be a domestic terrorist. and that's something we really ought to be focused on. >> the president is also trying to make a broader point now about sky-high shooting stats. >> we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. >> but when you define mass shooting, as causing four or more deaths in public and subtract gang or terrorist-related incidents, mass shooting rates in the u.s. are about the same as europe. according to the crime prevention research center, so the president's critics are expressing a familiar frustration. >> his instinct is always political. it's not presidential. >> today the white house also insisted they've been working with muslim leaders to try to discourage vulnerable young americans from becoming radicalized. but when asked exactly who is involved in that effort?