mitch mcconnell calling it quite good. yet another sign as we add to what luke has been reporting and katy from reince priebus, the signal going out at least is that it was positive discussions moving forward. >> that is definitely the signal being put out there. also with us at this hour, adam. >> thanks, good to be here. >> you were not in any of these meetings today. you told a local station in chicago you're not going to support him until he changes his tone. have you had any contact, though, with some of your colleagues who did meet with him and what are they telling you about those meetings? >> people are keeping it pretty close to the vest. they don't want details of these meetings to leak out because then you can't have the frank discussions. according to paul ryan, they had a good discussion. it was constructive. i hope the speaker brought up things like the need for reforming social security and issues like foreign policy. i've spent six years out here talking about the need for a strong american foreign policy.

mitch mcconnel spoke with supporters here. they discussed a variety of issues and it was constructive. mcconnell is a chest player, he's going to look at the map and see where donald trump can out or can hurt. but, trump is such a wild card and you have to assume if mcconnell would want some assurance with trump, okay, should we be worried of something else coming around. where are we at risk of getting upset, is there some speculations? so i think moving forward, the two things the look at, number one paul ryan continuing ef ll evolution. what does it mean for the electoral prospect and do they decide, hey, donald trump brought in all these voters, we'll keep our distance and we are for him but we are working to keep our own majority of the house and senate of the way we know how. that would be an interesting to witness. >> indeed, luke outside the narc. katy tur and halie jackson, thank you to you as well. let's bring in kelly o' donnel has been on capitol hill and we have been watching a series of meeting as we watch it unf

senator mitch mcconnell, thank you. >> this looks great. we really appreciate it. >> congratulations on the book. >>> still ahead, we'll go to hallie jackson live at trump

. >> he believed is it incumbent upon donald trump to unify the party, not his job or mitch mcconnell's job, it is the nominees job.

trump spoke with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and republicans in the upper chambers. afterwards, ryan and trump released a joint statement recognize arewe differences -- we recognize , ground. this is a great opportunity to unify our party and win this fall. and we are totally committed to achieving that goal." "thingsater tweeted -- working out really well." this afternoon, donald trump met with james a. baker and lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina had a "cordial phone call with trump today." graham did repeat today that he's not planning to vote for trump. was, if anything, accomplished today with trump's visit? >> i know we are going to spend a lot of time talking about the speaker. star, revered by establishment figures but viewed as having a bright future. but i'm more intrigue by donald trump beginning to get his toe hold on matters of national security with meetings like the one he had with secretary baker who does hew closer to the trump -- of less is more. the phone call with lindsey graham a significant. mark: the focus on the ryan meeting, the

i commend rick perry and mitch mcconnell. i never thought i say that. >> here's what mitch mcconnell said, he would support trump, i have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by the voters, and donald trump is now on the verge of clinching that nomination. as the presumptive nominee, he has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals. so -- >> that's also -- >> you're happy about that, but you also said you want marco rubio? >> i do. >> why is that? >> that's the ultimate sign of unity, to have someone donald trump had bitter fights with. come and stand next to, and say i support this person. hillary clinton has a horrible problem with millennials. she's lost millennials in every state. marco rubio can bring those people into the fold. he brings energy, he's excellent. >> trump says he says he, meaning trump has the opportunity and the obligation to unite the party. do you think trump sees it that way. >> clearly he doesn't. i don't need that help. brushing them off. mitch mcconnell saying he

mitch mcconnell comes to mind. he also will have john cornyn and roy blunt. the interesting difference though, tamron, unlike paul ryan who has been slow to warm up and embrace donald trump, mitch mcconnell said after ted cruz dropped out that he was willing to support the nominee and willing to support trump. a little bit more of a unified front on the senate republican side than we know on the house side. we'll hear from paul ryan around 11:30. that's the latest from here. it will be interesting to see for me, what the electoral strategy is with donald trump from the very well paid smart minds in the room that were able to get mitch mcconnell, they have a big -- i would argue herculean task on their hands. >> you mentioned that the meeting with the members of the senate at least those in that meeting, it's expected to go pretty well but when you look at races like pat toomey, there are other senators not as enthusiastic as the few he may meet with today who are worried about their individual races if trump is their nominee. >> reporter: without doubt. and i

