This week President Trump is expected to meet with members of the video game industry to discuss tackling gun violence. But gaming executives say they have yet to receive an invite. New York Magazine's Associate Editor of "Select All" Madison Malone Kircher explains Trump's flip-flopping on gun control reform.
"The timeline here is interesting," says Kircher. "You see a flip flop based on whomever President Trump spoke to last."
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump's meeting with gaming executives will be part of the administration's effort to combat gun violence.
Kircher says studies have shown there is no real connection between violent video games and violent action.
President Trump raised the possibility on Monday that missing and presumed-dead journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been murdered by "rogue killers" from Saudi Arabia, a theory he floated to reporters after a phone call with Saudi King Salman.
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Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, isn't worried about the possible bankruptcy that former retail giant Sears is facing. He says the U.S. has a "dynamic economy," and that's part of the process.
The alleged murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi has major corporations rethinking their involvement in Saudi Arabia, even as President Trump avoids taking a stance. Jeanne Whalen, a reporter for the Washington Post, said this could be destructive to the Saudis' effort to diversify their economy as they move away from oil.
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Stocks rebounded at the market open Friday after a massive two-day sell-off. The Dow Industrials shot up by 400 points.
Stocks continued their slide in volatile trading Thursday. Some tech stocks rebounded, albeit slightly, while President Trump continued his attacks on the Fed.
After President Trump spoke out about the Fed on Wednesday, Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) told Cheddar that he believes the U.S. is headed towards a debt crisis, if spending isn't brought under control soon.
Larry Kudlow, chief economic adviser to the president, told Cheddar's J.D. Durkin the administration remains bullish on the economy ー and he noted that the tech sector in particular was up 50 percent since President Trump's election, "even with this correction."
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