15 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:21:42 +0000 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:21:42 +0000 AdKnit cnnpolitics.com en-us 2018 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. CNN CNN podcast@turner.com http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/g3cr7i/debates-2018-02-23.html 465142c9b8e903edb1f37bddf488ca7d.mp3 Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates On February 14, a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17. One week after the horrific mass shooting, the victims' classmates, parents and community members attended a nationally televised CNN town hall moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper. 01:50:43 Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Parkland,CNN town hall,CNN,Students Stoneman Douglas,Jake Tapper,Florida,CNN Town Hall,Stoneman Douglas,#neveragain,#studentsstandup http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/j9iq5h/debates-2016-10-19.html d56aea20295750332ba9fbf7a9437e91.mp3 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 02:52:52 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Third and final Presidential Debate of 2016: Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton 01:47:02 Third and final Presidential Debate of 2016: Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton Vs Clinton,CNN Debates,presidential debate http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/y3jvf6/debates-2016-10-09.html bb9cb677e2cd9310543c5d0345c3f390.mp3 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 02:57:54 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Second 2016 Presidential debate from Washington University 01:41:19 Second 2016 Presidential debate from Washington University Presidential debate,Washington University,CNN,presidential debate http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/kxibkz/debates-2016-10-04.html 7cba27d894549aa8a3473eae9a1b4813.mp3 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 02:51:46 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates VP Debate Pence Vs Kaine 01:26:50 VP Debate Pence Vs Kaine could be some json later or something...,presidential debate,VP Debate Pence Vs Kaine http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/ulqedx/debates-2016-09-26.html 628abd0dc0f76c5b44787e9e512af791.mp3 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:04:29 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Clinton, Trump clash in first debate: CNN's Reality Check Team vets the claims. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed Monday in their first head-to-head debate of the general election season, with Trump in particular straying from the truth, CNN's Reality Check Team found. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the debate and selected key statements from both candidates, rating them true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it's complicated. Clinton claimed Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese," a charge Trump immediately denied. Who's telling the truth? On November 6, 2012, Trump tweeted, "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." 01:34:39 Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Hofstra University Donald Trump,Presidential Debate,Hillary Clinton,CNN,Hofstra University Clinton,global warming,climate change,U.S.,presidential debate http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/bqrizg/debates-2016-07-13.html 763feb39ba3b67ca078b29f3a39c5a63.mp3 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:57:21 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday defended his endorsement of Donald Trump -- despite his frequent differences with the presumptive GOP nominee -- saying the only alternative is giving the presidency to Hillary Clinton. "It is a binary choice," Ryan said at a CNN town hall hosted by Jake Tapper. "It is either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. You don't get a third option." But the challenge facing Ryan was clear when he was asked a question by Zachary Marcone, a Republican who said he couldn't support Trump because he is "openly racist." "Can you tell me, how can you morally justify your support for this kind of candidate?" Marcone asked. Ryan didn't address the premise of the question, reiterating his stance that opposing Trump amounts to supporting Clinton. He pledged to always speak his mind when he disagrees with Trump but argued that the best chance for conservatives to have their priorities signed into law is with the businessman in the White House and pointed to the ability of the next president to nominate Supreme Court justices. As he spoke of the next president's ability to choose Supreme Court nominees and influence the high court over the long term, Ryan criticized Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 83-year-old justice is the subject of controversy after she told CNN this week that Trump is a "faker" who is driven by his ego. "I think it is out of place in an appointed branch of government. That shows bias to me," Ryan said. "I don't think that is something she should have done." 01:00:11 Town Hall With Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Ryan,Donald Trump,Donald Trump Hillary Clinton,Ryan CNN,Hillary Clinton,Zachary Marcone,Supreme Court,House Speaker,Town Hall,CNN,president,Jake Tapper,Ruth Bader Ginsburg,GOP,presidential debate,Clinton,White House http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/4v3h1n/debates-2016-06-23.html 52b524836ac3fb3c3498ad9641b1cae9.mp3 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:45:19 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates In an election cycle full of surprises -- and unprecedented dissatisfaction with the major party candidates -- voters got a look at a couple of fresh faces Wednesday night in a town hall event live on CNN. