This Week with George Stephanopoulos – August 9, 2015

Reporters:
Jonathan Karl

Guests:

Donald Trump

Gov. Jon Kasich (R-OH)

Matthew Dowd

Sara Fagen

Jon Heileman

Mark Halperin

Stephanopoulos: OMG Donald

Trump is winning everything!

Stephanopoulos: Karl can anyone

stop this runaway train?

Karl: has Trump finally gone too far?

Karl: Famous misogynist Red State

bashed him for insulting women!

Jeb: Trump should apologize!

Trump: Erick Erickson is a loser!

Karl: Trump is a liberal Democrat

who supports the Clintons!

Karl: will Trump fade? please?!

Trump: Jon Karl you're stupid!

Karl: can anyone defeat Trump! Please!

Karl: maybe Rubio!

or Kasich! anyone?!?

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: we have

Donald Trump on the phone

Stephanopoulos: welcome Mr Trump sir

Trump: make it quick Shorty

Stephanopoulos: everyone hates you

Trump: I have a great relations

with the women

Stephanopoulos: oh?

Trump: Jeb wants to cut health

care for women – he's the real sexist!

Stephanopoulos: so you say

Trump: Carly is terrible for women

I though I respect her but she's an idiot

Stephanopoulos: will you

apologize to Megyn Kelly?

Trump: no she got all hormonal because

I bashed that fat lesbian Rosie O'Donnell

Stephanopoulos: I see

Trump: only a deviant

would think of menstruation

Stephanopoulos: really?

Trump: right – only a truly sick

person would think of something so icky

Stephanopoulos: it's a natural part of life

Trump: periods are gross like 

breast milk and babies' poops

Stephanopoulos: everybody poops

Trump: not me – I excrete gold from my scalp

Stephanopoulos: regardless you

insulted the beloved Megan Kelly

Trump: 'blood coming from your nose'

is a common statement it means 

 'you're angry'

Stephanopoulos: but you didn't say that sir

Trump: you're really stupid

Stephanopoulos: you wrote in a

book that women are 'really killers'

Trump: women are great in business

and phenomenal and I pay them 

a lot of money

Stephanopoulos: okay then

Trump: if you call a man

a 'killer' it's a compliment

Stephanopoulos: it can be

Trump: like my friend Donald Rumsfeld

used to say to his pal Saddam Hussein

'hey killer' and they both loved it

Stephanopoulos: I imagine they did

Trump: our country is too politically

correct and is horrible and terrible

Stephanopoulos: well that's the

country you're trying to be President of

Trump: it's a shitty country

Stephanopoulos: people think 

you hate women

Trump: I am leading in Iowa and

New Hampshire and South Carolina

and in my own mind

Stephanopoulos: amazing

Trump: I'm leading in Georgia and

in national polls and almost all my

supporters are women

Stephanopoulos: you're kidding

Trump: I am phenomenal –  

phenoooomenaaaal!

Stephanopoulos: in 1999 you called

for an extra tax on rich people

Trump: I'm rich I was willing to pay it!

Stephanopoulos: why should conservatives

trust you since their guiding ethos is 

spending money you don't have to 
give more money to rich people

Trump: we should have used that

rich person tax to pay off the national debt!

Stephanopoulos: you were for

single-payer health care too

Trump: and I meant it at the time

Stephanopoulos: can the GOP trust you?

Trump: Ronald Reagan was a Democrat!

Stephanopoulos: that's true

Trump: I have support among

Latino women Democrats

Stephanopoulos: if you say so

Trump: the blacks loves me!

Stephanopoulos: you donated

money to Democrats

Trump: I am a world-class businessman

Stephanopoulos: all right

Trump: buying politicians is

just good business George

Stephanopoulos: is it really?

Trump: they were always

there for me!

Stephanopoulos: you confess

to bribing politicians!

Trump: I am going to make

America great again

Stephanopoulos: you're

openly corrupt

Trump: friends of mine are donating

to Jeb Bush and believe me they

are expecting something for their money

Stephanopoulos: I can't argue with that

Trump: damn right

Stephanopoulos: so you're not backing down

Trump: not at all George

Stephanopoulos: well good luck then

Trump: I'm having a good time

and loving every minute

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: welcome Governor Kasich

Kasich: good morning

Stephanopoulos: is Donald

Trump killing your party?

Kasich: I want to lift people

Stephanopoulos: Lindsey Graham

says Trump is a real problem for the GOP

Kasich: when I'm the nominee I will

send a positive message of happy talk

Stephanopoulos: I see

Kasich: I want to show poor

people the miracle of America

Stephanopoulos: your entire party

is alienating women

Kasich: not many people

know this but I'm very famous

Stephanopoulos: good point

Kasich: Republicans need to

stop hating everyone and everything

Stephanopoulos: that's a bold statement

Kasich: it's true

Stephanopoulos: will you support

Trump if he's the GOP nominee?

Kasich: [ laughs ] I have to

Stephanopoulos: Erick Erickson won't

vote anyone who doesn't hate women

which that a problem for you

Kasich: I'm a hawk who balanced the budget

Stephanopoulos: right

Kasich: I cut taxes and added jobs

Stephanopoulos: damn Obama economy

Kasich: but we need to help poor

people and the mentally ill and even criminals

Stephanopoulos: man you are nuts

Kasich: I can't help it –

I care about people

Stephanopoulos: are you sure

you're a Republican?

Kasich: I think so

Stephanopoulos: well it sure

doesn't sound like it

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: welcome panelists

Stephanopoulos: is Trump winning or fading?

Dowd: Trump is popular – with Democrats!

Stephanopoulos: sure he is

Dowd: we live in a bombastic selfie culture

Stephanopoulos: Republicans who

oppose him are willing to oppose him

Fagen: Trump will fade!

Stephanopoulos: I keep hearing that

Fagan: it was a good debate –

there were some really great

candidates no one remembers

Stephanopoulos: how does

Trump pick up steam?

Halperin: he's got a professional

team around him

Stephanopoulos: ok

Halperin: don't assume he's going to fade

Stephanopoulos: true – but he's

pissed off blacks and latinos and

women and homo sapiens

Heileman: I tried to destroy Trump

with a focus group and they didn't

want to hear it – they rationalized and

found excuses for his horrible liberal past

Stephanopoulos: stupid voters

just won't listen to beltway pundits

Heileman: it's crazy!

Brazile: Trump is a horrible

person poisoning the GOP brand

Fagen: Chris Christie was great

Stephanopoulos: except for the lying

Fagen: Republican should feel very good

Dowd: candidates lost a great

opportunity to defend decency

Brazile: Trump a misogynist

Halperin: he hates men too

Stephanopoulos: way to miss the point Halp