so--oh, that's actually ted cruz? oh. wow.way, the choice was down to who america hated less. - donald's is a fragile soul. - cruz, who is a nasty guy who can't get along with anybody. - if you're afraid of megyn kelly... you're gonna be afraid of valdimir putin. - senators don't like him. the people he works with don't like him. - whoa, ease up, guys. you're both horrible. - some in the republican establishment are not happy with the two frontrunners. - having to choose between being shot or being poisoned. - they're warming to trump because they can kill cruz and they think, "well, we'll kill trump later." - this is almost like a political game of [bleep], marry, kill. it's just there's no marry, you just kill one and get [bleep] by the other. - it's--again, it's like being shot or poisoned. what does it really matter? [laughter] [applause] - who is shooting and who's poisoning, between trump and cruz? - well, donald is like being shot in the head. - okay. - you might find an antidote to poisoning, i don't know, but maybe th

is it true that you worked for ted cruz for a little while? >> no, i did not work for ted cruz.first ever campaign. >> what does president-elect trump do for you? >> that's a president-elect trump question. >> you want to work for the administration? >> i never was a politico. that wasn't my goal. my goal is to be a megaphone. >> but you're a republican. >> i'm a republican. >> they're writing your name down in every republican county right now. >> and i think science that was missed in the previous campaigns was take the digital, mix tv, ground game and budget. jared and i oversaw where the budget data was. >> you shouldn't give all of this away. you should hold some of it inside to make money doing it for others. >> just saying it isn't as easy as doing it. >> congratulations. >> congratulations on your book. >> thank you very much. congratulations on your one. amazingly done, right? >>> up next, a new free speech showdown on a college campus. see what happened when campus police showed up to kweep ben shapiro from speaking at the university. we'll talk to ben about how he got

used to work with ted cruz. ted cruz is at the crump tower. jason miller live. hunter one of the first congressman on the trump train. dean cain famous but not liberal. why he is not leaving the country and senator tom cotton also his name has been thrown around as a possible key member of the trump team. he will be here joining us. please get dressed. . . >>> we're eight minutes away from the top of the hour. green lighting the green inside bars and restaurants. denver allowing tourists and residents to get high everywhere from nightclubs to yoga studios. there's a few catches. listen up. you can't smoke up. establishments can't sell it and an association has to approve every permit request. >>> to baltimore. they're cracking down on crime by banning toy guns. the city council unanimously voting to ban all replica and bb guns fearing they're using thome to rob stores and commit guns. they thought a toy gun was real. baltimore has had more than 800 shootings so far this year. the city is on pace for more than 300 murders. >>> suck it up buttercup. we'll be sayin

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ted cruz has serious disagreements with donald trump. donald trump gave it to ted cruz. he is willing to let bygones be bygones. some of the stuff, you have to say, all right, now he is our president. you have to support him and root for his success. for the country you may disagree with his policies but you have to root for his success as a matter of him being our leader. i bet you ted cruz would serve and be effective. >> ag? >> it's got to be. >> or even supreme court justice. he is bright, talented, he is a smart lawyer, he has plenty of time in front of the supreme court. he will know his way around the ropes. for him, it's almost -- >> around the ropes. >> get him off the radar for good. he can't run against you. >> can he be confirmed? >> this is -- >> they want him -- >> everyone will raise their hand. >> do you remember when he couldn't get a vote on the senate floor when some of the bills he was proposing because the republican senators wouldn't volt for it as well. >> this is an exit path. >> take care. we will miss you. >> that's a good point. >> someone like

that was ted cruz's calculation. then, he woke up at the end of september and he's looking at polls that have hillary clinton only a couple points ahead and is looking at a conservative base that's saying to him, "hey, you're gonna be the reason we lose this thing." and he said, "well, i can't be the one "who gets blamed for it," so he comes around. i think paul ryan had been hoping for something similar to what ted cruz was hoping for, which is this ends up being not just a clinton win, but a big clinton win. - but not knowing the outcome of the election, isn't it possible that cruz made the wrong decision in endorsing, that this was the moment when people would be saying after november 8th, "what did you do during the war, daddy?" (audience laughs) so, hillary wins and the few of them, john kasich, who continues, even after ted cruz endorsed trump, to get on the trump train, ben sasse from nebraska, a couple of others around the country who've just said, "i'm not endorsing." isn't it possible they would look smart

