Itching closer to a run. Finally how does it feel to be the wall street punching bag. My interview with gp morgan and chase. Author and winner david for the washington post. Molly ball of the atlantic nbc news shricer and hug hugh hewitt. This is meet the press with chuck today. Good morning sunday morning after the public debate. We have results on who won the debate and where the race sta s stands. On the issue and for once they were right. They saw carly as the big winner and everybody else is in single digit. The names that you dont see is because they did not top one percent. Where do we stand . Trump did the field and more than double now of ben carson and then moving into third place at 11 percent and then again you dont see the candidate on there and nobody else topped three percent there. When you compare the survey and the results of the real clear politics average, you can see the gains and losses. Ben carson lost the most. So with all of that in mind, we have three candidates this morning. Mr. Trump who joins us by phone. Good morning. Good morning chuck. I am like you all of the time. You like the poll numbers . I certainly do. You brought your bible to the event. Yeah. What do you believe that a persons Faith Matters to voters . Do you think that it should . I cant speak for everybody. They have liked me a lot. I went and spoke largely in front of the list and we had a tremendous time and we had a Standing Ovations and we had a lot of fun. I brought the bible and they liked that. My bible given to me by my mother. We had a great time. The polls indicate that i am doing a great job with them in iowa and elsewhere. In response to the question of the town hall in New Hampshire, you tweeted that ayoure not obligated to correct anybody as president. Isnt it appropriate at time to raise the level and to correct things out there so that were all dealing with the same set of fact s fact . I think so. The president can defend himself very well. He is able do that. I sort of put myself in his position and what happens when someone says something about me, is he going to defend me. I got up and felt strongly and powerfully about something and whether we all agree with it or not, it was not my obligation to defend. I tweeted that this is the first time that i have gotten into hot water. The other part is that they want to get rid of muslims from america. That was the most definsiensivet to have question. Why not do that . Well, so many muslims that are fabulous people. Theres a problem. Theres no question about it. We can be politically correct and say that theres no problem. The question is that theres a problem with some and a problem taking place all over the world. I have respect and love for so many people. Theyre great people. Can you imagine supporting or being comfortable if a muslim became president of the United States . I can say that, you know, its something that at some point could happen. We will see. It could happen. Would i be comfortable . I dont know if we have to address it, but we dont have to address it. Some people say that its already happened but you wont agree with that . Well, why kantd ycant you s he is a christian and born in the United States . Well, i dont talk about peoples faith. I am going to take his word for that. Why not take the birth certificate for its word . Well, i dont want to discuss it. I want to talk about military and the vets and how bad theyre treated. Were treating the Illegal Immigrants better than the vets. Those are the things that i want to talk about. The other is a long complex subject that i dont like to talk about, and i want talk about it. Dont you think that you will have more people on the message if you put the other thing to rest . No, i think that we have two things that are totally different. I just dont discuss it and it has not been brought up for a long time. Youre bringing it up this morning. I am in to the world of jobs and military and vets. I discuss obama care because you see what is happening with the premiums. Going through the roof. Were going to see a lot of world leader and hanging out in some of your buildings that your own. Your outside counsel indicated that you may have a meeting and do you plan on trying to do that . Well with, i heard that he wanted to meet with me and certainly i am opened to that and i know that people very talking. We will see what happens. I certainly like doing it. I have been saying that a relationship is so important in business and deals and country. If the president obama got along with pew tan, thats a fabulous thing. He does not respect the president. I am sure that the president does not like him a lot. Let me talk to you about the popes visit. He is talking about people that worship money. Youre someone that likes to brag on how wealthy you are. What do you think about that . Well, if he knew me, he would like me. He is a different pope. He has taken on big political subject s, and its interesting. He has a way about him thats unique and nice. Okay. Donald trump i am going to leave it here. I know that were trying to can i face to face and i look forward to that. Me too. Joining me now is dr. Ben carson, and he is joining me from georgia. Dr. Car sorngs welcome back to meet the press. I want to start with criticism of you. Did you watch the debate. Neither trump or carson has a grasp on the issues. Carson is a christian gentlemen and a genuine conservative. What do you say to others like you but concerned that youre not ready for the job . I would say listen to what i actually say when i have an opportunity to say it something other than a one minute bite. Thats a format that i have to go acustom to thats not the world that i live in. The time will come when i will be able to address that appropriately. Do you view it that its a manager and that you dont have to have a full policy . Well, you have to have a substantial command. Its like me as a neuro surgeon. If i have a patient that had a kidney problem, i know about the kidney, but i dont know much about a renal specialist, and i