texas attacked an elementary school and killed 21 people. 19 of them, children. and while it is common for new details to emerge after the so-called fog of war lifts, the basic facts of the police response to this particular shooting have changed. and then, they changed again. and today, officials try yet again, to lay out a timeline of the response to this attack, to an increasingly skeptical press corps and public. and this version, the one we heard today, painted a shocking picture of what now looks to be an extraordinarily inept police response, that allowed the government to be locked in a classroom with children, who were still alive for more than an hour! here s today s version of what happened on tuesday, may 24th. at 11:27 am, central time, a teacher at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, walks out of the building, and props the door open. and that teacher sees a truck crash behind the school. by 11:28 am, she is rushed back into the school to get her phone, lea
the federal election case brought by special counsel jack smith has been on hold for more than six months now. that in and of itself a victory for trump as he uses every lever of the justice system available to any criminal deft to his advantage. to avoid standing trial before the election in november, at which point if he prevails and is elected, he can dismiss the felony counts he faces for attempting a coup. as we have pointed out on this patrol before, every day that goes by without a decision one way or the other from the supreme court is a victory for trump. it s a day that trump gets closer to his goal. it s a glaring delay for many other reasons as well. there s the fact that not one but two of the nine justices are facing calls for recusal. one whose home flew a flag flown by the january 6th insurrectionists at the catch toll on his property. the other has a wife who was involved in urging state legislatures to overturn joe biden s victory. there s the facts at hand
meeting at all. they had as they put it, 14 acres of guns and gear. they are still billing the event as of freedom filled weekend for the entire family. so, what happened to the fear of bat optics, why aren t the nra and the gun lobby hiding the stuff like they did back in 1999, it turns out sadly, that mass shootings are good for their business. gone and ammo sales and stocks have surged after mass shootings, and unfortunately did again after you volley. smith and wesson stock rose more than 13 and ammo up 16%. the speakers that showed up today s nra event doubled down on their pro gun statues and speeches. senator tim cruz, president trump, they blamed everything from doors, video games, the mental health. when it came to guns, the one thing every mass shooter has in common, the guns, the weapons
foreign minister tomorrow. you know, 24 hours of bat optics, it only adds to it. there are legitimate reasons to meet with the foreign minister. lots of things to talk about. syria, et cetera. the day after this raises more questions. if i can add on to a point pamela was making, the president in his letter, kellyanne conway on our air, in unison making the point this investigation is going nowhere. it s done, it doesn t target the president. that is not true. you heard director comey in march saying we are looking at contacts between trump associates and russia, we re looking at the possibilities of collusion. there s no answer to that question. we know that s an open investigation. i spoke to democratic and republican members of the house and senate members whether to them collusion is an open question and they said in unison, that s what we re investigating, still in