tuesday there was a failed effort to get ted cruz's name into nomination.trump was the nominee, the delegates had voted. by wednesday, it felt like a party. people were ready to swallow the pill, get over it, donald trump's the nominee, let's enjoy these last couple days. ted cruz missed that environment. >> that moment, i remember, i was standing with the texas delegation kind of watching them watch their senator. and then i could see the texas delegation wasn't that far from where the vip section was where donald trump came down. i recognized some of his security guards. i thought, is he coming in right now. we walked over there, you could feel the energy in the room literally shift. it was palpable from the podium to where donald trump was, and it was such a moment to witness and to feel you knew that he understood the power of his celeb rit i it all he had to do was walk in and it would change everything. >> there are so many stories that ate up a week here or there of the campaign. i think of mr. khan speaking at the democratic convention. a story that

ted cruz came out and then donald trump came out. the first thing donald trump sat down, what about that phony with those five second pauses. >> it's so false. the five second intermissions between sentences. >> there's many things you could say about ted cruz. but the way he talks is a little artificial. >> you hear him say it over and over again, that leads into people's psyche more than they realize. the notion of little marco not being quite prepared for the presidency. lyin' ted cruz being a little too slick and polished. not necessarily saying what's on his mind. even if you talk to democrats who are despondent now. the notion of crooked hillary hammering that, that resonated with people even after we saw the various iterations of jim comey letters and her no longer facing criminal charges. >> it did lower the level of discourse of presidential campaigns to an unprecedented level. and i think the problem is, here on out, is that every candidate can do this now. he's going to create a nation of mini-mes running at the city counc

what is this about for ted cruz? >> he's under pressure, brooke, remember after that republican convention speech where he refused to endorse donald trump he got a lot of backlash from trump supporters and the worst thing that could happen to these republicans looking for future either another run for the white house or what have you, they're worried about this race is tight that they could get blamed for not doing enough to help the top of the ticket to ted cruz calculated several weeks ago it was time to endorse donald trump. he was asked about donald trump's past criticisms. he didn't walk back those past criticisms so he's in an unusual spot here. so the over factor is that ted cruz himself may face a primary challenge in 2018 for senate reelection race and that's also being powered by -- in part by trump voters frustrated that ted cruz has not done enough so there are a lot of political pressures for cruz himself and he can say at the end of the day he's helping his party. one other thing. ted cruz campaigning f

, josh. >> ted cruz, boy, no one fell further in the republican party than ted cruz. that decision at the convention to not endorse donald trump and then later backtrack. >> we have a sound bite of that. let's look back at the convention in july in cleveland. >> -- stand and speak and vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. i appreciate the enthusiasm of the new york delegation, and god bless the united states of america. >> so josh, that was quite a moment. you were there, right? >> yeah. i was standing next to the trump family actually at that time. and that was the moment you saw that the republican base was fully aligned with donald trump. i was watching the texas delegation. the pro cruise delegation. it wasn't new york. it was the texas delegation starting to boo ted cruz's speech. and that moment was crystallized for me that the republican party was squarely behind donald trump and any of the republicans trying to defect was not acceptable going forward. >> we e

ted cruz his own staff said it had to deal with the senate and ted cruz wanting to promote his agenda team keeps floating names. i was told pretty late last night that, yeah, pretty sure that we were discussing ted cruz for attorney general. ted cruz did not necessarily know that when he showed up, but he was being auditioned. according to the daily mail, we were asking some questions about justice and homeland security. they were waiting to see how they got along. when i asked today, what is the reaction to the news that they are considering him? and they said, strong. john: let me stay with you on the security clearance story. what is the deal there? jennifer: jared has been the the focus today on a lot of pushback. a lot of the transition team members have been defending him saying he doesn't have a personal vendetta against chris christie. they got along very well. there were some other reasons why some of these christie folks were being pushed out and why the lobbyists are being pushed out. there is also this controversy about whether he would get a top-secret clearance to attend

