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Comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. before we go, special programming note. jake tapper set to interview former fbi director james comey on "the lead" definitely tune in to cnn. it's on his show next thursday at 4:00 eastern right here on cnn. and speaking of, let's send it to jake, "the lead" starts right now. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. a barrage of news this afternoon as president trump is trying to make a decision about whether or not to launch a military strike against the assad sere jeregimee

Our secretary of state rex tillerson called president trump a moron and then was talked out of resigning by mike pence. he called him a moron and then mike pence talked him out of resigning. pence's exact words were, don't quit, that moron needs you. we need that moron. >> conant bryant gets tonight's last word and the last word of course is moron. there's a special programming note. tony award winning lin-manuel miranda will join chris haze at 8:00 p.m. to talk about the crisis in puerto rico and the aftermath. 8:00 p.m., chris haze.

Executive orders on guns if elected. >> the president is expected to roll out sweeping new executive orders trying to take away our second amendment right to keep and bear arms. president obama may have a phone and may have a pen, but if you live by the pen, you die by the pen and my pen has an eraser. >> house speaker paul ryan said the president is at minimum subverting the legislative branch and overturning its will. the gun rights were debated by the senate and rejected. ryan added no president should be able to reverse legislative failure by executive fiat. a special programming note. thi...

Commodity. he is really trying to consolidate the establishment support. especially attract people who might think jeb bush doesn't have it this year and marco rubio might be a bit too plastic or something like that. so you're seeing him and rubio going at each other at this point. yeah, the first term senator thing, especially, is an effective attack on rubio, cruz, rand paul. portraying them as the gop version of president obama. >> eric, thank you for joining us. a special programming note. anderson cooper joins president obama for the town hall live. the president will take questions from ...

I will veto that. i will un-sign that. >> this president is a petulant child. if he wants to make changes to the laws, go to congress and convince congress they are necessary. i'm sure it will be rejected by the courts and when i become president, will be restricted. >> reporter: john and christine. >> thank you, chris. a special programming note. president obama will join anderson cooper for a town hall event about guns in america. among other things, the president will discuss the executive action on guns. he is expected to announce that this week. a town hall on guns in america with preside...