a spokesman from mexico s president told bloomberg there s no way his country would pay for a wall and trump was i go nornlt for even idea. earlier this week trump explained to me and you how he would make them pay to secure the border. take a look. i watch politicians come on. can you imagine, he s saying mexico will pay? and i m saying, that s like 100%. that s not like 98%. john, it is 100% they ll pay. if they don t pay, we ll charge them a little tariff. joining us with reaction. ann coulter is here with us. good to see you. a funny line by trump today about joe biden. i think it would be a great match-up. i have a great record. i m a job producer i haven t been involved in plagiarism. i think i would match up well
more than 70 people were hurt. and the number of blazes in the western u.s. continues to rise. in connecticut, the state supreme court abolished the death penalty for all 11 inmates on death row. three years ago, lawmakers abolished the death penalty for future crimes. welcome back to hardball. donald trump is sparing no one from attacks these days is that that includes joe biden who isn t even a candidate, at least not yet. if it is joe biden, how do you match up against joe biden? i think i would match up great. i m a great job producer, i have a great record. i haven t been involved in plagiarism. i think i would match up very well. trump of course referring to the 1988 campaign when he used a quote from a labor leader.
campaigning now dominates the news, so where in the world is joe biden? this week, vacationing with his family in south carolina, where there hasn t emerged so much as a photo of him. but he has been reaching out in what could be his third and final presidential run. sources say he s been calling a few close supporters and advisers. i consider him a friend. reporter: hillary clinton says she ll respect whatever decision biden makes. but her supporters sent some signals to think twice. joebld is a. do you think he s going to run? i can t tell. but i m worried if he doesn t do well, it will be hurtful to him and we all care doubt him deeply. reporter: donald trump is already treating him as an opponent with a slam. i think i d match up great. i m a job producer. i ve had a great record. i haven t been involved in plagiarism. reporter: a reference to
idea. vice president joe biden is calling close supporters and advisers this week, still considering jumping in the race for 2016. i consider him a friend. reporter: hillary clinton says she ll respect whatever decision biden makes. though her supporters have sent some signals to think twice. the problem is that joe biden is a very good guy and probably has no appeal whatsoever to people under 35. you think he s going to run? i can t tell. but i m worried if he does and doesn t do well, it will be hurtful to him and we all care about him deeply. reporter: donald trump is already treating him as an opponent. i think i d match up great. i m a job producer, i ve had a great record. i haven t been involved in plagiarism. reporter: a reference to biden s issues in law school, as well as during his 1988 campaign, accused of using someone else s line in a speech. here s jon stewart recently. the reason loose lips mcgee [ bleep ]ed up his 2008 president unrun is now the
i think for him substance could go a long way to helping him. how are you substantive in 60 seconds? well one of the ways you can do it is identify some particular issues that you are concerned about. one of the things that donald trump bricks to the table is that he can tout is he s a job producer, that the government doesn t produce jobs that businesses produce jobs and he s the best job producer of the 17 people who are running. so in 60 seconds he could hit on the issue of jobs the economy, and the need for there to be someone outside of government to come in and make it more effective in doing the job that most people want them to do. staying on trump, i think you just hit it and iech ve talked to a lot of people the reason people like him is he s not a washington insider, right? people are frustrated with government. but in your piece you do reference needing to act presidential and if you re donald trump how do you do that when at the same time you don t want to be of the