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Think the mainstream media has that opinion? howie: i dont use the shooters names in these massacres, but how is it not a massive story when 17 people are gunned down in a florida high school. richard: here is the truth, most of gun owners are responsible sportsmen and take good care of their weapons and they lock them up and have done everything right to get the right weapon. but when these weapons get into the hands of the wrong people like we saw happen in stoneman douglas, 20 minutes from wh...

Howie: president trump drew media criticism when he slammed. the media, democrats and fbi and insisted he had been tougher on moscow than obama. fact checkers gave that three pinocchios but acknowledged obama didnt do much until after the invasion of crimea. and reluctantly signed that sanctions bill the by congress. jonathan: re torically its absurd to say trump has been tough on russia. but he gave ukrainians military assistance, and the notion of recasting barack obama as some sort of a hawk ...

Cant these tech giants stop the bullying, harassment and fraudulent video. what would it take? >> the first thing it would take is a lot of money. there are people worried about stomping on free speech. the tech giants dont want people fleeing their network because they are policing content. but there will be a tipping point where people are coming to sites because they are disgusted by the content thats there. howie: cnn pushing back against an apparently doctored email. and kiley jenner. does ...

Months before on this request to the fisa court. are most of people following the details? steve: its hard. i am following the details and i have to read these things four or five times to understand whats happening here. you are seeing politicians use classifications and redactions to make political points. then you see politicians using classify cakes or redactions to make political points. i dont think there is any way to handle this debate other than to have the fisa applications totally rel...

Gun-free zone. we are going to do strong background checks. well work on getting the age up to 21 instead of 18. well look at bump stocks and mental health. howie: joining me, jonathan swan, emily jashinsky, and mo elleithee. with those meetings he turned it into arrive thing television show. without him doing that i think the gun control part of the debate would be getting less coverage. jonathan: he was so strongly endorsed by the nra and second amendment absolutist. and he has the ability to ...

Whatever your view of president trump he has put the issue of gun control at the top of the white house agenda. he did it with parents and teachers at the white house. >> i lost a best friend. practically a brother. and im here to use my voice because i know he cant. and i know hes with me cheering me on. be strong. but its hard. howie: at that meeting and a listening session next day made it clear hes considering some gun control measures. president trump: its called concealed carry where a tea...

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Its about school safety. howie: it seems the alternative would be to censor them or repress their views and i dont see how a responsible news organization could do that. we are talking about banning bump stocks, tightening background checks. but the commentators seem to be focusing heavily to arm trained teachers and others in schools. emily: the gun issue is a great issue into media bias. this is coming from commentators largely located in new york where the gun culture is very different than i...

Change public opinion within that bloc of republican voters who follow him. howie: is he intentionally driving the coverage? he knows how to get the stories he wants at the top of every newscast. jonathan: of course. we often say hes the producer, writer and show runner of his own reality tv show at the white house every day. howie: he was strongly supported by the nra. why with a few exceptions are so few in the media giving him credit for that. >> i think it was chris stirewalt in the clip you...

Board. >> when you hear the president of the united states say give everybody teacher a gun is insane. >> the president doesnt know what hes talking about. he didnt meet with parents and survivors of victims of school shootings, he went into the white house with simplistic talking pints written by him by white house staff. >> he gets cheered when talking about gun control laws in this country. howie: is the press too wedded to sweeping gun control to welcome the presidents moves? what about the ...