that i will be back hosting "fox & friends." in the meantime, tucker is up next. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: good evening, welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." yet another mass shooting took place this week, this one on tuesday at a stem school in colorado. one student was murdered, and eight more were injured before the two shooters were captured, and it was brought to a halt. the whole thing was horrifying for the victims and their families. but for others, it was an opportunity to push a partisan agenda for gun control, and when they try to do that, they didn't get exactly what they expected. interesting story. trace gallagher joins us with the details tonight. trace gallagher? >> this was paying tribute to kendrick castillo, the hero we

tackle the shooter. instead of a vigil, it became a rally for gun control. speak we did not hold our elected officials accountable. if they were listening to sensible gun regulations i would keep us safe. instead, we chose to burden our youth with the responsibility of saving their own lives. >> and then michael bennet and colorado democratic congressman spoke to a large group of parents stormed out of the event, sing their grief was politicized, and many students who walked out were rey chanting "mental health, mental health." other students at "this was not a vigil, this was a vertical stunt. this is not what we wanted for kendrick." after another gun control activist spoke, some students who left came back to the event to show their frustration. listen.

>> let him speak. those who issued the visual, or rally, issued an apology, "did not provide the support, care an end sense of community you we sought to foster and facilitate in which we know is so crucial to communities who suffer the trauma of gun violence." one student said "we cannot be used for gun control, where people, not a statement. tucker? >> tucker: trace gallagher, thanks a lot for that. you heard, it wasn't just gun control activist who came to colorado to push an agenda after the tragedy. politicians where they are, drawn to the scene as they always are. congressman jason krohn and senator michael bennet both attended the prayer vigil. they were not there to pray, instead to belittle prayer. here is part of it.

>> you already have my thoughts and prayers, but you deserve and should demand more. because the to only send thougs and prayers when you are a member of congress, when you are in a position to take action and affect change, it is empty, it is hollow, and you and your children deserve more. >> our kids already have enough to do. their job is not to fix america's broken gun laws. >> tucker: what vultures these people are. for the politicians, devastated children, grieving families were just political props they could use to increase their own power at the expense of other people's freedom. that is the reaction to every problem and every tragedy. this could have been stopped if you have given me more power appeared in reality, washington has been getting more and more r decades and has not been making our kids happier or healthier. guns have been part of american life since day one. school shootings have only been routine within our lifetimes.

there are a lot of possible explanations for this, don't seem to be talking what any of them here the kids in colorado where, if heard the chant "mental health." it is not worth not just sayinl health care, it is being measured, not addressed. teen depression has region dramatically, as has teen suicide between 2008 and 2017, the percentage with depression systems rose 52% among kids 24. suicides are up, as well. a horrifying number, no one mentions it. millions of children are on drugs for adhd, anxiety, other mount nowak mental health problems. is it too much screen time? something in the food? we don't really know, that is the actual tragedy.

as long as our leaders preferred response to this tragedy is opportunism, we never will know. jason nichols is a professor at the university of maryland and joins us tonight. thank you for coming on. >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: i'm not interested in another gun control debate. i want to have a sincere debate about this. bless these kids to raise a deeper issue than gun legislation. why don't we have a national conversation about teen depression, teen suicide rates, when the numbers are the start? >> i think we absolutely need to have that conversation baird i'm a big advocate of having mental health services in all schools, at all levels. i think that is really important. the one thing i do want to make an appeal to your audience is, when students are saying they are hurting, when they are saying they are in pain, one of the things we have seen from the right is calling them snowflakes, calling them week.

allow the students to feel pain -- >> tucker: i'm not saying that. >> i'm not saying you are saying that, but there are people who say those kind of things, and it is troubling to me. i think we do need health care, we do need to have a conversation about mental health. >> tucker: i agree, and maybe -- i'm open-minded. here's what i object to. i object to the vultures, the politicians, swooping in immediately and using other people's pain to gin up votes, using kids to do that. chris murphy of connecticut, one of the most shameless members in the senate, said this, "you cannot accept the present there is any waiting period after a tragedy to start engaging in political action." so if you don't pause at all between the tragedy and calling for some new law, it is not even possible to have a conversation, if you behave that way, is it? >> i agree. i will say this. i believe that these kids needed an opportunity to grieve. >> tucker: yeah.

