Karl: RNC ‘May Ban Trump from Future Debates’ if He Doesn’t Pledge Not to Run as 3rd Party

MUIR: “I want to bring in our chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl this morning. He’s in Martha's Vineyard tracking all of this and covering the president as well. Jon, a lot of talk this morning, that this latest controversy will finally be the one that gives Trump a hit. But, you know, it's hard to tell.”

KARL: “Well, David, you know, look, the demise of Donald Trump has already been predicted several times in this campaign. When he insulted immigrants from Mexico, when he insulted John McCain. The honest answer is there is no reliable polling yet. We don’t know the impact of this latest controversy, but the Trump campaign is going to try to pivot away from all of this controversy. As you heard, Tom mention, he is going to put out issue papers. I’m told that’s going to come this week, immigration and trade will be the first issues. And in addition to that stop in Michigan, he is going to travel to Iowa and New Hampshire and try to look more like a traditional presidential candidate.”

MUIR: “And Jon, as you remember, he famously raised his hand not promising that he wouldn't run as an independent if he doesn’t get the nomination. There’s growing pressure within the party, is there not, that he not run as an independent?”

KARL: “There sure is. I have some news on this. I talked to a very senior adviser to Donald Trump, who tells me that he may be changing his position on this, that Trump is seriously considering going ahead and making that pledge that he refused to make at the beginning of that debate, promising that he will not run as an independent candidate. And David, the real leverage here the RNC has, Republican Party could potentially ban him from future debates if he doesn't take that pledge.”