Trump called NRA chief to tell him universal background checks are off the table: report

[CatWoman]

President Trump called National Rifle Association (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre on Tuesday to tell him that universal background checks for gun purchases are off the table, The Atlantic reported.

The decision to oppose an initiative that has strong support in public polling signals an apparent backtracking by the president from initial comments he made following two mass shootings earlier this month in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 dead.

Trump at the time indicated support for legislation on “meaningful background checks,” saying the issue was not a question of the NRA or political partisanship.

“On background checks, we have tremendous support for really common-sense, sensible, important background checks,” Trump told reporters on Aug. 9 following the shootings.

However, Trump reportedly no longer supports the initiative.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/458169-trump-called-nra-chief-to-tell-him-universal-background-checks-are?fbclid=IwAR2ba0QOBYUeLQ5tM5fH_PnKalRWhS1sqAQGLLqpalja5LAC2-F_QTp2QuM

[Kurt V.]

1. I'm shocked.

[Caliman73]

2. That is shocking, unexpected, and so out of character!

Trump is a moral coward.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Just more phone fellatio from this despicable thug.

Gawd, do I ever HATE that man.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Cementing his position of worst president ever.

In the running for worst human ever.

[spanone]

5. fuck this trump. fuck wayne lapierre.

[Vinca]

6. What took him so long?

[world wide wally]

7. I must be phycic

I just had this overwhelming feeling he would do that!
Wow

[Rhiannon12866]

8. W need to bring back David Letterman and his "Stooge of the Night" series:

Stooge of the Night John Thune

With 79% of North Dakota residents in favor of Background Checks, the NRAs "A+" Stooge John Thune voted against them.