>> this week 2024 campaign trail takes you to green bay, wisconsin where presumptive presidential nominee and former president donald trump held one of two rallies. and to the nation's capital where president biden delivered a message on lowering healthcare cost joined by his rivals, senator bernie sanders.

also, some of the interviews with other candidates running this this year's presidential race from our washington journal program and a large field of candidates seeking u.s. house seats in colorado. but first a look at the primary wins from this past tuesday's contest. first in new york, president biden took 91.5% easily beating author marianne williamson and retearing candidate williams. and former president trump took 82% of the vote but nearly 13% still cast their ballot for nikki haley who dropped out last month in connecticut, president biden took 85% of the returns but more than 11% of democratic voters were uncommitted. a sign of protest against u.s. support for israel's war the gaza, just 4% of connecticut republicans were uneconomied and 14% chose nikki haley over the

winner former president trump. in rhode island much of the same just under 15% uncommitted for democrats with president biden easily winning with more than 82% of the vote. and for republicans in the ocean state nearly 85% in favor of the 45th president but just over 10% voting for necky hailey. and in wisconsin, just over 8% of democrats chose uni instructed versus the 88% who chose president biden. just under 80% of republicans in wisconsin chose former president trump. the rest hit in their vote between candidate who is dropped out or uninstructed. their wins this week bring president biden's delegate count to 336 and former psident trump's to 861 next, part oformer president trump's rally in green bay, wisconsin from this past tuesday before primary polls closed there. it was one of two stops he made that day.

the earlier being in another midwest swing state. michigan. >> think of it. the legions and legions of biden migrants pouring into it -- we are becoming a third-world done terrorism we are actually becoming a third-world country. [applause] and it's no wonder joe biden and his subs are desperate to stop us. they know we are the only one who is can stop them. that's why they're weaponizing law enforcement, high level interference against bind's top political opponent. who does that happen to be? here i am. i got indictmented more than alphonse capone. i know some of the guys in the front row. they're tough guys. if you ever looked at capone, you would be dead more than likely. alphonse was a tough man. they did a movie called

"scarface." the fact is, the people understand it. they get it. it's election interference at the highest level. never happened in our country before. how about fani? fani? f-a-n i. it's fani. i called her fani wed. what kind of stuff is this. this was done in conjunction with the white house. the d.a. in manhattan was done in conjunction with the white house. they took people and put them into the d.a.'s office. the attorney general today -- yesterday to be more accurate, i put in a bond, $175 million. i put up a bond. no, but on something where i was not guilty of anything. i did a great job. the banks said he's one of our cherished customers. i boar road money at their request because that's what they do, they lend money. i actually paid it back early.

they want to charge me $450 million fine. this was a corrupt judge in fork new york out of control. the fine was lowered substantially. but think of it, i have to put up -- see, that's money i could have used for the election. this is all election -- put up $175 million. nobody ever ever heard of $175 million bond. honestly, i'm proud of the fact -- i don't think there's been $175 million -- nobody -- a respond for half a million dollar a million dollars. a bond isn't for this. and this is what they -- and they used the statute that was never used before, the consumer fraud statute has never been used before. these are corrupt people. there was no -- no problem. there was no anything. this was like a perfect transaction. charge me $450 million fine. these are sick people. and we have to -- we have to go

on. and we have to win. and we have to hope the appeals courts are honest because if they're not honest, this country, i'll tell you -- where are we going? this has been such a blight in new york >> president biden turned from tuesday's primary to a health care message on wnesday. he was joined by senator bernie sanders of vermont, his one-time va in the 2020 race for the demoat presidential nomination. cn joined the pair for a campaign message since the independent senator is seen to be particularly strong on the issue. >> our nation is politically divide. nobody doubts that. but there is one issue that the american people whether they are republicans, democrats or independents. whether they're conservative or progressive are united on. and that is that we are sick and tired of paying by far the highest prices in the world for

prescription drugs. despite all of that the biden administration and democrats in congress are beginning to make some progress. what have we accomplished over the last several years? as a result of the inflation reduction act that not one single republican voted fors with diabetes are paying no more than $35 a month for the insulin that they need. beginning next year, and this is a very big deal, seniors will be paying no more than $2,000 a year out of pocket for prescription drugs. but let us be clear. despite all that we have accomplished up to now, it is not enough. much, much more needs to be done.

