Stance puts president at odds with NRA and Republican lawmakersTrump urges lawmakers to be ‘strong’ on background checksDonald Trump has repeatedly endorsed a series of gun control proposals that put the Republican president at odds with the National Rifle Association and stunned lawmakers within his own party. The president made the remarks during an extraordinary, hour-long White House meeting on Wednesday with congressional Republicans and Democrats who are under pressure to address gun violence in the aftermath of the massacre at a Florida high school earlier this month. Continue reading…
Via: Trump stuns allies by signalling backing for tighter gun control
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