if i'm the nominee. i will pledge i would not run as an independent. and i am discussing it with everybody, but, you know i'm talking about a lot of leverage. >> he's already hedging his bet on the clintons okay? so if he doesn't run as a republican, maybe he supports clinton or maybe he runs as an independent, but i would say that he's already hedging his bets because he's used to buying politicians. >> well, i've given him plenty of money. >> but it's what he said about women in answer to megyn kelly's question that is driving a lot of the conversation today. joining me now are "the washington post" chris cillizza jonathan capehart nbc's kelly o'donnell live in atlanta and the red state gathering and katy tur covering the trump campaign. katy, first to you, you've gone one-on-one with trump in the past frequently, in fact. this is class tick trump, trump being trump. i saw you tweets last night and your messages but did he cross the line particularly in answer