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, flanked by his running mate Bill Weld, used the opportunity to introduce himself to voters and slam the existing Washington order. "The two-party system is a two-party dinosaur, and they're about to come in contact with the comet here," Johnson told CNN's Chris Cuomo. Weld, a former Massachusetts Republican governor who once worked in President Ronald Reagan's Justice Department and wanted to serve as an ambassador in the Clinton administration, said "that duopoly down there in Washington is not getting a lot done." "It's almost like the parties exist more for the purpose of slandering each other than they do for having constructive approaches to legislation," Weld said. "We like to think we're going to be the third way." READ: What is Libertarianism? Despite their contempt for the current state of 2016 politics, the libertarians showed positive indifference to the political battles being waged on the campaign trail. When it came to Hillary Clinton attacking Donald Trump's business record or Trump calling Clinton corrupt, Johnson said he would "leave that to others." "I don't think either of us are going to engage in any sort of name-calling," Johnson said. "We're going to keep this to the issues, and the issues are plenty." The two had cordial words for Clinton and President Barack Obama, but were quick to voice their differences with Trump. "Starting with immigration, starting with free trade, going on and on and on, killing the families of Muslim terrorists. Really, it's what's coming out of his mouth that I really have issues with," said Johnson, a former two-term governor of New Mexico, of Trump. Weld, who regularly condemns Trump, cast his rhetoric as dangerous. 00:31:49 Libertarian Town Hall with Gary Johnson and Bill Weld Hour. 1 Bill Weld,Gary Johnson,Donald Trump,Hillary Clinton,CNN,Washington,President Ronald Reagan,Chris Cuomo,presidential debate,Barack Obama,free trade,Justice Department,President,New Mexico,Massachusetts http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/d0mcjq/debates-2016-06-23.html b1cf9416333446f685f3ffef3895b31d.mp3 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:45:15 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates In an election cycle full of surprises -- and unprecedented dissatisfaction with the major party candidates -- voters got a look at a couple of fresh faces Wednesday night in a town hall event live on CNN. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, flanked by his running mate Bill Weld, used the opportunity to introduce himself to voters and slam the existing Washington order. "The two-party system is a two-party dinosaur, and they're about to come in contact with the comet here," Johnson told CNN's Chris Cuomo. Weld, a former Massachusetts Republican governor who once worked in President Ronald Reagan's Justice Department and wanted to serve as an ambassador in the Clinton administration, said "that duopoly down there in Washington is not getting a lot done." "It's almost like the parties exist more for the purpose of slandering each other than they do for having constructive approaches to legislation," Weld said. "We like to think we're going to be the third way." READ: What is Libertarianism? Despite their contempt for the current state of 2016 politics, the libertarians showed positive indifference to the political battles being waged on the campaign trail. When it came to Hillary Clinton attacking Donald Trump's business record or Trump calling Clinton corrupt, Johnson said he would "leave that to others." "I don't think either of us are going to engage in any sort of name-calling," Johnson said. "We're going to keep this to the issues, and the issues are plenty." The two had cordial words for Clinton and President Barack Obama, but were quick to voice their differences with Trump. "Starting with immigration, starting with free trade, going on and on and on, killing the families of Muslim terrorists. Really, it's what's coming out of his mouth that I really have issues with," said Johnson, a former two-term governor of New Mexico, of Trump. Weld, who regularly condemns Trump, cast his rhetoric as dangerous. 00:32:37 Libertarian Town Hall with Gary Johnson and Bill Weld Hour. 2 Bill Weld,Gary Johnson,Donald Trump,Hillary Clinton,CNN,Washington,President Ronald Reagan,Chris Cuomo,presidential debate,Barack Obama,free trade,Justice Department,President,New Mexico,Massachusetts http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/jg2fl7/debates-2016-04-14.html b5829054d4ec035e5417b5a2763a6541.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 03:26:28 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both came out swinging in a fiery, high-stakes debate on CNN Thursday night, as he cast doubt on her judgment and she criticized his command of policy and his record on guns. Sanders accusing Clinton of "lacking the kind of judgment we need to be the kind of president we need." The Vermont senator said Clinton's support for the Iraq War and "disastrous trade agreements," and the fact that a pro-Clinton super PAC accepts funds from Wall Street, made him "question her judgment." Clinton shot back, calling those attacks "phony." "Sen. Sanders did call me unqualified," she said. "I've been called a lot of things in my life -- that was a first." The two candidates then clashed on the issue of Wall Street. When asked to name a single policy decision Clinton made as senator that showed she was favoring the banks, Sanders said that when the "greed and recklessness and illegal behavior of Wall Street" led to the financial crisis, he had called on the big banks to be broken up -- while Clinton was "busy giving speeches to Goldman Sachs." Clinton shot back: "He cannot come up with any example because there is no example ... It's always important -- it may be inconvenient -- but it's always important to get the facts straight." When she also said that she had called out the big banks for the actions, Sanders took a mocking tone. "Oh my goodness, they must have been really crushed by this," he said, asking whether her statements came before or after "receiving huge sums" from the banks in speaking fees. Clinton was pressed by CNN co-moderator Dana Bash on why she would not release the transcripts