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Growing threat as acknowledged by the fbi director saying one more thing. last month he said that the number of arrests in the first three quarters of the fiscal year for domestic terrorism were the same as international terrorism. and a majority of these issues came from white supremacist violence or threats. >> it was in his testimony, most of them white supremacists. the thing is, this is consistent with the president's public comments calling this a small problem, not a major problem. and of course that influences policy. jessi jessica snyder, thanks very much. the nra is getting president...

Hate, sick people. i'm all in favor of it. >> according to "the washington post" lepierre told trump a background check bill would not be popular with trump's base. cnn senior washington correspondent joe johns, he's outside the white house here. listen, joe, this informs our sense of whether the president is going to get behind this. because in the past after parkland he raised the possibility, spoke with the nra, he backed off. we know the president's political strategy for 2020 is a base strategy. with what wayne lepierre telling the president this will damage his support with his base, are...

Over 100 americans are shot and killed in this country every day. it's not just the mass shootings and school shootings. it's city gun hmtss and rural community suicides. all of it matters and it needs to be addressed immediately. our lawmakers have the power to stop this, and we need them to do so immediately. >> now, i'm sure you saw "the washington post" reporting that the president met or spoke with wayne lepierre, the head of the nra. the nra president told him his base does not want background checks. we know the president is counting on re-election in 2020 based on a base strategy. is t...