Chris Matthews On Donald Trump’s Effect On GOP Primary: ‘Is This Going To Be A Carnival?’

Chris Matthews is not sure what Donald Trump truly believes, but given his repeated references to President Obama’s birth certificate and an upcoming speaking engagement in Iowa, Matthews thinks Trump might actually be serious about running for President. If Trump does run though, Matthews wonders whether the Republican nomination process is “going to be a carnival?”

Guests David Corn and Steve Kornacki disagree that Trump is really serious about starting a campaign. Corn suggests that since Celebrity Apprentice ends in June, Trump is just eager for the media spotlight to continue after the show is over. Kornacki doubts that Trump will even get close to forming an exploratory committee, since Trump will not want to disclose any information and since Trump made similar rumblings in 1999 that went nowhere.

However, Matthews is not convinced that Trump should be dismissed, especially since he is already polling well amongst Republican voters. Despite Matthews declaring that businessmen typically turn out to be terrible politicians, Matthews clearly thinks Trump is more interesting than most of the other likely Republican candidates. Finally, and coming straight from the random analogy department, Matthews worries that when he was a kid he didn’t like the peas on his plate touching the mashed potatoes. Similarly(?), Matthews asks whether Trump’s injection into the Republican race might spoil the chances of more serious candidates who might look even more boring by comparison?

Watch the clip from MSNBC below:

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