>> they needed an opportunity to talk about their friend who gave his life, kendrick castillo. that is something that needed to happen, before you even talk, necessarily, about causation, which includes mental health. >> tucker: i agree. >> people were screaming mental health, others were screaming gun control. they needed a moment to adjust to grieve. families didn't need to hear any of that. >> tucker: it is a totally fair point, and it is always the adults that swooping with the agenda, weaponizing the kids, kids who are in pain, and they say to the kids, your pain will go away if you just climb aboard that issue. why don't we say to those adults: back off, creep. you should not be allowed to do this to children. >> there are times when studes come after they have had the opportunity to grieve, they start being active in their communities. the parkland kids, they had

their ideas about how to make their community safer. i praise them because they took action on what they thought was right. i do think that you do need at least a little bit of time. >> tucker: yeah, yeah, i would! >> and the prayer vigil is the wrong venue to talk politics. >> tucker: we shouldn't be belittling prayer, which is totally real, and its effects are real, i can just say. really quick, i can't resist asking since you are a professor of african-american studies. there are a lot of kids getting killed in this country, all the time, and they get no publicity at all, chicago gets a lot of attention, but pick a city, bridgeport, hartford, since we have the senator on the screen. african-american neighborhood, kids are getting killed, and politicians almost never show up and give speeches when that happens. why is that? >> again, this is probably going to anger your audience, but i

don't really care about that. that is because, in many people's imaginations, black lives do not hold the same valu value. >> tucker: apparently that is right, where is eric swalwell, chris murphy, where the people you just saw, senator bennet, where are they? >> i agree, they need to be there. that is not to say that no politicians show up. i know local politicians throughout my area who show up when there is a tragedy, but at the same time, let me just say, black lives matter should not be a controversial statement. >> tucker: that's never been a controversial statement. to me, all lives matter. that shouldn't be controversial -- >> that is a retort. >> tucker: it's an observation, god greeted all people and they have equal value before him. >> not in the eyes of people in power and our politicians. >> tucker: yeah, where a senator bennet customer you should call him and ask. faster, great to see you. >> thanks so much. >> tucker: the mueller report

ended the russia collusion conspiracy. why haven't republicans in the senate gotten the memo. where is mitch mcconnell on that question? lara trump joins us after the break to tell us. maybe she knows.

♪ >> tucker: if you ask most american media executives what they do in their free time, if they are being honest, they tell you they go to award ceremonies and accept meaningless awards on their own behalf. awards calling themselves free-speech heroes, defenders of the first amendment.

what they really should be getting his public relations awards, because most of the time, that is what they are, dedicated p.r. servants to the dnc. talking points faithfully and verbatim. you've seen it day after day, democrats say they believe illegal immigrants are actually undocumented, and within a couple of days, that is the only acceptable word in the media. this week, they have a brand-new talking point, keep track of this because it is amusing and also helpful if you are watching at home, the dnc has met at the president, so according to the press we have a... constitutional crisis. watch. >> we spoke for a long time about approaching a constitutional crisis. we are now in it. we are now in a constitutional crisis. >> i do believe we have not entered that constitutional crisis. >> full-scale assault on congress, a constitutional crisis appeared >> we are facing a constitutional crisis.

>> isn't that the definition of a constitutional crisis? >> president trump seems to be heading toward a constitutional crisis as he continues to hide them mueller report appeared >> a stone wall strategy when it comes to congress. according to a constitutional crisis. >> this administration wants to have a constitutional crisis because they do not respect the oath of office that they take. >> tucker: ever wonder what a constitutional crisis looks lik? open your eyes. >> tucker: always the last but most excited to know. another round of free speech awards next year. the russia collusion conspiracy is dead courtesy of lon robert mueller, but like a zombie, it keeps moving forward, drawing all of washington's attention. on both sides, by the way, not just democrats involved in keeping this hoax alive. the senate intelligence committee led by a republican,