and ted cruz is going to be out there on the trail today for donald trump. campaigning with mike pence in both iowa and michigan. let's get the latest on the trump campaign from cnn. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump in his closing message seems to be trying to show late in the game message discipline. he is staying on script. he's reading off teleprompters. he's really trying to keep the attack lines focussed on hillary clinton. clearly the calculation from within the trump campaign is that trump should not do anything to "deviate from his message. and donald trump at his rally in pensacola, florida talked about the newfound restraint almost repeating what potentially liz campaign advisors are telling him behind the scenes. don't do anything to rock the vote in these final days. >> we have to be nice and cool, nice and cool. right? stay on point, donald. stay on point. no side tracks, donald. nice and easy. nice. because i've been watching hillary the last few days. she's unhinged. >> reporter: donald trump will continue to focus on battle ground stat

>> i think ted cruz can serve in the senate, on the court or in the cabinet. i like ted cruz. we have our differences. even his worst critics cannot say he's not one of the smartest people you have ever met. >> you were one of his worst critics, senator. >> yeah, i have been at times. at times. because you disagree with somebody doesn't mean you take your disagreements to the point that you can't recognize reality. nobody can tell me ted cruz is not a constitutionally gifted talented lawyer. because he is. we do have areas of agreement. i think he would be a great judge but it's up to donald trump. i just suggested if you are looking for people like scalia, take a look at ted cruz. >> senator, one of the phrases we keep hearing from you is it's up to donald trump. he does get to nominate the people he nominates. he gets to hire the people he's going to hire. >> people 200 years ago figured that out. not me. they were way ahead of me. >> but look, you are a senator, you have oversight over the issues of cabinet appointments. i think it's not unusual to have opinions about who t

i have done a disservice to you as a voter because you don't know where ted cruz stands. >> cruz by using data to target potential supporters and convincing those people to go to caucuses won a surprising victory in iowa. >> that's the power of technology. it amplifies the voice of each of us. a slick hollywood tv ad has its limits. using technology to communicate and empower the grass roots. that's the key to winning in politics in the 21st century. >> winning in politics. i see where that's important to him. but let's remember in politics there is just one winner. the good news is that in the rest of life, the best of life, we have choices. everyone can win. and that's what the rest of this show is about. coming up, the robot car. this is exciting. and scary. but next, how youtube lets but next, how youtube lets people make money dododododo ♪(somber piano) ♪you may say i'm a dreamer ♪but i'm not the only one ♪i hope some day you'll join us♪ ♪and the world will live as one♪ john: three years ago this amateur baker decided to post video of her bake adventures. today 5 million people subsc

what do you make of trump's strategy any mean, you were running the ship for ted cruz. he has been in these final days making this push into michigan, into minnesota which hasn't gone red since '72. do you see this as okay, there is internal polling that shows he can crack the blue wall or it is a hail mary. >> from my understanding, their internal polling is showing there is room to make headway in some of the states. unfortunately they ran out of da daylight so they had to stop. but there are polling is showing they could make up headway there. that's what happens, you go by the polling and how does it -- where can you see you can pick thing up. clearly, what all indications are based on early voting is the latino vote. if i had a white board, ill it would say latino, latino, latino on it. that's clearly going to make a difference in this race. >> which is tough for him? >> it is, large low because of his stance on immigration. coming right out of the gate his critical comments about immigration. >> the republicans knew this, the public autopsy after the 2012 election

he was naming lying ted cruz, little marco. he finds the opening. "the new york times," he sees that they had biased coverage throughout. they are getting burned by it. they're having to apologize, as is the washington post. i think they ran an apology yesterday as well. he is very smart to pin them down. you got them. you got them in the corner. let everyone know exactly what's going on. 25 or 30 million of his followers realize how biased the coverage was against him. it didn't stop there. there was quite a bit of negative coverage across the board. >> i think -- juan, i think it's unfair. it's lik buy a box of legos, you have to put it together. that's the same with the transition team. why is it all of a sudden this perception of chaos? >> i think it's real. i think that's the problem. yes, you can blame it on nasty people, those awful reporters and all the rest. but i think when you see it coming from multiple publications, including some conservative, you might think, what's going on here. i don't think by the way it's an indication of guilt o

