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>> specifically, who do you think -- give us a name on wall street that you might consider as a secretary of treasury? >> i'll tell you what, i like guys like jack welsh, henry crevice, i'd like to bring my friend carl icahn. we have people that are better at negotiations. we don't use them, joe, we use people that are soft and weak and frankly stupid and incompetent. >> who better to ask about the whole ceo phenomenon than one of those people trump named. former ceo of ge, jack welsh. joins me from las vegas. jack, if he asks, will you serve as treasury secretary? >> no. >> why not? >> michae...

You probably saw it, the trump tower in central park. it was going bust. we found trump. gave him some sweat equity, he fixed it in record time. and we walked away with $170 million from a wrecked building. so, i mean, he gets things done. now, now whether or not -- i'm not here endorsing him. i'm just saying he is a doer. there's no question about it. he gets things done. >> let me ask you about another ceo on that stage getting a lot of attention. carly fiorina, of course, was the ceo of hp. your stock value increased 4000%. . hers went down 52%. is that a fair metric on which her judge her ...

It's must-see tv when he shows up. i've talked to groups in the last week or two, groups of thousands, the first question is trump. trump is on everybody's mind. >> i have the same with my radio callers on sirius sm. i can't take my eye off the trump fnen nom none either. i guess the serious question is whether he has the temperament to be president of the united states. what does jack welch think about that? >> well, i've had two or three things with business with him and he sure gets things done. we had a real estate project, you probably have seen it in new york, it's called the trump inter...

The fabric of the american society. >> i agree the country has a need for him. whether this incarnation of the gop would be receptive to him is a whole different question. gentlemen, the book is tremendous. i appreciate you being here. coming up trump and fiorina both ceos claiming their experience qualifies them to run the country. does it? i'll ask of someone who should know. former ceo jack welsh is here. you, my friend, recognize when a trend has reached critical mass. yes, when others focus on one thing, you see what's coming next. you see opportunity. that's what a type e* does. and so...

>> well, i -- my view is, the republicans ought to be careful for what they would wish for. they were happy to have hillary lose the last time. and they got president obama. if they keep pushing on this on this thing too far, and joe comes in, i think he'll be a tougher competitor than hillary to beat. >> jack welch. don't put it all on red before you leave that town. >> i won't, michael. thank you so much for having me. >> thanks for being here. >> great. up next -- pulitzer prize winning journalist, big time historian david maraniss on america's gun problem and what it mean for the obama l...