mitch mcconnell has a very narrow majority. that result is what they are going to do g . >> do you think there could be a compromise and how important and more importantly, how long would it last? >> first of all, i can't imagine how you can compromise on the differences. you have a big gulf here. not even in the book. donald trump came out. you remember when he won. he said nice things about ted cruz and then he was back to attack him. i don't think that donald trump has got a position in the republican party that will unify the republican party. a number of people are already saying, as i pointed out on this show several months ago, they didn't want to be his vice-president. a lot of people are not going to show up at the convention a lot of other people are going to be fishing when he shows up in their state. they can't get associated with him. he names chris christie. chris christie as a transition guy. are you kidding me? >> i was telling don during the break, there are a lot of conservatives that are still angry with chri

here's senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on that? >> he's not going to be able to change the republican party. i mean we know what we believe in. we have some differences with limb. but i think he would have to adapt. >> should he adapt to the republican party? >> well, i'm sort of with mitch on this in the pragmatism. donald trump won the election fair and square. he is actually going to end up getting more votes than mitt romney did in 2012. i think this is going to be a continued dance between the establishment and republican party and donald trump defying common ground. but i think there is a lot of common ground. i am a little surprised how much emphasis you hear in the national conversation around the differences between donald trump and the republicans. look, tax cuts. rolling back the aca. climate skepticism. hard-line immigration policies. interventionist foreign policy. that sounds like a house republican. donald trump i think is squarely aligned with many republicans and is a electricilegitimate an leader of the republican

mitch mcconnell here is a chest player. he's somebody that i would presume be very concerned of the republicans representing the blue and purple states in his gop conference, what does that mean for donald trump? is that what this building booipd behind me is all about. okay, can you help us or hurt us? can we count on you going in the season not to put in some of our endangered members. some of them are already are. there are ads in pennsylvania. do you agree with donald trump's stance that mexicans coming across the board are rapesistra. the chest player believes it is important to unify now and paul ryan, the speaker, still is getting around to it. that's important and we'll continue to cover it. >> he said in effect of what we saw today was the stress test between the trump's wing as it were of the conservative wing. right now whether all the circuits are holding. luke is here on capitol hill keeping a close eye on donald trump's travel today. coming up next on this special edition of "andrea mitchell reports," we'll br

according to senator majority leader mitch mcconnell. so, see, they'd have him completely under control. back with me, joan walsh, fer and in and rick tyler. rick, i'm going to go to you first. this idea that the system, meaning the congress, would just constrain donald trump and there's nothing to worry about, when i heard that i thought about a clip from grover norquist and something he said back in 2012 and he was talking about what conservatives want and need as a president. take a listen to this. it's a little long but i want to get your response on the other side. >> we just need a president to sign this stuff. we don't need someone to think it up or design it. we have a house and a senate. the leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the house and the senate, so focus on electing the most conservative republican who can win in each house seat and the most conservative republican who can win in each senate seat and then pick a republican with enough working digits to handle a p

mitch mcconnell has a very narrow majority and he wants to remain majority leader. and whatever that is going to get, that result is what they're going to do. >> bob, do you think there could be a compromise? i mean how long -- and if there is a compromise, more importantly, how long would it last? >> first of all, i can't imagine how you could compromise on the differences here because you've got a big gulf here. there's some substantial differences. >> amy said not even in the book. >> good point. i don't think -- look, donald trump came out. you remember when he won, he said nice things about ted cruz and then all of a sudden the next day he was back to attacking hinl. i don't think that donald trump has got a position in the republican party that will unify the republican party. a number of people are already saying as i pointed out on this show several months ago, they don't want to be his vice president. a lot of people aren't going to show up at the convention and a lot of other people are going to be fishing when he shows up in their state. they can't get as

