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NBC's Jackson, Tur Try, Fail to Get Trump to Say Rubio Hurt in ABC Debate
NewsBusters.org ^ | February 7, 2016 | Ken Shepherd

Posted on 02/07/2016 12:25:14 PM PST by Kaslin

Catching up with Donald Trump in the "spin room" after Saturday's GOP debate, NBC's Hallie Jackson attempted to get Donald Trump to say who he thought "lost" the GOP debate, hoping, perhaps, to get the New Hampshire frontrunner to attack Sen. Marco Rubio. For his part, Trump refused to take the bait.

"Who do you think, of your rivals, underperformed tonight, Mr. Trump," Jackson asked. "Well, I know who they're all saying underperformed on the Internet, and I know the, your coworkers are all saying... but I don't want to say," Trump replied.

"Besides you, who won the debate tonight," Jackson followed up. Again, Trump demurred. "I just don't want to say.... It's not really my, it's your position to say."

"He didn't want to talk about Marco Rubio because he didn't want to get in between the media and Marco Rubio," Matthews observed a few moments later.

For his part, when asked minutes later by NBC's Katy Tur about Rubio, Trump again refused to take the bait, noting, "I have a very good relationship with Marco."

NBC's Jackson, Tur Try, Fail to Get Trump to Say Rubio Hurt in ABC Debate

Here's the transcript:

MSNBC Special edition of Hardball February 6, 2016; 11:12 p.m. Eastern graphic: Trump Reacts to Tonight's GOP Debate

HALLIE JACKSON, NBC News: Who do you think, of your rivals, underperformed tonight, Mr. Trump.

DONALD TRU MP: "Well, I know who they're all saying underperformed on the Internet, and I know the, your coworkers are all saying -

JACKSON: You've already checked your Twitter?

TRUMP: They've all told me. But I don't want to say, I mean, you'll see. But they say I performed very well, so, that's what matters.

JACKSON: Besides you, who won the debate tonight?

TRUMP: I think, I just don't want to say. I mean, I do have a feeling as to who did well, who did poorly, a couple of them did poorly, but, I really don't, it's your position to say.

JACKSON: You're passing on sort of [unintelligible]

TRUMP: It really is.

11:26 p.m. Eastern graphic: Trump Reacts to Tonight’s GOP Debate

TRUMP: Morning Joe and Mika and everybody are saying we won easily. And that was very cool. They just tweeted it out: Trump killed it tonight.

I think it was very important that I do that. I wanted to do very well tonight.

KATY TUR, NBC News: And how'd you feel about Marco Rubio's performance? He got hit pretty hard by Gov. Christie.

TRUMP: Well, he's being hit very hard on the Twitter. And, I dunno, I mean, I don't want to comment on anybody else's performance because I actually, I have a very good relationship with Marco. But I don't want to comment on his performance. He's being hit pretty hard.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016presinential; campaigns; halliejackson; katietur; marcorubio; nh; rubio; trump; video
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1 posted on 02/07/2016 12:25:14 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

It seemed this AM, when Rubio followed Trump with Stephanopoulos views, that nothing they said about each other was totally damning. That would be an interesting alliance.


2 posted on 02/07/2016 12:30:12 PM PST by grania
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To: Kaslin

You don’t get to accomplish what Donald Trump has accomplished without being a quick and flexible thinker who adapts to changing circumstances.


3 posted on 02/07/2016 12:32:32 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: grania

Trump could do worse than Rubio as VP pick. Trump/Cruz or Cruz/Trump is a pipe dream. Both AAA personality types.


4 posted on 02/07/2016 12:34:19 PM PST by jwalsh07 (On)
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To: jwalsh07

AAA personality types lol.


5 posted on 02/07/2016 12:35:06 PM PST by exist
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To: bigbob
You don't get to accomplish what Donald Trump has accomplished without being a quick and flexible thinker who adapts to changing circumstances.


6 posted on 02/07/2016 12:38:56 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: bigbob

Sorry. I always wished that her hair was on fire. :)


7 posted on 02/07/2016 12:39:33 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: jwalsh07
Trump/Rubio have different skill sets, so yeah, I could see it. FWIW, I do not dislike Rubio as most Freepers do.

I'm much more uneasy about Jeb and Kasich gaining any traction at all, and will feel much better when they're out of the race. They are the two who actually take pride in not representing Constitutional Conservatives.

8 posted on 02/07/2016 12:40:42 PM PST by grania
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To: grania

A Trump Rubio Ticket would be awesome.


9 posted on 02/07/2016 12:41:13 PM PST by ZULU (If you support Stokes or Obama, you are too stupid to own a gun.)
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To: jwalsh07
Trump could do worse than Rubio as VP pick.

True, he can do worse (think Lindsey Graham, for example)

But, he can do a hell of a lot better than Sen. Ricky Martin.

10 posted on 02/07/2016 12:41:30 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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To: Kaslin

Trump was smart to try to stay out of the weeds last night.


11 posted on 02/07/2016 12:41:35 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Kaslin

HALLIE JACKSON has TDS. Even I can diagnose it, so it must be quite obvious. I switch channels when she starts a report.


12 posted on 02/07/2016 12:43:51 PM PST by entropy12 (Trump is the only one not bought off by ultra-rich donors.)
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To: kiryandil

Is that CW?


13 posted on 02/07/2016 12:44:40 PM PST by datura (Proud Infidel)
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To: jwalsh07

“Trump could do worse than Rubio as VP pick.”

The last thing I want is “MR Gang of 8” Marco Rubio one heart beat away from the presidency


14 posted on 02/07/2016 12:45:49 PM PST by mouse1
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To: Kaslin

A Trump / Rubio ticket?


15 posted on 02/07/2016 12:46:41 PM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: kiryandil

Love that picture. Those Walker fans sure are rabid!!


16 posted on 02/07/2016 12:46:46 PM PST by mouse1
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To: ZULU; grania

I like a Trump-Rubio ticket too


17 posted on 02/07/2016 12:47:57 PM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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To: grania

Me too prefers the Rube over Yeb and Ka-sick. Rubio has at least made a 180 on Amnesty, like Cruz. Yeb and Ka-sick are still spouting easy path to amnesty.


18 posted on 02/07/2016 12:48:41 PM PST by entropy12 (Trump is the only one not bought off by ultra-rich donors.)
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To: mouse1

Same here. But real politik is what it is. If Trump wins the nomination and thinks Rubio can help win the general he will pick him.


19 posted on 02/07/2016 12:48:51 PM PST by jwalsh07 (On)
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To: Kaslin

Good, Trump is better than to fall into the liberal MSM’s traps (and I’m primarily a Cruz voter)!


20 posted on 02/07/2016 12:50:31 PM PST by JSDude1
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