinton coming up intel. e you completelr retirement? okay, mostly prepared? could you save 1% more of your income? it doesn't sound like much, but saving an additional 1% now, could make a big difference over time. i'm going to be even better about saving. you can do it, it helps in the long run. prudential bring your challenges if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis isn't it time to l

sean spicer. an, thank you very much -- >> you look very nervous to be on with us today or unhappy. i can't tell which. >> it's anticipation more than anything. >> no, no. look, after yesterday i had six root canals a couple years back, i felt better in the dentist chair than i think fallon felt better than when he was on cnn having to explain the ig report and spin it. >> you got there is quickly. >> i look more comfortable after six root canals than he looked comfortable on cnn, i'll tell you that. >> we're putting you back in the dentist chairman right now. >> sean spicer, do you think susana martinez is a good governor? >> i do. >> we ask because the presumptive republican nominee doesn't think so. listen, sean. >> we have to get your governor to get going. she's got to do a better job, okay? >> so what do you say to donald trump? >> well, i think they have some differences that need to be continued to be resolved, but i think as republicans, as a party at least, we're very proud that we electe

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let's ask the republican party's chief strategies sean spicer. it's good to see you. >> good morning. that was delayed. is it a good morning? were you surprised last night? what did you think when ted cruz dropped out? >> well, i wasn't expecting that at all. that wasn't my tuesday night plan. so that kind of shook up the evening viewing i amended. it's a great thing we can come together and unify as a party. passions were high for the different candidates out there in the field. we need a little bit of time to unify has a party. the quicker we can do that and focus on the general election on hillary clinton the better. it's odd you would realize we're the party having the extra time to unify. hillary clinton lost last night. that is sort of the untold story of last night. another big win for bernie sanders. he continues to drag her through the primary which is going through june. it's going to be the republican party. we've been out there with the ground game second to none for years. it's going to continue to hamper their ability to prepare, wh

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i asked sean spicer of the rnc about this, he said he takes trump at his word. >> he's previously admittedit. >> and marla maples burst into tears when she heard him say that. >> donald trump has admitted to sometimes using fake names, as a pr person for himself. somebody named john barren, also john miller. so he's admitted this, but this morning on the "today" show, he flatly denied it. take a listen. >> are you aware of the tape? is it you? >> no, i don't think it -- i don't know anything about it. you're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all. i have many people that are trying to imitate my voice and you can imagine that. this sounds like one of the many scams. and let's get on to more current subjects. i know it's wonderful for your listeners, but i think we have more important things to discuss. >> here's the thing. i think he gets away with this stuff because people don't necessarily care what he did in his past. >> people, meaning the voters. >> people, meaning you. >> people are frustrated. >> people and humans who vote. >> as opposed to

rnc communications director sean spicer. thanks for taking a few minutes.the airport there down in washington. john kasich, we haven't heard from him yet. we don't know what he will say. from your standpoint at rnc, donald trump is the presumptive republican nominee. is that right? >> i think you said it earlier before. he will likely be. i mean, he doesn't have the 1,237. the math will get him here. we want to make sure we started focusing on the general election, uniting the party so we can focus on hillary clinton and put a republican back in the white house. >> on the question of uniting the republican party, donald trump on morning joe this morning, he thinks he can unite most of them. he says he doesn't need them. is that right? can he unite most but not all of the party? >> in every election whether it is republican or democrat, you have a segment of either party, republican or democrat, that won't come back. i think our goal is to make sure we get the, maximize the republican vote. the math is simple. we haven't won the last two, the only way we win

. >> joining me now, sean spicer, communications director and chief strategist for the rnc. ean, good to see you. >> good evening. >> let's start with the "new york times" report. you sent out a message saying it wasn't true. but are you suggesting that the "new york times" got it flat wrong, that no one -- >> no, no, i'm not suggesting it. i'm going to say it. it was 100% false. it was made up. there was no such meeting that talked about a nominee or mr. trump or anyone. it was patently false. we've asked for a correction, frankly demanded a correction. this is the "new york times" making up news. i guess it is provocative and it probably got them some clicks but it's downright bad journalism when you make up news. >> let's talk about paul ryan. >> sure. >> because the party wants unity and there you have one of if not the most powerful republican in the country refusing to give it. >> well, he talked about -- if you listen to what speaker ryan said throughout the interview, his goal is to get there. i think he also talks about the fact that he, like myself and most folks th