from the speeches she made to Goldman Sachs and put the issue to rest. Clinton answered: "There isn't an issue. When I was in public service serving as the senator from New York, I did stand up to the banks." Clinton -- as she has in the past -- asked that there be the "same standard for everybody," saying she would be happy to release the transcripts if other presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, did the same. She then turned the tables on Sanders and his tax returns, saying: "Set the same standard on tax returns. Everybody does it -- and then we move forward." Sanders, who has come under pressure to release his tax returns, vowed on the CNN debate stage to release his previous year's return on Friday. Returns from earlier years, he said, would also be released "very shortly." The two also displayed intense friction over gun control. Throughout the election, Clinton has criticized Sanders' record in Congress on gun control -- an attack she once again made forcefully on Thursday night. Clinton accused Sanders of having made a "commitment to the NRA" to oppose a waiting period for background checks on gun purchases -- and slammed the senator for voting against the so-called "Brady bill" five times. While speaking of the crime bill Clinton's husband Bill ushered in as president, Sanders called a term she had used in the 1990s -- superpredator -- "a racist term." She has since said it was a word she shouldn't have used. The debate in Brooklyn comes just five days before the crucial New York primary contest here. However, Clinton began with an oblique attack on the GOP, defending the "New York values" that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, has used as a pejorative. Speaking of her days representing the state in the U.S. Senate, she said, "We worked hard to really keep New York values at the center of what we are and what we do together." RELATED: #Dem Debate comes to media's home turf The heated debate also quickly exposed tensions between Clinton and Sanders on the issue of income inequality -- specifically, raising the minimum wage. Asked whether she would sign a bill raising the federal minimum wage to $15, Clinton responded: "Of course I would." That response drew this skeptical reaction from Sanders: "I am sure a lot of people are very surprised to learn that you support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. That's just not accurate." In one of the most animated exchanges of the evening, the two candidates began to talk over one another, eventually prompting moderator Wolf Blitzer to intervene. "If you're both screaming at each other, the viewers won't be able to hear either of you," Blitzer said. The crowd, for its part, was much rowdier than at previous Democratic debates, cheering and hissing throughout the event. Sanders insisted that while he has long been fighting to raise the national minimum wage to $15, Clinton had only advocated to raise it to $12. "$12 is not good enough, we need $15 an hour," Sanders said. Until recently, the Democratic race had remained relatively tame, largely devoid of the personal attacks and heated rhetoric that have characterized the GOP contest. But as the race has dragged on into April, there has been a shift. In recent days, Sanders has questioned Clinton's judgment and credibility, pointing to her relationship with Wall Street and vote for the Iraq War. Clinton, meanwhile, has had harsh words for Sanders, sharply questioning whether he is capable of executing the promises embedded in his lofty rhetoric. And Clinton and her aides had been signaling for days that they planned to hit Sanders for his views on gun control, particularly his belief that victims of gun violence should not be able to sue gun and ammunition manufacturers. The likelihood that this issue would become a flashpoint on Thursday skyrocketed earlier in the day when a judge in Connecticut ruled that the suit between the families of Sandy Hook victims and the manufacturer of the gun used in the 2012 shooting there could go forward. The viability of the lawsuit was in doubt because of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a law Sanders supported that protects gun manufacturers from liability. Clinton hit Sanders for the law at a roundtable on gun violence on Monday and is likely to do so again Thursday night. Sanders is also poised to have to address the latest controversy that has engulfed his campaign: On Wednesday, surrogate Paul Song said at a campaign rally that the Democratic party must stop electing "corporate Democratic whores." Sanders quickly disavowed those comments, calling them "inappropriate and insensitive." The debate is taking place at Brooklyn Navy Yard, located across the East River from Manhattan, making it a home-turf battle for both candidates. Clinton served as a New York senator for eight years and Brooklyn is the location of her campaign headquarters, while Sanders was born and raised in the borough. RELATED: NYC First Lady 'Bernie is getting desperate' Polls show Clinton is likely to defeat Sanders in New York, and even as she enjoys a sizable delegate lead, it is critical for Clinton that she win this state. The Democratic race so far has proven Sanders to be an unexpectedly durable candidate whose popularity among liberals and younger voters has helped to expose the vulnerabilities in Clinton's candidacy. The New York race comes after a string of victories for Sanders in states including Wyoming, Wisconsin, Idaho and Utah. If Sanders were to eke out a win in New York, it would deal a serious blow to Clinton and strengthen the narrative that it is taking Clinton much longer than initially expected to clinch her party's nomination. 01:06:17 Democratic Debate - Brooklyn - Hour 02 bill Clinton,Sen. Sanders,Clinton Sanders,Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton,senator,Sanders,CNN,Brooklyn,New York,Goldman Sachs,GOP,president,Vermont,tax returns,Brooklyn Navy Yard,PAC,presidential debate,Wolf Blitzer,Donald Trump,U.S. Senate,Democratic party,NRA,Ted Cruz,East River Manhattan,Texas,financial crisis,Connecticut,Sandy Hook,Wyoming,Idaho,Wisconsin,Utah,#Dem http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/5pj305/debates-2016-04-14.html a91885d1f4f2f08981b367067f4aab1e.