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 June 8, 2016

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Forward this email to a friend June 8, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Welcome to The Lid, your afternoon dose of the 2016 ethos…In an interview Wednesday, Donald Trump said he has narrowed his VP search to 4 or 5 politicians, including at least one former GOP primary rival who has yet to endorse him. So don't worry George Pataki fans, there is still hope! Trump's $1 Billion Problem Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:31:57 GMT Last night, Donald Trump sought to soothe GOP concerns when he released a statement addressing his comments about Trump University Judge Gonzalo Curiel and then delivered a scripted election night speech. (It was just his fifth time during the campaign doing so, NBC News' Ali Vitali notes.) But any relief the GOP establishment may have been feeling was likely short lived Wednesday when -- the day before Trump is set to meet with big money donors -- he told Bloomberg Politics there is "no reason" to fundraise $1 billion. That directly contradicts what Trump told our own Lester Holt last month, saying a billion "is what's going to be necessary." (Though later in his answer he seemed to shy away from the estimate.) Now, Trump says, he doesn't need as much money "because I get so much publicity." While Trump's right that he's dominated headlines, he largely accomplished it by making the crowded GOP race all about his unlikely success and novelty as a candidate. That won't necessarily be the case anymore as the electorate hunkers down for a grinding one-on-one battle with Hillary Clinton. And as our big sis publication First Read noted this morning -- the last FEC filings show Clinton has $30 million in the bank versus just $2 million for Trump. And even if Trump does hit the $1 billion mark, he could still get doubled up by a Clinton campaign whose fundraising apparatus that could raise $2 billion. By the way, if Trump's early appeal was largely predicated on the fact that he wasn't "beholden" to donors, will the same fans who applauded his independence stand by him even as he courts the very big-name moneymen he'd once railed against?  Click for more. Latest Stories Koch Officials Agree to Meet With Donald Trump's Campaign Top officials at the Koch-backed Freedom Partners will meet with members of Donald Trump's campaign, NBC News confirms.  Click for more. Some Republicans Discuss Anti-Trump Convention Coup Some Republicans suggest that a convention coup at next month's Republican nominating convention in Cleveland is possible.  Click for more. Republican Senator Says He's 'Under No Obligation' to Support Trump Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., tells NBC News' Hallie Jackson that Donald Trump needs to make some changes before he can support the presumptive GOP nominee.  Click for more. Trump Squanders Head Start Going Into General Election First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  Click for more. FOR THE RECORD… "It's like ignoring stage-four cancer. You can't do it, you gotta go attack it." - Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, on Donald Trump as the GOP nominee TOMORROW'S SKED Members of the Trump campaign make another visit to Capitol Hill for a closed door meeting. Bernie Sanders holds a rally at RFK stadium in Washington, D.C. More News Schumer Slams GOP on SCOTUS Steps Over Garland Delay Feinstein: Sanders Will Soon Realize His Future Is in the Senate Recap: Trump, Clinton Speed Down Collision Course Sanders Vows to Continue the Fight Clinton Goes After Trump in Primary Night Speech You_��re receiving The Lid from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112