here he is saying nice things about donald trump, let's watch. >> i know donald trump to be a sane smart businessman. romney comes and he talks about that birth certificate again, how do you put that out of their minds once and for all. doesn't he realize how uncool he is? >> i don't know, donald trump has been uncommonly nice to hillary and i, and i like him, and i love playing golf with him, but the evidence is pretty clear that president obama was born in hawaii, and this whole election should not be about any of these side issue zlps there he is giving the president the b benefit of the doubt. the evidence is pretty clear here that donald trump might be wrong. it is a strange way to phrase it for a fellow like bill clinton. >> we want donald trump to keep it up. i think he said important things, but every time he say it's it drives voter into our column i disagree with bob about one thing. i don't think this is the time to attack mitt romney. we can use that material for counter punching. it f he makes a speech and says as governor of massachusetts i did a great job with the economy,

i think that donald trump said some important things. every time he says this stuff, it drives independent voters into our column. i would disagree with bob about one thing. i think that president clinton is right about one thing. this is not the right time to attack mitt romney. we can use that for counterpunching if he stands up and makes a policy speech and says as governor of massachusetts i did a great job with the economy. we can raise our hand and say governor you were 47th out of 50 states in job creation. that's not a great job on the economy, particularly in a well educated high tech state like massachusetts. let's counterpunch, but let's go on the offensive by telling the american people what we do. what the american people are looking for is who's the best bet to get them out of this. and i think it's barack obama because i think he has the best plans. and i would pin the tail on that republican congress. i would say they don't want to do anything. they're more interested in politics than getting this economy charged up. let'

>> stephen: tonight, donald trump makes a controversial claim. he says he has "not" been bobbing for cheetos. [ laughter ] then, egypt holds the first round of its presidential elections. the winner gets buried with a hundred mummified cats! [ laughter ] and my guest charlize theron stars in the new film "snow white and the huntsman." so that's what jon huntsman is doing now. [ laughter ] romney wins the texas primary. congratulations, mitt romney. you've gone from presumptive nominee to 'sumptive nominee. [ laughter ] this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) ( cheers and applause ) [cheers and applause] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [cheers and applause] welcome to the report. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting stephen's name] [cheers and applause] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i can't lie to you it's a keep this high. [ laughter ] thank you for joining us. nation, it was memorial day yesterday. i hope you had the traditional cookout with good friends, good laugh

donald trump isn't the only billionaire backing mitt romney. wealthy confidents a y conserva putting their money where their hearts are. the republican overall fund-raising goal is staggering. >> reporter: mitt romney reached the magic number to clinch the republican nomination but his supporters are focused on another number, $1 billion. that's the number outside groups hope to raise to support mitt romney according to politico. >> $1 billion just from the outside groups, the chamber of commerce, the koch brothers and their groups, various super pacs. so that is the big new world after citizens united, the 2010 supreme court decision. and that is where the outer limits know no bounds at this point. >> reporter: reality tv star donald trump may be romney's most famous romney contributor but not his only. a list of romney balance mayors have written big checks in support of the nominee. bill koch has a reported fortune of $4 billion and donated $2 million to the leading romney super pac. according to rolling stone, simmons donated money to rick

mitt romney is in nevada with donald trump. lets ted nugent make remarks about the country and doesn't say anything. he lets rush limbaugh speak about a woman in georgetown law. we spent eight days -- >> i don't think it is true it hasn't been covered. >> we just had mayor reed talking about something in 1994 that democrats are still talking about in 2012. we have neera practically imploring the president to talk about the future and provide visions for the country. if we had a president who had a record to run on he would do so. governor romney has talked acutely about what he would do to move the country forward. the reason governor romney is in the race is to fix the economy. he has made that very clear. we don't know what president obama would do on a second term. here we are five weeks away from him asking for a job. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health insurance. that is to the right of where george bu

mitt romney is in nevada with donald trump. he let's -- he lets ted new gent make remarks about the country and doesn't say anything. he lets rush limbaugh speak about a woman in georgetown law. we spent eight days -- >> i don't think it is true it hasn't been covered. >> we just had mayor reed talking about something in 1994 that democrats are still talking about in 2012. we have neera practically imploring the president to talk about the future and provide visions for the country. if we had a president who had a record to run on he would do so. governor romney has talked acutely about what he would do to move the country forward. the reason governor romney is in the race is to fix the economy. he has made that very clear. we don't know what president obama would do on a second term. here we are five months away from him asking for a judgment from the american people. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health in