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 02:03:15 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both came out swinging in a fiery, high-stakes debate on CNN Thursday night, as he cast doubt on her judgment and she criticized his command of policy and his record on guns. Sanders accusing Clinton of "lacking the kind of judgment we need to be the kind of president we need." The Vermont senator said Clinton's support for the Iraq War and "disastrous trade agreements," and the fact that a pro-Clinton super PAC accepts funds from Wall Street, made him "question her judgment." Clinton shot back, calling those attacks "phony." "Sen. Sanders did call me unqualified," she said. "I've been called a lot of things in my life -- that was a first." The two candidates then clashed on the issue of Wall Street. When asked to name a single policy decision Clinton made as senator that showed she was favoring the banks, Sanders said that when the "greed and recklessness and illegal behavior of Wall Street" led to the financial crisis, he had called on the big banks to be broken up -- while Clinton was "busy giving speeches to Goldman Sachs." Clinton shot back: "He cannot come up with any example because there is no example ... It's always important -- it may be inconvenient -- but it's always important to get the facts straight." When she also said that she had called out the big banks for the actions, Sanders took a mocking tone. "Oh my goodness, they must have been really crushed by this," he said, asking whether her statements came before or after "receiving huge sums" from the banks in speaking fees. Clinton was pressed by CNN co-moderator Dana Bash on why she would not release the transcripts from the speeches she made to Goldman Sachs and put the issue to rest. Clinton answered: "There isn't an issue. When I was in public service serving as the senator from New York, I did stand up to the banks." Clinton -- as she has in the past -- asked that there be the "same standard for everybody," saying she would be happy to release the transcripts if other presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, did the same. She then turned the tables on Sanders and his tax returns, saying: "Set the same standard on tax returns. Everybody does it -- and then we move forward." Sanders, who has come under pressure to release his tax returns, vowed on the CNN debate stage to release his previous year's return on Friday. Returns from earlier years, he said, would also be released "very shortly." The two also displayed intense friction over gun control. Throughout the election, Clinton has criticized Sanders' record in Congress on gun control -- an attack she once again made forcefully on Thursday night. Clinton accused Sanders of having made a "commitment to the NRA" to oppose a waiting period for background checks on gun purchases -- and slammed the senator for voting against the so-called "Brady bill" five times. While speaking of the crime bill Clinton's husband Bill ushered in as president, Sanders called a term she had used in the 1990s -- superpredator -- "a racist term." She has since said it was a word she shouldn't have used. The debate in Brooklyn comes just five days before the crucial New York primary contest here. However, Clinton began with an oblique attack on the GOP, defending the "New York values" that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, has used as a pejorative. Speaking of her days representing the state in the U.S. Senate, she said, "We worked hard to really keep New York values at the center of what we are and what we do together." RELATED: #Dem Debate comes to media's home turf The heated debate also quickly exposed tensions between Clinton and Sanders on the issue of income inequality -- specifically, raising the minimum wage. Asked whether she would sign a bill raising the federal minimum wage to $15, Clinton responded: "Of course I would." That response drew this skeptical reaction from Sanders: "I am sure a lot of people are very surprised to learn that you support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. That's just not accurate." In one of the most animated exchanges of the evening, the two candidates began to talk over one another, eventually prompting moderator Wolf Blitzer to intervene. "If you're both screaming at each other, the viewers won't be able to hear either of you," Blitzer said. The crowd, for its part, was much rowdier than at previous Democratic debates, cheering and hissing throughout the event. Sanders insisted that while he has long been fighting to raise the national minimum wage to $15, Clinton had only advocated to raise it to $12. "$12 is not good enough, we need $15 an hour," Sanders said. Until recently, the Democratic race had remained relatively tame, largely devoid of the personal attacks and heated rhetoric that have characterized the GOP contest. But as the race has dragged on into April, there has been a shift. In recent days, Sanders has questioned Clinton's judgment and credibility, pointing to her relationship with Wall Street and vote for the Iraq War. Clinton, meanwhile, has had harsh words for Sanders, sharply questioning whether he is capable of executing the promises embedded in his lofty rhetoric. And Clinton and her aides had been signaling for days that they planned to hit Sanders for his views on gun control, particularly his belief that victims of gun violence should not be able to sue gun and ammunition manufacturers. The likelihood that this issue would become a flashpoint on Thursday skyrocketed earlier in the day when a judge in Connecticut ruled that the suit between the families of Sandy Hook victims and the manufacturer of the gun used in the 2012 shooting there could go forward. The viability of the lawsuit was in doubt because of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a law Sanders supported that protects gun