Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords nearly killed by a bullet seated at the same witness table as the nras Wayne Lapierre. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. As the rest of the country something must be done to prevent gun violence. The nra and the allies in the Republican Party are digging in. Well look at what president obama can and cant accomplish on gun safety at the top of the program. Plus does president obama want a deal on illegal immigration . Which would be huge on his legacy. Or does he want the issue hanging around so republicans get punished at the polls by latino voters. Well get some answers tonight. And it may be last call for the tea party. Consider this. Republicans with National Ambitions claim they want tome to stop being the stupid party. Conservatives are working with democrats on illegal immigration. And fox news parts ways with sarah palin. Dana milbank says its all evidence the tea party is losing steam and hes with us ton
Tomato basil, potato with bacon. Weve got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. You gotta taste this soup. Thank you so much for watching today. Hardball starts right now. Gun safety. Will the gop just say no . Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Michael Smerconish in tonight for chris matthews. Leading off, gun fight. The pictures alone were dramatic. Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords nearly killed by a bullet seated at the same witness table as the nras Wayne Lapierre. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. As the rest of the country comes to the realization, something must be done to prevent gun violence. The nra and the allies in the Republican Party are digging in. Well look at what president obama can and cant accomplish on gun staft at the top of the program. Plus does president obama want a deal on illegal immigrati immigration . Which would be huge on his legacy. Or does he want the issue hanging around so republicans get punis
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The tweets that the president blasted out are quite tame. Perhaps the influence of the new chief of staff, john kelly. It was clear this morning the president has a lot to get off his chest. I will put out a tweet or couple tweets. Hes in a putter storm again. I dont do twitter storms. President trump insisted he doesnt engage in tweet storms, yet the storm clouds gathered over the white house this morning as the president let loose on a number of topics, beginning with Mitch Mcconnell. The only problem i have with Mitch Mcconnell is that, after hearing repeal and replace for 7 years, he failed that should never have happened white house is sources tell fox news that when the president meets with mcconnell, he will press the senator for another effort to repeal obamacare. I can tell you that the president continues to be committed to repealing and replacing obamacare and making sure america has good health care. Before the august recess, has he had a chance . We are committed to contin