would get a consult. Recently you were talking and saying that you would be going after them in iraq but you would not go into syria. Why . Well, first of all i would use every resource available to us and thats financial resources, covert operations, everything that we have available to us. If that required ground troops, we would use those as well. Its unlikely that a coalition would form behind nothing. In terms of going into syria, i think that you have to have goals. One of the goals right now is to push them out of and thats the largest part that they have established. This is what makes them look very powerful. They also control and thats one of the Largest Energy fields. Push them out of there. Dont allow them to have control of that. I would be in favor of pushing them up into syria because theres going to be a lot of conflict with them there. Let them fight each other because thats a complex situation in syria. You have the russians coming in there now and establishing themselves. You have the chinese starting to establish some contacts there. You want to be very careful before you jump into the middle of that situation. Its interesting. Youre one of those that says you know what let them fight it out among themselves and then wait to see what happens and then clean up the mess later . That is something that would certainly be on the agenda to consider. Let me wrap this up by dealing with what is going on with donald trump and a questionnaire that claimed that the president was muslim. Let me ask you the question. Should a president s faith matter. Should it matter to vote ers . I guess it depends on what it is. If its in consistent and if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. Do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution . No, i do not. I would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. I would not agree with that. Would you consider voting for a muslim for congress . Congress is a different story. It depends on who the muslim is and the policies. Just depends on what anybody else says. If theres somebody whose of any faith but they say things and theyre life has been consistent with things that will elevate the nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed and bring peace and harmony, then i am with them. I take it that you believe that the president of the United States is a christian . I believe that he is. I have no reason to doubt what he says. All right. Dr. Car sornson, i will leave i there. I look forward to speaking to you soon. Okay. Thank you very much. Joining me now is the governor of iowa john kasich. Welcome back to meet the press. Always love being on meet the press. Yes, sir. Let me ask you. You did not get the greatest reception from some of the home state papering following the debate. Cincinnati eninquire there was john kasich. Someone wrote hes a threat in New Hampshire but candidates arent viz bring worried about him on the stage. What do you say about that . Well, the debate that was like a demolition derby, i am fine. We all want more time and in a position to get more time. I dont want to be jumping in and saying what about me. Thats not the way to do it. By the way, the way that this whole business works is state by state. Not on a basis of what they think about you in nebraska. By the way in nebraska if theyre not worried about me, i have to see where theyre trashing me behind the scenes. Were doing fine. There were so many doubts if i could get on the stage and raise the money. Our campaign is healthy, and we continue to rise. I am pleased where we are right know. Right after the debate you were talking to a group of supporters and you said this when it comes to immigrants and this country. A lot of them do jobs that theyre willing to do. Thats why in the hotel you leave a little tip. Now, some groups took offense to the story and that you stereotype. Do you see why theyre offended . Yeah, i know that the head of the said that he appreciated my excepts. I have always said that the hispanics are such a critical part of the fabric of the United States. They occupy jobs from top to bottom. Theyre so critical to the country and god fearing and hardworking. If i need to clarify that, i will. They hold important conditions. I have a friend thats a doctor and oncology. Thats just that shows you how crazy it can get. To be clear, i believe from top to bottom hispanics play a Critical Role in america not only today and go forward. I know that youre not a fan of addressing donald trump you issues. Let me ask you the question this way when it comes to the president s faith. Number one, should it matter what a president s faith is . I dont know about that. I have to think of what that means. I believe that the president in fact is a christian. If he was not a believer, thats his business. I blooif thelieve that he is. I do not agree with him and taking from those at the top and the robin hood affect. I dont buy that and then america should leave behind on the foreign policy. I dont buy that. Let me suggest and i have said this this earlier today. Lets respect it whether its the president or teachers or rabbis, we need to have a Great Respect or the country begins to come undone. I may not agree with him, but i respect the office and the fact that he is the president of the United States, and hopefully i am going to be. Would you have a problem with a muslim becoming president . I mean thats such a hypothetical question. The answer is at the oend testi end of the day, you have to go through things. The most important thing about being president is that you have leadership skills ask now what youre dog and help to fix and raise the country. Those are the qualifications that matter to me. Okay. Kasich, i look forward to having you on again. Thank you. There you have it. The marathon of the candidates. A lot to chew on and carsons that a muslim should not be president. Does not fit the constitution. We will get to that when we come back. Plus a look at the ooking more [ male announcer ] some come here to build something