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Remember democrats passing symbolic resolutions. >> i cant remember if i spoke about about it, there were things about in the obama administration -- try as you might, just because you can find one example of a naughty thing that the other administration did it did not justify far more egregious violations. president obama never called up the failing "new york times" he never even picked on you guys even though he was more than warranted in doing so. the false equivalence is absurdu >> tucker: i...

Headlines would paint a different story. >> nelson said she took action and then in 2014, she was transferred to the va facility in the philippines. when announcing her appointment, an obama holdover who is now a va secretary nominee was pressed about nelsons past. >>wa we look at these issues, we actually saw a leader who is decisive, acting with veterans interest.er >> a recent investigation shows that both problems before and after nelson started continue to plague facility. a recent investig...

Hired thousands of new physicians nurses staff, they are opening more clinics. so that all the veterans who spoke up, i want you to know we heard you. we changed the rule. now if it takes you more than 40 miles to drive to a va facility well help you go to a doctor outside the va. [ applause ] today the va is handling millions more appointments inside and ousds the va and delivering more care. on average veterans are waiting just a few days for an appointment and thats all good news. vet rans co...

The oath to defend the constitution and our american way of life and if our government cant take care of that 1% and give us the treatment that we deserve, how are the american people to believe that they can take care of any issue that this nation faces? right. so our viewers know give a little background on the video. you were turn away from one va facility and then the video that you shot that were seeing here it was shot at a second va facility that you went to. you turned on your cell pho...

Facility is unsafe. this has been demonstrated by several cases of overdose and death. >> a look at these numbers. in 2014 the va treated approximately 650,000 veterans with opiates. is this a bigger problem thats being reported? here to break it down for us as he was all week is fox news legal analyst peter johnson, jr. what are you finding out? >> lets look at the spike in drugs at va facilities around the country. hydrocodone, 578%. methadone. # 218%. oxycodone, 65% all during the same period...

Theres a lot we need to do. i recently was very lucky in that i was able to help pass the clay hunt s.a.f.e. act, which will do several things. it further resources the va to conduct outreach and provide mental health services to veterans, but its also going to start several pilot projects so veterans can access health care in their communities, not necessarily at a va facility because veterans cant always get to a va facility so they can get that health care they need in the community. also, th...

Rest of the schedule, if the crisis blow up further he will be come back to the white house. >> we dont want to forget about this story. veterans around the country gathering for the national va convention. and a topic is the va scandal. 12,000 vets meet nothing st. louis where its own va facility is under scrutiny. they took on the scandal. >> we all understand the seriousness of the problem. president and congress and vfw and american people. the rank and file are all on board and understand t...

From the left and right. the film maker argues the president planned for this to play out exactly in this fashion. his theory is ahead. hear how one va facility thought it found out a way to prevent vets from watching us. >> it was beyond amazing. fox has been heavy on the government things that are coming out in a negative way coming out in a negative way especially the when it comes to good nutrition...im no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. shes a dietitian. and back when i wasnt...

From the left and right. the film maker argues the president planned for this to play out exactly in this fashion. his theory is ahead. hear how one va facility thought it found out a way to prevent vets from watching us. >> it was beyond amazing. fox has been heavy on the government things that are coming out in a negative way especially the va scandal. ♪

I the el you this just quickly -- i tell you this just quickly, jenna, just anecdotally from around the country veterans and active duty, theres a lot of vitriol about this whole thing compounded with the va scandal, and its not good in polls across the country. jenna: not good for politics, bret, or not good just in general for the country as a whole when it comes to leadership? >> respecting the military side of things, i can just tell you the pushback you get just listening to folks around th...