. >> so sean spicer who is here is chief strategist of the rnc tweeted this was 100% not true, 100% false. front page story in the morning times said some staff members were told at rnc if they were told if they were unable to get behind the nominee they should leave by the end of week. sean asked for correction. what have you told your staff? >> nothing. i mean i talked to, i've been gone, i talked to katy, our chief of staff. i think what sean, this is what i know, what sean says every other year to the staff in the comes department, is look, we're entering the general election phase. weekends are work days. if you have any family vacations, if you're, if you have something coming up that you need to tell us about, now is the time to do it but that is 100% false as far as you know, telling people they need to leave if they're not 100% on board. look, that is not the test. the test is, are you doing a good job? are you great at what you're doing? if you're great at what you're doing there is no problem. >> is there anyone who is left because they can't work to -- >> not that i know of. >

. >> sean spicer, always appreciate your time, sir, thank you. >> you bet, craig.let's get an update on how you are reacting to today's microsoft pulse question. can donald trump unite the republican party? here are the results so far. 63% of you say no. you can join the conversation. "the pulse" is still live. pulse.msnbc.com. we do want to get back to the breaking news right now out of minnesota about the days leading up to prince's death. i want to play some of that news conference that just wrapped up a few moments ago. this is the news conference where we learned new details about reported efforts to get prince help for drug addiction just hours before he died as well as the person who originally went to prince's house to talk to him about his fight with addiction issues. here is that news conference. >> when he arrived, prince was not available. couldn't initially find him. they saw representatives found him in an elevator unconscious. one of the staff members started screaming. andrew heard the screams and went to the elevator where he saw that prince was un

top strategist, sean spicer. we interviewed him live last hour and he issued an interesting warning to anybody considering running as an independent or funding an independent bid or helping to organize that, that that would essentially allow hillary clinton to take the white house come november. so, tamron, we are sort of watching some of the activity here at trump tower, the security and secret service agents gathering as we expect donald trump to walk out any minute now. >> hallie, we also know outside of the trump tower there, an anti-trump rally later this hour. we're expecting some veterans to participate in that rally. let's talk about the sensitivity here. we know that donald trump in the primary did well with veterans. he knows that he needs a good support from these veterans. and so to have this "washington post" expose say after all of these months of asking where this money went, when he announced this fund-raiser, there was instant criticism that he was using the vets to deflect that he did not want t

. ♪ >>> sean spicer is the communications director and chief strategist for the republican national committeenjoingous the phone here in washington. thank you for your time. >> you bet. thanks, steve. >> walk us through the mechanics of the morning. what will happen? when will the meeting get under way? and who else will donald trump be meeting with besides the speaker? >> well, there's actually three meetings occurring tomorrow. the first meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. here at the republican national committee just steps from the canon house building. the first meeting reince priebus called between donald trump and speaker paul ryan. that meeting is likely to last about a half an hour where just the three of them will discuss the state of the race and frankly be a chance for speaker ryan in particular to get to talk to donald trump about his issues, about some of the agenda items and policy issues that speaker ryan has been advocating for. at 9:30, it is expected that that meeting conclude. then speaker ryan and mr. trump go kind of across the hall here in the rnc to what we call the reagan roo

we're here with the rnc's top strategist, sean spicer. thanks to being with us, sean.d trump's press conference today? what news is he going to make? >> i think today he'll try to draw a contrast when hillary clinton and him when it comes to national security and the different plans that they would have for securing america. >> has he talked to you at all about his donations to veterans groups that he's promised? >> he's not talked to me about that, no. >> what's your role here today? >> from the party, we're here to help. we've been working with the trump campaign for the last several weeks to integrate and provide the resources that are necessary to win in november. >> how's that going progresswise? >> i think it's going really well. we've ensured that we've had the best ground game, the most prepared that we've ever been in the history of our party. our data an analytics are second to none. so when the trump campaign became that likely presumptive nominee, we were able to integrate and provide the resources we built up for the last three years to ensure moving forwa

maria: joinings right now is rnc communications director sean spicer.ning, maria. maria: how are you feeling about the financial committee and its goal. do you think it can meet a goal of a billion dollars in six months? >> i'm really not sure where that goal came from, but i will say that i would echo what eric trump said, the enthusiasm and support that we're seeing from all areas of the country. it's not just the big donors, it's the small donors who are excited to give, 10, $15, $20 to this effort, part of the movement that mr. trump has spearheaded america and make it great is something we're seeing from all sectors. the impressive thing is, when you look at the list that came out yesterday. these are big people that play big and in politics, big success when it comes to political fund raising. when you look at the amount of enthusiasm and encouragement for people who want to attend events and host events. it's amazing. >> how are the-- how is the ground building going? and in ohio and we've talked here before about the trump campaign having ground