in the state of the union address, president biden called on congress to pass legislation to cap out-of-pocket prescription drug cost at no more than $2,000 a year and to substantially increase the number of drug that is can be negotiated with the pharmaceutical industry. i stoppingly agree with them working together. we can take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and substantially lower the cost of prescription drugs in america. and when we do that, we will be lowering the cost of health care in our country. i want to thanking president biden for what he has done on this issue up to now and i look forward to working with the president as we go

forward. >> i'm a capitalist. capitalism without capitalists is exploitation. when big pharma doesn't play by the rules competitors can't offer lower prices for generic drugs an device that is carry that medication so prices are raised artificially. and folks, all of our progress is in stark con it's a to my predecessor and republicans in coverage i love the word they love -- they want to terminate the affordable care act. i love it. terminate. my predecessor says kicking millions of americans off their health insurance. and the vast majority of these people would not be able to get insurance because they have a preexisting condition. they also want to eliminate the inflation reduction act to lower prescription drug prices and so much more. during the last administration, my president -- my predecessor exploded the national debt more than any previous president in

the history of a four-year term. he talks about the debt he exploded more than any other president in a four-year term with his $2 trillion tax cut and overwhelmingly benefit the very wealthy and the biggest corporations in america. now, he and congress want to cut social security, raise the age and cut medicare. while they cut taxes for the very wealthy again you know, i've got a better idea, i'm going to protect social security and medicare along with bernie and other members in congress to make sure the wealthy pay their fair share to keep these programs solvent. [applause] trump brag about he's the reason roe v. wade was overturned. here's the we come i did something no one thought possible, i got rid of roe v. wade. that's a quo and now they're calling for a ban for the right cho to choose in every state.

i promise you, kamala and i will make roe v. wade the law of the land again, i promise you. well, we know we've made historic progress. 35 bucks for insulin for seniors. $35 for inhalers for asthma. hoe tall cap for seniors. we're lowering the drugs on some of the most expensive drugs for seniors. these caps an cost for everyone -- everyone not just seniors. with bernie's help we're showing how it should be a right not a privilege in america. that's why i've never been optimistic. i really mean it. you've heard me say how optimistic -- i am optimistic because the laws are coming into effect whether it's infrastructure or whether it's this. i mean, there's so much more. i just -- and i said this many times and i'll get out of your hair. you know, we have to remember who we are. we're the united states of america.

i mean this from the bomb of my heart. there's nothing beyond our capacity when we do iting to. we're the only nation in the history that i can find that's come out of every crisis we've entered stronger than we went in. >> we feature interviews with a number of presidential candidate this is week. next, some of our interviews with authors and presidential candidates mary anne williamson and cornel west and jason palmer. the surprise winner of this year's america samoa presidential primary. >> you're out of the race. you're back into the race. what motivated that? >> i had done very poorly in the electoral bases and what you do in such a cases you say i'm out. and then i realized that something bigger than the horserace and that's the conversation that the american people need be having. it's about where america is today and the american people

having a serious conversation about where we need to go. the political accomplishment is not always the conduit. i knew that the conversation was not over that i was having with the american people. >> as far as the conversation is what question should the american people be having? who's running the country? we're not a government for the mean, by the people as abraham lincoln should be he said the men who died at gets getiesburg so that the government for the people, by the people would not perish from the earth. we're a government for the corporations. and most people in this town are aware of that. most political conversations are among the lead. >> i suppose you've heard them from people like to president biden does have the delegates why not support him and keep going that way?

>> i believe i supporting the president because i stand for the party needs stand for in order to win. >> what would a cornel west administration do to change the playing of poor people others have promised or in your case haven't delivered yet. >> biden has authorized $21 million for bombers. we can abolish poverty with $21 billion. i'm an abouo litigationist when it comes to homelessness. i spent some time in los angeles at el serino community garden. i was in skid row with master q in los angeles. skid row has thousands and thousands of people how can we be the richest nation in the history of the world and have so many poor people?