trump spoke with mitch mcconnell. ryan and trump released a joint statement that said while we were honest about our differences, there's many important areas of common ground. we'll be having additional discussions but remain confident. it's great opportunity to unify our party and win this fall. we're totally committed to working together to achieve that goal. trump later tweeted quote, great day in d.c. with house speaker ryan and things working out really well. exclamation point, trump 2016. lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina who has been anti-trump add a cordial phone call with trump today. you may recall graham seem to be warming to trend although he did repeat he's still not planning to vote for either clinton or trump. nicole wallace, republican strategist of long standing. what, if anything -- >> currently in the witness protection program. >> what, if anything, was accomplished today with trump's visi visit? >> i know we're going to spend a lot of time talking about the speaker. he's revered by

capital with senator mitch mcconnell. here is a preview. came back to visit the friends i had made the previous two summers, the next summer, the summer of 1965 and once again i happened to hit on the right day. i was sitting in the outer office in senator cooper's -- the reception area hoping to get a chance to see him. he walks out, grabs him by the arm and says "i am going to take you to something really important. we come over to the rotunda

why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? whew don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> all in the dlirchry. arguably getting a drink with mitch mcconnell, trying to make fake friends with members of congress who you don't necessarily like very much, that arguably is part of being president and that's a good reminder that i'm sure being president is generally a great job but i'm also sure there are parts of it that are no fun and that you'd really rather not do, even though you like being president. we're reminded of that again just this week. president obama flew off to another international summit. in this case it was the g7 summit in joe louis arena japan and one of the things they have do is do a fam lu portrait. you know, they have do so many of these things. usually most people look okay. somebody always looks off. angela merkel looks like one of the kids. a lot of times they wear unflattering outfits. it's all u.s. presidents. there's some things about the job that probably get grading over time. they don't make

trump is meeting with mitch mcconnell and other senate republicans. that meeting should be wrapping up shortly. not sure if we are going to hear from donald trump. doesn't sound likely. or from senators. that might be possible later on as well. live coverage here on c-span. waiting to hear from paul ryan. the speaker:: good afternoon -- excuse me, good morning. right now more americans die every year from drug overdoses than they do in car accidents. let me say that again. we have got more of our fellow citizens dying every year from drug overdoses than they do of car accidents. today the house continues to work on legislation to address the heroin and opioid epidemic across this country. for those of you who were at our press conference yesterday, you heard from susan brooks and bob dold, authors of two of these initiatives. all told, by the end of this week we are acting on 18 bills to deal with this. i'll actually be signing one of them today, s. 32, transnational drug trafficking act. this allows prosecutors to go after drug traffickers in foreign

we had news yesterday mitch mcconnell said he will support the republican nominee. now, you have all eyes turning to paul ryan on that question, and ryan saying, well, not so fast, not quite there yet. of course, ryan delivered a very well-publicized speech in the last few weeks, basically seeming, without using the name donald trump, to warn the republican party away from nominating donald trump, certainly that's how that speech was interpreted and there was plenty of speculation all year paul ryan might be interested in positioning himself to potentially emerge as the white knight candidate at a brokered republican convention. something he vehemently denied, no longer an issue but paul ryan with statement in the last few minutes that he's not yet ready to support donald trump. kasie hunt, you are familiar with paul ryan's role in all of this. what do you make of what he's saying now? >> we've been talking over last 24 hours how the republican party is splintered and there have been establishment figures coming to the support of donald trump. i think this is a mass

a number of folks, including mitch mcconnell. the whose who on the hill and who he has to figure out how to convince. >> you can see protesters continuing there in front of the rnc head quarters on first avenue here in southeast d.c. hallie jackson is with those protesters who as i understand it are once again on the move. >> reporter: yeah, hey, craig, we're walking with this small group of protesters, only a dozen out here, they are heading to the nrsc, where the meeting between trump and mitch mcconnell and rest of the senate leadership will be happening, a group of eight to ten people. we passed one of the media scrum and the action moving over to capitol hill which is where we're headed. and then after that over to the nrsc as well. i'm with one of the leaders of this protest group. tell me why you're out here today. >> we're out here today to let the gop know they are dead to our community and donald trump is a the final nail on the coffin. >> reporter: did you expect more of a turnout? you're vastly outnumbered by the medi

