Remaining delegates. That sounds like a high bar. Reportqr mitt romney encourages republicans to vote for cruz. Are we sure hes a mormon . He choked. It was so sad. Reporter but only to force an open convention. But john kasich is stepping up efforts to challenge cruz in utah, which holds its caucus on tuesday. Now many trump opponents are turning to the convention, hoping to deprive trump of a clear 1237 majority. Nothings changed other than the perception that this is more likely to become an open convention than we thought before. Reporter trump warns of violence if a floor fight produces another nominee. I think you would have riots. Reporter or man republicans, denial and depression are turning into acceptance. Hes going to need a majority to govern. I think he would welcome working with republicans in the house and senate. Reporter ths an admission that the republican establishment, long on lifesuprt, may officially be dead. John cornyn is a ted cruz supporter, we think. Joining
Collusion, delegate jujitsu, rules changes, anything, to deny trump anything, in part because of scenes like this. Last night in tucson, arizona, antitrump protestors was set upon and beaten up as he was being escorted out of the rally. Police arrested and charged the man who assaulted the protester who we see in that video. This was the scene earlier in the day yesterday in arizona where protestors bocked a road to a trump rally. So the rise of rumpism and the undoing of the republican eablishment has been years in the making. It began in 2007 when conservatives killed president bushs punish forsh for immigration reform. In 2008, andohn mccain was clobbered by barack obama. In 2010, the tea party revolt. They chose to ride the tiger instead of fight it. Of kantor, boehner, and the prevention of Kevin Mccarthy getting a promotion, all at the hands of a resurgent populist conservative movement. Now many in the party are trying to stop donald trump. But how . You have the establishment.
Well, weve got the trumpatology buzzer beater possibilities for what could be a wild Republican National convention. Joining me are jose diazbalart of telemundo and nbc news, molly ball, joy ann reid, and robert costa of the washington post. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Lets agree on this much about the 2016 campaign. The rise of donald trump is basically paralleled the fall of the republican establishment. The more the establishment cries never trump, the more the voters snub them. On tuesday night, in spite of millions of dollars of negative ads and high profile criticism by mitt romney and others, trump won four of five primaries and he nearly tripled his delegate lead over ted cruz. Any means necessary, candidate collusion, delegate jujitsu, rules changes, anything, to deny trump anything, in part because of scenes like this. Last night in tucson, arizona, an antitrump prot
Mitch mcconnell and harry reid exclusively join me. Do you like buzzer beaters like this one from friday night . Well, weve got the trumpatology buzzer beater possibilities for what could be a wild Republican National convention. Joining me are jose diazbalart of telemundo and nbc news, molly ball, joy ann reid, and robert costa of the washington post. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, this is ethe prss with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Lets agree on this much about the 2016 campaign. The rise of donald trump is basically paralleled the fall of the republican establishment. The more the establishment cries never trump, the more the voters snub them. On tuesday night, in spite of millions of dollars of negative by mitt romney and others, trump won four of five primaries and he nearly tripled his delegate lead over ted cruz. Republicans are desperate to use any means necessary, candidate collusion, delegate jujitsu, rules changes, anything,
A deal by late march, and there is apparently so much obvious pressure that iranian media portrays the United States as desperate for a deal. Also here tonight, critics blasting president obama all last week as an apologist in chief, saying his refusal to acknowledge radical islamist terrorists would only embolden them. Now with only two days into this week the administration yesterday warning of alshabaab terrorist threats against the mall of america, and today the Islamic State has kidnapped at least 150 christian men and women and children from a number of villages in northeastern syria. Well be taking all of this up tonight with former pentagon official k. T. Mcfarland here in moments. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell came up with a plan to save republicans from themselves allowing the gop a graceful exit from the department of Homeland Security funding fight. Ive indicated to the democratic leader that id be happy to have his cooperation to advance the consideration of a cle