N.R.A. Suggests Trump May Retreat From Gun Control.
Source: nyt
The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association claimed late Thursday that President Trump had retreated from his surprising support a day earlier for gun control measures after a meeting with N.R.A. officials and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office.
Chris Cox, the groups top lobbyist, posted on Twitter just after 9 p.m. that he met with Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence, saying that we all want safe schools, mental health reform and to keep guns away from dangerous people. POTUS & VPOTUS support the Second Amendment, support strong due process and dont want gun control. #NRA #MAGA.
Mr. Trump tweeted about an hour later: Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA!
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, declined to provide any details about the previously unannounced meeting. A spokeswoman for the N.R.A.s lobbying arm, which Mr. Cox heads, did not respond to requests for more information.
But the twin tweets suggest that it may have taken the gun rights group only about 24 hours to persuade the president to back away from the positions he took embracing Democratic gun control measures during a remarkable, televised meeting on Wednesday with members of Congress.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/us/politics/trump-republicans-gun-control.html?
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)We all know this by now.
GP6971
(31,110 posts)Dotard makes statement without thinking and then doesn't remember what he said. When played back to him it's just Fake news.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,007 posts)Leghorn21
(13,522 posts)did, I hear, Breitbart fans.
Damn, was it yesterday or the day before? I have no idea.
Anyway, tomorrow is another day, and who knows what the fuck!??!?
Oy
C Moon
(12,209 posts)madaboutharry
(40,190 posts)Of course he will now do what the NRA tells him. He is everyday a useful idiot for the last person who was in the room with him.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)elleng
(130,732 posts)'The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association claimed late Thursday that President Trump had retreated from his surprising support a day earlier for gun control measures.'
mpcamb
(2,868 posts)Renew Deal
(81,846 posts)cos dem
(902 posts)</sarcasm>
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)TeamPooka
(24,207 posts)SergeStorms
(19,186 posts)and persuaded him to back off of his gun hating, Amerikkka hating ideas of ANY gun control whatsoever, is astounding. The only way you get such easy access is through political contributions. The NRA went balls-to-the-wall for Comrade Trump, and the expect their money's worth.
Kablooie
(18,610 posts)Nope.
edbermac
(15,933 posts)"That's a good little doggie!"
BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)Then the moron went and had a talk with Nazi S. Miller and did a 180. I never count on anything he says,
NEVER EVER!
ck4829
(35,038 posts)lark
(23,061 posts)They spanked him for his daddy and told him what he will and will not sign. Of course he can't say no to his daddy love Putin so bye- bye the possibility of him signing gun reform, hello more and more and more gun deaths.