richard burr of north carolina, has sent a subpoena to donald trump jr. trump jr. has already testified before the committee once last year, at great length. what is the point of this? a lot going on in washington, yet the hoax continued in the u.s. senate. lara trump is donald trump jr.'s sister-in-law, senior advisor to president trump's 2020 reelection campaign, and joins us tonight. lara trump, thank you for coming on here >> thank you, great to be with you. my first time on your show. >> tucker: we are happy you are here. this is a genuinely baffling story, i would say. this afternoon, richard blumenthal, senator from connecticut, said your brother-in-law doesn't comply with the subpoena and come to testify before the committee, "he ought to be put in jail. prison is the only answer." what is going on here, do you think? >> it is really confusing to a lot of people, to the point you just made, this is over. the mueller report is complete. we know that what it was started to do, to show whether or not the trump campaign and the president colluded with russia

has been solved. we know that did not happen. whatever they think they are going to do is not going to change that. it is not going to make hillary clinton the president of the united states, like i know they all wanted so badly for so long. unfortunately, this is just more of the same, tucker. harassment of our family, harassment of the president. it's a shame, because the american people send these folks in congress to washington, d.c., to make great changes in our country, to do things they want to see happen peer they are doing nothing! what is this doing for our country? it is nonsense pair they need to focus on things american care about. nobody cares about this, it is over, it is dead. >> tucker: that is a fair summation. i think you're factually correct. by the way, i believe your brother-in-law has offered to respond to any questions the committee has in writing, but they are demanding he come in in person, which underscores the point you made. here is the confusing part: the senate is controlled by republicans. mitch mcconnell is the senate

majority leader. he appointed senator burr to head this committee. it is really a question of mitch mcconnell. why would he allow this, do you think? >> that is very confusing. it seems like he is pretty upset like this. as a native north carolinian, i am shocked and appalled that somebody from a republican from my home state would do something as crazy as this. i'm not sure what the strategy is. don has gone in and testified for dozens of hours, and told him everything he knows. which is very little. there was such a short span of time, this one conversation with, took place. i don't know what they think is going to happen what, what they think they're going to get out of this. truly, the country is sick and tired of this. our family has complied in every way we possibly can, and they still won't leave anybody alone. it is really sad, but listen, if i were don, i certainly wouldn't go in there. he's done his part, done what he

needed to do, and this is just more harassment. >> tucker: and you've got to think either bird will come to his senses or mcconnell will. no reason right before a presidential election they were a publican party ought to attack itself over something that is literally irrelevant. it's one thing to have people dislike the policies your family supports, that is a political difference. but over two years, your family has been called traders, polluters with a hostile foreign power, russia. what is that like? >> it is certainly not easy when you know it is not true, when you know you are a good person, the president is a great person, our entire family is comprised of great people who have always followed the law and always done the right thing. and listen, the president's life is a lot tougher now as the president than it ever would have been before. he had a great life, and he became the president and is putting himself under constant attack every day because he loves this country. and to his credit, despite the

constant negativity, despite the obstruction, despite everything thrown at him, every single day, look at where we are in this country. look at the accomplishments of this president in his first two and a half years in office, tucker, it is incredible to see where our economy is, lowest unemployment in the history of this country, leveling the playing field with trade across the world. putting americans back to work, manufacturing jobs back -- we can go on all day. that is with all he has had to deal with. imagine what he could accomplish if everyone got together and said, you know what, instead of playing politics we want to do the right thing for the american people. but kudos to the president, because he has done a great job despite the fact they tried to stop him at every single turn. >> tucker: especially the russia stuff, it is just too stupid. they are tom, great you. it was great to have you tonight. >> thank you very much. >> tucker: odds are you don't get free medical care, but under president joe biden, illegal immigrants will, and you will pay for it. that is your obligation, biden

