Up in these parts of Maine, there is a running Zumba joke. The Zumba place was a front for a cathouse, for real.
Play Trump's rally from last night, "party of Abraham Lincoln," as well as referring to Univision report that Trump plans to legalize illegal immigrants.
Now to Kellyanne - asks about the Univision report. Does he still plan to deport, yes or no? Kellyanne rejects the yes or no demand, and describes what Trump said at the meeting, which substantively was about job creation. Nothing was said about legalizing.
Bash plays Trump's past "deportation first" and asks Kellyanne to respond. Response is that the laws are to be followed. "Will there be a deportation force?" To be determined.
"Let's talk about Trump's tax returns" plays Kellyanne when she was working for Cruz, asks if we are going to see Trump's tax returns soon? Kellyanne says she knows now, she didn't know then, Trump was under audit. As to transparency, she can't imagine anybody less transparent than Clinton, see pay-for-play in State Department, Clinton Foundation. Bash reverts to Trump, and says it is not illegal to release tax returns that are under audit. Kellyanne says his proposed policies are more relevant than his tax bill. Points to job creation, regulation, etc.
Bash plays 2005 words - Clinton could not stand up to cheating husband stand up to NK. Are you saying that a spouse who reconciles with a spouse is weak? Kellyanne says the irony is that she lost a primary race to Obama, and as SoS she has a record worthy of review, how did she stand up to NK, is NK stronger or weaker? What about Iran, what about ransom. We know how she would stand up to those powers.
Bash tries to connect Hillary's personal life with her public life - Kellyanne rejects this, and says that what the country is looking for is leadership (she's avoiding the rapist enabler angle, good to keep that off the campaign's table).
Bash pivots to NYT story about campaign, and Roger Ailes. Can you confirm that Ailes was in that meeting? Kellyanne, not while she was present, but Trump and Ailes are friends. Who wouldn't want Ailes to give them advice. "Is Ailes actively advising Trump at this point?" No. But Ailes is a genius at communication, and so is Trump. Trump is taking his case right to the people.
Kellyanne did good. Bash is better than Wallace, and that is not actually a compliment.