manufacturers from liability. Clinton hit Sanders for the law at a roundtable on gun violence on Monday and is likely to do so again Thursday night. Sanders is also poised to have to address the latest controversy that has engulfed his campaign: On Wednesday, surrogate Paul Song said at a campaign rally that the Democratic party must stop electing "corporate Democratic whores." Sanders quickly disavowed those comments, calling them "inappropriate and insensitive." The debate is taking place at Brooklyn Navy Yard, located across the East River from Manhattan, making it a home-turf battle for both candidates. Clinton served as a New York senator for eight years and Brooklyn is the location of her campaign headquarters, while Sanders was born and raised in the borough. RELATED: NYC First Lady 'Bernie is getting desperate' Polls show Clinton is likely to defeat Sanders in New York, and even as she enjoys a sizable delegate lead, it is critical for Clinton that she win this state. The Democratic race so far has proven Sanders to be an unexpectedly durable candidate whose popularity among liberals and younger voters has helped to expose the vulnerabilities in Clinton's candidacy. The New York race comes after a string of victories for Sanders in states including Wyoming, Wisconsin, Idaho and Utah. If Sanders were to eke out a win in New York, it would deal a serious blow to Clinton and strengthen the narrative that it is taking Clinton much longer than initially expected to clinch her party's nomination. 00:53:25 Democratic Debate - Brooklyn - Hour 01 bill Clinton,Sen. Sanders,Clinton Sanders,Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton,senator,Sanders,CNN,Brooklyn,New York,Goldman Sachs,GOP,president,Vermont,tax returns,Brooklyn Navy Yard,PAC,presidential debate,Wolf Blitzer,Donald Trump,U.S. Senate,Democratic party,NRA,Ted Cruz,East River Manhattan,Texas,financial crisis,Connecticut,Sandy Hook,Wyoming,Idaho,Wisconsin,Utah,#Dem http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/kpsdsw/debates-2016-04-14.html cf769494ddb49cf571fca7e7b9aaadff.mp3 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:50:21 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday accused Donald Trump supporters of "acting like union boss thugs" in pursuit of the Republican Party nomination, saying during CNN's town hall that they are intimidating potential Republican National Convention delegates. "Donald and his team, it's almost like they're subjects in a course in clinical psychology. The conduct they do, literally, they accuse others of doing," Cruz told moderator Anderson Cooper during the event, which took place in New York ahead of Tuesday's primary. Cruz also predicted Trump would have trouble getting the support of Republicans at a contested convention. "In Cleveland, I believe if it's a contested convention ... we're going to be in the much stronger position to earn the majority of delegates and earn the nomination of the party," Cruz said. "In Wisconsin, the day before the election, Trump predicted a big victory," Cruz said. "What we saw was the party unify and come together, that's what its going to take to win the nomination." Responding to accusations by Trump that the rules of the Republican nomination process are "stacked against" him and the national party is rooting for him to lose in a CNN town hall Wednesday night. "Anyone who knows anything about Washington knows the establishment is not rooting for me," Cruz said. "The rules are simple, the way you get elected is you win a majority of the delegates in the elections. I think the way you win is you make the case to the voters and you win their votes." 01:03:56 CNN Town Hall - Ted Cruz and family Ted Cruz,Donald Trump,CNN Town Hall,Republican Party,CNN,national party,clinical psychology,presidential debate,Cleveland,Anderson Cooper,Washington,Texas,Wisconsin,New York http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/fwawa0/debates-2016-04-12.html eaacf26e2ff6354d9c44607ed178be2d.mp3 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 02:29:48 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Donald Trump said Tuesday night that the political system is "stacked against me," and accused the Republican Party of conspiring to stop him from clinching the party's nomination. At a special CNN town hall in New York City ahead of next Tuesday's crucial New York primary, Trump said: "I know the rules very well, but I know it's stacked against me by the establishment." The GOP presidential front-runner blasted "unfair" results in Colorado -- where he was swept by Ted Cruz at a party convention this weekend -- and Louisiana, where he won the primary but Cruz is seeking to sway delegates. Those developments, he said, were the result of establishment Republicans working against his campaign. "They changed the rules a number of months ago," Trump told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "You know why they changed the rules? Because they saw how I was doing and they didn't like it." Trump, saying the Republican Party is "100%" controlled by the Republican National Committee, said he believes the RNC is rooting against him. 00:58:16 CNN Town Hall - Donald Trump and his family Donald Trump,Republican Party,CNN,Republican National Committee,Ted Cruz,presidential debate,New York City,New York,Anderson Cooper,Louisiana,Colorado http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/l5trkz/debates-2016-04-11.html 12d5e2c9cc33ebf483bd4f874f8390b2.mp3 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 02:08:36 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Kasich on nomination race: 'It's a bizarre process'. Ohio Gov. John Kasich called the Republican presidential primary delegate process "bizarre" on Monday and said the Republican National Convention should adopt rules that would open up the nomination to more candidates. The comments came during CNN's town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper, featuring Kasich's wife, Karen, and two daughters, Emma and Reese. Asked about rival Ted Cruz's comments that the RNC should