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>> tucker: during a recent visit to los angeles, joe biden, running for president for the third time, let the rest of the country know that americans have a moral obligation to give free

health care to illegal aliens. watch. >> look, i think that anyone who is in a situation where they are in need of health care, regardless of whether they are documented or undocumented, we have an obligation to see they are cared for. that is why i think we need more clinics around the country. >> tucker: uh huh. how many more clinics? we have no idea, we have no idea how many illegal immigrants, could be 10 million, 20 million, 30 million, 40 million, we literally have no idea. all of us need free, unlimited health care that you are required to pay for. by the way, says joe biden, we need more illegal immigrants. not quite as enthusiastic as americans are born here, but very firm on their obligation to pay for all of this. melissa francis is the cohost of "outnumbered." a great and smart person, always honored to have her on the show. you are a math person.

does the math work on this? >> no. the math doesn't work at all paired but let me start with why this is a very cool policy, because you have -- picture the mother in nicaragua, guatemala, and their thinking, is it worth making this journey? is it worth taking my child, risking my life, paying a coyote $7,000, whatever it costs these days. "the new york times" has done terrific reporting recently on what it is like to make this journey. there was an article called "we pay with our bodies," and even though they paid, these womenswear raped, it is all most along the way. another enticement, once i get through to the other side, if i survive, there will be medical care for free waiting for me. you are adding to it. and the cost benefit analysis. on the one hand, it is supposed to be so compassionate, it is not. they talk about sending money to these countries in central and

south america that people are fleeing. how about not adding on to the magnet appear before it solves the rest of their problems? you make a point of the math, which is absolutely right, but boring and less emotional. that is what math people do pay her the truth is, if you have open borders, you can't have liberal, give away everything, social welfare policies. we can't afford it. you can either slam the door and give away everything, make it a freebie state, or you can open borders and have to make people pay for stuff. otherwise, even if you confiscate all of the wealth of all of the billionaires in this country, it is not going to pay for free health care for everybody. >> tucker: that is the point that is worth reiterating every day. if you want a welfare state, and a lot of people do, not just liberals, a lot of republicans want one, they want free health care -- you can't have open orders, period. >> the math absolutely does not

work out, even if you tax everyone to death, there is not enough money. >> tucker: know, totally, totally true. melissa francis, thank you. >> we solved it! >> tucker: you went to harvard harvard! >> in spite of that, i solved it, yes. >> tucker: good to see you. >> you too. >> tucker: last year, amazon the company made $11 billion in profit. that is one-third of the gdp of the entire state of vermont. it is a ton of money. but remarkably, amazon did not pay a single dime of federal income tax, and they are not alone. dozens of possible corporations pay nothing in federal income taxes this year. delta air lines, chevron, gm, more. some are even getting tax rebates they can apply later. it is a weird system we have. our tax code is broken, but almost no one is saying anything about it for a democratic president a candidate andrew yang is. he has a plan he said would change it. we talked to him about his plan a little while ago.

>> tucker: see you make the case that these companies take amazon, but it could be chevron, gm, because taxpayers have in part given to them and they are giving nothing in return. how are we fixing this? speaker amazon is the most egregious example, they are soaking up $20 billion in busind causing 30% of americans malls and stores to close, and taxpayers see zero in return. if you look at whether advanced economies have done, they figure this out. we need to have a mechanism in g to pay its fair share, along with netflix, the other companies that are paying zero in taxes. valley after-tax, the american people would get a tiny slice of every google search, on and on, very tough for companies to get out of an added tax system. >> tucker: why don't we have that? >> great question. people have advocated for quite some time, in my campaign is

advocating and championing it right now, we need to wise up that companies like amazon are very smart and moving their earnings through places like ire nothing of it. make it impossible for them to sell in our society without cost. >> tucker: the bankruptcy of countless american businesses. there is also the fact they basically subsidized their labor costs using our social services. what is the cost of that, do you think? >> is in the billions or tens of billions. one instance where mcdonald's was sending its people instructions as to how to file for various social services. you are right, social programs have been subsidizing the low-wage patterns many of these employers.