mitch mcconnell saying he was not quick enough to disavow the association with the kk. so there are a lot offenses they have to mend. the question becomes, erica to what extent. i support, i don't support fully, whatever, or they figure out what issues we can go in with on donald trump and pull the cover over our eyes with the rest. they have to deal with a lot of different factions of the party. you have conservatives, moderates who are upset, independents who don't like donald trump. different minority groups, latinos. paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, the rest of the leadership, they have a real delicate balance they have to find in the next six months. >> delicate indeed. all of them will be choosing their words very carefully. luke, thank you. >> some of the most prominent names in the republican party are still unwilling to accept donald trump is the party's presumptive nominee. bill crystal and ben howell were both on our air earlier today and weighed in. >> that's one thing, you know, whether you're more inclined to be with mitch mcconnell or ted cruz. that's really i

it is not called ryan's job to do that, not mitch mcconnell's job. it is the presumptive nominee's job to unify the party. he was struck by these calls for party unity, that people should just fall in line. which he is not, in principle, he is not against getting behind a unifying figure. but if there is some sort of apprehension about unity right now, that is donald trump's job. that is not paul ryan's job. john: a more basic question, asked whether he will support donald trump. he is a voter, a citizen. he says he is not there yet. what is required on donald trump's part? what does he have to do to earn paul ryan-- dan: he has serious question -- questions about donald trump's temperament to be commander-in-chief. he has serious questions about his judgment. his positions about issues. he is not providing a checklist, but he is saying, over the next six months in the election, earn my support. we all have to earn the support of those who are asking for our vote, then he should do the same. the way donald trump has behaved in the last few months rhe

we also saw half a dozen key republicans here on capitol hill, including senator mitch mcconnell endorsing donald massachusetts governor and even former president bush saying they're going to stay out of this, apparently not big fans of donald trump or not willing to come out and endorse him publicly. trump has his sights set on the fall and hillary clinton and so does she. she's already saying he's aggressive and negative and bullying and describes him as a loose cannon ready to misfire. it will be an interesting one this fall. >> who is packing trump? an overwhelming majority of our viewers do not think the republican party will rally behind him. >> reporter: well, we have john mccain, mitch mcconnell, the stop senate leader here, a number of other senators, some former governors. some for him, some against him. and so at this point, it looks like a mixed bag. and it's his job to bring that together. p. >> and what about the democrats, hillary clinton all but did it is missed senator bernie sanders >> reporter: bernie sanders hasn't completely given up yet unlike kasich and cruz, on his

why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? whew don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> all in the dlirchry. arguably getting a drink with mitch mcconnell, trying to make fake friends with members of congress who you don't necessarily like very much, that arguably is part of being president and that's a good

senator mitch mcconnell, thank you. >> this looks great. we really appreciate it. >> congratulations on the book. >>> still ahead, we'll go to hallie jackson live at trump tower where donald trump will be holding a news conference later this morning. stay with us. we'll be right back with more "morning joe." anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works... ...in one week. with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair. neutrogena®. "see what's possible." shall we say, unnecessarily complex.h back cards are, limiting where you can earn bonus cash back... then those places change every few months... please. it's time you got the quicksilver card from capital one. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. doesn't get much simpler than that. what's in your wallet? >>> 47 past the hour. joining us from outside trump tower in new yo

mitch mcconnell has taken a different approach from speaker ryan. why is that? >> they have different approaches to their jobs, sue. mitch mcconnell is a political animal, very tactical, and is concerned about the smart political play. that's probably going ahead and quickly getting behind donald trump. paul ryan is a conviction politician. he believes very deeply in limited government, lower taxes, curbing entitlement programs. disturb has been in a different place on some of those issues as well as trade and immigration and he's going to approach it somewhat differently and more slowly. >> how have rank and file republicans been reacting to all of this? >> there's been progress from the republican point of view. donald trump in some of the more recent polls has done better than he did in our april "wall street journal"/nbc poll when he was only get sfoog% of the republican vote. you need around 90% or more to have a united party and have a chance to win in november. trump is getting closer to that number. we'll see if he can get there. >> wow. >> john, thank y

how does mitch mcconnell play with donald trump? i spoke to democratic operatives over the past weekend who said they have only just scratched the surface for the amount of research they have on donald trump, stuff pertaining to women, to latinos, to african-american. when you think of all that and how it will come out over the next six months, this is going to be very brutal trench warfare. one other thing i will put out there, we haven't talked a lot about him, president obama, andrea. i spoke to aides close to him. do you know how hard he is going to work because he does not want to leave his legacy up to donald trump? barack obama, michelle obama, more likely than not bernie sanders, hillary clinton, bill clinton, the firepower from the democratic side will do everything in their power because they truly believe now from all the conversations i've had on capitol hill this is the single biggest election they've ever faced. the thought of donald trump taking over president obama's legacy say they is worse than romney, mccain, geor