smarter. Some come here to build something stronger. Others come to build something faster. Something safer. Something greener. Something the whole world can share. People come to boeing to do many different things. But its always about the very thing we do best. But its always about the very thing we do best. Im watson. And today hundreds of companies are putting me to work. Im teaching watson to help your vet speak dog. Youre a dog, right . Im teaching watson to help you make healthy choices. Im teaching watson to help design a vacation around your personality. Dont judge. Im teaching watson to answer endless questions. How big is infinity . Where do babies come from . Why cant i have chocolate for breakfast . Im watson and im ready to work with you. Lets turn to the democrats. Many explanations are being offered up regarding Hillary Clintons problem to maintain frontrunner status and many have a familiar ring especially if youre al gore. Was gore, Many Democrats whisper they like hillary but dont love her. As with gore, democrats lament that if she could only be like bill. Its standard some may say is unfair but help to explain why there is a missing spark on the trail and why the chatter about an alternative whether Bernie Sanders or joe biden is getting louder. Have you considered bill as a running mate . Like al gore in 1999, Hillary Clinton has inherited the per received bill clinton baggaged without channeling bills charm to counter it. You know how much i love being interviewed. Gore had trouble with the press. Controversy over a canoe trip on a river with extra water pumped in to make it look better. She has trouble with the press. Did you wipe the server . What, like with a cloth or something . The former Vice President had trouble explaining fundraising phone calls from the white house and a trip to a buddhist team. No controlling legal authority, no controlling legal authority, no controlling legal authority. The former secretary of state has trouble explaining the emails from her private server. I do not send classified material and i did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified. Any material marked classified. Nothing that was sent at the time or received was secret. Gore ran away from clinton instead of running with him, signaling hed offer clintons policies without the private mess. I felt that what the president did particularly as a father i felt it was inexcusable. Hillary clinton is never going to run away from bill but for now her campaign is keeping the most popular democrat in america at arms length while also hoping to be burnished by his economic legacy. And Hillary Clinton has this additional challenge winning a third term for her party. I am not running for my husbands third term, im not running for Barack Obamas third term, im running if my first term. Its not that different from the obstacle george h. W. Bush ran in 1988. He ran a campaign that claimed continuity was enough change while proving he could be his own man. I want a kinder and gentler nation. That worked for Vice President bush, but gore could never thread the needle as effectively as he struggled with how much to hug bill. So far, Hillary Clinton appears to be using the bush 41 play book, trying to prove shes the change that voters need. A kinder, gentler obama. I get accused of being moderate and center. I plead guilty. I think sometimes its important when youre in the elect ed arena, you try to figure out how to bring people together gotoget something done. And a little news about joe biden and the potential candidacy. I want to tell you about one myth sources of mine want debunked, thats the idea that jill biden is not on board. In fact, thats s not true. The Vice President s wife is on board for a 2016 run should the Vice President decide to do it. Let me bring in the panel, David Maraniss who has a new book about the city of detroit. Molly boll of the atlantic, nbc news contributor Maria Shriver and radio talk show host and one of the moderators of the last day bait, hugh hewitt. David, i want to start with you. Youre the closest thing thats crawled inside the head of the clintons. Its a deep and dangerous place. This Hillary Clinton issue, its shes not bill, right. Thats really what you hear from democrats. Thats ultimately why theyre not rushing, theyre sort of waiting to rush. Yeah, the hillary dilemma is fascinating. You know, going all the way back to 1974 when she drove from washington up to fayetteville so they could attach their stars together, its helped their rise together but its also hindereder in two important ways one is she doesnt have bill clintons charisma and Amazing Campaign abilities. You know and theater. You talk about authenticity. I always have called bill clinton an authentic phony. He really is good at that. Hillary, if you look at it just as theater is a phonyphony. Shes not as good at it so that hurtser in comparison with bill. The other someone that because of bill clintons history, theres been sort of an encrusted defensiveness to the clintons that hillary became sort of the poll star of defending her husband. And it became so Second Nature to her that i think thats what carried out through the email problem as well. So i think shes had to overcome that. The parallel with al gore is fascinating because mrs. Clinton, like al gore, is experienced, intelligent but also married to bill clinton and al gore wasnt. Molly, you went through all that with earlier this week you wrote a fascinating piece like they can talk about all they want about repackaging clinton, trying to presenter in a different way but hillary is hillary and what you see is what you get. She is. At the same time, you talk about her having trouble coming out from under bills shadow, separating herself from obama and its because she herself is not very well defined for people. And her campaign keeps trying to make this not about her, make it more about the policy or the substance, thats the ground shes most comfortable on, but its always going to be about her and she has trouble creating an