>> tucker: so why are you the only candidate who is thinking through what to do about this. no matter? is a kind of weird? >> i think it is weird paired all you have to do is look at other countries, other advanced economies have figured it out, and we are the only advanced economy that does not have a value-added tax in place. we need to make sure the american people are actually seeing some of the gains from the incredible innovation and value that companies like amazon and salesforce, netflix, all of whom paid zero in taxes last year, or getting away with. and they are doing their job, pay as little in taxes as possible. we have to do our job, make sure the american people see our fair share. >> tucker: just to argue the other side for a second, that would presumably increase the cost of americans american conf goods? >> in some ways, companies will find cost efficiency or eat part of it, but that is one reason my campaign wants to take down money we are getting from the

added value tax and return it to the american people in the form of a dividend. that is the most direct way we can have the american people benefit. the fear is that even if we do end up increasing the tax rate on some of these companies, the american people won't benefit from that. >> tucker: because that money will be swallowed by our political machine somehow? >> yeah, it will go into the giant pipes of d.c., never to be seen or heard from again. the goal is to make sure that doesn't happen by putting those economic resources directly to the american people. >> tucker: wouldn't that be bad for those of us who live in the district of columbia and on property here? wouldn't it be better for us if we could hoard all of the money? >> i have a feeling all of you would be fine. washington, d.c., the highest per capita income in the country at this point. i've a feeling the boutique restaurants will have plenty of business. >> tucker: because we are making innovative products the ward wants to buy. no, you're taking the money and porting it.

andrew yang, one of the most interesting people running for president. >> thank you, tucker. see you soon. >> tucker: see you. republicans in washington agree that we ought to be able to launch wars another country without congressional approval. why do they not agree weakens secure our border without congressional drivel? ore, a mystery. we will solve it after the break. (male announcer) we know the adventures of summer

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>> tucker: about a year ago, president trump ordered a missile strike on syria. it was in response to supposing use of chemical weapons by the government of bashar al-assad in the civil war there in syria. it was never clear how attacking syria was in america's national interest. we weren't at war with the country. we have no reason to be. the secretary of defense of the time, general mattis, said such a strike we need congressional approval to be legal for the president launched missiles anyway, without a vote in congress, and almost unanimously unanimously, republicans in washington backed him and backed

the attack. presidents ought to be allowed to take decisive action, congress should not get in the way. that was their position. the president announced another missile strike against libya, pick a country, they would say the same thing. the president should do whatever he sees fit. what is interesting, though, is how dramatically their view changes when there is a threat to the united states. case in point, two months ago president trump responded to the worsening situation on our southern border by declaring a national emergency in order to get funds for the wall on the southern border. the very same republicans who defended the unauthorized syria strike suddenly sounded very concerned about process. they set our constitution would be imperiled if the president acted unilaterally to protect

our borders without first getting a vote in congress. there were 17 of these republicans, nine in the senate and eight in the house. all of them supported the syria bombing, then voted to block the president's executive order to build a wall to protect america. senator roger wicker was one of them. he came on the show a year ago, you can look it up, and enthusiastically defended the strikes against syria. yet, in march, faced with the prospect of securing his own country, mr. wicker solemnly explained an emergency border wall would devastate "the constitutional principle of checks and balances." huh. he reasons the state of mississippi. what percentage of his voters could possibly agree with this standard? 10%? probably too high an estimate. probably more like 2% agree with roger wicker on this. yet somehow, wicker still holds his senate seat. how is that? people are starting to figure out the scam that is neo-conservativism.

one news account this week explained that president trump has begun to wonder about his national security advisor, john bolton. you are a member he led the cheering for the iraq invasion in 2003, supported the overthrow of qaddafi in libya a couple of years ago, push for strikes on iran and north korea. he called russia's actions in the united states in 2016 an act of war, agreed with bill kristol on that. he has advocated for regime change in venezuela, cuba, nicaragua. trump, of course, ran against all of that. apparently the president has told people around him this week that john bolton wants to get them "into a war." we are not in the habit of fact-checking other people's new stories, but we can confirm that conclusively in this case. yes, mr. president, john bolton does want to get you into a war. it is all he wants. it is what he dreams about. many wars, if possible. and if you are not careful, he will do it.

democrats in denver just decriminalized hallucinogenic mushrooms, but in washington, they are trying to raise the age for smoking cigarettes. how does that make sense? mark steyn will explain a pair but first, time for "final exam," can you beat on news experts for membrane what happened the last week? you'll find out in a moment.