preserve a rule requiring that candidates get a majority of delegates in at least eight states -- Kasich called for an "open" convention, not a "closed" one. "We're reaching out, Anderson, all over. It's a bizarre process," he said. Kasich said he was confident he would prevail in a contested convention in July because he's the only candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee. "I don't know how many rounds it's going to take, but if I'm the only one who can win in the fall, why would you pick somebody else?' Kasich said. Convention chaos He predicted, based on his own experience as a delegate for Ronald Reagan at a contested convention in 1976, that once delegates are seated, they'll come around to him. "It will become a very serious, heavy matter when we get into that convention, and it's all about the delegates," said the Ohio governor, who trails both his rivals, Donald Trump and Cruz, in the delegate race. And he drove home that he has the foreign policy experience and sensibility to beat Clinton. "Wouldn't you rather pick someone who can defeat Hillary rather than someone who loses to her all the time?" he said. Kasich brushed off the notion that the Republican National Convention rules committee might block him from contention for the nomination in July -- despite Cruz and Trump saying they will support a rule that requires a majority of delegates in eight states to be eligible. "He spent $1 million making stuff up about me in Wisconsin, of course he would say that," Kasich said of Cruz. He predicted that the committee will want an "open" not "closed" convention. "I think the rules will be open, and even if they're not, I'm still going in there with significant delegates, but I don't think that's going to happen," Kasich said. 'Two paths' Kasich previewed a "hard-hitting" speech he plans to deliver Tuesday calling out his rivals, Cruz and Kasich, for stoking people's fears. The speech will be called "two paths," he said. "The first path is feeding on people's fears and driving us into a ditch," Kasich said. "It just creates more anger, it's exploiting people's anxiety." He derided Trump and Cruz, without naming them, for calling people "losers," saying things are "terrible," offering "whimsical solutions" and calling for "banning" people who are different. He previewed his alternative, which is to bring people together, he said. "The other way is to tell people yeah we have problems but they can be fixed," Kasich said. "I think it's pretty hard-hitting and I think people will pay attention." Family on bid Kasich's family said they fully support his run for president. "I think he can fix the United States and make it better," said Reese Kasich, one of his twin daughters. His wife, Karen, also said she has supported his political career since he ran for governor of Ohio, believing he was the best leader for the state. Through it all, Kasich insisted his family life is "normal" -- including living in their own home instead of a governor's mansion. "Their friends come around and they're like, 'Hi Mr. Kasich,' " Kasich said. "Our life is like, normal ... You know over the weekend Sunday, I watched golf, I didn't shave, I went to the gym, I shopped at Kroger's, just normal stuff." Kasich's daughters said they don't see much of the negativity on the campaign trail, and even if they did, it wouldn't bother them. "I know my Dad better than anyone who's saying stuff on social media does," Reese said. But the girls don't have their father's bug for politics. "No," Emma said when asked if she would have any interest in following her dad's footsteps. "I want to make some money first," Reese said. Not funny, not a dancer Kasich's twin 16-year-old daughters also weighed in on his quirkier habits in response to a voter question. "He just tries to tell jokes that he thinks are funny, but they're mostly just funny to us because they're dumb," Emma said. Reese chimed in: "And he also thinks he's a really good dancer." Kasich teased back with her, asking her to admit: "I've gotten better?" "Yeah, but you're not going to go on 'Dancing with the Stars,' " Reese shot back at her father. On faith Asked a question about his faith, Kasich said, "I'm a fan of the Pope, I like the Pope." He said he appreciates the way the Pope Francis talks about religion. "The Pope has spent more talking about the 'do's' in religion than the 'don'ts,' " Kasich said. "I believe religion is about what you should do, not what you shouldn't do. It's humility, it's about loving somebody who doesn't love you ... living a life that's bigger than yourself." He also said he's not as concerned about denominations and divisions. "I don't find much difference between any of these faiths, they're all about mostly the same thing," Kasich said. 00:51:05 CNN Town Hall - John Kasich and his family Gov. John Kasich,Donald Trump Cruz,Emma Reese,Cruz Trump,Ohio,Hillary Clinton,CNN Town hall,CNN,Anderson Cooper,RNC,Karen,Ronald Reagan,United States,John Kasich,presidential,Pope Francis,golf,foreign policy,Kroger,Pope,Wisconsin,president,Dad,social media,John Kasich,presidential debate http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/gwxb6m/debates-2016-03-30.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/utMiU6ldyQooBS/gwxb6m.1-1.html Wed, 30 Mar 2016 03:12:25 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates “Maybe I won’t answer it either," John Kasich joked of the question to all three candidates tonight about whether they stand behind everyone's previous pledges to support the eventual GOP nominee. He said he has "respect for people that are in the arena" but added that he's been "disturbed" by some of what he's seen on the campaign trail. “I don’t want to be political here: I’ve got to see what happens," he said, leaving unstated his feelings on Donald Trump.A voter asked John Kasich why he expanded Medicaid in his state under the Obamacare law and why he went along with the Washington solution. A visibily annoyed Kasich vigorously defended his decision, saying it helps get drug addicts off the streets among other benefits. “It’s not so simple what Gov. Walker did here,” Kasich said. He touted his Milwaukee Journal Sentinel endorsement today and said when he was in Congress as well as in Ohio, he helped pass a balanced budget. “We don’t put our budget together with scotch tape and baling wire," Kasich said. “I reject Obamacare. ... I actually have a solid health careplan to replace Obamacare.” As for that national surplus? “Guess who spent it? The Republicans," Kasich said. “Sir, you have to stand in the breach when you’re the leader."