1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Lucifer in the flesh. That's a former House speaker. John 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Bayner called Ted Cruise today after excuse me yesterday after 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: a talk at Stanford University, he said, I've never worked 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: with more miserable s O B in my life. Well, 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: here to wag in on this and so much more 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: is Mark Halprint. He's the host of with all due 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: respect for Bloomberg Politics weeknights at five pm on Bloomberg 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: TV and also in Bloomberg in Washington. Okay, Mark, again, 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: your guy who's hurt and seeing a lot on the 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: campaign trail. Are you surprised when John Bayner said that 11 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: about Ted Cruise. Well, John Bayner is somebody who likes 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: colorful language and no longer burdened by the responsibilities and 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: the constraints of the speakership. I think speaks his mind 14 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: in such cases. And it's a manifestation of the strong feelings, 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: a lot of negative feelings that Ted Cruise arouses amongst 16 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: people in Washington and people who've been around Washington. There's 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: a joke in Washington now that goes a little like this, 18 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: why did Ted cruises colleagues in the Tenants Senate takes 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: such an instant dislike to him. The answer in order 20 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: to save time. There's he has just rubbed people the 21 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: wrong way. I've known him a long time, you know. 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: I like him, fine, I'm paid to like everybody fine 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: because I'm objective journalist. But I do like him fine. 24 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: But he has really rubbed people the wrong way. And 25 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: John Bayner in this case is doing what he often 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: did his speaker and since he left the speakership does 27 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: with increasing frequency, which is kind of giving voice to 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: a sentiment that's out there. And it is significant not 29 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: just because it's kind of funny. It's significant because John 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: Bayner is also giving voice not just how people feel 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: about take Cruz, but to the emerging reality in the 32 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: establishment of the Republican Party that they need to just 33 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: accept Donald Trump as their nominee and not try to 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: grow the Stop Trump movement, but rather tell the stop 35 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: Trump movement this is happening. Let's make the best of it. 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: Mark Halprin, Uh, Bobby Knight. You don't necessarily think of 37 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame basketball coaches as being endorsments of candidates, 38 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: but this is a strange season. Tell us about this 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: and other types of endorsements are going to be routine 40 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: as we get set for the big presidential race. Well, 41 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: Donald Trump has relations all over the world and all 42 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: over the United States with people in what you could 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: broadly characterize as the entertainment business, and sports is part 44 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: of entertainment. UH and coach Knight is shares Trump's kind 45 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: of much sismo fueled brand of leadership. John hom and 46 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: I on with all the respect to Night, are going 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: to talk about this, you know Trump yesterday, this controversy 48 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: from two nights ago, a night of the New York 49 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: primary of the Northeastern primaries, insulting Hillary Clinton by saying 50 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: she was wouldn't be doing this well if she were 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: a man. Uh doubles down on that, which some thought 52 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: was a risky move in terms of trying to win 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: over women and now wrapping himself in the arms of 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: Bobby Knight and having these kind of testosterone fueled alleys 55 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: were in Indiana, in Indiana and now look is an 56 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: Indiana play because Bobby Night, although he's not universally popular 57 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: there is one of the biggest figures in the history 58 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: of Indiana modern Indiana because of his stordship of the 59 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: men's basketball team at the main campus of the university. 60 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: But this is a sign that we're going to see, 61 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: as you suggested, a lot of endorsements for Trump from 62 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: various kinds of celebrities, entertainers, sports figures. Democrats in the 63 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: past have had more luck winning high profile endorsements from 64 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: people from entertainment. I think Trump plans to compete in 65 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: that space with people like Bobby Night. He's he's he's 66 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: had Tom Brady in his corner, He's had other professional 67 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: athletes in his corner, and these you know, it's it's, it's, 68 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: it's We must remember too, a lot of women are 69 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: into sports. And if you're in the Midwest and you're 70 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: from Indiana and you're Hoosier, there's a lot of females 71 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: who are Hoosiers as well. Right, So this is not 72 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: necessarily a bad strategy. But the numbers mostly show that 73 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: Hillary Clinton has by far and away so much more 74 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: support from women. I mean, sounds and Donald Trumps support 75 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: among women, and the polls anyway is shaky today. Trump's 76 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to change that, but he thinks he can. 77 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: Look the Democratic Party historically has done better with women. 78 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: Hillary Clinton has done very well with women, although younger 79 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: women have been a problem for her against Bernie Sanders, 80 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 1: you're you're right. Obviously, there are a lot of women's 81 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: sports fans and in Indiana and a lot of women 82 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: are like Indiana basket men's basketball. But there's also no death. 83 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: The style of a Trump Bobby Knight rally we've seen 84 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: a couple of them now, is different than a Hillary 85 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: Clinton rally. A Knight used a mild profanity to talk 86 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: about Trump at a term of affection, some a bitch, 87 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: as we say in Indiana, and you wouldn't hear that 88 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: at Hillary Clinton rally. But that's what the reason they 89 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: mock her on Saturday Night Live because she's not real well, 90 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: I mean I think she is. I mean that's the character. Look. Look, 91 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: one of the interesting things about this Bobby Knight thing 92 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: and and the back and forth of her gender in 93 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: the last couple of days, who's one every general election 94 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: we've had in this country in the television era, the 95 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: candidate who was seen as more likable. It's just a fact. 96 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: Also the taller candidate. Uh Now, objectively, Trump is taller 97 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: than Clinton. Nothing she can do about that. Both of 98 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: them in private are exceedingly likable, but I would say 99 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: their public images Trump's very likable. Hillary Clinton herself, when asked, 100 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: why did you go to Donald Trump's wedding so that 101 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: he's fun to be around? Thought it would be fun. 102 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: It is fun to be around Donald Trump. There are 103 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: people in this country who detest Donald Trump. But part 104 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: of celebrity endorsements is this notion of fun. John Kerry 105 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,119 Speaker 1: was probably at his most appealing as the presidential candidate 106 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: when he was hanging around with Bruce Springsteen. And so 107 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: I think Hillary Clinton, you know, she's made an effort 108 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: this right, She's been endorsed by Lena Dunham. Some people 109 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: think of her as fun by other celebrities. Um, but Trump, 110 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: you know, Trump does fun. Trump does fun well. And 111 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: that's let's face it. You may you may look down 112 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: on it, you may bemoan it, but that's part of 113 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: running for president. It's part of winning. Thank you very much, 114 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: Mark Halpern. Having you with us helps us understand who 115 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: might win and of course, who might lose. He is 116 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: the host of With All due respect, weeknights, five pm 117 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: Wall Street Time on Bloomberg Television and on Bloomberg in Washington, 118 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 1: d C. This is Bloomberg Radio.