a freshman florida congressman maxwell frost, who does not represent jacksonville, made gun laws a key part of his 2022 campaign, and spoke with my colleague jen psaki earlier, on msnbc. we just found, out a little over a year ago. that now the leading cause of death if you have a child and god forbid they were to die, the most likely reason is because of a bullet. and i think that s a shame, and a failure in one of the most resourceful, and when the most rich countries on the face of the earth. i m joined now by congressman a democrat from virginia, who is an outspoken advocate for new gun. lots he is also a member of the house oversight committee. so congressman, thank you for being with us, albeit on a very tragic day for the. country you ve been a cosponsor of several pieces of gun legislation, what is your reaction to yesterday s shooting in jacksonville? you, know i think it s a moment of reckoning for our
to divide our nation with unnecessary debates. raymond: now, laura, who is dividing our nation with unnecessary debate? that curriculum she is referring to says african americans were resilient, resourceful and adaptive, not that it benefited the enslaved, this is what they are campaigning on, racial division. laura: and pushing the lie that america is a horrible, racist country, that is the big lie they tell. we reject that noegsz and characterization, but that is what they are building their narrative on, it is terrible under most circumstances in america. raymond: it is with intent, laura. biden is under water 30% with black voters, according to the latest washington post poll. that is bad, they have to do something. democrats are selling division while talking unity, diverse
unnecessary debates. now, laura, who is dividing our nation with unnecessary debates? the truth is that curriculum she is referring to it says african-americans were resilient, resourceful and adaptive. not that slavery benefited the enslaved. but this is what they re campaigning on apparently racial division. laura: well, they are also pushing the big lie that they have from the beginning that america is a horrible, awful, racist country. i mean, that s the big lie that they tell and it s not we all reject that notion and reject that alexandria ocasio-cortez. that s what they are building their whole narrative on that it s terrible under, you know, under most circumstances in america. it s with intent, laura, because biden is under water 30% with black voters according to the most recent the washington post poll. that s bad 30 point drop. they have to do something. the democrats have made a decision to sell division while talking unity, to divert
was beneficial to africans. what was said, and anyone who reads this will see it with clarity, it is the case africans proved resourceful, resilient, and adaptive and were able to develop skills and aptitudes which served to their benefit while enslaved and after. one of the authors joins me now. why do you think kamala harris is being dishonest about what is being taught about slavery? permit me not to give you her motives. they are invisible. i don t know them. we can have suspicions there is a dishonest purpose, but what is more important is the truth. this curriculum is devoted to telling the truth. kamala harris has retailed alive. it may have only been a falsehood the first time she
whitewash slavery. a lot of people around this country are trying to feel that you cannot teach the correct history of this country because it makes white kids uncomfortable. dana: you get the idea come about says kamala harris is brazenly lying about the curriculum. harris is singling out only one bullet in the program that says this: develop skills which, in some instances, could be applied for the personal benefit. the national review points out that there are 190 other passages that harris is not mentioning. they teach about the evils and horrors of slavery. two african american scholars who actually created the new curriculum are defending it, claiming that it s being taken out of context, with one calling kamala harris claims categorically false. he says the vice president is misinterpreting what the controversial passage means great it s the case that advocates proved resourceful, resilient, adaptive, were able to develop skills, which served