>>> we continue following developing news. we're an hour away from what donald trump is calling amajor announcement. sources confirm it's going to be mitt romney who he is endorsing. romney is still taking heat from conservatives over his quote, i'm not concerned about the very poor comment. one of his rivals, ron paul is defending romney . take a listen.
>> not too long ago, he was taken out of context that he liked to fire pem, which was completely out of context. i don't think he could come in here and say i don't care about the poor people .
>> joining me now, ron paul 's campaign chairman, jesse benton. i know you can't speak directly for mr. paul . you have people that have gone after romney for this flub. mr. paul being a little more forgiving there. what's behind that?
>> we want to have an adult conversation on the issues. that's one thing that dr. paul is committed to. we don't need toe be going after people because of quotes taken out of context. we criticize governor romney for issues that america cares about. that's what we need to be talking about. we don't need toe be trying to take things out of context and pick and harp on that kind of stuff. everybody knows that governor romney is a gentleman.
>> i want to talk about some of those other things. i would like you to explain why you believe the comments were taken out of context. we played them until their entirety. i point back to members of the republican party . your own party who seized this moment. many of them are not running for office, at this time. rush limbaugh being one of them. why do you believe the campaign was taken out of context?
>> well, cause we see it happen to our guy before too. we see it happen to republicans all the time. things are taken out context by the media. they are spun and it's good for selling newspapers and getting people to turn into cable television . what it's not good for is having a real debate on the issues. that's what we want here. dr. paul is offering a stark contrast. he talking about sound money , pro- american foreign policy . that's what we want to talk about. not this silly he said, she said.
>> i don't think anybody would see that as a silly thing. i don't think that's what you're saying to keep it in context. some see between mr. paul and governor romney . it says for paul it's an tunts to gain a seat at the table if his long shot bid at the presidency fails. is there an alliance or is this a story line someone has picked up here and made too much out of it?
>> it's taken about two steps too far. what exists and what is in reality is governor romney is a gentleman and dr. paul and governor romney speak. they have a cordial relationship. when we talk and coordinate on some scheduling things and stuff like that when it makes sense for both campaigns. lines of communication are open. we are running to win this campaign. i would like to point out we have four tv commercials and a couple million of pieces in mail contrasting our records and pointing out his support for tarp bailouts. we're running to win, but like i said, governor romney is a gentleman and we talk.
>> real quick. the article says romney 's aids are quietly in touch with ron paul . is that true?
>> i speak with his campaign staff maybe once a week or so to touch base on common scheduling things l ike that. his staff is class acts. again, they are committed and we're committed to having an adult conversation on the issues. we think we're right on the issues and governor romney is wrong on a lot of issues. that's what we're going to focus on.
>> thank you. greatly appreciate your time. thank you.
>> thank you.
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