“Of course it’s not, that’s absurd," John Kasich said, saying NATO has an additional role of "policing and intelligence gathering" now. 00:46:07 John Kasich - Republican Town Hall, Wisconsin John Kasich,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,GOP,Wisconsin,presidential debate,Donald Trump.A,CNN,NATO,Ohio,Gov. Walker http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/1o3mh2/debates-2016-03-30.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/dRDdi0ZMCyyjgg/1o3mh2.1-1.html Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:23:45 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Donald Trump was asked about a farming economy that relies on immigrants to fill jobs that there aren't enough Americans to fill. “People will be able to come in legally," Trump said, ignoring the part of the question about keeping the labor force that's already in place. “We’re going to let people come in, but they’re going to come in legally," Trump said. “It’s going to work beautifully, you’re not going to be affected.”Donald Trump sounded an oddly empathetic tone on explaining why he doesn't expect his former opponents to support him if he's the nominee. Starting with Ted Cruz. “I watched how tormented he was with that question," Trump said, referring to Cruz earlier in the town hall ducking whether he would back Trump if he were the nominee. "I don’t want him to be tormented. I don’t want his support, I don’t need his support, I want him to be comfortable.” Trump said the same goes for other candidates, like Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who endorsed Cruz. “I drove him out of the race, I drove Jeb Bush out of the race, I drove Rand Paul out of the race: I understand why they don’t like me," Trump said.And he said he doesn't care if Ted Cruz does either. “No, I won’t," Donald Trump said when asked if he would keep the promise to back the eventual nominee. "(Cruz) was essentially saying the same thing. He doesn’t have to support me.” Trump repeated that he doesn't believe he's being treated "fairly" by the GOP and the Republican establishment.CNN PoliticsMarch 29, 2016 9:31pm 0Share Trump dodges question about protecting minorities Donald Trump got a question from Brian James Murphy, a police officer who was shot responding to the shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He asked about a backlash against minority religious groups, saying, “This in turn brings about things that cause damage all over.” He added that “99% of the men in the United States who wear turbans are actually Sikh and not Muslim. How would you suggest we educate the public" about minorities and protecting constitutional rights? he asked. “We have a tremendous problem with radical Islam," Trump responded, not directly answering the question. He stood behind his call for a temporary ban on all foreign Muslims entering the country and implied that President Barack Obama was not a Christian, as he is. “We have a president who won’t talk about (radical Islam), why he won’t talk about it, perhaps only he knows,” Trump said. “We have to be very tough," Trump reiterated. Responding to a follow-up from CNN's Anderson Cooper about protecting minorities, Trump simply said: “I want to do that, but we have to recognize we have a very serious problem” with terrorists. 00:54:50 Donald Trump - Republican Town Hall, Wisconsin Donald Trump,Ted Cruz,Republican Town Hall,Jeb Bush,Wisconsin,CNN,Brian James Murphy,President Barack Obama Christian,GOP,president,presidential debate,Anderson Cooper,Gov. Scott Walker,constitutional rights,United States,officer http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/194u3i/debates-2016-03-30.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/0oj08IGk2k86PU/194u3i.1-1.html Wed, 30 Mar 2016 01:12:37 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates First question. on the criminal charge of battery on a member of trumps team Second. Do you see a path to getting the necessary delegates for the nomination Third. What does it mean to "patrol and secure" muslim neighborhoods? Fourth. What proof do you have that Trump and his people planted those allegation in the national enquirer Fifth. How and why does your religion play a part in your decision-making? Sixth. Would you send a large number of W.S. forces to Syria to obliterate ISIS and send a clear message? seventh. What do you see as your greatest personal failure and what dud you learn from it? eighth. Should you hold yourself to a higher standard and stop the name-calling between you and Trump? ninth. What are your short and long term solutions to keep our Latino work force? tenth. Do you still pledge yo support the GOP nominee, no matter who it is? Eleventh. How would you ensure America is not blindly attacked by terrorists, while maintaining our privacy? twelfth. What are you doing to convince women you are the right candidate to vote for? thirteenth. Do you support stronger opioid prescription guideline at V.A. hospitals and across the country? fourteenth. What will you do to ensure there are qualified manufactured workers in the U.S. 00:55:28 Ted Cruz - Republican Town Hall, Wisconsin Trump,Republican Town Hall,Ted Cruz,national enquirer,presidential debate,Wisconsin,GOP,CNN,U.S,America http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/2tybtu/debates-2016-03-22.