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Red flag laws and the background checks and i said, the time has come to do more than pray and we'll find hopefully some bipartisan space here. my view is that there are some people out there that need -- i'm tired of trying to explain to parents that come to washington why we didn't do something. >> kris brown from the brady group, tell me, do you think that lindsey graham shifting on this -- i know he's running for re-election s that some kind of a flag to you that maybe something is going to happen in the senate? >> i think so, yes. i was in the audience when lindsey graham and others in th...

Jacob soboroff. i want to start with something, a part of an interview katy did with republican congressman ken buck of colorado. let's take a look. >> sure. >> there is very little time to read bills, to analyze legislation, to develop coalitions with fellow members because there is so much pressure to raise money. >> is this a partisan thing? >> both sides do it. >> and raising money isn't just for re-elections. it's also the key to gaining power within the parties. >> how do you get a committee chairmanship? >> you have to pay a certain amount of money. when we were in power to be a chair o...

We have been kicking it for a long time. >> let's talk about the market. it's reeling. the economy has been president trump's strongest selling point. this spells big trouble, doesn't it? >> well, it's trouble for donald trump and any president. presidential elections and reelections are largely referendums on the economy. and the reason trump has been treading water at all so far with everything else going on in all the controversy is largely because of the economy. it has been robust. it's been strong. setting record numbers. but that's gone south fast and if you think about this, the thing ...

Factor into the 2020 election? let's discuss now. with the executive producer of show time the circus. welcome aboard. congratulations, sir. >> glad to be part of the family. we have been kicking it for a listening time. >> let's talk about the market. it's reeling. the economy has been president trump's strongest selling point. this spells big trouble, doesn't it? >> well, it's trouble for donald trump and any president. presidential elections and reelections are largely referendums on the economy. and the reason trump has been treading water at all so far with everything else going on in all...

Now and say me, too. >> i think you have to look at the republican party in two ways. first of all, the elected officials especially in our federal government. they are enablers. they have been silent. and until their own reelections are in doubt, that's the way they're going to be. there is no profile encouraged in that senate. as far as the regular what i would call rank and file -- and he probably is although he is a high official in nebraska. i think a lot of people who are traditional republicans forget that when ronald reagan, for example, left the democratic party, he said i didn't leav...