From a rocky week. He is doubling down on his calls for rival kasich to drop out of the race. And cruz taking out his first negative ad against kasich. Hes 1 in 30. He ought to get the hell out. Just like a stubborn guy. Hes stubborn. He doesnt want to leave. Let me tell you, he hurts me much more than he hurts cruz. Cruz wants him out. Cruz is wrong. He hurts me. There are only two candidates whose names will appear on the ballot. Donald trump and myself. Under the rules, you have to have won eight states. There are only two candidates who will have met that. The choice will be between me and donald trump and i believe we will win that election. If there is a contested convention, you know, one of the easiest ways to understand that is simply the question, where do the rubio delegates and where do the kasich delegates go, and i think they naturally come to us, and this puts us over a majority. Pressure mounting as the candidates steel themselves for what could be a contested conventio
The Democratic Convention is under way, officially gavelled, not by the party chairwoman, forced out yesterday, practically booed off the stage by her own delegation this morning. Party hoping acrimony will yield through unity throughout the week and taking steps as we speak right now. Also tonight, rolling out heavy hitters. New jersey senator cory booker, first Lady Michelle obama, senator Elizabeth Warren and runnerup Bernie Sanders. More on booing supporters gave them in a moment. First to our chief Political Correspondent dana bash joining us from the Convention Floor behind me with new efforts to try to contain the acrimony. Dana, as you know, Democratic Party is just issued a formal apology, public apology, to senator sanders. What more can you tell us . This happened not long after this convention formally gavelled open and it is a statement from Donna Brazile, who is now the interim chair of the party and other officers saying on behalf of everyone at the dnc, we want to offer
Country yesterday and said essentially were not in favor of walls and were certainly not going to pay for it. Donald trump walk up this morning and shot back on twitter. This is what he wrote. The u. S. Has a 60 billion trade deficit with mexico. It has been a onesided deal from the beginning of nafta with massive numbers of jobs and companies lost. If mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting. The two were slated to meet next week. The mexican president is catching plenty of heat in his own country for agreeing to this meeting. Well see if it still comes to fruition. As for donald trump, today we are expecting him to take some executive actions on trade. Hes also going to be heading to philly for that gop retreat, carol. Sara murray, thanks so much. I want to bring in cnns senior political reporter manu raju in philadelphia. Reporter republicans actually broke some news here, the Republican Leadership saying how much i
Molly is live in washington with all the latest. This is a whole lot more hello molly quite slow arthel and games. This will come back to town next week. His work and and possibly as early as thursday a decision. Over the past its own and some democrats need more time at the table in hearings to a better bill. Next this both your hearings with very complex Economic Issues there. And you have to understand the implications of each one of these issues. None, zero ready to go to conference me with hammer out it provides. They theoretically fulfill their promise to voters to cut taxes. I have ever in my years as a member of congress, seen our Majority Party determined to do something then i am seeing this. X is looking for funding to form and the border wall. Will meet on tooth with a large group of Senate Republican to find a strategy but as a tax reform the timing is key. End of the year, diminishes next november. Some camping is already on the way. They want legislative excesses. Will r
Washington. We hope youre celebrating your holiday weekend. A lot of news right now. President trump takes on Time Magazine on twitter, this, as he prepares a todo list for congress when they return to washington. Phil keating is live in florida, following the president on this holiday weekend. Phil, good to see you. Good to see or hear you. The first family has been enjoying this long living weekend at maralago on palm beach for now, the fourth day and for the fourth straight day, President Trump has departed from the winter white house property presumably to play gulf at one of his gulf clubs. Today its back to Trump International in west palm beach. No word whom the president is golfing with. It will be hard to top yesterdays foursome. The president ial motel cade drove up to the golf club where the president golfed to tiger woods, Dustin Johnson, and pga pro. The daily motorcade generates lookyloos as it goes by. The last viewing of the president and first lady melania was thanksgi