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i said, join us, vote for mitch mcconnell for president. and it would list the football players and the basketball players and the cheerleaders and the homecoming queens. >> how did you get the most popular kids to endorse -- >> he won, mcconnell, a pack rat. saved his mementos from that race and every other throughout listener ly 40 years in elected office. >> switch to mitch for president. >> much of it on display at his alma mater. which houses his pears. labor second hunt george w. bush the the long time washington power couple now spends most weekends in kentucky, a far cry from their first date, suggested by a mutual friend. >> i got this call out of blue. >> from his assistant. >> my is he sis than answered back. >> and it was a blind date i'd never seen her before. >> a divorced father of three, mccontinental married coao in 19. >> he actually cooked. he's sully a wonderful husband. low main ten apps husband. >> on the campaign trail her p.m. contrasts with his mcconnell's wonkier, side, an immigrant from china, she came to united s

mitch mcconnell is perfect example. donald went with leadership and mitch and barrasso and thune. i spoke with some of my former colleagues, number one he was informed and impressive and confident, turn ad lot of minds that day. sandra: doesn't donald trump which has been the theme of his campaign continue to turn ideas and statements like this from bill kristol into win for him? i mean i think you are trying to make sure that my mic was hot coming out of the sound bite with the press conference an hour or so ago, he was asked about bill kristol, he is a loser though are first words. that is win for donald trump. harris: anybody ever been nicknamed by donald trump knows that is hard branding to shake. wow. we'll move on. new fallout over katie couric gun documentary. she is veteran news anchor. initially she denned defended the film despite evidence that the film was deceptively edited. after days of criticism, katie couric is singing a different tune. why? after tv version of us wraps up we pop up live on foxnews.com/outnumbered. click on the tab and we're multitasking and on fac

she ran for the state two years ago against mitch mcconnell. she is supporting hillary for president. i will not ask you who you voted for. i know you voted for hillary clinton. tell us about what steve is talking about. steve kornacki they say they're democrats but will vote for trump this fall. >> is it great to join you this evening and steve's analysis is accurate. it is correct. you only have to look back to the 2012 presidential election to see the share of uncommitted vote that was cast against president obama. kentucky is a state where we take things down to the wire not just for horse races but for the presidential elections. senator sanders needed a big win in the commonwealth and that hasn't happened. we're seeing significant movement, especially for folks who watched the contest last week in west virginia. we're seeing secretary clinton make great strides especially in coal country, across the common wealth and importantly, make an impact across the state of kentucky. >> looking towards the general election, i do believe, you know t

ryan and mitch mcconnell have been studies in contrast since trump set up the nomination. ryan holding out. mcconnell getting on board. sort of. talk about the personal styles and achievements -- and decisions that went into this. kelly: mitch mcconnell is the ultimate pragmatist and he is also someone who can see around the corner politically. he can see two or three steps down the line. paul ryan is in a different position as really the head of the party the chairman of the , convention, much more visible. some of mcconnell's strengths are really kind of backroom strengths. knowing where things are heading. they had kind of different responsibilities and different challenges. so, when you see the public reluctance of paul ryan, when we know of him as being this policy guy, a policy wonk, did not even want to be speaker -- embracing that position now and wanting to , defend conservatism of this modern time and move it in a way that is more appealing to a broader base. now mcconnell is playing a , tactical game. he is kind of the new majority leader and does not want to se