♪ >> tucker: time now for "final exam," what we chorale two of the smartest people in washington, d.c., really the united states, who have been paying attention to the news the last seven days. university of maryland professor jason nichols won last week. his challenger to need, katherine lyon.

we are happy to have them both. you know the rules, but i will repeat them for our audience just tuning in. hands-on browsers, first one who buzzes and gets to answer the question, wait until i finish asking before you answer, that is key. you can answer once i acknowledge you saying your name. every correct answer a single point, incorrect answer detracts a point from your total paired best-of-five wins. are you ready? >> what does "detract" means m? >> tucker: this is the math of "final exam." if you get one wrong, we take a point from you, even if it gets negative. it gets very ugly. okay, first one is multiple-choice, so wait for the options. which 2020 candidate said if you are truly a patriot, you won't mind if he raises your taxes? was it eight, mayor pete buttigieg, become a former mayor cory booker, or c, beto o'rourke of texas.

kathryn. >> see. >> tucker: beto o'rourke of texas? >> si. >> tucker: too clever for me. they do a rock of texas. speak i'm not crazy about trump, but the economy has gotten so much better and republicans keep telling me, the democrat nominee are going to raise my taxes. speak we live in a nation of patriotism, what's best for their country. >> tucker: a point has been detracted. >> points don't matter. >> i could win with zero? >> tucker: euclid. all right, question two. you may have heard there is a new royal baby, his name is archie mountbatten-windsor. what is his middle name? >> harrison. >> tucker: is it harrison? >> prince harry and meghan markle reveal their royal

baby's name today. the couple will call their firstborn child archie harrison mountbatten-windsor. >> tucker: how did you know that? >> i knew archie. >> tucker: i didn't know they had a kid. >> i backed 20. >> tucker: back to zero. question three, another multiple-choice. there is a popular picture floating around on the internet, some peoples think the shoe is pink and white, other sea gray and teal paired what are the actual color combination of this year? was it eight, pick and white, b, grand teal, or c? katherine lyons. >> it looks pink and white to me. >> tucker: you are going with you think is obvious. is that really what it is? >> this is great, a photo creating a social media frenzy. look at that picture right there. you see pink and white or green and teal? it depends on who you ask. >> what's really going on, they

took issue, a sneaker, that is actually pink in the body and has white laces, put in a black background. >> tucker: the real question, why is this a topic of public conversation? >> yeah. >> tucker: i'm not the deepest person in america, but that seems kind of dumb. >> looks pink and white to me. >> tucker: question four, the winner of the kentucky derby was called country house. 65-1, the odds against him. declared the winner after the original first place finisher was disqualified from the race for reasons still not obvious to a lot of us. what was the name of disqualified horse? >> why aren't you answering? >> go ahead. >> oh, my gosh. >> i knew one answer. >> shoot, hold on. hold on. >> tucker: okay, usually you -- >> i know. um...

oh, maximum-security. >> tucker: was at maximum security? >> the kentucky racing commission tonight rejected an appeal by the owners of maximum-security -- >> ! >> tucker: how did you know? >> i love horses. >> tucker: okay, final question, a two-point question. at the daily double. >> here we go. >> tucker: here it is. the met gala party took place in new york city. this is the event that reminds us that we really are late rome, the event where celebrities turn up in elaborate costumes and embarrass themselves. singer katy perry came dressed as an unusual object. was she let her, they stand, b, chandelier, or c, a washing machine? jason nichols. >> a chandelier. >> tucker: was she a

chandelier? >> you don't have to be the brightest bulb to dress like one. katy perry suited up as a chandelier, all -- >> tucker: holy smokes. that kind of unexpected. >> i'm thrown off. >> tucker: we now go to the tiebreaker, and typically we have the same question always, but we've used it enough, that is the per capita of burkina faso. we have an even tougher one. get ready, here's the question: what is the capital of canada? >> ottawa. [bleep]. >> tucker: you buzzed in first. >> ottawa. >> tucker: oh, ottawa. the judges are saying the

capital of canada is ottawa. >> did i just win? thank you! >> that is a buzzer malfunction. >> tucker: you get the coveted erik wemple mug. >> i protest. >> tucker: by the way, you both knew what the capital of canada was? >> i didn't. >> tucker: i didn't, either paired >> thank you, jason. >> tucker: thank you both, that was tremendous bear that is it for this week's "final exam." pay attention to the news each week, including the countries contiguous to the united states. we will be right back. my reputation was trashed online,