the obsession with donald trump is little strange. he is being asked to disassociate himself from donald trump when you rarely here barack obama being asked to disassociate from any one, for example bill maher just off the top of my head. they are talking about donald trump, just kind of a clown, i don't understand why we spend any time discussing him. >> poll techo, the headline, two gop blatant, bias and vetting. >> they went through look why is romney's 50-year-old stuff about high school getting all this attention and all this stuff about obama everything else is not getting attention. this is not brent bozell saying it. it is politico saying it and caused a ripple and the media scrambling to defend the washington post and "new york times." >> it is a given. the media are so deep in the tank for this president and his reelection if they came up for air they would get the bends. >> up next, covering the serious crisis in syria and the challenges for the media in doing so. >>> images of atrocities. men, women and children massacred

one contestant saying that donald trump's contest is now fixed. why she knew who would be crowned the winner before the competition even started. >>> and look who is back, all fresh, after that long flight. >> oh. there's no place like home. no place like home. >> well, it is great to have you back. we have a lot to get to this morning. there's big news on the war on terror. u.s. officials confirm that american forces have taken out al qaeda's number two man. it's one of many successes since the killing of osama bin laden almost a year ago. the big question, is al qaeda, after all these losses, on its last leg? >> that is the big question, george. >>> and sheryl crow, revealing she's facing a new health concern about a brain tumor. thankfully, it is benign. you'll remember, she survived breast cancer a few years ago. the mother of two says she experienced memory loss. even forgetting the words of a song she wrote. >> now, we know. >>> also this morning, they're causing the kind of stir we haven't seen since the beatles came. biggest boy band on th

i think donald trump -- >> donald trump is an unmitigated disast. the same national survey that had the two men, bill clinton 67/29, favorable, donald trump was 29, 67 unfavourable. and that is the assessment. he talks about the birth of things. and one out of four believe that the president was not born in the united states. these are people, this is an expressed belief. nobody really believes it, because they loathe barack obama, they believe it it is the same way when somebody is against it, the science of global warming, they don't like it because they don't like the remedies of global warming so they reject it. that is what this is. he is not appealing to anybody. he is raising an issue that does mitt romney disservice. the problem is this is a campaign where all holes are barred for money. and will you go anywhere to get money. donald trump, donald trump in las vegas, sheldon adelson, $2 million. that's the price he paid with a day of stories about -- >> you are saying he does have a following and it is all about -- >> it's about money and i j

this is something that has made donald trump the darling of the far right. a darling of the birther conspiracy movement. that even though the president has released several times his birth certificate, both the short form and the long form. there is a constituency out there that still believes barack obama is not the legitimate president of the united states. mitt romney will ride that wave as long as he believes it is beneficial. >>> what did you think of his defense of not being a racist by saying, look, i selected arsenio hall. that proves i'm not a racist. >> remember, this is the same man who said he had a good relationship with the blacks. >> right. that's another example of him not being racist. >> that doesn't mean anything. just because you've hired arsenio hall, that doesn't make you a racist? that's not a defense at all. >> that's a hopeless response. ken, moving to you. the rnc has a new video out. it is an attack on the president's fundraise we are anna wintower and sarah jessica parker. but romney romney has supporters like ted noog end, rush l

he holds a fund raise wer reality show host and antique doll hair thief donald trump, giving trump an excuse to do phone interviews on not one, not two, but three separate cable news networks. >> i don't consider myself birther or not birther. but there's a major question here, and the press doesn't want to cover it. the press just refuses to cover it. >> jon: that is a shot of pure imported rare, single malt black tar trump resin. not because trump's complaining that the press refuses to ask questions about this long-dead birther issue but because of how trump responds later that same day to the process' questions about this long-dead birther issue. >> reporter: tell us what your people who were investigating in hawaii what, they found? >> we don't have to go into old news. now, it's appropriate, i think, that we get to the subject of hand which is jobs, which is the economy, which is how our country is not doing well at all under this leadership, which is really the things i wanted to talk to you about, but you like to keep going back to the place of birth. >> jon: i love you so muc

