republican nominee? chuck, he s not going to be the nominee. he s not a serious candidate. he s an entertainer. these are dog whistle proposals to prey on people s fears and consume the news. it s not a serious campaign. it doesn t sound like you can support him if he is the nominee. why not say it? because it is not going to happen. i will support the republican nominee and i m working hard to make sure i m it. you will support the republican nominee no matter what the voters decide? absolutely. it is not going to be donald trump though. of course he says the same line, it is not a serious campaign. on the day that time magazine names angela merkel person of the year, donald trump tweeted out, i told you time would never pick me as the person of the year despite me being the big favorite. they shoes the person who s ruining germany. this from a man who will need angela merkel at his side to defeat isis and he s also sore over not getting a magazine cover. if you ge
not at all. we have to do the right thing. you know how you make america great again? tell donald trump to go to hell. rarely has the american political establishment such as it is sung such a chorus. it s not what this party stands for. it s completely and totally inconsistent with american values. shameless and a dangerous idea. working with the muslim community, not driving them into the shadows is absolutely critical to our national security efforts. these are dog whistle proposals toplay prey on people s fears and consume the news. yeah, trump s statement was so outrageous and so offensive, his poll numbers went up 20 points. the problem is much bigger than the republican party. are you a big got? not at all. probably the least of anybody you ve ever met. you re increasingly being compared to hitler. does that give you any pause at tall? donald trump s answer to george stephanopolous s
so, again, there s plenty of room for policy disagreement in presidential politics. as a matter of law and american precedent in history, this is both un-american, impractical, unlikely to be upheld in any modern way, and donald trump doesn t seem to care. people can make of that what they will. msnbc s ari melber, appreciate it, thanks. what is the greater political impact tonight of trump s comments, both at home and abroad, joining us to discuss that angle, daily beast columnist and sirius xm radio host deen obeidallah and david frum, former speechwriter for george w. bush. i want to play a little bit of sound we got in within the last hour or so, jeb bush speaking out. let s take a listen. these are dog whistle proposals to prey on people s fears and consume the news. it s not a serious campaign. every time he says something like this, disparaging groups across the board, it s more and more clear that he s not going to be president of the united
we re heading to concord to a town hall meeting in beautiful new hampshire. are you going to be able to support donald trump if he s the republican nominee at this point? chuck, he s not going to be the nominee. he s not a serious candidate. he s an entertainer. these utterances that he makes shows that in serious times, we need a real leader and i believe my life experience puts me in a good position. americans are scared. republicans and democrats alike are very scared with the situation we have now, but to make his proposals out there just to basically these are dog whistle proposals to prey on people s fears and consume the news. it s not a serious campaign. well, it doesn t sound like you can support him if he s the nominee, why not say it? because it s not going to happen. he s not going to be the nominee. i will support the republican nominee and i m working hard to make sure i m it. so you will support the republican nominee no matter what the voters decide? absol
support, followed by ted cruz and rubio at 17% and 16%. this poll also found that 68% of trump supporters would still back him if he ran as an independent. trump noted, too, tweeting about the poll, but the republican front-runner signed a pledge to the republican party back in september. jeb bush responded, quote, maybe donald negotiate a deal with his buddy hillary clinton. continuing this path will put her in the white house. he also refused to say he would support trump as the nominee last night. are you going to be able to support donald trump if he s the republican nominee at this point? chuck, he s not going to be the nominee. he s not a serious candidate. he s an entertainer. to make his proposals out there just to basically these are dog whistle proposals to prey on people s fears, and consume the news. it s not a serious campaign. well, then, it doesn t sound like you can support him if he s the nominee. why not say it? because it s not going to happen. he s not goi