10 higher why is that . You have tax cuts. The health of the economy is doing better. Consumers are shopping. You are seeing consumers at walmart with the highest in the past decade. Samestore sales with a measure of sales that have been open for a year climbing up 4. 5 . Digital sales, people dont want to go to the store. They are shopping online. Digital sales up 40 . Why . Walmart is revamping the website trying to cater to everybody. You have joined forces to cater to the upscale shopping. Recently, just yesterday, they are joined forces with ellen degeneres. They are launching a new line, 60 pieces, all priced at 30 or less. This is to cater to become a fashion destination, not just groceries. You are seeing walmart cater to all of that. There is some talk about cash and how that is affecting sales and retail prices. You see the cfo of walmart saying, you know what . These questions persist, but the future is difficult to quantify. You are seeing strength in the retail sector, but we cant forget that inflation costs are climbing higher. The deficit continues to climb. Nonetheless, retail sales for walmart are higher. Back to you. Neil kristina, great job as always but before i get to the white house here, the reason why stocks are up so much, because this is the economy. Keep in mind, 115 million americans shop at walmart every week. Every week. The sales were double what everyone thought. Stronger than anyone thought. It was across the nation. Beginning in two why that could be in the back of the market in the economy, why that is very, very significant for you and your money. I dont care with your red or blue, conservative republican, and so can it green im here with a lot of optimism on the economy at the white house. A couple of good headlines for the white house today. New discussions possibly in the works with the chinese. The deal with mexico could potentially be days away. Even setting that set aside for the a second, even they are outperforming what they expected as this relates to the economy. It was going in the wrong direction when we came on board. Now, it is doing better than ever before. We have created 4 million new jobs since election which is an unthinkable number that nobody would have said was possible. It will go up very substantially from there. Larry kudlow, the advisor was on the kelvin today doing a round of interviews with reporters in the north lawn. He was trying to tell anyone who would listen that the number one story in 2018 in his opinion is in deed the economy. A prime time speaking spot at the Cabinet Meeting at the white house earlier today, and he reiterated that message. By far, by far, the single biggest event via political or otherwise, this year, is an economic boom that most people thought would be impossible to generate. Back to trade grew quickly, even if it is wrapped up in the next few days, which would be a massive win on the trade front for the president and the administration, the president also said today as it relates to canada, they are not even talking with the canadians right now. That, of course, is the other half of a massive deal. Neil great job, my friend, blake burman. Everything that drives this economy. It is psychological, too. You dont commit money if you are frightened, or go out and spend a lot in stores if youre anxious on how things look for you, your family, or your kids. At that is not the case, than a lot of this willynilly spending and Consumer Sectors is picking up. What is this for tenant for this market . The naysayers in washington had better take note. Emily, your take on this is wha what . A lot of people look at Economic Data as a calming and goes and changing on the day. This is a telling piece of data, because it is about us. You are right. That is the difference here. When there is that telling data that has Kitchen Table applications, applications for people talking about. Walmart and some of those other chains, huge employers as well. That means a lot to their employees. The success means a lot to the employees. It affects people at the Kitchen Table. When you poll republicans and poll democrats, what is most on their mind is jobs in the economy, and for democrats right now, health care. That is really what is important for them when they are thinking about the Midterm Election. There is all this noise that does impact partisans on both sides. Really, we are looking at average voters, they do care about those Kitchen Table topics. Neil there is no way to know whether that shows up in Voter Sentiment going into a Midterm Election, for example, the Midterm Election of Barack Obamas election, we had a pretty good economy, not as strong as now, but there were other factors, i got you. How does that play out politically . I think this helps the republicans going into the midterms. The democrats, not one voted for this tax reform. Tax cuts and dig regulation that President Trump and administration have been behind. The rich are not just benefiting here from tax cuts and deregulation. Small businesses are in a fitting. Middle Income America is benefiting. Walmart had a big game today. It is about the economy and how it impacts your wallet and your pocket. Neil the half empty glass. Emily, rising gas prices, or at least they were higher than they were a year ago. And concerned about trades and goods coming from overseas in short order is going to wipe out those benefits and wipe out their ability to continue shopping on their behalf. What he think . It is a matter of who is able to own the economic messaging. Trade policies and gas prices, we do here democrats talk some about that. If they are able to successfully leverage that in their messaging strategy, that is where it can make a difference. I have not seen any evidence for that. Not