i think donald trump -- >> donald trump is an unmitigated disaster. the same national survey that had the two men, bill clinton 67/29, favorable, donald trump was 29, 67 unfavourable. and that is the assessment. he talks about the birth of things. and one out of four believe that theresident was not born in the united states. these are people, this is an expressed belief. nobody really believes it, because they loathe barack obama, they believe it it is the same way when somebody is against it, the science of global warming, they don't like it because they don't like the remedies of global warming so they reject it. that is what this is. he is not appealing to anybody. he is raising an issue that does mitt romney disservice. the problem is this is a campaign where all holes are barred for money. and will you go anywhere to get money. donald trump, donald trump in las vegas, sheldon adelson, $2 million. that's the price he paid with a day of stories about -- >> you are saying he does have a following and it is all about -- >> it's about money and i jus

donald trump, thanks for joining us. >> okay. thank you very much. >> i'm sure this is not going to be the end of that story. >> jimmy: he really is obsessed with rosie o'donnell. it's unbelievable. donald trump is in the news for another funny reason today. in an interview with website politico trump again expressed doubt about where president obama was born. i'm starting to get the feeling that donald trump could personally witness obama being baptized by toby keith in a lake of old milwaukee and still think he was from kenya. [ laughter ] but people who think obama was born in another country are commonly referred to as birthers, but trump told politico he doesn't like that word. he believes "birther" is a derogatory term created by a certain group of the media and would prefer the topic be referred to as the place of birth issue instead. which good luck getting people to say that. i don't know. the term "birther" doesn't seem offensive to me. but you can't be sure about this stuff. people are very sensitive. so we did a littl

he's with donald trump in las vegas at a time you said that donald trump is talking about the birther issue, of all things. gwen: raising money. >> they were raising a lot of money, and these are some of the things that go along. but when you're with donald trump, you've got potential problems. this was yet another week in which the president's message got stepped on by outsiders or others. a few weeks ago it was vice president biden who got in the way of things when he talked about same-sex marriage, then the mayor of newark, cory booker, and this week, clinton. so realistically the view in chicago and boston, where these two campaigns were being run, is that these tend to be distractions that mostly distract the chattering public class. gwen: you mean us? what we're doing now? >> they describe chicago as the corridor, that they get fascinated by all that. they think that real americans are less distracted by these, and that these strategies, whatever the obama campaign is trying to do, whatever the romney campaign is trying to do, actually will resonate over time. gwen: who are the

i think donald trump -- >> donald trump is an unmitigated disaster. the same national survey that had the two men, bill clinton 67/29, favorable, donald trump was 29, 67 unfavourable. and that is the assessment. he talks about the birth of things. and one out of four believe that the president was not born in the united states. these are people, this is an expressed belief. nobody really believes it, because they loathe barack obama, they believe it it is the same way when somebody is against it, the science of global warming, they don't like it because they don't like the remedies of global warming so they reject it. that is what this is. he is not appealing to anybody. he is raising an issue that does mitt romney disservice. the problem is this is a campaign where all holes are barred for money. and will you go anywhere to get money. donald trump, donald trump in las vegas, sheldon adelson, $2 million. that's the price he paid with a day of stories about -- >> you are saying he does have a following and it is all about -- >> it's about money and i j

and embracing donald trump was inexplicable. you can't embrace the birthener chief. you can't embrace this man who is asking our president to show his papers. if he is a friend, usher him off the stage and take him golfing. that bothered me a lot. >> a lot of this lands on obama ae doorstep. he has to be better. if he is going to make the case against bain capital then he need more than layoffs. that is a feny issue. it was about paying executives a lot more money. paying stock hold ears lot more money and all about short term profit rather than long-term planning and long-term growth. >> right. >> they stripped o ut the research and development department of of all these places. you have to be specific if you are running for president. barack obama is still campaigning like way over everybody's head, including mine sometimes. >> thank you, joe cline. i hope he is listening over there. or someone at the white house or in chicago. i think we got this one right tonight. >>> the president, former president, together. they may have slight differences about who they will

