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Relationship with president trump than they do with barack obama. the argument then was it's a slippery slope. don't trust him. they have more trust in the president. he could actually do something here. >> yeah. i completely agree. so the president needs to either neutralize or ignore the nra and get republicans behind him. >> all right. peter alexander, jake sherman, thank you. i want to bring into the conversation my friend ashley parker pulitzer prize winning white house reporter for "the washington post," former republican congressman from the state of florida, and jason johnson politics ...

As the president often promises. >> if we achieve sustained 3% growth, that means 12 million new jobs and $10 trillion of new economic activity over the next decade. that's some numbers. i happen to be one that thinks we can go much higher than 3%. there is no reason why we shouldn't. the economy now has hit 3%. nobody thought it would be anywhere close. i think we can go to 4, 5, maybe even 6% ultimately. >> growth under president trump has continued at a very steady pace but with no acceleration from trump's policies. back with me the politics editor for the root.com jason johnson and the as...

I fundamentally disagree that if you criticize somebody that happens to be a different color of the skin, that makes it a criticism. the congresswoman pressley says if she was brown, you have to sleep with a brown person and if you are black, you have to -- >> steven miller was the white house's choice to put on tv to defend donald trump's racist attack against the squad. like most of trump's base he continues to deny this. here is tiffany cross and jason johnson from the root.com.

Legally. it is going to be subject to challenge. all right. kelly, pete, thank you both so much. let me bring in my lead-off team here joining the conversation, former spokesperson for the house oversight committee, a registered member of both parties. also with me jason johnson msnbc political contributor and politics editor at the root.com. help me out. this wouldn't work. these things are already being printed. there will be major legal challenges. is this anything more than a political show for the president? >> well, i think the danger here is that with donald trump we're not just playing...

The author of "black ethnics" and jason is the political editor for the root.com. i laid it oall out there, help s put it together. >> this is reminiscent of the black history month where it was just assault after assault from the president. we have a president that has always exhibited racist tendencies. we know what he said and he is very cozy with people who have racist tendencies. this isn't just about black americans feeling a certain way.