They're cowards, they're all cowards,
they won't do anything to save the lies of our children at all,
cowards, question them, force them respond to the question.
What the hell would you [INAUDIBLE] to save Americas children?
And let them that all the way up until election day on 2024,
let them explain it all the way to election day on 2024,
they are freaking cowards.
>> That was Progressive Congressman, Jamal Bowman,
calling out his Republican colleagues, and their unwillingness
to do a damn thing in response to the endless gun violence in this country.
The endless mass shootings on school campuses, and, of course,
this comes in the wake of yet another mass shooting that occurred in Nashville,
Tennessee in a private Christian school.
Three children and three adults were slaughtered in that mass shooting, now,
Bowman's outrage was interrupted by one of the staunchest opponents of gun
control in Congress.
Let's take a look at how that exchange went.
>> They're not here- >> [CROSSTALK]
>> I'm talking
about gun violence see. >> Do you know there's-
>> [CROSSTALK]
>> About gun violence.
>> In schools that allows teachers to
carry- >> My God!
>> Carrying guns, more guns lead to more death, more guns lead to more death,
look at the data, you're not looking at any data-
>> [CROSSTALK]
>> Gun lobby.
>> So, for those who might have had a little bit of difficulty hearing what
representative, Thomas Massie,
a Republican from Kentucky was saying to Bowman in that video.
He said, quote, you know, there's never been a school shooting in a school that
allows teachers to carry- >> [SOUND]
>> And I just,
I would like Republicans to make up their minds about teachers,
are they dangerous groomers that we shouldn't trust?
Or are they individuals that we should give guns to, to protect your children?
And to be clear, I don't think that teachers should have
the weight of having to do that on top of the low pay, and
the lack of a appreciation they get on a daily basis.
But with that said, I should note that there have been plenty of mass shootings
where there's a resource officer, or someone who's armed.
Someone who is supposed to be protecting the students from mass shooters on campus,
and it didn't work out so well, here's some examples.
There was the shooting in Robb Elementary in 2022,
there was an armed resource officer on the scene there,
same with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, that shooting in 2018.
Santa Fe High school shooting in 2018, Marshall County High in 2018,
Great Mills High School in 2018, Santana High School in 2001,
Columbine High School in 1999.
Some of the deadliest school shootings in American history had an armed
resource officer on the scene, but these politicians know that,
they say what they say.
They lie to our faces because they're paid to, and because their campaign
donations from the gun lobby happen to be far more important to them.
Than representing the best interests of their constituents, and
keeping Americans safe and alive.
>> Okay, so guys, this is not just about guns,
there is an amazing development happening in Congress,
I haven't seen it in 40 years, we'll get to that in a second.
But I also want to tell you that that video, Thomas Massie is not the worst
politician in that video, I'm gonna explain who was in a second, in fact,
actually, I 100% disagree with Massie, but I like what he did.
So, I'll explain that too, so let me go back to why this is so important.
For the first time in 40 years, I'm seeing Democrats fight back, it's shocking,
absolutely shocking, I couldn't believe it when I saw this video.
So, I know Jamal Bowman, you saw him on the show 100 times,
you saw him before he won, you saw us talking about him early on in his primary
when literally no one was talking about him, right?
But we have seen progressives go to Congress, and then get neutered,
let's be honest, and totally disarmed, and learn to play a role,
the role of not doing much, okay?
And listening to Democratic leadership, which is actually in that video too,
you might not have seen it, and that's what I'm gonna get to in a second, but
here he is now going, goddamn it, I've had enough.
Great, the other day we did Maxwell Frost, him calling the Republican Congress,
telling people on the floor of Congress that they were bought and paid for.
Talking about corruption, calling out colleagues, that's awesome,
a person we haven't had a chance to give a lot of credit to yet, Stacey Plaskett.
And I, actually, don't know much about her, but
she's now being far more aggressive in fighting back in congressional hearings,
all of a sudden it's a trend.
Now, look, there's a good reason and a bad reason for the trend,
but I'll take it, I'll take it, that's fantastic, got it,
we're like a person dying of thirst in the desert, and this is an oasis.
Finally somebody fight back, right?
So who's the worst politician in that video?
It's Steny Hoyer, so Steny Hoyer was the number
two Democrat in the house for a long, long time,
worked with hand in glove with Nancy Pelosi do the corporate agenda.
Make sure the progressives never fight back, and never have a voice there,
he is right there, okay?
Now, you see him come in and what is he trying to do?
He's trying to make sure that Jamal does not fight Republicans,
he thinks that's terrible and embarrassing, don't do it, don't do it,
don't do it, don't do it, he's trying to pull him back literally physically, right?
Hoor Pelosi, same exact person, okay?
The same exact policy, same exact attitude, etc.
Right, but luckily, Jamal doesn't listen to him, for 40 straight years,
I've seen democrats standing Hoyer type of person come and go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, and the Democrats goes, okay, I'm so sorry, I'm so
sorry, [INAUDIBLE] Thomas Thomas Massie, I'm now begging you, I'm so sorry.
But Jamal stood his ground, yes, and finally to Massie,
I don't mind what he did, that's good, let's do a debate,
you think arming teachers and having them shoot at former students is a great idea.