in comparison when ted cruz goes out there, we revisit the stories about what ted cruz said about donaldhe reverse, what donald trump said about ted cruz in the past. >> you make a point but i hear the voice of kellyanne conway saying well, if they have these folks and the race is still this tight, what's going on? lay dies, thank you so much for all of that. also another big announcement today, the president and the first lady will be joining bill and hillary clinton in philadelphia on monday night for this megarally on election eve. let me bring in steven collins, our cnn politics senior reporter. we saw melania trump in one of the philadelphia suburbs. talk about impact. >> the suburbs will be crucial to this election. we know donald trump needs to put a democratic state in play if he gets to 270 votes. pennsylvania has long been one of those states on his list even though it's gone democratic in the six presidential elections. the way pennsylvania sort of shakes out in a presidential election is that the democrats come out of philadelphia and allegheny county around pittsburgh with a

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ted cruz.ll, it is not like he was a bed fellow with donald trump, maybe more like long distance lovers. i don't know. he hit the campaign trail in support of the trump ticket. remember, you know, trump is the guy ted cruz called a coward among other things that we'll discuss coming up. why do protein drinks taste chalky? then get worse? introducing protein shots from 5-hour energy. protein shots from 5-hour energy are smooth and tasty, and still deliver 21 grams of protein with 100 calories. they're great for workouts. so great that if you don't get up to fifteen percent more reps, more laps, more distance, we'll give you your money back - period. protein shots from 5-hour energy. great taste. 100 calories. 21 grams of protein. >>> all right. senator ted cruz out on the trail with mike pence, the republican nominee for vice president. cruz doing some work for the trump/pence ticket. why was this unusual? well, you remember that donald trump questioned the citizenship of ted cruz, also went aft

ted cruz will join mike pence on the trail. let's bring in sunlen serfaty with more. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. donald trump and his closing message seems to be trying to show late in the game message discipline. he is staying on script. he is reading off teleprompter for the rallies trying to keep the attack lines focused on hillary clinton. clearly the calculation from within the trump campaign is trump should not do anything to deviate from the message. not try to say anything controversy as he had said in the past. and donald trump talked about the new found restraint almost repeating what his campaign advisers are telling him behind-the-scenes. don't do anything to rock the boat in the final days. >> we have to be nice and cool. nice and cool. right? stay on point, donald. stay on point. no side tracks, donald. nice and easy. because i've been watching hillary the past few days. she's unhinged. >> reporter: donald trump will focus on battleground states today. he has a rally in jacksonville and then off

remember, ted cruz and donald trump did not get along.not sure who initiatesed this meeting or what was discussed. it's fuelling speculation, is there a job for ted cruz in the trump administration? there is an open seat on the supreme court. could ted cruz be a contender for that. >> primary battles are always so intense, i like that you can bury the hatchet in someone's back and then bury the hatchet for real later. >> that wasn't even in the back. that was in the forehead. >>> new backlash to donald trump's support of steve bannon as chief white house adviser. harry reid led a scathing assault on bannon's selection. reid added that bannon's former job as chairman of breitbart news. >> reporter: john and christine as president obama and hillary clinton say that people should take a wait and see attitude towards donald trump there's one democrat doing no such thing. that is harry reid, the outgoing democratic leader who took to the floor the senate and made a blistering statement against donald trump again last night. he talked about the

but if donald trump does pick ted cruz to lead the justice department you may think it unring the bell when you look back at things they said. >> i call him lying ted. puts down the bible and lies. >> when it comes to donald trump. i like donald trump. this man is a pathological liar. bold and brash and willing to speak the truth. he doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. i'm glad he's running. he's energizing a lot of people. he lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth. he's a friend of mine. i have not responded i don't intend to. i will sing donald's praises personally. describes his battles with venereal diseases. i like and respect donald. if anyone saw the movie back to the future ii. the screen writer says he based the character biff on donald trump. a character of an arrogant buffoon. i'm not going to engage in the medias game of throwing rocks and attacking other republicans. labt of hot and cold. but on a serious note here is ted cruz why he's all in on tem trump. >> the american people said we want to clak the path we're on. i am eager and committ