we've got organized greed in the real estate industry. organized greed when it comes to healthcare. more and more organized greed. this is what happens when you have organized greed unleashed in a society and a the most vulnerable of those that are most effective. there's got to be a moral compass whenever it comes to leadership in the country. that's so true in regard to the genocide the ethnic cleansing and the situation in gaza. we watch it take it place and still enable more billions of dollars allow the military equipment that we produce from our tax money to go to killing and maiming children? 13,000 precious palestinian children and we act as if we can do nothing? this is spiritual sickness, my

brother. and that's true for anybody. red, white, black, red, jewish, ethiopian. but in this case it's in gaza. i see it in l.a., i see it in new york and chicago. we want to congratulate ourselves that somehow the economy is doing so well and we're bouncing back. no. we are in a spiritual, moral and political crisis of profound proportion. >> anaheim this race because i believe in ideas. and that should be an election about ideas. and so if you go to my website at palmerforpresident.u.s., you'll see we're talking about conscious capitalism, the economy, we're talking about modernizing government. i'm an investor by background. and we really need to pass the torch to the next generation to people who entrepreneurs and move our country into the 21st century. we're overdue for that. >> how do you keep america samoa

from being the high water mark of your presidential candidacy? >> that's a really good question irene recently, during the first presidential campaign to introduce my new organization called together exclamation point. and together will elect 20 people to office this fall. some democrats and some republicans that bring the country back to the censor. that's been a big, big part of my message. >> you live in baltimore, maryland? >> i do live for baltimore, maryland. >> why set your sights on president of the united states? >> that's a good question. i actually have a favorite candidate. my own state has a senate race going on and also recently my congressman decided to resign and there's a new congress race going on there i actually like the candidates for mayor, senate and congress in maryland. and will support all three of them. you know, it's a timing thing. there was not a focus on

congressional races back in october, november when i decided to get in the race. and also, honestly if you run for one of the 435 congress seats, people don't notice your message. the ideas are important to get out there. >> you like your local and state officials. do you not like joe biden? >> i do like joe biden joe bind and i agree on 90% of things. but there are a couple of key things where we differ. the federal government is running a massive deficit for many years. trump and bind administrations. appear we need to get the federal deficit into balance which i have a plan to do over five years. i'm a quaker by background and i've been speak out on gaza since october, november last year that we need to have a cease-fire there we need to work toward the two-state solution, the netanyahu government has been a terrible partner for the united stateses not just this year but for many years. i noticed the administration changing it. what's the path forward here?

what happens in your mind at the democratic national convention this sumer? >> we're still negotiating the details of that but my goal is to give the american people of samoa a voice on stage to share a little bit more about their culture and the issues they care about. there are many territories in the united states that don't get a lot of attention. puerto rico is probably the most that gets the most attention. the people of puerto rico are overdue for statehood. people in washington, d.c. are overdue for statehood. northern marianne action guam and many parts of the united states that don't get enough air time and people don't know that we have these colony that is are now territories all over the world. >> how many times have you been to american samoa? >> that was the biggest surprise for people, i have never been there. >> also from this week's "washington journal" some of our conversation with lee drutman. he talked about the impact of robert f. kennedy jr. on this

race. >> it's going to be a >> close election between trump and bind. and kennedy seems to be pretty accidently poling around 10% 12%. probably some of that support will drain as we get closer to the november election. but he's going to be a factor. and a chaos factor because we really don't know whether he's going to take more votes from biden or from trump or bring in some other part of the electorate that typically doesn't vote it's creating a high level of uncertainty about what the outcome is going to be this november. >> when you say he's polling at 10%? what do we know about that? who are the people that are saying i'm voting for r.f.k. jr.? >> let's start with the variability. actually his support averages out to 10% to 12%. it's all over the plasms i've

seen him as well as 3% in polls and as high as 22% in polls. so why is his support so all over the place? i think a lot of the pollsters do not know how to capture his supporters because what connects many of his supporters, people who say they would vote for him in polls is that they're anti-system voters. he's going to be the sledgehammer. and it's a very violent image that he's just going smash everything. he's going against corporation, against government he's the merge of government in corporations. the entire system is rotten. that is a very violent aggressive approach to governing. and yet, when you look at trust

