Transition to president. [inaudible conversations] [applause] good morning and welcome to the National Press club. I am Jonathan Salant washington correspondent and a past president of mccloskey. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of new york wrote more books than most candidates had read. Todays guest former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has written even more books than senator moynihan but remember there are more house members then there are senators. Speaker gingrich is to talk about his latest book sublight. He will speak for 20 minutes and then take questions from the audience before he signs the book. Proceeds from todays event benefit the National Press Club Journalism institute the clubs nonprofit journalism training. Before we begin please turn off for silence your cell phones. I would like to acknowledge the members that they headline team responsible for organizing the event and if you are in audience please stand be recognized. Lisa matthews, roy rousseau beale pierced frank masson no a
The clinton camp has other reasons for joy. You have heard of split tickets are that usually refers to voters splitting their ballots but in this case we are referring to Vice President nominee might dance breaking for donald trump. Trump has refused to endorse House Speaker paul wright and his congressional race saying hes not just not quite there yet just as ryan once said to mr. Trump. But pence is there. I talk to donald trump this morning about my support for paul ryan, longtime friendship. He strongly encourage me to endorse paul ryan in next tuesdays primary and im pleased to do it. Lou who will be picking up the split with Reagan White House director ed rollins and political commentator pat buchanan. There is considerable good news from the donald Trump Campaign. Trump is close the fundraising gap with clinton. Trump is republican partys other fundraising surged 80 million last month just 10 million short of clintons 90 million. We will be talking about that and clinton cash. P
Mr. Obama actually declared donald trump is unfit to be president. The republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. I said so last week and he keeps on proving it. Hes woefully unprepared to do this job. Woefully unprepared. Resonates doesnt it. Trump responded with a tweet that reads, quote, president obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the United States, end quote. Trumps running mate governor mike pence also hitting back at the president in a twucson town hall. Really is amazing i got up here this morning in tucson and i saw the president of the United States on television. The president actually said that our nominee was quote unfit to serve as president. He said, and im quoting, the fact that he doesnt appear to have basic knowledge about Critical Issues in europe, in the middle east, in asia means that hes woefully unprepared to do this job. Well, allowing for the fact that barack obama knows a lot about being woefully unprepared to be presid
The clinton camp has other reasons for joy. You have heard of split tickets are that usually refers to voters splitting their ballots but in this case we are referring to Vice President nominee might dance breaking for trump has refused to endorse House Speaker paul wright and his congressional race saying hes not just not quite there yet just as ryan once said to mr. Trump. But pence is there. I talk to donald trump this morning about my support for paul ryan, longtime friendship. He strongly encourage me to endorse paul ryan in next tuesdays primary and im pleased to do it. Lou who will be picking up the split with Reagan White House director ed rollins and political commentator pat buchanan. There is considerable good news from the donald Trump Campaign. Trump is close the fundraising gap with clinton. Trump is republican partys other fundraising surged 80 million last month just 10 million short of clintons 90 million. We will be talking about that and clinton cash. Peters wiser we
Mr. Obama actually declared donald trump is unfit to be president. The republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. I said so last week and he keeps on proving it. Hes woefully unprepared to do this job. Woefully unprepared. Resonates doesnt it. Trump responded with a tweet that reads, quote, president obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the United States, end quote. Trumps running mate governor mike pence also hitting back at the president in a twucson town hall. Really is amazing i got up here this morning in tucson and i saw the president of the United States on television. The president actually said that our nominee was quote unfit to serve as president. He said, and im quoting, the fact that he doesnt appear to have basic knowledge about Critical Issues in europe, in the middle east, in asia means that hes woefully unprepared to do this job. Well, allowing for the fact that barack obama knows a lot about being woefully unprepared to be presid