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Priorities, because president trump has told the nra, you've got a friend in the white house. that being the case, and you being the nra's foe, does that mean your number one priority is to get donald trump out of the white house? >> well, i think i gave a speech, if you remember, back in 2016 at the democratic national convention in philadelphia saying i didn't think donald trump had the discipline and the character to be president and the abilities to be president of the united states. so there is no question about that, but he was elected. and we have to work with the president of the unite...

Public wants, and the time has come. >> well, the nra gives directly to members of congress. do you see yourself directly challenging those contributions with your own money? >> well, i gave $100 million, stephanie, in 2018 to elect the 21 candidates who were good on guns and the environment, and basically replaced nra a-rated republicans. i'm not sure what i'm going to do this time, but i certainly think i've shown my capabilities and my interests, and we're here to des moines to pull together all of the democratic candidates and make sure they're on the record, because you want unity in the ...

There are a hundred people a day that die from guns, either suicides or murdersme. a hundred every day spread across the country. we showed in 2018 that the public has changed. the public will vote against nra-endorsed candidates because they want this to stop. and now we have 20-odd presidential candidates in the democratic primary here in des moines, and they're here to lend their reputations and their support to those who want to stop the carnage. and if i had this event back 20 years ago, you would have had none because the democrats then were scared to death of the nra. today they're not,...

Are, especially given the fact we're coming off two mass shootings. >> stephanie, in 2018, we had afternoan election, and there were 24 congressional candidates that we supported that were good on guns and good on the environment. 21 of them won, and they won against nra a-rated members. so the gun debate has shifted. the public really says enough is enough, you got to stop this craziness. and that's true if you ask nra members, gun owners. they all want you to stop this craziness, because they're worried that if it keeps going, somebody is going to try to take away all their guns and nobody r...

Nra a-rated democrat joe manchin needed a republican dance partner on a background checks agreement. to find one, old friend pat toomey completed the duo. a fiscal conservative and nra ally. joining me now is bob franken on the phone with us. good morning to you, bob. the question here might be does toomey, now that he's part of the duo, announced the agreement, does he bring enough cover and democratic aide saying he could bring along 12 other republicans. what do you think? >> well, i think at least he will bring them along to the point we can expect they will get past the filibuster and sta...