hang. it's so random. they don't feel safe. if president biden was smart, he would recognize it's not just republicans that care about this issue. it's independence, democrats as well. his poll numbers are terrible among independence. he really should -- i think he should make an oval office address about this. listen, there is something going on wrong in this country right now. last year 16 countries across the country record high homicide rates. if that's not a crisis i don't know what is. >> brian: separate himself from the democratic mayors and force the ones that don't want to crack down on crime separate himself from them. own party's fortune. bill maher said it right. i don't agree with ted cruz on a lot. he said ted cruz thinks you should be able to use money to buy stuff as opposed to the smash-and-grab which is taking place in these democratic cities. >> steve: to your point, carley, the president would have a perfect opportunity on thursday. he is coming here to meet with the mayor of new york city. they are going to talk about gun violence. >> carley: they are going to