so let's talk about senator ted cruz. senator ted cruz is with him, the man who once called donald trump a pathological liar and serial philanderror will hit the trail for trump. that breakfast meeting back in july where mr. cruz refused to endorse trump for insulting his wife and father, you know this one. >> i don't get angry often but you mess with my wife, you mess with my kids, that will do it every time. donald, you are a sniveling coward. leave heidi the hell alone. >> i'm not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. >> oh, my, how things have changed. all is forgiven, apparently. cruz will not only vote for mr. trump but also campaign for him, actively campaign for him today in the state of iowa. let's talk about that and more. with me, larry sabato from the university of virginia center for politics and virginia murphy from the daily beast and roll call. welcome to both of you. just to further refresh our memories, cruz's anger was sparked by a re-tweet from mr. trump, one that c

. >> i think ted cruz is a big loser right now. he the one line that started this and the primary with a marco rubio thing saying he was calculated. i think you're saying that when he comes out and makes the big speech. knocking on the door of trump and comes out to support him and now he is waffling again. it's after the new video came out. ted cruz he always is the guy that will stand on principle. what are principles. >> how old is ben carson? >> ben carson is probably emerged less damage than most of the candidates. i think that he was on television condemning statements along with everyone else.at the same time trying to stand up to defend trump and defend the republican party. everyone else has a lot more problems. i agree about senator cruz. marco rubio even though it seems to be doing well. he still is in the trump corner. he is twisting himself into not justifying that. >> >> mike pence was looking like a sure bet winter. seeming that hillary clinton will win the election. now that he has to defend donald trump and he is n

>> i think in that case it was ted cruz. he was ahead at that point.likely was working out the deal. so the option was to put marco rubio on as sort of the number two on the ticket. you remember later on ted cruz actually put carly fiorina on his ticket. >> my, how things have changed. now what ted cruz actually visited donald trump to talk about maybe a position somewhere in his, right? >> we are told he's on a long short list or short long list of attorney general. marco rubio re-elected to the united states senate. at the time i'm talking about back in march, rubio said he was going to retire from the united states senate after he bowed out of the presidential race so he and ted cruz are now both part of a coalition of republican senators that donald trump is going to need to get his agenda passed. >> david challian, thanks for stopping by. >>> be sure to check out cnn's book "unprecedented." it goes on sale december 6 but you can preorder your copy today. >>> still to come, kate upton is standing by her man and mine, justin verlander. find out why

for those who criticized trump for his values does he have a point here, or is ted cruz still trying the phenomenon? >> if you look at the map from election night, certainly looks like the south and basically everything but the coast went red. and that's really, you know, the strength of trump there. it's ironic that it's a new york city billionaire is the one who pulled that off to be certain. but looking at the democrats, that's -- part of the calculus here. that big blue wall, that rust belt, ohio, wisconsin. places that who are reliably democratic, went with donald trump. that's part of the tim ryan/nancy pelosi fight that's happening right now. ted cruz is speaking to the dynamic going on right now among the republican party. >> that big blue wall came tumbling down. i want you to listen to tim ryan challenging nancy pelosi for minority leader said about it. >> we need to go in other direction. it's not just us at the house of representatives. the obamas are leaving, the clintons are gone, the bidens are gone, harry reid is gone. 200 people in the house of representatives are go

as you know, mike pence, by the way, out with ted cruz. just got a note here, looking at the rally from last hour, cruz never mentioning trump at that event, although he was praising pence, saying he looks forward to calling him the next mr. vice president. let's see what you're saying about today's microsoft pulse question. for the first time since the rnc, melania trump is out giving a speech in pennsylvania. can she convince suburban moms to voted for her husband? here are your votes so far. 96% say no, 4% saying yes. one who said renee two tweeted me says his wife has been m.i.a. on the campaign trail and now she's trying to approach? what do you think? >>> coming up, the fullcourt press, president obama in florida where he wrapped the first of two rallies in the states a few minutes ago. >>> finally here, hillary clinton and donald trump both hoping to swing those key battleground states in their favor. we've got a lot more ahead, especially some live events coming up next hour. hang out. you work at ge? yeah, i do. you guys are worki