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is thinking about the big picture. the kentucky republican first won a u.s. senate seat in 1984. mcconnell has played a pivotal role in some of the hardest fought moments in modern politics from obama care and campaign finance to the current battle over the president's supreme court nominee. his new memoir, "the long game," mcconnell reveals his childhood memories and lessons that resonate today. senator, thanks for being here. good morning. >> good morning. >> happily memorial day. thank you. >> one of the more striking things you write about in your book is your battle at a very early age with polio and how your mother handled that. how did that affect you in the long term do you think? >> it was incredible what she did. i mean, she to watch me like a hawk for two years and keep me off my feet and administer physical therapy regimen that she was taught at warm springs in georgia where roosevelt had set up a polio treatment center. she had to watch me every waking moment for literally two years. my first memory in lif

also coming up, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will look back on his life and career in politics. and this weekend don watkins, fellow at the ayn rand institute, will argue that measures to alleviate income inequality actually end up hurting low income americans. >> the real insight of the enlightenment thinkers like the founders was each of us is equal and the fact that we have equal rights. and so the government's job is not to rule us, it's to be our servant, the servant, the protector of our rights. but what happens when it protects our rights equally? what happens when it protects your freedom the same that it protects mine? we're going to create different amounts of wealth because we have different abilities, we make different choices, we, you know, some of us want to go and become a teacher x. for us, that's what a successful life is whether we, you know, go up from where our parents were or down, that's what a successful life is. over people want to be hedge fund managers. other people want to start new companies. you're going to get inequality if we have equal freedom. >

mitch mcconnell is endorsing donald trump at this point. so that's going to be a challenge for paul ryan going forward and how he messages afterwards will be fascinating to see as well, carol. >> it will. manu and dana, you stick around. we'll get back to you when we can. when we come back, we'll get the democratic reaction to all of this. we have someone from the bernie sanders camp next, jeff weaver. why weigh yourself down? try aveeno® sheer hydration. its active naturals® oat formula... ...goes on feather light. absorbs in seconds... ...keeps skin healthy looking and soft. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. ...one of many pieces in my i havlife.hma... so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing probl

in the coming weeks on afterwards, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will discuss how his political philosophy has informed his time in the senate. senator robert boxer of california will look back in her life and career in politics. also coming up, they will profile the woman instrumental in the space program in the 1940s and 50s. this weekend, the vice president of policy and research, tamara draut will talk about the new working class. and their potential political power. she is she's in conversation with "democracy now"'s amy goodman. >> we had a deep and long history in this country of undervaluing work that involves serving people and especially caring for people. we now have a working class that is much more female and much more people of color then the industrial working class. that very definition of who is working class is one reason why think we have seen a real disappearance of the idea of the working class in this country. >> afterwards there's a book tv every saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch all previous afterwards program on our we

the statement yesterday from mitch mcconnell. trump got a more full throated endorsement from the mike huckabee. he said he's all in for donald trump's fall campaign. the oklahoma governor mary fallon saying she'd be open to joining trump's ticket. i've not had any direct contact with mr. trump, but i'd be very honored if i were to receive a call saying i need you to help make america great again. jacob rascon is here to give us the latest the vp talk. and kasie hunt to help us with the fine line republicans are treading as they deal with trump as their nominee. this question of the veep stakes. let's start with you on that. interesting, mary fallon, the governor of oklahoma seems open to it. john kasich who got out of the race yesterday, we're hearing a lot about that. who is on the list? who is not on the list? what do we know? >> governor fallon is one of the only ones who have said they're open to that. trump's staff is putting together a committee. ben carson is on that committee helping to choose. trump himself says most im

but -- >> but mitch mcconnell, on his happiest days, tom, mitch mcconnell, he's got one tone. >> that's him all in. >> he should stop saying obama. obama is a lot more popular than hillary clinton. say clinton, but don't say obama, that's number one. >> are you now giving advice? >> i'm giving advice, yes. but juan, you mentioned that they're far apart on policy. paul ryan and trump. and that's true, that's why the key word is principle, i saw paul ryan say it several times. he said we're going to unite various wings of the party around common principles. he mentioned again, principles. he knows he's never going to see eye to eye on policy he's going to keep using the word "principles" that shows me that paul ryan is ready to deal. >> he's further away on policy, with hillary clinton than he is with donald trump. paul ryan. and he should, come on, he's the speaker of the house. you're down to two choices, you're down to hillary clinton or donald trump. you're not getting a third choice, paul. get behind the guy who is not hillary clinton. abc, anyone but clinton. you don't want two or t

