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Fingers at someone. and i think it's incumbent upon -- i believe strongly that they will do this, find a way to focus that message on donald trump. >> this goes to something from one of trump's trade advisers who is backing off. i don't know how you feel. but i have noticed that sometimes there can be a difference between talking about fighting and actually fighting. i don't know if you've ever heard the expression hold me back. >> i have heard that. >> have you heard that? >> yes. and sometimes people say hold me back which is i want to engage in the appearance of wanting to fight, but please...

Longer. we'll dig into that in a moment. we start this hour waiting for president trump due to leave the white house any moment now. and if he talks to reporters, we may find out more on the president's thinking about his changing positions on changing this country's gun laws. tuesday the president appeared to be backing off, open to expanding background checks on gun buyers, the week after mass shootings after shootings in dayton and el paso, he seemed to be at odds with the nra. now with a conversation with the nra chief, the administration and nra seem to be in lockstep. lapierre tweeting...

Just earlier this year. he was able to get a single republican in his chamber on board. that's impressive in this environment. so let's get reaction from the congressman. good to see you, sir. >> good to see you. >> he's backing off. what does it mean? >> first of all, this is -- we've seen this movie before, the president makes statements which seem to indicate he supports some common sense gun safety and then he talks to the nra and he back pedals. we know background checks work. 3 million gun sales have been denied since the law went into effect. we know they work. >> by the way, just to fa...

Congressman. good to see you, sir. >> good to see you. >> he's backing off. what does it mean? >> first of all, this is -- we've seen this movie before, the president makes statements which seem to indicate he supports some common sense gun safety and then he talks to the nra and he back pedals. we know background checks work. 3 million gun sales have been denied since the layw went into effect. we know they work. >> by the way, just to factor it in, he says he's right, we have plenty of background laws already. >> the problem is, one in five gun sales in this country happens without a backgro...

China with troops on the border with hong kong. india, kashmir, on the verge of war. iran, persian gulf, on the verge of war. europe coming apart at the seams. russia launching nuclear missiles that blow up and killed their scientists. brazil -- >> while russians have been protesting for -- >> with 50,000 russians in the street this weekend. protesting vladimir putin. and, of course, on top of all of this, the greatest crisis of our time, you have arctic fires, greenland melting. every single one fof these case, every single one, has been made worse by the policies of donald trump. by trying t...