go through due process second. >> take the guns first. go through due process second. that really happened. donald trump leaving republicans and the nra shocked. he appeared to back democratic favored gun measures and even to the left of the democratic gun measures. now several companies are taking the lead on gun violence. talking about mentally ill people and taking the guns away before the system proves them mentally ill. >> due process. >> can you imagine if obama said that or hillary clinton or anybody? >> any president. >> welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. 5:32 eastern time. we start with the president who values loyalty above all us and now without his most loyal aide. white house communications director hope hicks said to depart in the coming weeks. the decision comes a day after hicks admitted she told what she called white lies to protect the