WEBVTT - Bloomberg's Cirilli on Trump and the GOP Establishment (Audio)

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<v Speaker 1>From politics in Brazil to politics in the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Surreally joins this now a reporter from Bloomberg News.

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<v Speaker 1>He's located in Washington, d C. Home bloom home of

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Point one to take a look at Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and the search for a running mate, which he wrote

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<v Speaker 1>about today. Kevin, who is leading the search and who's

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<v Speaker 1>at the top of the list, Well, thanks for having you. Know,

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<v Speaker 1>it really has been remarkable because earlier we reported that

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<v Speaker 1>Dr Ben Carson, one of Mr Trump's former presidential rivals,

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<v Speaker 1>was part of the search committee. But now we are

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<v Speaker 1>hearing that his campaign manager, Korey Lwandowski is leading the search,

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<v Speaker 1>and so the infighting continues within the Trump presidential campaign. However,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the names that we are hearing are, of

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<v Speaker 1>course people like Ohio Governor John Kasik, who has expressed

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<v Speaker 1>little to no interest and refuted any suggestions from Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>liaisons that he would be interested in the vice presidential spot. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, people like Senator Marco Rubio to some extent,

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<v Speaker 1>um to some extent people like New Gingrich and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and and and and Susanna Martinez just the name of you.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's going to be really interesting We could also,

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<v Speaker 1>of course see maybe someone in military background, a political

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<v Speaker 1>outfider his gif. So we do expect that choice sometime

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<v Speaker 1>before the convention. Now, before we get too far ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of ourselves having to do with a vice presidential nominee

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<v Speaker 1>on the Republican ticket, can you tell us what is

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<v Speaker 1>going on with the Republican leadership as far as support

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<v Speaker 1>for Donald Trump is concerned me tomorrow with r N

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<v Speaker 1>at the headquarters in Washington. He will also be meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with House members. Of course, House Speaker Paul Ryan is

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<v Speaker 1>slated to meet with him. Dr Carson, who has emerged

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<v Speaker 1>as a top surrogate for Donald Trump, is spoke with

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<v Speaker 1>House Speaker Ryan and last night by phone. I'm reporting

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<v Speaker 1>that his liaison tell me it was a productive meeting

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<v Speaker 1>in which Dr Carson vouched for Paul Ryan. I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>doubts for Donald Trump's demeanor, uh and and decision making

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of their meeting. He will the Sir Trump will

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<v Speaker 1>also meet with senators top Senate leadership in Washington tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So a jam packed day as Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>continues to try to unify the Republican Party behind his

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<v Speaker 1>insurgent campaign. So Kevin and of course even Marco Rubio,

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't say even including Marco Ruby, who has now

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<v Speaker 1>agreed that he is the presumptive nominee. What does he

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<v Speaker 1>need to do? People who you talk to, what does

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump need to do to unify the party around him?

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump needs to do two things. He needs to

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, embrace the establishment figures who have endorsed his candidacy,

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<v Speaker 1>people like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is leading

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<v Speaker 1>his finance and fundraising operations and and who have been

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<v Speaker 1>there with him from the start candidly, even you know,

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<v Speaker 1>shortly after the short short for the New Hampshire primary.

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<v Speaker 1>And he also needs to embrace newer figures like Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Marco Rubio. But he has to who are rallying behind

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<v Speaker 1>this candidacy. But he has to make sure that he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't alienate the base of his support who, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>after traveling in virtually wherever Trump goes for the past

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<v Speaker 1>year and for the past year now, I can tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that a large part of his appeal to his

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<v Speaker 1>supporters are that, quite candidly, the people that he's meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with in Washington tomorrow can't stand him. And so there

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<v Speaker 1>is an element where if he gets too cozy with them,

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<v Speaker 1>then that could hurt his base. He can't be perceived

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<v Speaker 1>as being bought and paid for by the same people

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<v Speaker 1>that he took on and defeated. Can you bring us

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<v Speaker 1>up to date on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? After

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<v Speaker 1>Bernie Sanders victory in West Virginia? Well, who would have

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<v Speaker 1>thought that the Republicans would have a presumptive nominee before

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats? Right? I mean, it really is remarkable, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it speaks to Hillary Clinton's flaws as a candidate.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Clinton campaign today is feeling extraordinarily confident. They

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<v Speaker 1>still feel that they have the delegates, that they still

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<v Speaker 1>have the apparatus and the money to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>she becomes the Democratic nominee. Already today we're seeing more

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<v Speaker 1>of an escalation of them pivoting to a general election

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<v Speaker 1>matchup against Donald Trump. People like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who

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<v Speaker 1>have who has emerged as a top Democratic surrogate, have

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<v Speaker 1>been lambasting Donald Trump all day on Twitter, which is

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<v Speaker 1>rare because she doesn't really speak to reporters ever. And

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<v Speaker 1>then also to some extent yesterday, I was on a

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<v Speaker 1>conference call with some top Clinton campaign surrogates and advisers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were attacking Donald Trump's tacked policy plan. So

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<v Speaker 1>who would have thought the Clinton's are preparing to battles

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trumps. Thank you very much. Kevin Sorelli, Bloomberg Politics reporter,

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<v Speaker 1>joining us from Washington, d C. Home to Bloomberg One