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/0mplhouRBJAywg/2tybtu.64k.html Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:52:06 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Ted Cruz took swipes at Trump and Obama over their foreign policy. He blasted the Obama administration for not living up to an agreement with Ukraine to secure its territorial integrity made at the end of the Cold War when Kiev gave up its Soviet-era nuclear weapons. Cruz also slammed Obama's trip to Cuba, saying the President was in the company of celebrities who have glamorized the Castro brothers. "As Barack Obama is sitting there sipping mojitos with brutal Communist dictators, he can't be bothered to meet the dissidents, he can't be bothered to visit with the Ladies in White, he can't be bothered to hear the screams of oppression," Cruz said. Cruz, who is of Cuban descent, said what Obama was doing in Cuba was similar to what he was doing in Iran -- giving "billions of dollars" to enemies of America. He then attacked Trump, accusing him of possessing a dangerous lack of knowledge about the world, after Trump said the U.S. should rethink its involvement in NATO. Ohio Gov. John Kasich struck a more conventional foreign policy stance in his interview than Trump, especially on NATO. "We clearly have to make sure we strengthen NATO, we have to make sure that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin understands we will arm the Ukrainians so they fight for freedom," Kasich told Anderson Cooper. "We need NATO. NATO is important; we all wish they would do more." And he would not go as far as Trump on moving the U.S. embassy in Israel, though he took pains to describe his own speech to AIPAC on Monday as strongly pro-Israel. 00:48:52 Ted Cruz and John Kasich One-On-One With Wolf Blitzer Barack Obama,NATO,Ted Cruz John Kasich,Trump,Cruz,Ted Cruz,Gov. John Kasich,Obama administration,foreign policy,Cuba,President Vladimir) Putin,Kiev,nuclear weapons,President,U.S.,Cold War,Ukraine,CNN,presidential debate,Ohio,AIPAC,Anderson Cooper,America,Iran,Israel http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/nmbcjp/debates-2016-03-22.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/1QrmFug15FYYLu/nmbcjp.64k.html Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:51:48 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Bernie Sanders opened his appearance by satellite from Salt Lake City, Utah, by explaining that he didn't snub AIPAC by being the only current White House hopeful not to address the group Monday, saying it was merely a question of scheduling. He called for the United States to work with both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said Israel should have the right to defend itself but warned conditions in the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip need to be mitigated, and that people are contending with high unemployment and "horrific" poverty there. Still, Sanders said he was "not happy ... with some of the behavior" of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing the Israeli leader's decision to accept an invitation to address the U.S. Congress about the Iran nuclear deal without notifying the White House. Sanders backed Obama's Cuba diplomacy and hinted that it would be proper for Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit the White House. 00:24:36 Bernie Sanders One-On-One With Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper Bernie Sanders,Bernie Sanders,White House,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,Salt Lake City,Raul Castro,Palestinianruled Gaza Strip,United States,Utah,presidential debate,White House.,AIPAC,CNN,Israel,Obama,Iran http://podcast.cnn.com/episode/cnn-debates/all/h570w5/debates-2016-03-22.html http://podcast.cnn.com/presidential-debates-podcast/episode/all/IoFNNVH7us5eai/h570w5.64k.html Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:50:47 +0000 News & Politics CNN Debates Donald Trump said the U.S. should rethink its involvement in NATO because the defense alliance costs too much money. In remarks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Trump said the U.S. pays a disproportionate amount to NATO to ensure the security of allies. "Frankly, they have to put up more money," he said. "We are paying disproportionately. It's too much, and frankly it's a different world than it was when we originally conceived of the idea." For instance, Trump said Washington was "taking care" of Ukraine and that other European nations were not doing enough to support the Kiev government that has been locked in a long showdown with Moscow. Donald Trump unveils foreign policy advisers But Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and Washington is not providing arms to the government as it is fighting pro-Moscow rebels, though has provided nonlethal aid and has helped support international bailouts of the Ukrainian economy. Later in the interview, Trump qualified his remarks saying that the U.S. should not "decrease its role" in NATO but should decrease its spending. Still, the Republican presidential front-runner's NATO comments could spur anxiety among the Western foreign policy establishment. Hillary Clinton stepped up her attacks on Trump's character and behavior as she makes a case that he is not fit to be commander in chief -- an argument likely to form the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's assault if he becomes the Republican nominee. "He has been engaging in bigotry and bluster and bullying, and I think when it comes to understanding what he would do as president, there are serious questions that have been raised, and this campaign should he be the nominee will have to address them," Clinton told CNN's Anderson Cooper. The former secretary of state accused Trump of inciting violence and urging supporters to go after protesters in a way that she said "raises very serious questions." Asked whether Trump would behave differently as president, Clinton answered "Who knows?" 00:52:20 Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton One-On-One Donald Trump,Donald Trump Hillary Clinton,Trump Washington,NATO,Hillary Clinton,CNN,foreign policy,U.S.,Wolf Blitzer,Ukraine,Ukraine European nations,presidential debate,president,assault,Anderson Cooper,Kiev,Democratic Party,secretary,Moscow,commander