Trump says he and NRA are on same page

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 02/22/18 01:39 PM EST

President Trump expressed optimism on Thursday that the National Rifle Association would back new restrictions on guns, despite the gun lobby declaring opposition to the president’s proposal to raise age limits on certain purchases.

Speaking from the Oval Office at a meeting with local officials on school safety, Trump said he had spoken recently with officials at the NRA and said they’re “ready to do things.”

“I don’t think I’ll be going up against them,” Trump said.

“I think we're making a lot of progress and I can tell you there's a tremendous feeling that we want to get something done,” he added. “And we're leading that feeling, I hope, but it is a great feeling, including at the NRA, including with Republican senators and hopefully Democrat senators and congressmen."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/375101-trump-says-he-and-nra-are-on-same-page

[underpants]

1. No kidding

The NRA townhall he held yesterday kind of tipped me off

[Kingofalldems]

13. Interesting post.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

16. YEAH - BOTH/AND - they should not get away with the divisive either /or BS- nt

[mac56]

2. In other words

He's in their hip pocket.

[notdarkyet]

15. Thirty million. Highest donation ever.

[Freethinker65]

3. Bought and paid for by the same foreign government

[durablend]

4. "Gun more kids down, I don't care"

Essentially what he's saying

[Hav]

5. He seems to be right about that but that isn't a good thing

The Repubs won't do anything that isn't approved by the NRA. I saw others mentioning how Trump used some of the same verses like La Pierre. They use the same talking points.

[C Moon]

6. Страница 1

[forgotmylogin]

7. They're on the same, blood-stained page.

Profits over lives, business as usual.

Millions of near-voting age students are coming for you.

[SummerSnow]

8. Bet he didn't need notes for that statement, that came from the heart

[pangaia]

9. Elmer Gantry says----

"“I think we're making a lot of progress and I can tell you there's a tremendous feeling that we want to get something done,” he added. “And we're leading that feeling, I hope, but it is a great feeling, including at the NRA, including with Republican senators and hopefully Democrat senators and congressmen."

[bullimiami]

10. Long past time to turn that page.

NRA and their cronies have had a generation or more to influence laws
The result is carnage.
Long past time for them to go.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Knew that before the charade of 'listening' session

[keithbvadu2]

17. The same page

To the gun industry, dead children are merely collateral damage/acceptable losses for gun industry profits and political donations.