I think you're a moron, I also think you're corrupt, but that's good,
let's have it out, let's have it out, what is Congress for?
It's for debates, basically, they have all these arcane rules that prevent the,
from actually debating on the floor, so great, then debate in the hallways.
Thank you Massie for stepping up and representing your side,
that's what a democracy is supposed to look like,
I think your ideas are terrible, but I love the debate.
>> And call out the corruption, call out the money that gets funneled to these
Republican politicians from the gun lobby, and Bowman referenced it, but
let's give you some more details.
So, Thomas Massie, the Republican, he was in a shouting match with in that
video has opposed nearly every effort to regulate firearms.
Including discussions to ban bump stocks for
semiautomatic weapons after the deadly massacre in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Which, if I'm not mistaken,
still stands as the most deadly mass shooting in American history,
56 people were gunned down, it was one of the worst mass shootings in the country.
And his Christmas card from 2021 is what you would expect it to be,
everyone in his family holding guns,
assault weapons, nothing says- >> Psychotic.
>> Christmas cheer like that for some Republicans, I guess.
>> Well, if anyone breaks into the house, and is trying to take your milk and
cookies- >> Mm-hm.
>> At least everyone's armed and ready to murder Santa, oops.
>> Yeah. >> What would Jesus want?
To turn the other cheek, [SOUND], that's written in the Bible,
you don't listen to the Bible, Jesus would get an AR-15 and
give it to his kids too and murder whoever is in the vicinity.
>> Now, back in 2019, Massey claimed that he was not at all corrupt, and
was not bought and paid for by the gun lobby, he tweeted on August 25 of 2019.
The NRA hasn't given to my campaign in the last two election cycles,
in total, they've only ever given $2,000 to my campaigns,
through personal purchases of firearms and ammunition.
I've given more than 10 times that amount to gun manufacturers and gun dealers,
interesting, except it's not true.
So, he was careful because he said they didn't give directly to my campaigns,
but they did contribute to your campaign committees.
So, let's get to that, if you take a look at the next graphic,
there's evidence of NRA and pro-gun PAC contributions to Thomas Massie
in election year 2018, the total amount was $12,000.
It was higher in 2016, $65,988, might have something to do
with the NRA going bankrupt around 2018, I remember doing that story.
>> Yeah, so that's right, and, look,
let alone the dark money- >> Mm-hm.
>> Let alone the gun manufacturers themselves, look,
these guys are all criminals, okay?
I'm talking about the politicians, and so they take tons of money from corporate
PACs, and the NRA, and lobbying groups, etc.
And then they pretend that they are principled, principled my ass, okay?
And Thomas Massie is one of the biggest posers in terms of principles.
But I'm happy to debate him and have the Democrats debate him any day on those, so
called, principles as he stuffs his pockets full of money earned honestly by
this death and destruction.
And the massacres of our fellow citizens and children, and he thinks the idea is,
well, yeah, but if we buy more guns and hand to the teachers.
Should we also hand it to the janitors, and Randalls walking by?
Of course, he says yes, cuz then some percentage of those sales will
go back into Thomas Massie's campaign contributions,
understand how these crooks work.
>> Now, one more video featuring Massie telling Bowman to calm down
about children getting slaughtered.
>> [CROSSTALK]
>> Calm down, children are dying.
That children are dying children, nine-year-old children.
>> [CROSSTALK] >> The solution is not arming teachers-
>> [CROSSTALK]
>> Have you ever worked in a school?
Have you ever worked in a school?
>> [CROSSTALK] >> Have you ever worked in a school?
You will not my question >> I gotta say I love that he didn't back
down, I love that he didn't back down, I love for
one of the first times in my career covering political news.
You see a Democrat showing how strong he can be, and
not backing down, and I hope it's not a fluke, I hope it continues.
I wanna see more of this, it's hard for me to get excited about these stories, Jake,
because I'm so incredibly disappointed in, yeah, progressive lawmakers too, right?
A lot of talk, a lot of tweeting, a lot of Instagram stories, a lot of garbage that
really doesn't accomplish a damn thing, that, that's something, okay?
In the halls of power, that is somethin,g I hope it's not a fluke, and
I hope it doesn't stop, if he continues fighting like that,
I've got his back 100%, and, finally, he took the fight to Twitter afterwards.
Tweeting, Republicans don't do crap when it comes to gun violence,
but try to tell me to calm down, no, we can't calm down,
people are dying every day while we wait.
>> Look, I love it, and thank God Jamal Bowen, there you go, there you go,
there's a just Democrat, there's a progressive, there's a fighter,
that's what you're supposed to do, it took a little while.
But thank God the fights there, and by the way, if you don't know why they get even
more nervous, cuz, usually, the media yells at them after something like this.
And say they're being uncivil, and it's their fault, but
now things are breaking apart, man, and so it's a free for all.
This is the upside of it where some Democrats, actually,
are not being controlled anymore by Democratic leadership.
Which is also, generally, corrupt, and they're actually fighting back,
it's a wonderful moment- >> Why allow yourself to be controlled by
the old guard that hates you, and everything you stand for?
You got elected as a progressive, because of your message as someone that was gonna
go into Congress, and be different, fight back against the old Democratic Guard.
So, do it, I love to see it.