the federal society is very pleased to welcome our longtime friend, senator ted cruz. [applause] sen. cruz: thank you. thank you for highlighting my persistent inability to hold a job. although in many manifestations, i have always been able to say, i am from the government and i am here to help you. it is wonderful to be back at the federalist society lawyers convention. like many of you i have been to this convention many, many times. this is one of the first years in a while that at thursday night i was not up on the second floor playing poker at 2:00 in the morning as many of us have done. this gathering of friends and passionate leaders is an extraordinary gathering. as i was observing to dean and leonard and jean a few moments ago, the timing of this convention is always interesting. [laughter] sen. cruz: the timing of this convention, we could have been here in mourning, wondering what might become of the republic, or we could have been here in celebration, many with resumes in your pockets. [laughter] sen. cruz: or, in the year 2000, nobody could have been here

i was told that they were discussing ted cruz for attorney general.t necessarily know that area he was being auditioned. mail, we to the daily were asking some questions about justice and homeland security. we are waiting to see how they got along. when i asked today, what is the reaction, they said strong. john: let me stay with you on the security clearance story. jennifer: jared has been the focus today. a lot of the transition team members have been defending him saying he doesn't have a personal vendetta against chris christie and the were other reasons why some of these people are being pushed out and why the lobbyists are being pushed out. there is controversy about whether he would get a top-secret clearance to attend the daily briefing. i was told that essentially one person inquired about emily: i'm emily chang and this is "best of bloomberg technology." we bring you all of our top interviews from the week in tech. coming up, facebook in the eye of a post-election storm. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg strikes back at critics who say the social media

probably no one was cyber bullied more by donald trump and his team and his supporters than ted cruz, heidi cruz, rafael cruz. what do you make of -- first of all, i take her at her word. i am sure she actually means this and if she is first lady she wants to make it a project to combat cyber bullying. but isn't it discordant given her husband's activities on twitter? >> i think there was a collective gasp across the nation going, have you met your husband, donald? yes, this is something he's done throughout the primary. as you say. he was very, very brutal to ted and heidi and rafael, and not only tweeting falsehoods but going out on the campaign trail and reigniting them yet again and making, you know, a news story out of something that's not true whatsoever. so yes. i think, if she wanted to have a good-faith effort in cyber bullying, start with offender number one, donald trump. >> yeah. >> let me ask you a question. north carolina, so much of this election will come down to just a handful of states, and north carolina is one of them. why do you think black turnout is so down in t

. >> and we've seen ted cruz going over to trump tower, nikki haley.mitt romney is not the only one. >> i think secretary of state was the thing that was sort of floated for haley as well. there's some of this for the trump team is messing with us. anyone who thought this transition wouldn't be about chaos and buzzworthy stuff and new york/new jersey grudge matches, you're out of your mind. but i do think nor romney, i think honor is right. there's ambition there. there's certainly a sense among the foreign policy nerds that someone needs to go in and serve president trump for the country. i think this is trump bringing -- >> what people were saying about each other during the campaign, which seems like a long time ago already, let's just watch. >> donald trump is everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. >> first of all, she's very weak on illegal immigration. >> i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk. >> she certainly has no trouble asking me for campaign contributions. >> this man is a patholo

it probably serve ted cruz's political interest. help has a lot of work to do, rehabilitation to do, after the way he handled donald trump at the convention and beyond. >> when he showed up at the convention and didn't actually endorse a republican nominee. >> exactly. which didn't make the delegates thrilled, including his own texas delegation was not that thrilled with his behavior. he's got some rehab bill tation to do with the republican party and helping out pence is part of that process. >> in terms of the base that could certainly help. >> yes, he needs donald -- it's very interesting he's coming in now, he's hitting the road. he needs those voters. this feels all about 2020. if he's going to run then, he needs donald trump's support, donald trump's base. >> if trump were to win, what role cruz would play. you can see clearly what role he would play with a clinton administration. antagonistic. grandstanding in the way he did with obama. what woe would he do with a trump administration. maybe he wants to make sure he's not com

