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Spending a year in prison for conspiracy to violate mine safety standards in the aftermath of a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 workers. he's using his legal woes to bolster his outsider credentials. >> i've had a personal experience with the department of justice. i can -- they lie a lot too. >> reporter: but president trump isn't supporting him, but compared him to failed alabama candidate roy moore. washington republicans are worried that blankenship could squeak out a victory in a three-way primary, hurting their chances to unseat incumbent joe manchin. >> they don't want to me to be th...

>> no, but a lot of them have outsider credentials you might not have expected. in terms of draining the swamp, the "the new york times" and others have been critical for not draining the swamp with some of the picks but they're mostly focused on the fact that a lot of the people are wealthy. i don't think that's the swamp donald trump was talking about. if he had come and populated his cabinet with all k street lobbyist types, that would be a more accurate criticism. i think it is important to note somebody like rex tillerson that comes from outside of the traditional political world might fi...

Dollars. i don't have to hear from this man. believe me. i don't have to hear from him. >> so, ron, on this issue, trump's new layer of this, he mentioned it a little bit early on in the campaign. he came strong with operation wetback which is what it was called during the administration. the numbers are probably off the impact is off and the legacy isn't necessarily something you'd want to tout. how did it play for you? >> it's a different context. as i recall the program, we're talking about temporary agricultural workers who were moved out. not people who have been living in place for years...

Jeb bush at 8. car sen is releasing a new ad touting his outsider credentials. in it he says i'm running for president and am very much outside the box. trump will be campaigning in iowa no doubt trying to improve his slipping poll numbers but taking some heat for something he said yesterday. he basically took credit for ford, the car company, moving jobs from mexico back to ohio. >> ford was going to build this massive plant. i brought it up in so many speeches. frankly i think i embarrassed them. ford is going to build a big massive plant in the united states. every single person, even my ha...

mitt romney is picking up a significant endorsement in south carolina today. one that could help boost his standing with tea party republicans who continue to question his conservative credentials. romney now has the backing of governor nikki hailey, who herself was propelled into office with tea party support. can she convince those same tea party voters to back mitt romney? joe johns is joining us now. this is a huge day for mitt romney. tell us what we know. >> mitt romney continued to get a bunch of big endorsements. this goes up on the top shelf. republicans of south carolina ha...