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>> tucker: one of the founders of facebook came out with a remarkable suggestion today, his name is chris hughes. he said it is time to break up the company that he helped create. >> do you think facebook is dangerous? >> i do. i think facebook has become too big. two powerful, because there is

no regulatory agency from the federal government. >> tucker: facebook is in fact dangerous, not just because it is big. in "the new york times" op ed hughes goes on to say that facebook's dominance in social media is giving it a stranglehold on speech. mark zuckerberg, he says, has a unilateral power to monitor, organize, and center of the conversations of 2 billion people. he has denied an audience to entire publications. he could leak the comments of the entire country if he wanted. he is america's chief sensor when america should have no sensor at all. regulators ought to give hughes' proposal a serious look like tomorrow morning. facebook is of course a much bigger contention to our liberties than russian trolls. denver voters went to the polls on tuesday and they approve the law decriminalizing psilocybin hulu student genic mushrooms. here in washington branch shaft has introduced the legal age of

smoking cigarettes 21. so if you're keeping track at home, to the left, smoking cigarettes is evil, drugs fine. mark steyn joins us to decode this mystery. great to see you, mark. >> good to see you, tucker. >> tucker: so why is cigarette smoking worse than hallucinogenic must rooms? >> it is an odd priority, because for example, not just tobacco use, but lung cancer rates have declined significantly over the last 25 years or so. whereas over all deaths by drug use have exploded since the beginning of the century. so it becomes, it is strange to see now that the mogul for marijuana, now medicinal value to so-called magic mushrooms is

now the way by which that becomes a fully legal thing. i think what is interesting to me, tucker is basically drug use is an american problem. there is a lot of similarities between the sort of license and habits of westerners around the world, but drug use and the explosion of drug use and drug addiction and death by drugs is an american problem. the nearest to america, canada and australia. when you get to all of the social democratic scandinavian countries that bernie sanders professes to admire, they have actually by comparison with america and in some cases a fifth the size of drug use the use of drugs in those countries. so it is sad and rather pathetic for the americans that are so addicted to drugs. but it is also interesting, the

once traditional habits like smoking and drinking are evermore excoriated the more license we expanded to a far more lethal drugs. >> tucker: so people quit smoking, the country gets fatter and sadder, but this is a great victory somehow. >> yes, and for example, i think, i honestly believe. i do not like this thing, i think this thing in washington is ridiculous. i basically gave up smoking at 21. i did it in my teens with pure pressure and because i thought it might impress the chicks. the chicks were not impressed. i was a bigger loser with a cigarette in my mouth as i was without one, so i gave it up by. but i would prefer to see people have an occasional cigarette use and social drinking as they do in somewhere like france, which is far lower drug use in america. but in my part of the world in northern new hampshire, it is easier to get almost any type of drug you want then it is to get

a bottle of beer or a glass of wine. so we don't have social drinking, and instead we have this terrible, pathetic drug use. >> tucker: it tells you everything right there. the great mark steyn. thank you. >> thanks a lot, tucker. >> tucker: we are back tomorrow. sean hannity right now. >> sean: great show as always, busy night on "hannity," we are glad you are with us. the democratic party, psycho and tied trump rage, it goes full bound. nadler, pelosi and company want the attorney general of the united states to actually break the law or they are going to hold him in contempt. that is how twisted they have now become. democrats want william barr to reveal secret information from the mueller report or he will fe charges from congress. if he did it, it is illegal. it is a federal violation under rule 62 reveal grand jury information. they are lawmakers, showing that they know this? let's be very clear about where we are with this. as