is ted cruz going to be inside or outside the tent? >> take donald trump at his word, he'll be inside the tent and he had endorsed him ultimately and so we'll see. i don't know if ted cruz would be interested in a cabinet position or not. that would be up to him. he's up for re-election now in this new cycle we'll start talking about very, very quickly, which will be a big advantage to republicans, because democrats -- republicans are only defending eight senate seats this time and the democrats are defending 30 something. i think 36, 38 seats this time. so it looks very good for the republican future right now. >> already prognosticating about the 2018 election. >> how about that? >> governor, i want to ask you about hillary clinton. you know her very well. what role does she play going forward? does she go the way of al gore, depart politics, pick up some sort of cause like the environment? what do you think she will do next? what should she do next? does she have a role to play to unify this country past a concession speech some tim

senator ted cruz.lked about this whole election is the revenge of what's known as fly over country. >> i think the election was an incredible vindication for the american people across this country and especially those as you note in rural america, in what elites on both coasts consider to be fly over country. this election could be well under stood as the revenge of fly over country. >> not to go back to "hamilton" but i'll go back to "hamilton". again, this explains why this twitter battle or this battle friday night with the cast of "hamilton" and mike pence and donald trump has taken up is indicative of what's going on. there's an element of what ted cruz is saying that's part of this discussion. >> said part it. not the only thing. a part it. what bernie sanders was saying was northwest really about identity and racial politics he was talking about class politics. he's talking about how people are despairing in their lives and that's across a lot of different segments of voters. >> that's why the

ted cruz is right, we have not had a lot of unified control of government.ty has controlled the white house and senate and house the way republicans do now for only 12 of the 48 years and never for longer than four years at a time. the country has not been willing to give one side the keys for very long in modern american politics. they are squarely in the center. they have the ball and whether they can produce results over the next two and four years to generate support to sustain this majority, ted cruz is asking the right question. >> jay newton small and ron brownstein, thanks. >> thanks. >> elliott gonzalez, remember that name and that little boy? he's actually reacting to fidel castro's death. how he calls him a friend and says he was like another father. you'll hear from him next. since we started shopping at way bfingerhut.com. first down! that's because with fingerhut.com we can shop over 700,000 items go to fingerhut.com to get low monthly payments and the credit you deserve. that's a touchdown, buttercup! ♪ ♪ oww! our mission is to produce for afr

yes, ted cruz.he texas senator who's an invet rat liar and so bad even his birth certificate says lyin' ted on it. here's an example of how he lies. >> the computer model also predicted the earth would warm dramatically. there is one little problem, the satellites that actually measure the temperature have recorded no significant warming whatsoever for the last 18 years. ( babbling ) see what he did there? hard to see. we all know global warming is on the rise and has been for decades. we know because scientists have told us. ted cruz took the scientist's data and just used the cherry-picked section from the specific satellite data set that makes it look like global warming is not actually an issue when, in fact, we know that it is. it's almost like someone saying, man, i'm so good this year, this entire year i haven't had any junk food! and you're, like, wow! it's only january 2nd! well, that's not the point. ( laughter ) but you see, what cruz did was he made a lie based on a fact. until donald tr

what did you think about ted cruz?y away from taking an opportunity if asked. >> i think it's a fantastic idea. i think he's one of the smartest legal minds in washington. i think the department of justice needs to be shaken up. there are a lot of political interests that are burroed inside the department of justice and cruz would take a scalpel and a meat cleaver through all of that and that's what needs to happen. he would be phenomenal. i would be all in for that. >> do you sense that he and donald trump have made up? >> it's in the past. it's completely in the past. trump has turned the page. he's very practical. he's going to put the best people in charge of each department. ted cruz is a star. he's a legal star. >> who knows what she's doing tomorrow. you can come on over tomorrow, if you want, laura. >> great, fantastic. i'll bring the krollers. >> we start out with a fox news alert. two international terror plots thwarted as police announce nearly 2 dozen arrested overnight. one of planned targets was a packed

you have lying ted cruz. i nicknamed him lyin'. i say lyin'. how would you spell that? lyin' ted. l-y-i-n with an apostrophe. you know? we call him lyin' ted. little marco by the way is a choke artist. he's liddle, liddle marco. don't worry about it liddle marco. >> gentlemen, you got to do better than this. >> that is high school and a bad high school. welcome back. that was a look back at how donald trump resorted to name calling during the primaries. it was clear trump relished hurling insults at his republican opponents, took a more degrading approach to his campaign against hillary clinton attacking her ethics, experience, even her health. >> crooked hillary clinton oh she's crooked, folks, crooked as a $3 bill. in fact she's the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the united states of america.

