{"id":1107,"date":"2016-01-10T14:33:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T19:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2016-01-10T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T19:33:22","slug":"mtp-i-dont-want-to-say-its-a-threat-but-it-is-a-threat-says-trump-on-bringing-up-bill-clintons-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/01\/10\/mtp-i-dont-want-to-say-its-a-threat-but-it-is-a-threat-says-trump-on-bringing-up-bill-clintons-past\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP: \u201cI DON\u2019T WANT TO SAY IT\u2019S A THREAT. BUT IT IS A THREAT,\u201d SAYS TRUMP ON BRINGING UP BILL CLINTON\u2019S PAST"},"content":{"rendered":"

2016 Races Neck-And-Neck in Iowa and N.H. in New NBC News\/WSJ\/ Marist Polls<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

WH Chief of Staff McDonough on Chicago: \u201cCity looks great,\u201d \u201cThe president is\u201d confident in Mayor Emanuel <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

McDonough: President Obama \u201chas seen Sen. Sanders, both with the Senate Democratic Caucus and privately\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

JAN. 10, 2016 — \u201cWell, I don\u2019t want to say it\u2019s a threat. But it is a threat,\u201d said Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump<\/strong> about bringing former President Bill Clinton\u2019s past into the 2016 race. \u201cShe’s married to an abuser. \u00a0A woman claimed rape, and all sorts of things. I mean, horrible things,\u201d Trump told \u00a0\u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Chuck Todd in response to recent charges of sexism from former Sec. Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

Trump also addressed questions surrounding Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s citizenship: \u201cI would want the Supreme Court to rule because they haven’t ruled.\u201d Watch Todd\u2019s full sit-down interview with Trump here: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1N0Xdve<\/a>.<\/p>\n

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough<\/strong> also joined the show, addressing the Chicago controversy surrounding Mayor Rahm Emanuel, telling Todd, \u201cThe city looks great, the opportunities there are boundless. \u00a0And so, I think what the President sees is a city and a people of Chicago and a Mayor of Chicago that continue to do very good work.\u201d Watch the full interview here: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1N0Xdve<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Debuting on \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d new NBC News\/Wall Street Journal\/Marist polls<\/strong> revealed tight 2016 races in the battleground states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Both Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are in a virtual dead heat in Iowa, as are former Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). More from the new polls: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1JDdADg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Republican strategists Alex Castellanos<\/strong> and Ben Ginsberg<\/strong> discussed why the GOP establishment is so concerned about Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/1nbsarL<\/a><\/p>\n

Also joining the show for insight and analysis were The New York Times\u2019 Helene Cooper<\/strong>; The Washington Post\u2019s Robert Costa<\/strong>; POLITICO Magazine Contributor Jeff Greenfield<\/strong>; and Jennifer Jacobs <\/strong>of the Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n

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MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS\u201d \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n