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>> then, you said at some point, there was a telephone conversation between the president and the vice president? is that correct? >> yes. >> when i entered the office, the second time, he was on the phone with who i later found out to be the vice president. >> did you hear the vice president, or only hear the president's end? >> only hear the president's end. it was a calmer tone and then became heated. >> the conversation was pretty heated. >> did you hear any part of the phone call? like the end of the president. >> as i was drops off the note, i remember hearing the word wimp. e ...

Makes you wonder. all of the people knew and why didn't they come forward? for the sake of greg jacob. he has tremendous integrity. he was one of my closest colleagues on the staff. he showed that integrity on a daily basis. i'm grateful that someone was there at this moment to help mike pence navigate the situation. imagine what would have happened if someone like greg jacob wasn't there. if someone wasn't there to push back on the people. that's why the service of these people does matter in the moment. imagine what would have happened if it was eastman, instead, enabling the whole process a...

They go to gun shows they are subject to the background check. if y check. if you think about the millions on the streets, it's going to be a small slice. the reaction when you have republicans talking, some of the adds talking about they're going to come take our guns and taking a radical effect. it's a boom for the gun industry. >> the president described this as a common sense step. even senator pat who supports expanded background checks denounced the move and virtually, the entire republican presidential field had another word for it. they said it's illegal and they're promising to repeal...

Move the ball forward. this is our way of running with the ball. >> how about here in washington? we're also facing potential government shutdown. >> right. it is the same question of overreaching. to me it is interesting. because i wonder, if the republicans are making the same mistakes the democrats made. because they're not talking jobs, jobs, jobs. that was barack obama's problem. why aren't the republicans talking, jobs, jobs, jobs? >> right. this is one of the big political debates we will be hearing going forward. too much on the negative, not enough on the positive. >> thank you, ed. t...