Washington Free Beacon reporter Stephen Gutowski appeared on The Blaze's television network on Tuesday with host Tomi Lahren to discuss why the new gun control movie Miss Sloane received poor ratings at the box office.
The film is about a ruthless Washington lobbyist, played by actress Jessica Chastain, who takes on a National Rifle Association-like organization and advocates for universal background checks and other anti-gun measures.
Lahren began the segment by jokingly suggesting that maybe the Russians were behind the movie not doing well, a jab at the Democrats who have been blaming Russian cyber attacks for Hillary Clinton losing the presidential election.
"Yeah, could be. Clearly Americans aren't interested in Miss Sloane whatsoever," Gutowski said. "I mean, it's the 79th worst opening of all time."
Lahren then asked Gutowski what it is about the movie that turned off so many Americans.
"I just think that a lot of Americans simply don't share the same political philosophy that Hollywood does," Gutowski said. "I think most Americans don't agree with pushing for more gun control. Clearly Hillary Clinton was the most radically anti-gun candidate in modern history and she lost, so I think that carried over here."
"Say that a little louder. She lost," Lehran said. "I don't think that the majority of the country that lives in either L.A. or New York City really is accepting the fact that she lost, her ideas lost, her narratives lost, her disdain for the Second Amendment lost. It seems like they can't get over that."
She asked Gutowski whether Hollywood would stop producing movies with a liberal point of view if they continue tanking at the box office.
"No, not at all. Honestly because they have been making liberal political movies for decades now, and they pretty much have all failed regardless of the star power or the budget behind them," Gutowski responded. "There were a number of anti-war movies in the Bush-era that just tanked."
"It's only made $3.2 million at this point, and I don't think it's going to make much more than that," Gutowski added.
Lahren then asked whether Hollywood would soften its criticism of Donald Trump once he is sworn in as president.
"Probably not. We never saw that with George Bush or any other Republican president really. They don't like you until you're out of office usually if you're a Republican elected official," Gutowski said.