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A recap of the days news. A recap of the days news. A recap of the days news. Straight about the steel industry. U. S. Steel Just Announced that theyre building six new steel mills. If you care about the truth, nope, thats not the truth. The only thing u. S. Steel has announced is that it will restart two blast furnaces, restart two blast furnaces, not six new steel mills. And its probably no coincidence the president seems to be especially truth challenged when it comes to russia. And this twee...

A recap of the days news. The Washington Post by the way who are doing a lot of heavy lifting, cataloging all the false and misleading claims President Trump has made since he took the oath of office. His complete disregard for the truth is shocking. It probably shouldnt be. After all, he told us this himself. And just remember what youre seeing and what youre reading is not whats happening. So why dont we take a moment, shall we, to break down just a few of the president s most recent lies . Ju...

And we see that in the reaction, the breach in any orthodoxy. ill say on taxes, what he said, matt, that he was against trumps corporate tax cut. he said it was outrageous. he said it was a sugar high that will lead to economic distress and a hangover. it did nothing to solve the core problem that was economic inequality. elizabeth warren and her consultants came up with a bumper stick er slo bega eer sl. it is time for them to have an adult conversation. it is bad for america, and it is the sam...

Out? do you have a red button? >> if howard schultz doesnt see multiple ways to 270 votes, he will not be a spoiler candidate in this race. that being said, i think there is a real lack of imagination on the part of democrats that trump can get reelected. the idea that evethere is an appetite for 70% tax rates. the idea there will be free college and daycare, student loan forgiveness. >> i think the democrats are very aware of the possibility. >> guaranteed jobs for everybody? that stuff is as d...

So how do you separate -- >> what i would say about what symone just said, i think there is a great deal that is sad here. what it reflects is what is really said about identity politics in america in general is that race is your defining characteristic. and if you are somebody who is not white you get to say all kinds of vile things about white people. and theres no consequence. and i think what is sad here is that here is a young woman who is obviously very smart, smart enough to get into harv...

Theyre at least racially tinged, if not racist, but she goes on doing that, thats how shes been taught. >> ive got to get matt in. matt, listen, she issued an apology, her own apology, a screen shot of the two examples of the types of messages she receives. one reads, if i saw you, i would sock you in your lesbian face, and shut the "f" up, you dog-eating bleep. she says she was countertrolling. so whats wrong with punching back? >> well, i guess we all get a get out of jail card now because any...

Does them a disservice. >> ive got to get matt in. i agree with both. i think the mani/pedi thing is the bridge too far. that crossed line. caylee is right. actually, the numbers bear out that if you adjust for things like women leaving the work on their own volition to raise children that we do have equal pay. i also think that -- you could say well, thats if. thats a big, big if. the other point, i think, is that a lot of working class white men who voted for donald trump dont feel all that pr...

Not that. the happy winners will not care but if they do care they will be happier. i dont know if they realize that is how that works. >> it will enjoy, now, what would you like to see? >> wrestling event would be cool. you can bring matt in, as mrs. liberal, pit fighting. that would be cool. the protesters are now protesting the park because the other group had their protest in a year ahead of time. all the thing about activists they do not keep up on the paperwork. they do not have the organi...

Time now for our hits and misses of the week. collin, first to you. >> paul, this week the media woke up to the fact that since october democratic prosecutors in wisconsin have been pursuing a secret investigation of conservative groups there. their theory, which is that the groups illegally coordinated during the recall of governor walker, has already been discredited roundly by two judges. but when some new documents were made public this week, the media instead embraced a fully already discre...

Wounded for people there. two iranians were charged with plotting and attack in kenya after they found explosives there. we will ask peter brooks about the global effect of these incidents. bill: a majority of americans say they dont agree with the president that government makes businesses drive. 64% say government is the problem in todays economy. 23 think its the solution. matt ma cal is with us. the presidents policies are they making the government bigger and more expensive, 55% say that. s...