Trump surveyed Mar-a-Lago members over gun control in wake of school shooting: report

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

President Trump asked members at his Mar-a-Lago estate about their views on gun control in the wake of the shooting at a nearby Florida high school, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

Trump reportedly asked the members about whether or not he should take an active stance on gun control laws over the holiday weekend. He also told them that he was closely watching the media appearances made by student survivors of the shooting, according to the Post.

Student survivors called on Trump and lawmakers to take action on gun control in the wake of the shooting that left 17 people dead. Several survivors made appearances on Sunday morning shows.

The White House announced Sunday that Trump will host a "listening session" with students to discuss school safety measures.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-surveyed-mar-a-lago-members-over-gun-control-in-wake-of-school-shooting-report/ar-BBJiVU3?li=BBnb7Kz

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Well there you go. Join Trump's Country Club, and you get to weigh in on important issues of policy.

[fierywoman]

1. I call b.s.

[greyl]

3. Keep it on speeddial.

Too bad the article doesn't explain how members answered the survey.

[Journeyman]

11. Truly. For a man with a "down-pillow mind," what the last person says is what impresses . . .

So the members' opinions won't have much impact on his thinking, but still, it would be nice to know the thoughts of those who pay to be in his presence, as to an extent they will unduly influence the debate.

[greyl]

12. Right on. nt

[olegramps]

31. Like taking a poll on is it ok to shoot kids. He is a mindless freak.

I would like to remind people that during the prohibition days the gangsters obtained Thompson Machine Guns. The were deadly weapons and led to the severe restriction of their ownership and the fact that Clinton, by executive action restricted assault type weapons only to be overturned when the presidency fell into the hands of those owed by the NRA.

[iluvtennis]

2. These kids don't want a "listening session"...they want action with gun control laws...Trump is out

of touch with reality.

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Well, they already stated that they don't want him near their school,

which one would assume that they don't want him near them. He's a moron. DOES he imagine they'll meet with him alone so he can manipulate and threaten and bully them into submission, into dropping it All? Adult/lawyer supervised if the students agree to his lame "listening" meeting. That should throw him off.

[MFM008]

15. I'd give him some thing

To listen to.

[Rollo]

4. Just wondering: Is Mar-a-Lago a gun free zone?

[colbertforpresident]

21. Great question

The kids should ask Trump that. They should ask if his rallies allow guns, too.

[msongs]

5. so does that hole allow open or concealed carry? around trump as well? nt

[democratisphere]

6. Mar-A-Lago must also be the home of the Winter Congress.

[Dopers_Greed]

7. I don't think the NRA and their Russian financiers will like this

[olddad56]

8. I'm surprised he hasn't been an advocate for removing all guns....

Putin doesn't like his citizens in Russia to have guns.

[lark]

27. He doesn't want his citizens killing each other.

He certainly does want Americans killing each other, that's why they choose the NRA to funnel millions of $$ to repugs.

[DeminPennswoods]

9. Anyone watch the recent PBS' American Experience episodes

on the Gilded Age and the Bombing of Wall Street? Both documentaries describe the great concentration of wealth at the top of American society and also the anger building in the workers and impoverished during that time. Workers were armed and clashes between the forces of the super rich and working class got violent.

If I were one of today's top 1%, I'd be worried about a similar populist uprising finding a real populist (not the fake one Trump is) to get behind. I'd be worried about the fact that these people have easy access to guns. Therefore, I'd be telling Trump to get behind gun control asap.

[gordianot]

10. The current strategy is to encourage firearms as a terror or weapon.

The more fear the better the profits for manufactures. The problem is fear is unpredictable and we are well into the realm of terror. This country is a total chaotic mess.

[SergeStorms]

13. I don't think he can honestly form opinions on his own.

He's so deaf to what people are communicating to him that he needs others to form opinions that he can then glom onto as his own. In the White House he always has that evil shit Stephen Miller to tell him what his "base" wants to hear. Trump was just at the school where this nightmare unfolded. He listened to the children whose lives will be forever scarred by this senseless slaughter. However, instead of listening to the people these horrid acts of violence truly affect, he listens to the rich people at his "club" who are so far removed from gun violence it's ridiculous. But those are the people Trump will favor for any (if at all) action he decides to take. Just like he ignores over 60% of the population and always caters to the 30-40% that are his "base".

Donald Trump is incapable of taking a stand that might be unpopular with his "base". He has absolutely no backbone. He does whatever is personally expedient, not even politically expedient. It's always about him.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

16. Whichever member is last to give his or her (probably his) opinion wins.

Trump always does what the last person he talks to tells him to do.

[MBS]

17. Can you spell "conflict of interest" and "influence peddling?"

This administration is completely free of ethical standards and good judgment.
When they were "elected," I already feared the worst; but they have proven even worse than than my darkest thoughts in November 2016.

[underpants]

18. Trump: What do you think about guns? Old rich guy: All my bodyguards have them.

[GWC58]

19. Im thinking of the scene in The Godfather

where Johnny Fontaine is saying “I don’t know what to do, what to do” and the Don slaps him in the face saying “you can act like a man.” I don’t know why that popped in my head.

[Vinca]

20. Polling people who probably have their own security guards. You can't make this up.

[D_Master81]

22. This is "survey" is as real as a Saddam-era Iraqi election.

I'm sure it came back 98% to 2% saying no on new gun laws.

[logosoco]

23. How much trust can you put in a person who is paying a lot of money

to be in your company?
I do not expect trump or those in his circle to understand how polls and surveys work. That would be too much like asking them to understand science.

[NRaleighLiberal]

24. oh no...the Caddyshack presidency. argggghhhh

[Bengus81]

25. Such BS...as if his rich ass club members are going to cross Drumph....

Hell they don't care anyway,their kids or grand kids would NEVER go to one of those "Guberment" schools that get shot up all the time. Besides they have a meeting with their architect to look over plans for their new million $$$ mansion and don't have time to worry their "beautiful minds" with these shootings.

[bronxiteforever]

26. Was beautiful chocolate cake served?

[keithbvadu2]

28. Condolences - cards

[Hoyt]

29. Will be interested in outcome. Not expecting much, but you never know. Maybe some of these wealthy

folks are starting to worry about their own well-being and their family's.

[Javaman]

30. so the asshole thug owner of a country club for rich fucks takes a "survey"...

Yeah, that's kind of "sciency"

he's just a fucking bad cartoon now.

[Merlot]

32. He turned it into a "school safety" issue instead of gun control

a "listening session" with students to discuss school safety measures.


He's not going to disuss gun control, he's going to talk about arming teachers.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. Shows whose opinion he values more

And it isn't the one of most American voters.

[JohnnyRingo]

34. The country club is his council.

and that dovetails nicely with his policy positions. From taxes to immigration, it's a billionaire's dream.