There is strong opposition from the National Rifle association. President trump at the moment seems inclined towards action. Theres a great appetite and i mean a very strong appetite for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like weve never had before. But a source tells cnn nra president Wayne Lapierre has spoken with the president multiple times over the last two days. The source said he believes trumps red state supporters oppose background checks. In the past trump has backed down under pressure. Meantime, Mitch Mcconnell said gun violence will be, quote, front and center when they return from recess. He said he will not call senators back early to deal with gun safety as democrats are demanding. If we did that, we would have people scoring points and nothing would happen. There has to be a bipartisan discussion here of what we can agree on. If we do it prematurely, it will just be another frustrating experience for all of us and for the public. The Top De
Paso and in dayton this morning are trying to figure out where the president s head was all day while meeting with people affected by this tragedy. Now, he is back in washington this morning. Were going to have much more on the strange moments over the last 24 hours, but we also have important new information about the white house pushing back on an effort to put a greater emphasis on domestic terror and White Supremacy. Also new reporting this morning on the efforts to battle gun violence, erica. Part of that, support for stronger background checks is growing. President trump expressing his support. The question though this morning is whether that lasts. We spoke with nra president Wayne Lapierre on tuesday on with that call came a warning. Lapierre told the president the idea will alienate his base. So far, of course, there has been no action on gun control, john, here in washington. So true. Were going to begin though with exclusive new cnn reporting on a possible missed signal here
Tragedies in el paso and dayton Americas Team is bringing the country together, how the Dallas Cowboys just changed their game plan. Every morning is a coffee morning. This is a jumbo coffee morning. Most people get their caffeine fix first thing in the morning. I know i do but why not drink coffee before bed . The study that could jolt your routine. Fox and friends first starts right now. Wake me up. I drink coffee in the morning. I dont know if that would work at night but we will have that study coming up for you. Good morning, you are watching fox and friends first on this thursday morning. Almost made it through the week. Thank you as always for joining us. Lets begin with this, donald trump raising the cities of dayton and el paso overnight after meeting the men and women impacted by the horrific shootings. Douglas 80 joins us from washington dc with mixed reaction from those visits. It was a long day for the president and the two grieving cities that he visited. He spent time wi
That didnt happen. Jedediah great career. Good to have you on the couch. Pete National Bowling day. National smores day. Dean how Many National days can it be. Pete National Lazy day. Dean how Many National days can it be. If im bowling and eating smores, what more i do need . Pete jed, are you feeling good . Jedediah i have a kicker inside me but im feeling good. Pete you have a carnivore inside you jed when th. Pete we have you here for four hours. Dean four hours . Pete this is not the weekday edition. We have another hour. We will send you the extra money in the mail. This week was a big week, including on social media. If you remember, when you are watching the channel, on wednesday, Mitch Mcconnells Campaign Account was blocked because there was protests out his house because is he not calling a new special session for gun control legislation. Here is part of the video. If you watched the actual video which i did again this morning. There are physical threats against Mitch Mcconn
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