one of them voted for tax reform. It will matter which it voters trust or democrats if they hold republicans responsible for an economy that is benefiting them. That is where they will be able to successfully exploit it. Neil real quickly on that trade matter, the president was talking about how the chinese represent us are due to come to this country before next week. They will have those talks agai again. If we get something on that front, heather, your thoughts. Up 400 points on the dates because of china. The negotiations coming out of china, perhaps next week. And because of the news of walmart. Both are popular. China has a lot to lose than the u. S. In the end. We buy four times as much stuff from them as they do from us. So, that will help us in the end. Neil they have a lot on the line. We will see the ministers to this country in a couple weeks. They have been sitting across each other in a table since at least last spring. 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I am not surprised. Secretary pompeo has a solid background. He went to west point. He understands how to plan, and how an action group would come together. How do you maximize the effects . He is dealing with a very old problem, dating back to 1979, neil. The iranians are all over the map in the middle east. Yemen, and syria, they are still toying with missiles like they did last week. They are threatening. We think, according to benjamin netanyahu, they are still working on nuclear weapons. All of this is bad news. Now the focus, we have to know what to do and how to do it. It will go on to be more than sanctions. Neil we have trouble enough pressing the north koreans and hoping that they comply to this eventual denuclearization. As a whole other can of worms with the iranians. What is to stop them to do what they want to do . When it comes to the sanction so far, we are the only one who has walked away from that iranian deal. Others eventually might be pressure to, but what you think happens in the interim . You know in november when the sanctions kick in in a major way, neil, the president s will go after iranians and others that are going to have to decide who they will deal with. Even the indians, just a day or so ago, said we will cut back on importing iranian oil. Without the oil income, they will continue to have problems. They have unrest on the streets as we know. They just said a day or so ago, no war, but no talk. He has got to overcome that, otherwise, we are not going to reach an impasse. Neil what you think will happen when the rain is try to make good on his threat . We will shutdown the state. They have threatened in the past that they are really eager to do that as we get more chuck more close . The chairman said the other day, neil, that they will regret that. There is an international community. The arabs on the other side of the persian gulf would be unhappy. The entire world would be unhappy, because what it would do to oil supplies, what it would do just to disrupt shipping in that part of the world. I think that they would regret it. They threaten all the time. That is why they send out its. I dont think they are going to follow through with it until we have a total blockade of iran. Then they would do everything they could. I dont think it is going to happen or not. Neil very good to see you, my friend. If mitt romney can do it, why not . Why not the guy who was the libertarian candidate for the United States, gary johnson, run for senate. He is in new mexico. After this. burke at farmers, weve seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. Even vengeful vermin. Not so cute when theyre angry. And we covered it. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum Better Things than rheumatoid arthritis. 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He is fiscally conservative and socially cool. Gq magazine describes him as absurdly honest and smart. Gary johnson isnt the norm and politics, he is the future. Neil and he is also running for senator in new mexico. The libertarian candidate for the state he governed for two very successful terms back in the 90s and late 2,000. The liver libertarian candidatr mexico, gary johnson. We did call his opponent, and his republican challenger or interviews, we have not heard back for either. We welcomed both of them on the show. Good to have you. Thank you, neil, this was an unexpected opportunity. Completely unplanned. If it were laid on your plate that you might be able to get elected to the u. S. Senate and be the swing vote in the senate, i daresay that you would seriously have to consider doing that. And, i am doing it. I think there needs to be a voice in washington when it comes to spending, when it comes to deficits. I really think that the deficits are the Biggest Issue facing the country right now. The eventuality of continuing to print about 0. 25 out of every dollar that we spent, at some point it is going to be horrible inflation. That will be the worst. Neil lets say you made it it. You would be a libertarian. We have never had a libertarian senator before. Would you vote with republicans or vote with democrats . Well, i would like to think that i would take the best of both sides. I would be sitting in the middle, and i should be calling trump out on what he has to say about immigration, when he has to say about spending, and what he has to say on free market and tariffs. I make it is crazy. Neil if you are senator now, the Supreme Court nomination is coming up, would you vote for him . Based on what i know, i would vote for him, yes. They want another aspect of this with a twoterm governor and a successful one, close to 900 different bills, small government, let people decide what they want. Obviously, government is out of control. It is