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Conservative Writer Gets Liberal MSNBC Host to Admit Obama Shouldn't Have Said This During Gun Control Remarks in Paris
December 01, 2015
"Yes. He shouldn't say that."
President Barack Obama was roundly criticized on Tuesday after he claimed during a press conference in Paris that mass shootings don’t “happen in other countries” following the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado.
Even liberal MSNBC host Chris Hayes, a proponent of increased gun control, admitted the president “shouldn’t say that.”
Hayes’ concession came following a lengthy Twitter debate with National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke, who has written extensively on the issue of gun control.
@charlescwcooke America has far far more gun fatalities (suicides, accidents and homicides) than any other wealthy democracy.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
@charlescwcooke you can say: that's the price we pay for freedom. Or: there are causes other than the availability of guns, but the basic
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
@charlescwcooke numbers aren't really in dispute.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
@charlescwcooke I'm not moving anything. I'm saying to me the obvious issue remains: we have a lot more gun fatalities. Plain fact.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
@charlescwcooke I don't care about that claim. I care about the elevated levels of gun fatalities in America. I'm saying, let's focus on
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
Finally, Cooke challenged Hayes to “call out politicians when they lie in public” — and Hayes accepted.
@charlescwcooke yes. He shouldn't say that.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 1, 2015
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