senator ted cruz. please. [applause] >> i should probably stop right there, let me continue.

we'll quget to that in a moment with senator ted cruz. trump senior adviser kellyanne conway and senator bernie sanders. first, the world reacting to fidel castro's death at 90. president obama who restored diplomatic relations with cuba offering his condolences saying the cuban people must they have a friend and partner in the united states of america. but will that friendship continue under donald trump? for more on that let's bring in jim avila in havana and tom llamas outside of trump tower in new york. jim, let's start with you. we know cuba will observe nine days of official mourning. what will that look like? what is the mood like there on the ground? >> reporter: well, the sunday normal. people are mourning. the state has tremendous power to rally the faithful. 90% of the people work for the government. youth organizations are funded by the communist party. it won't be difficult to rally the faithful here and they'll be out in force and they'll be out in force looking to celebrate fidel castro's life and his revolution. >> jim, ca

senator ted cruz of texas today, sit. good boy! lie down. but this was that day in american politics. this was the day when very famous men in politics measured the distance between the height of their high horse and bowing and scraping the floor. >> dishonesty is donald trump's hallmark. >> presidents have an impact on the nature our nation. and these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of america. this is not a matter of just policy, it's more a matter of character and integrity. >> you think he's a racist? >> oh, i think his comments time and again, appeal to the racist tendency that exists in some people. and i think that's very dangerous. >> mr. trump is a con man. a fake. his imagination must not be married to real power. his domestic policies would lead to recession. his foreign policies would make america and the world less safe. he has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president. this is the very brand of anger that has led other nations into the abyss. >> into the abyss? this has led other n

or is it "lyin' attorney general ted cruz"? i'm not sure what the proper name is. either way, as attorney general, cruz could finally get to the bottom of just why his dad killed j.f.k. ( laughter ) ( applause ) gotta find out. he's the man. today, donald trump assured theu tblichings are under control through his official spokes-twitter, saying, "very as i decide on my cabinet and many other positions. i am the only one who knows who the finalists are!" ( cheers and applause ) yes! trump, only trump, only trump the mag i was in knows who the finallests are. he's going to reveal the winners in a dramatic ceremony in the rose garden. "rudy guiliani, you're here for the right reasons. president-elect to be tweeting at all, it's just weird. it just feels strange, doesn't it? ( applause ) so why is trump doing it? well, a member of the transition team says he has a very good reason. >> well, i can tell you this: the pressure that has got to be on president-elect trump is immense, the enormity of the job ahead of him. and so i would have to say if this is his way of rela

ted cruz has not been the most popular senator on the senate floor.l he have a problem getting confirmed? >> confirmed if he is nominated for something, you mean? >> sure, yeah. >> in the cabinet, on the cabinet? >> that is what a lot of republicans are saying he has had such a can tanker russ relationship with even republicans on the senate floor, is this something you would put someone in a position where he may have trouble getting confirmed. >> first, h he has not been appointed or nominated for anything at this moment. to answer your question, there is something called senatorial courtesy and often you see, eric, in these processes that republicans and democrats lay down their partisan, you know, their partisan armor and they come together and they say i'm going to go and vote for someone i served with in the senate. that depends on the position. that's hypothetical at this point since he hasn't been nominated or appointed for something. senator cruz has a very important voice and has shown his courage in pushing through issues when others are cr

kellyanne conway, senators ted cruz and bernie sanders. and the former chair of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. and -- >> foreign. >> fidel castro dead at 09. what it means for cuba, its people and with the trump white house, is our renewed relationship hanging in the balance? from abc news, it's "this week." here now >> good morning and thanks for joining us this holiday weekend. hope you all had a great thanksgiving. it was a busy week for president-elect donald trump who spent his holiday at mar-a-lago filling in his cabinet, detailing some surprising shifts on key campaign promises. and while he is yet to hold a press conference as reflect, he released another taped message to the american people. >> it's time to restore the let us give thanks for all that we have and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead. >> the once divisive candidate now calling for unity. we'll quoget to that in a momen with senator ted cruz. trump senior adviser kellyanne conway and senator bernie sanders. first, the world re