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donald trump thinks so. we'll wear what donald trump things. >> send us a tweet @cnbcclosing bell. >>> okay, so all eyes on capitol hill tomorrow when jamie dimon testifies about his firm's big trading losses. >> and this morning, donald trump weighed in on the hearing and why he thinks dimon made major mistakes since the story broke. >> i think he played into the hands of his enemies. they made a lot of money this way too and we don't talk about that. this could have been we make and win some and lose some and not made such a big deal and quietly fire people. but the fact was that it was -- i think it's been handled very poorly. >> there was an interesting point made today, and she said we're missing the point on this debate. it's not about how much they made or lost, it's the fact that they couldn't get to the bottom of what caused the losses in a timely manner, and it pointed to what paul said, that maybe jpmorgan chase is too big to manage at this point. that could be an issue for them tomorrow. >> there

what is missed pennsylvania saying about donald trump and the budget? >> "teen mom" -- the star speak out. >> there is a new scandal rocking the miss usa pageant. >> is miss pennsylvania telling the truth about what goes on or is she just being a sore loser? last weekend's miss usa pageant had it all. all of it only outshine by a nail biting family. >> miss usa 2012, rhode island. >> just like that, the most beautiful girl among really beautiful girls that a crown and everyone was just so happy for her. wrong. miss pennsylvania, sheena monnin says all of this is rick. she gives up her crown on facebook. she called it fraudulent. lacking in moral spirit inconsistent. trashy. then i witnessed another contestant who said she saw the list of the top five before the show ever started. the pageant is firing back. solly denying her charges, bay are producing an e-mail showing the decision to admit transgendered contestants. month she >> is angry about losing. in my opinion, i saw her for barely a second. you cannot be -- she did not deserve to be involved in t

you had donald trump on last night and now you are asking the question this morning. it's cnn's fixation. >> you don't think that's a big deal, that that person consistently talks about the fact that he believes the president of the united states is not a citizen of the country? >> i think it's as equivalent an issue as bill maher who gave a million dollars to president obama talking with such a foul mouth about women. but that's -- you can't pick your supporters in this country. the fact is is that this country has a jobs problem and supporters of the president like cnn keep wanting to talk about other issues. >> bill: oh. the question this evening does sununu have a point. leslie in -- janine is in for leslie marshall. why shouldn't reporters ask anybody in the romney camp about that? >> well, i think it's -- i don't know. i guess they could. but i love what sununu. i love that he got in there and debated it this would like to spend the entire interview on it because it serves the president well. and as we know the mainstream media serves the president and president

they may disagree on donald trump or the record at bane, but they're in agreement that we should not have a permanent continual extension in tax cuts for the rich. >> that's absolutely clear. the stuff that you're getting from republicans now speaks of desperation to me. i saw it coming out of the gore campaign, it's not unique to the republican party, but clinton says weird things sometimes. i can't imagine anybody saying anything nice about donald trump unless they wanted trump money for their global initiative, perhaps. you were just talking about the white male-blue collar vote. they loved bill clinton, he was dating lounge singers and going to mcdonalds. he was the last democratic president that those guys kind of liked. >> i agree with you completely. i think you're right, you want bill clinton at his side, he is certainly the most popular politician in the world right now. here we have republicans on capitol hill jumps at the chance to read their talking points written for them by their dutiful staff written for them by the rnc and the romney campaign. here is a few of them sp

donald trump announced in a tweet yesterday, looking forward to the dine with mitt and donald this thursday, thursday as in tomorrow. the romney campaign for their part is not confirming or denying that this event is happening even though donald trump says it is. quote, romney spokesman rick gorka told the associated press there would be no meeting with donald trump this week, but he refused to say whether they would appear together at the manhattan fund-raiser whether they expect it will be upheld or struck down and millions of americans are going to lose their health insurance, either way, it's strange to think they thought it would be good messaging to put mitt romney with donald trump that day, with the birther guy again. we will see if he follows through with this planned event tomorrow. but also tomorrow, and i think it's not coincidental that it's happening tomorrow, is the day the republican controlled house is going to hold a contempt of congress vote against eric holder. a contempt vote that is based on the conservative conspiracy theory at the obama justice department conspired t

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donald trump announced in a tweet yesterday, looking forward to the dine with mitt and donald this thursday, thursday as in tomorrow. the romney campaign for their part is not confirming or denying that this event is happening even though donald trump says it is. quote, romney spokesman rick gorka told the associated press there would be no meeting with donald trump this weeke, but he refused to say whether they would appear together at the manhattan fun razor. whether they expect it will be upheld or struck down and millions of americans are going to lose their health insurance, either way, it's strange to think they thought it would be good messagingç to put mitt romney with donald trump that day, with the birther guy again. we will see if he follows through with this planned event tomorrow. but also tomorrow, and i think it's not coincidental that it's happening tomorrow, is the day the republican controlled house is going to hold a contempt of congress vote against eric holder. a contempt vote that is based on the conservative conspiracy theory at the obama justice department conspire