Samantha Bee Wistfully Recalls a Time When the GOP Was Not in the NRA’s Pocket (Video)
Despite massacre after massacre, too many Republicans refuse to even consider passing common-sense gun laws to help protect innocent Americans. But it wasn't always like this, the "Full Frontal" host reminds us.Despite massacre after massacre, too many Republicans refuse to even consider passing common-sense gun laws to keep Americans out of harm’s way. But it wasn’t always like this, the “Full Frontal” host reminds us.
And while we’re on the subject of blaming mass shootings on so-called Islamic terrorism, check out this touching clip Bee found about a Muslim woman and a group of survivors from the recent massacre in Orlando.
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