. >>> why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> that was, that was one of my favorite lines from two years ago, by the way. president obama there taking aim at then senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, at the 2013 speech at the white house correspondents dinner. tonight commander-in-chief's last dance. bringing back the panel now. scott, let me start with you. since you're our comedic expert for the evening. this president's style. how would you characterize it? how would you describe it? what separates him from others? >> when he leaves office, he could be the first president to go on tour with a comedy act. he has all the chops. >> i'm a comedian. i've seen so many of the dinners over and over again, i laugh every time. what we saw earlier, it's not -- i've written for politicians and, they can't deliver lines. it's not just delivering the lines, he just his whole persona, the way he took down trump, with deadpan, the timing. and he's very, very edgy, as a comedian. and the la

mitch mcconnell is right. clearly mitch mcconnell is not happy about trump but he's pragmatism and he sees where the republican party going. going to a more populist direction. i guess bill kristol doesn't like that, he has a right to feel that way. but i'm focus bd on the -- focused on the real threat to this country which is hillary clinton. if i give donald trump advice, i wouldn't focus on bill kristol. i would focus on defeating hillary nationally. not just in ohio or florida. but in national campaigns for american renewal. i think trump is like responding to kristol and in tweets. stop doing that. that is giving him more publicity and more oxygen and, you know, if i were bill kristol i would be worried that my magazine would start be spelled a different way, and maybe start -- maybe start figuring out why msnbc is booking you all the time. he's the go to guest on msnbc. i have always liked bill kristol, but this is only helping hillary clinton. >> a lot going on on the republican side. but on the democra

mark: and even some people on the list, like mitch mcconnell, saying that they will support -- that is not the most full throated thing. john: mcconnell is saying, it's trump duty and obligation to unify the party. he still says trump has a lot of work to do. mark: what is happening is an extraordinary spectacle. i think the ryan thing gives people cover to not be for trump. can trump have a unified party in cleveland for the convention? we don't know yet. today and it up not being a iter-dividerr the un index. after months of the writing his candidates -- deriding his candidates, donald j trump is looking to join the ranks. he will no longer be exclusively a self funder. today, the present of nominee announced -- the presumptive a formernnounced goldman sachs partner and ceo of a private investment firm will be his campaign's national finance chairman, something trump did not have or need before. he has talked with the rnc about a joint fundraising agreement.there are lots of ways to raise money. how is jump going to do it -- trump going to do it, and what are the risks? john: we don'

mitch mcconnell said the meeting was constructive. i had the opportunity to talk to the chairman of the foreign relations committee, bob corker of tennessee, who has been mentioned as a possible trump vp pick about what he understood his colleagues thought of the meeting. take a listen. do you think it's a good step in the right direction? do you think your colleagues are getting to full-on yes with trump? >> i was not in the meeting. i heard comments at lunch. i got the strong sense that everyone who attended really felt good about the meeting. so i -- i would settle and say not only did they -- i've never met him, but -- not only did they say they enjoyed the meeting, but they really liked him. so i think -- from what i can tell, the mean, the reports to us today at lunch were very positive. >> reporter: so looks like the charm offensive by donald trump is certainly wooing lawmakers. the number two in the senate leadership tweeting out a picture of himself and donald trump giving the thumbs up. we'll see if those happy thoughts cont

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said i have supported the nominee. the presumptive nominee, donald trump, is on the verge of clinching that nomination. he has the obligation to unite the party. >>> and on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders on the campaign trail. clinton in california. the republican fight now settled. she is trying to turn her attention to the general election and donald trump, but bernie sanders is making it complicated. vowing to stay in the race to the convention. a move she has no quarrel with. >> i know there are contests ahead. i respect sanders in whatever choices. i have a lot of empathy. i ran to the very end in 2008. >> you know what it feels like? >> i won 9 of the last 12 contests. i won indiana. i won west virginia. i won a lot of states. but i could not close the gap in pledged delegates. the gap between me and senator sanders is far wider than it was between me and senator obama. >> we have jeff zeleny with more now on hillary clinton's two-front battle. >> reporter: john and christine, hillary cli

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