Shields: Trump ‘Has Won This Nomination’

WOODRUFF: "So, where does that leave — so that, Mark, he just marches on to Cleveland and the nomination."
 SHIELDS: "He does. What conservative philosopher and columnist George Will called the most gifted and diversified field of Republican candidates since 1865 is now down essentially to two, to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, the quintessential conservative who cannot be nominated and cannot win. And that’s where the Republicans are. Donald Trump, let it be said in his behalf, has won this nomination. I mean, the people who are trying to take it away from him have won nothing. I mean, John Kasich has won one primary, half as many as Marco Rubio won, I think, contests. So, I mean, you know, but he’s won, and he’s won everywhere. I mean, it’s been across the board. I mean, this is a — it’s been an open assault upon the establishment, and he has captured it. So, I just think that, you know, Lindsey Graham, a man occasionally known for spreading the ugly truth, said it’s — a choice between Cruz and Trump is the choice between being poisoned and being shot. And I think that’s where sort of the paralysis that David…' [crosstalk]
BROOKS: "And he chose poison."
WOODRUFF: "And then he went on to choose Cruz."
SHIELDS: "He did. He chose arsenic over — yes." (Laughter) 
 BROOKS: "That’s right."