true history. hasn t all of that been taught that all of these people are so upset about, adam? well, i think newt actually told what you his problem is. it s okay to talk about slavery in the context of a redemption ark for white people. if you talk about it as a vehicle for redemption of the ideals of the founders, that s fine. if you talk about slavery from a black perspective with the black people at the center of it, that s defensive and dee legitimatizing. there is an ideological nugget of truth here in that if you look back and you see the country as fundamentally shaped by this institution of slavery, its economy, its governing institutions, by this institution that existed on this continent for longer than the united states has existed, then all of a sudden you have a particular responsibility to rectify the harm that was caused by that institution. and i think that s a place that people like mr. newt gingrich really don t want to go. and i think that s why there is
this week the president seems to be yielding to the influence of the nra and the gun manufacturers. also very, very concerned with the second amendment. more so than most presidents would be. people don t realize, we have very strong background checks right now. you go in to buy a gun you have to sign up. there are a lot of background checks that have been approved over the years. well, texas democratic congresswoman veronica escobar is joining me right now. first of all, i want to ask you how you and your district are doing. you spent a lot of time with the community these last two weeks. thank you for having me, andrea. the community is incredible. just full of love and kindness and generosity but we are still a community in pain. trying to make sense of what is a very senseless act. trying to understand how we can best create change so that no other community has to go through what we have endured.
optimist. reporter: one of the president s top advisers larry kudlow insists there is no recession to fear but he is defending his own record of economic predictions. less than one year before the 2008 financial crisis he wrote in the national review, you can t call it a recession, this sort of fiscal monetization will continue the bush boom for years to come. i don t know that anybody saw that kind of crash. but, look, this is not then. this is not then. reporter: the president and administration officials are blaming the federal reserve. i very much hope that chairman powell goes forward and does lower the rate this next time around. reporter: the president is also suddenly downplaying talk of new gun control. i m also very, very concerned with the second amendment, more so than most presidents would be. people don t realize, we have very strong background checks right now. reporter: the momentum for gun control may be slowing as new gop talking points are emerging. coa
ways. they evolve. he says i m not a businessman, i m a business man. come on with the lyrics. diamonds are forever, by the way, is a great song. i hope alsip and john bump it as we leave the segment. he s taking what he knows as a businessman and moving forward. i m going to be patient with jay. he s bailed out protesters, sent kids to college. he deserves our patience and respect as we see how this evolves. i will say colin kaepernick gave up everything he had for something he believed in. he will always be a hero in the same vein we talk about muhammad ali. mayor? i ll tell you, i agree with both my colleagues here. andrew was trying to hide. don t call on me, don t call on me. no. the truth is, i was disappointed
who really know how to deliver it. just two weeks after the deadly mass shootings in el paso, dayton, and gilroy, president trump appears to be back tracking on expanded background checks. listen to this. people don t realize, we have