the fault of both parties. We have discussed many times throughout your career. What would you try to do to rein it in . Right now we are looking at trillion dollar deficits for at least the next few years. We are looking at trillion dollar deficits, and where is a senator pounding the table saying that this is unacceptable . I am not intending to go to the u. S. Senate and be a wallflower. I intend to speak out on these issues. Why is there a department of Homeland Security . Psa, every time i go through tsa, the nonconstitutional zone, i get terribly upset. The federal government is growing. We should be reducing the size and scope of the federal government. It seems to me that republicans or democrats, it doesnt matter, that the size and scope of federal government is increasing. Everybody sees that. Neil you are not pulling too badly. You are a late entrance, one poll as you at 22 compared to the republican challenger at 29 as a branch of the incumbent senators of 47 . That is not too shabby and a state where Hillary Clinton beats donald trump. So, how do you win over those who look at you and say, been there, done that. How do you avoid him plenty this is really pivotal on money. It is not about out raising your opponent. Having parity when it comes to money and in the president ial races, and 2017, we raised 12 million to donald trump and Hillary Clintons 1. 8 billion apiece. Im afraid that there is a reality attached to having money and getting your message out. Im kind of the underdog in this. Neil you got 10 of the vote in your state in this. That is not too bad. There are a lot of people saying that your time is gone, been there done that, the legalize pot thing, and other views. But you dont excite them as a senator. What would you say . [laughs] we will see, neil. Im putting it on the line. You cant win if you dont line up. And im lining up. Im putting it on the line. Neil as a governor, you said you would line up. Youre putting it on the line. What change . Well, look, i have always said, i dont want to be a u. S. Senator, because i think the job involves building up to the trough. That is the last thing that we need is more spending. We need to reduce the size and scope of the federal government. What is laid on my plate is arguably being one of the most powerful u. S. Senators right out of the chute because of being a swing vote and how close it will be between democrats and republicans, and how the swing vote might actually determined senate outcomes. That is terribly exciting in my opinion. This is a race that, for me, will be about nine weeks. I can do anything for nine weeks. Neil you can climb mountains as marathons, god bless you. But, he will have to rely on a lot, because you might not get a lot of money. There might be resistance to a third party candidate. Lets say that you do make it into the senate. You are in the middle of this trade war they could be going on. Do you think that the president is taking the right approach . Getting hard line with china and a lot of people . No, i dont. I think freetrade is freetrade. The issues of intellectual property can be handled in different ways. Look, we should be all about freetrade. We should all be about free market. The private sector does everything better than the public sector. Everything. And yet, we continue to expand government, we continue to expect government to do things that really, it is incapable of doing. Neil you want smaller government. You also talk about entitlement and growth. You know that that has gone on capitol hill. Who are you more aligned with . Well, i think i am aligned with most people. Lets not forget that the majority of americans today, 45 of americans that registered to vote are registering as independent. Where is the representation when it comes to democrats and republicans . I have dedicated myself to the inequality, or just the fact that we are a party system. Paraphrasing george washington, he says, look, if our country ever falls into political parties, we are done for. Neil you have a lot of retirees in your state. What are you going to tell them . Im going to have to curve the growth of entitlement for you or down the road, look at that as a possibility . Well, i have always been well served by telling the truth. I think that that is the truth. Look, we have to curve the growth. In these policies, or we are going to find ourselves in a situation where we are going to continue to overspend. And, at some point, inflation is going to come to bear on all of this. That is going to be the worst tax of all, where the money in your pocket does not buy i think, because of how inflated it becomes. Neil it is always good catching up with you. [laughs] thank you, neil. It was good catching up with you. An unexpected, but thank you. Neil [laughs] again, that call is out to the challengers in this race. If we hear back, of course, they are welcome anytime, anywhere. Meanwhile, firefighters are battling these incredible fires in california, the worst we have ever seen. Ryan zinke on saying it is not about Climate Change, or is it . After this. But so began the year of me. I discovered the true meaning of paperless discounts. And the indescribable rush of saving drivers an average of 620. Why does fear feel so good . I fell in love three times once with a woman, once with a country, and finally. With myself. So, do you have anything to declare or not . Isnt that what im doing . Neil the jury still deliberating. Many argue that as this goes, so go many other matters when it goes all things russia, or not. Back in 60. Neil President Trump was calling out secretary at ryan zinke earlier today. We will get to that moment and show an interview and see to what the president was referrin referring. In california with the very latest