"It was a bold pick and it really has energized the Republican party--whether or not it was a great pick or not, we're going to find out in about ninety days," says Donald Trump, Trump Organization chairman & president, discussing Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate.
CNBC's Scott Cohn compares the details of advertisments made by Obama's campaign attacking Ryan's plans for medicare. And Romney said today that Obama planned to cut Medicare by $700 billion, even though benefits to seniors would actually increase. (Correction: In this report, Scott Cohn said nothing would change under the Paul Ryan Medicare plan for people over 65. The correct age is 55.)
Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman who is now Mitt Romney's vice presidential choice, has made many appearances on CNBC in his role as chairman of the House Budget Committee and the author of a controversial budget plan that projects spending cuts of $5.3 trillion over ten years. Here's a collection of video clips going back to June, 2011.
Debra Cafaro, CEO of Ventas, chats with Cramer about what's next for her company.