Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time Page #3

- [Trump] Yes?

Uh, I think that

we did really well.

I mean, I ended up

coming in second.

Uh, didn't devote

tremendous time to it.

Didn't devote

tremendous money to it.

[reporters all talking at once]

[Trump] Yeah, Tom?

Mr. Trump...

[Trump] No, I don't think

I feel any pressure.

[reporters all talking at once]

Mark. Go ahead.

Would you be comfortable,

as you seem to be

finishing second in Iowa,

finishing second here?

I'd love to finish first.

Uh, you know, again,

it would still not be

horrible because

you're competing against

a lot of very talented people

that have been politicians

all their lives.

I've been a politician

for six months.

Okay.

[Halperin] Normally when

Trump goes after the press,

he'd be vicious.

He'd say "You people

are morons, you're idiots."

And, you know, I think his tone

was a little different,

a little bit more subdued.

[camera shutters clicking]

Okay.

Thank you, everybody.

[indistinct chatter]

The media,

the worst people ever!

[crowd cheering]

The worst.

We finished number two.

The headlines were,

"Trump Comes in Second.

He's Humiliated!"

[crowd booing]

Some are smart, but some of

these guys are dumb as a rock.

- And I mean...

- [laughter]

soft suspenseful music

[Halperin] He's doubling down

on the same style,

the same type of speech,

the same applause lines.

As the old saying goes,

insanity

is doing the same thing

over and over

and expecting

a different result.

I'm not saying Trump's insane,

but they don't see a lot

of nimble changes here,

at least in this event.

Um, Trump is-is

a little bit stubborn.

Uh, but also,

he's a first-time candidate.

So it's possible that he's

being strategically firm

in a way that's

gonna reward him,

but it's also possible

he's just not cut out for this.

[bell tolls]

[man] And the question here is

as simple as it is startling:

can Donald Trump hold a lead

after a seeing a 20-point lead

cut in half?

This state is famous for, uh,

surprising everybody.

This is where the so-called

establishment lane

is most crowded.

The race is officially

up for grabs.

Anyone can still be--

anyone can still win.

[man over speaker]

Please welcome

the next president

of the United States,

Jeb Bush.

- [applause]

- [scattered cheers]

[man over speaker]

The honorable Chris Christie.

[man over speaker] The next

generation of America,

Marco Rubio.

[man] The crowded field

of candidates, including

current and former governors

and several sitting senators,

hailed as the best group

of GOP presidential hopefuls

in a generation at least.

[woman] So I'd like to

introduce John Kasich.

[applause]

You know, the problems

that we have in this country

are easy to solve.

You know what it takes?

People of goodwill.

[Rubio] When I decided

to run for president,

people came forward

and said, "You can't run.

You have to wait your turn."

I said, "Wait for what?"

This is no time to just promote

the next person in line,

because if we get

this election wrong,

there may be

no turning back for America.

Here we are, six days

from the New Hampshire primary.

And if you listen to the media,

the only choices

are two first-term

United States senators

and that other guy

who's only experience

is sitting in a fake boardroom

in New York City,

looking into a camera

and saying, "You're fired."

[laughter]

[Miller] Uh, this is just

a big issue for Hugh,

uh, whose radio show

we're doing, Hugh Hewitt.

He thinks your brother

should, um,

come out stronger

against Trump.

So I-I imagine

he's gonna offer that advice--

Hugh Hewitt should come out

stronger against Trump.

That's my--

gonna be my response.

Good feedback.

Since I'm the only guy

that goes after Trump

on the entire planet,

I'm gonna take advice

from someone who doesn't?

- That is...

- I think that's a good answer.

[Hewitt] Governor Bush,

it's great to have you back.

Great to be with you, Hugh.

Donald Trump

will not be the nominee.

Yeah.

Donald Trump's not

gonna be the nominee.

So you asked it twice

and I answered it twice.

tense tone

[crowd cheering and whistling]

[Heilemann] A lot of campaigns

have a lot of incentive

to talk down Trump

and try to get, you know,

the idea out there that, like,

he might be falling apart.

Um,

it could be completely true.

It could turn out

to be completely false.

It's hard to know.

Did you--John, did you get in?

Did you get in?

No, they barred me

from your event.

- Whatever. You couldn't get in?

- I couldn't get in.

I made my best speech.

You couldn't get in.

Your best speech?

That-that was a speech

that was so good...

A speech for the ages.

I watched it.

Everybody loved it.

And you couldn't get in.

I couldn't get in.

I-I showed up too late.

- It's too bad.

- Um, how-how you doing?

- I think we're doing good.

- You're doing well?

I think we're doing

really good.

Now, I want to tell you

that one of the things

that we've observed

in the last 24 hours

is that basically

every Republican candidate,

every Republican campaign,

is whispering to reporters

about a Trump collapse.

- What do you think about that?

- I think it doesn't happen.

Have a good time, John.

Thank you.

[man] Donald,

you're a fine gentleman.

Seems like--didn't seem

that happy with it.

Didn't seem that happy

to be asked.

I thought I would

give him an opportunity

to just knock it down.

- [person clapping]

- [man] Donald Trump!

[cheers and applause]

[Heilemann] Oh, he looks

really pissed at me, though.

[woman] All the way.

[dog barking distantly]

- [person clapping]

- [man] Thank you.

He remains highly confident,

apparently.

atmospheric music

[crowd cheering]

[Trump] Oh, wow!

Wow!

[Blitzer] CNN projects

that Donald Trump will be

the winner of the New Hampshire

Republican primary.

[man] It's astounding.

It is a great night

for Donald Trump

and a horrible night for

the Republican establishment.

Melania, she said

right from the beginning,

"You know if you run,

you know you're going to win."

And she said that

from day one.

So, Melania, thank you, honey.

Thank you.

And, Don and Vanessa,

thank you so much.

[woman] We love you, Trump!

And Ivanka, she was out,

she made seven stops today

at the polling areas.

[crowd cheering and whistling]

brooding music

man] Seven twenty-four, roger.

Try to maintain 2,000.

[pilot] Set to maintain 2,000.

[Cruz on TV]

...taking on Washington

and corporate welfare.

[man] All right, one over here.

One, two.

Here we go, big three.

[camera shutter clicks]

- [man] thank you.

- [Trump] Let's go and relax.

[Vanessa] Yes.

[tone dings]

[Halperin] You've done

a lot in your life.

Where does winning

the New Hampshire primary rank?

Well, it's an interesting thing.

I've had one of the most

successful television shows.

I've had The Art of the Deal

and many other books

that have been

number one best sellers.

And I've built a great company.

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