with the fires that prompted that interview. Hi, neil, in terms of vapors, at this bar is turning up to be the worst california has ever seen. We are the Incident Command Center for the fires that have scored 572 square miles. That is about the size of mexico city. Crews have 76 containment on the other one. That is up 9 from last night. But they say that they dont expect to have it completely out until september 1st. The car fire near the city of reading has destroyed more than a thousand homes through 330 square miles. It shows a fire tornadoes that caused one firefighter his life. 33yearold jeremy died when his truck was overwhelmed by a fire world that was at a height of 40,000 feet. 81yearold bulldozer operator was killed when the car fire jumped a bulldozer line. All eight People Killed in the wildfire which is 71 contained. Achieve died and is back home. Matthew was killed on monday when a tree fell on top of him. Yesterday, california firefighters lined our freeway in tribute to her fallen colleague. And a fire that forced a 20 day closure of yosemite is coming to heal. The ferguson fire, now 87 contained as businesses around yosemite try to salvage what is left of the busy tourist season. Meanwhile, a warm weekend is in the forecast, and californias fire season still has a long way to go. Neil. Neil there is going backandforth with the administration and some on the left, including senator Bernie Sanders over whether Climate Change is the cause of this. I took us up with second ryan zinke. The senator and others simply have it wrong. Federal properties by large over the past decades have not been managed. We have been held hostage by environmental groups that sue, after sue, after lawsuit, and prevent us from managing our forests. Public lands belongs to everybody and not just special interest groups. Neil let me ask you on this question of Climate Change. I know this topic, i have not had the opportunity to talk to you about the subject. Do you believe that Climate Change is real and that man is the cause . It is clear in the forest fires that the ten pitchers are being elevated. The fire season is extended, it is longer. There is no dispute about that. There is no dispute that climate is changing. Although, it has always changed. Weatherman is the direct result, or how much that result is is still being disputed. In the case of the forest fires, it is clear. Temperatures are higher, the season is longer, the drought condition has elevated bit. You cannot ignore the condition of the forest itself. Too many dead and dying trees, too much fuel, and active management is a better stewardship. Responsibility and action, rather than sitting there, year after year, wasting billions of dollars. In businesses, there are millions of forest feet rotting when we are importing lumber in this country. That is unacceptable. Neil what i am asking, i know that you are trying to fight this, but your Fire Prevention budget has been cut. The Administration Budget has been cut. It does put you in an odd position to try to help out. Your boss isnt letting you or limiting you. We prioritized spending money. We have increased our budget on removing fuels. We have done that. The fire fix from the omnibus helps. We are spending billions of dollars. It is probably in the order of 3 billion this year fighting forest fires. That money could be better spent repairing bridges neil no doubt. Yours was one of the budgets cu cut. We submitted an omnibus spending bill that did put back funds for some of the things that you want. Were looking looking at a trade out. You are one of the few areas where there was cutting going o on. I wonder how you got the short end of the stick. From the president s budget, the most spending in the history of this country, repairing our parks, preparing our wildlife refuges. In the president s budget, the highest level ever in this country dedicated to that. We looked at their budget and prioritized removing dead and dying timber. But, it is difficult when these environment groups and most of the environmental groups want to help the forest, too. But it is the radical groups that would rather not have the public in the woods at all. They are the ones that put lawsuits, time after time, after time again when we want to make sure that we actively manage our forests to remove the fuel. Neil there a lot of interest that want to build into these regions and beyond feared whatever the views on these subjects, there will be invited to multiple groups that are outofbounds. Do you advocate for less building, may be no building some of these areas . On private land, we are not talking about private land. Were talking about where the fires are. The vast majority is public land. We are not building on public land. It is the urban interface that causes havoc, because you have fires coming out of the public land that are mismanaged into areas that have communities. I have walked in the communities. The devastations in these communities, again, it is on par with what i have seen in iraq. Absolute, total devastation. And at the and intensity of these fires what i saw is a steel transmission power pole ripped from its foundations and capped, and crushed, like an aluminum build beer can. Most polls were built to withstand that. Neil when it comes to them saying you can expect to see more of this happening faster than we thought. The predictions of fires to to occur in 2050 are occurring now in real time. Is he right . This does not have to be the new norm. You can manage forests. You can restore the health of the forest. You have to remove the dead and dying trees. Neil you think that removing the dead and dying trees will do it . Because the governor says no. Senator Bernie Sanders has no. Do you think that alone will do it . Senator, come out and look at the forest fires. Talk to the actual forest fires that are fighting it. They will say the same thing. They dont have access, because the roads have been closed. There is no fire break. There is too much dead and dying timber. The intensity of the fires by and large are from the fuel. That is what is burning. Whats burning is the fuel in the forest. Its too high. When you have managed forests, i can tell you in whiskeytown, 29 of that park was managed. They had burned late in the season. Those forest will recover quickly. That is in the area in which we had problems. The problems are in the areas that, again, you have an enormous amount of fuel load. When fires start, you dont stop it, you manage it. Neil i did want to get your thoughts on your service to the country. The president move yesterday, as you know, to remove John Brennans security clearance, the former cii director. He has responded in a New York Times editorial that the collusion is hogwash. What you think of all that . Do you think it was wise or petty, depending on the views of the subject for the president to take away that clearance . Security clearance is not all right. It is a privilege. When you abuse the privilege, the president has every authority to remove that from you. He abused it. Neil all right, the secretary of the United States, before we come back, writing bashing to remove the security clearance. What he said and that editorial after this. 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Oh oh oh ozempic® vo ask your Healthcare Provider if ozempic® is right for you. Neil cia director john brennan proved a point in a bashing editorial with claims of no collusion were hogwash. Former state Department Press office. What he think . It was very confusing to me, neil. When i heard that he was outright excusing the president s campaign of colluding, i thought we would see evidence that we have not seen it. Instead, he didnt mention anything about his time as cia director, something that he had learned afterwards from an intelligence perspective. He referenced media reports. Someone is the cia director, fbi director, and precision of such authority, they owe it to the American People to explain their analysis. I think it is very dangerous, neil, to come out and make these conclusions as an intelligence perspective when youre not basing it on evidence but basing it on what you are hearing your fellow incumbent say. Neil you have the navy admiral william h. Mcraven who takes issue with the president doing this and volunteered that his security parents be revoked as well. There is this going . I think we are talking about two Different Things here. In the editorial, he accuses the president s campaign of collusion and that it is hogwash when he says that he didnt. I dont think anyone knows the answer to that except for the special counsel. Perhaps, the city chairman. Other one came forward with any evidence paired no evidence has been leaked so far. We are still waiting for those reports. What mcraven and others are referring to is the president taking away john brennan security clearance. In this case, the cia would hold John Brennans security clearance. The clearance after someone has left the government. President , who am ever it is, barack obama, john, whoever it is, they have the authority. As i classification authority, they delegate who can control the security clearance and who can hold it. The president is certainly within there are reasons written in order of why clearance can be taken away. The president is well within his rights to execute that. People can argue whether or not it is political. That is an argument to be had. The president is certainly within his Constitutional Authority to do so. Neil all right, but does it look petty to your . I think a lot of things that john brennan and most of the obama intelligence agencies that is made up of thousands of people that dont want to be political. These people dont want to serve their president , they want to give the best intelligence to the president. The Obama Administration professionals put a wedge between the community of nationals, and it is worse than being petty. Neil well put. Thank you very much. What is ahead, the metaphoric case. We are on it after this. I am totally blind. And non24 can make me show up too early. Or too late. Or make me feel like im not really there. Talk to your doctor, and call 8442342424. Neil the future of former Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort are in the hands of the jury. Theyve been deliberating outside the courthouse in virginia where it will eventually go down. Peter. Neil, the jury has been liberating all day, just about seven hours. Theyre not doing it in the jury room. Instead, they are in the break room. They thought the jury room was too small. They asked if they could take over the break room. The judge said that that was fine. There is really no telling how long they are going to be in there. Poring over mountains of evidence over two and a half of arguments and testimony. Tall stacks of banks rather curds and tax returns, thats all that the judge wants. The six men and six women to consider. He does not want the points about the mueller team to be considered. None about the manners or line of questioning should be waived during the liberation. Paul manafort is here, he is in the Alexandria Court complex just in case a verdict is reached. But, his legal team has been huddling offsite, nearby, just waiting. Same as everybody else in the area. And everybody watching who wants to see if the mueller team can convict the first person that they have tried to do as part as the deal. Neil in the meantime, the president was blaming the Fake News Media once again. Responding to mass. The guy who is running against him two years ago. Next. Et that. With Liberty Mutual new car replacement well replace the full value of your car. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty with our largest variety of crab all year like new crabfest combo. Your one chance to have new jumbo snow crab with tender dungeness crab. Or try crab lovers dream. But hurry in. cause crabfest will be gone in a snap. Its absolute confidence in 30,00or it isnt. Arts, its inspected by mercedesbenz factorytrained technicians, or it isnt. Its backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isnt. For those who never settle, its either mercedesbenz certified preowned, or it isnt. The mercedesbenz certified preowned sales event, now through august 31st. Only at your authorized mercedesbenz dealer. Neil this was, i dont know, media vendettas day. Hundreds of newspapers denouncing the president s attacks on the press and editorials. Common theme enough already. The president responded by tweeting the Fake News Media is the opposition party. It is very bad for our country but we are winning. Governor, good to have you. Thank you. Great to be back with you. Neil what do you make of this backandforth with the media . It is pretty nasty. I want to thank the media. They have saved me time and money. Your viewers, some might be too young to remember. There was a time would get up and read multiple newspapers to learn of the events of the day and get prepared. You can save a lot of time and money now. You dont have to do that. It is like living in groundhog day. Its the same thing every day. Every day they tell us the world is about to end. President trump has done something awful, broken president. Because of it, its the end of mankind, humankind as we know it. The next day, the world is fine. People have jobs. Stock market is doing well. Neil do you think when its fake news, governor, i often wonder and i have heard other president s complain about the media. Various ways and shapes and forms. Is it fake news or is it when its news not to their liking . Look, the media has gone so shrill with President Trump. Its not a surprise that the media attacks republicans more than democrats. There was an Indiana University study saying reporters are four times more likely to self identify as democrats and republicans. Whats new under this presidency is the tenor of the debate. They are so shrill that the only people reading and watching some of these networks now are liberal activists. They are not persuading anybody which i think is unfortunate. I do think there is a function for the media to hold people in power accountable and be critical, but i think they have gone so onesided. Heres the thing i think they missed. The more they attacked the president , the more they help him with his base voters. I think a lot of these voters, the media, academics, government elites looked down on them. They look at the National Median think they look down on promoters driving guns, for hunting, for going to church, for praying, for standing for the national anthem, holding to traditional values. I think with a media attack strength, his voters look at it and say neil sometimes he can give them a little bit of ammo. Taking these security clearances away from former ca director brennan. What did you think . I dont understand why these folks keep their clearances anyway. We are not supposed to have a permanent governing class. I think the idea is do your time, serve your country come and go back to the private sector. I think its fine not only to take his clearance away. I think a lot of these former official should give up their clearances. None of these folks are indispensable. The government will go on just fine without them. There are other talented, hardworking men and women working to defend our country. I dont have a problem with it. Neil what did you think of brennans response in the New York Times editorial where he said it was nonsense to think there was no collusion between the trout folks and the russians. Brennan has been so partisan and so acerbic in its criticism. Its of us like the national media, who are they persuading . I dont pick anybody changing their mind. People who hate trump love watching brennan. People who loved trump dismiss him. Neil you got caught up in this to no fault of your own. You are at an Nra Convention in indianapolis with maria butina. You had no way of knowing it but there did seem to be early indications that the russians were trying to screw around in this. What do you think . You are right. I gave a speech and she came up. I took a picture with her. I have a picture with you and me and me on president obama so i didnt talk with her, i dont know her from anybody. Its clear to me that the reasons to try to the leftist jump to the conclusion that the russians changed the outcome. Im not seeing evidence of that. They kind of want to skip the evidence and jump to the verdict. They jumped to the conclusion that trump must have clued. Ive not seen evidence of that. Its time for mueller to show his cards. Otherwise they risk dragging it out. For the left, they have made up their minds. They want to impeach him before the facts are in. Neil always a pleasure. Governor bobby gentle of louisiana. The five right now. Right now, now, now. Greg i am greg gutfeld with jedediah bila, juan williams, jesse watters, and a pillowcase is her parachute. Dana perino. The five. Today 300 newspapers coordinated articles criticizing President Trump just after he had accused them of coordinating articles criticizing President Trump. Nobody read them. If jerks like me were talking about, would you even know . Another public display of the press exercising their right to irrelevance. Remember that when the new times that you should vote f