in our institutions across institutions when you look at how people feel in washington, there is a level of resonance. >> one last note on this year's presidential rac t self-described nonpartisan political group no labels announcethsday it would no longer seek a presidential tiet in this year's election in a statement, e oup said the line a tick if we couldllot identify candidates with credible path to winning the white house." no such candidate emerge. so the responsible course of action is for us to stand down. a lookt highlights from this past week in ohio, the u.s. senate race, incumbent sherrod brown raced more than $12 million in the first qrt of this year. "the hill" up rorted that puts the three-term senator at $13.5 million in the bank for

eclipsing his republican senator bernie moreno who had just 2.3 million on hd new york. and in new york, elise stefanik pulled in $7 million after focus on anti-semitism in a number of high profile hearings. that with compared to $5 million the previous quarter. >> washington, d.c. reporter for colorado public radio. and recently put out this piece a lot of people are running for congress right now not all of them will make it to colorado's primary ballot. what is the path to becoming a member of congress in colorado? >> well, there are two pretty fateful tasks one is petitioning on the ball lo. you correct signatures for congress this year it's 1500 ballot signature that is has to get approved by the secretary's office. the other one is the assembly

pass where you make different pitches to congressional delegates. and finally if it happens at the state g.o.p. or the assembly make a pitch there and there candidates have to get that's 30% of the delegates to vote for them. and there is technically a third option which is called the hybrid option where you petition to get on the ballot and you get the 1500 signatures and you have to get 10% of delegate there. whoever wins the assembly typically gets the top line for the boll ballot so their name would be first, 30% or more and then it goes down after that you come in after that, after that list of names. so there is some do the assembly route as well as showing that you've got grassroot support. >> does it get you more cachwe

the party folks? >> yes, these are probably the most ardent republicans in the state. they are giving up their weekends and evening to meet together. these are the more really republican voters in the state as well. there have been questions on whether the candidate kentucky appeal to a wider audience which is something that a lot of states have to deal with when it comes to republican and democratic primaries. >> these duel pathways have resulted in a lot of candidatess in these distribution, colorado district three, four and five, how many candidates are we looking at here? >> in total? at one point they topped 20. it had skim add by congressional district four, wchsa the race to replace ken buck is the widest field.

they have 10 candidates in the ranks so it is huge. so far, only two candidates have made the primary ballot and that is lauren beobert from the third congressional district who moved to run in the fourth district which is a state for republican seat. and flora is a past senatorial candidate who tried to get the nomination 2022. she was a local radio host and parental right advocate. and she's from douglas county which is the most populous county in c.d. four. there are a host of others who are waiting to find they get on the ballot ted harvey, he is a former state senator. he's going through the delegate route. he's hope hoping to get 30% on friday to get on the ballot if he doesn't get 30%, that's it, he's done with this race. there's one candidate who is going the petition route which

is mike lynch, he's a state representative. he has submitted his petition but he's waiting to find out if he hit the required 1500 signatures. and that might -- we might not find that out until april 26 is the deadline for that. jerry sodenberg, another candidate. richard holturf, they're still waiting for their petition but they're going to go to assembly get the 10% and there are a host of others that will try to do the same. >> is this an unusual process? >> no. this is -- the track hasn't create add large field. i think this is a unique race. i think as you mentioned c.d. three, now, and five are all unique. these are three -- these the three congressional districts that are republican-leaning in colorado. colorado as a state has turned

more democratic over the last year. it used to be a red state. became purpose and now it's solidly blue. there are not a lot of places for republicans. there's not a lot of upward movement. they haven't won a statewide race since 2014, i believe. they haven't won statewide in a long time. so these -- these races are opportunities for lawmakers for people who want to move up in the republican ranks and get somewhere like congress. that is rare opportunity for them. lanbborn has been in that seat since he won in 2006. ken buck won it in 2014. these seats have been held by these gentlemen for a long time. lauren bow better is the out liar. she won her seat in 2020. she had a close race in 2022.

she won a race that no one was expecting to be close at all. she decided to not run for re-election in our current seat but move across the seat to run in the most republican-leaning district of the statement >> these are islands of red in a blue state at this point what motivates voters? what are the issues they're looking at? >> i would say they're different depending on which region you're in. you call it an island. three makes up the entire westn part of com and four is the eastern plains in southern colorado. geographically they're huge. you can drive hours from driving from point to point. but for the eastern plains or c.d. four it's a lot of rural issues, agriculture water are

the local issue that is -- issues that drive issues. but there are national issues that drive voters.