“We already have a lot of background checks, ” President Trump said to reporters on Sunday, appearing to back away from calling for the “meaningful background checks” he said he wanted to implement earlier this month after a rash of deadly mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, El Paso, Texas, and at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. New NBC News/WSJ polling shows that Americans favor expanded background checks by an overwhelming margin. Which side will win out — the majority, or the NRA?
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Trump Retreats On Background Check, Blames Mental Health For Gun Violence – The Day That Was | MSNBC
The NRA said no, and Trump nodded.
@Hayden H he escaped with bone spurs to not go serve his country. A patriot? Please I even served. If he’s a billionaire tell him to show us his taxes. He said he would
@Hayden H no one’s saying you have to take away somebody’s guns. You just say that so you can make it sound better for yourself. I started shooting when I was five and I haven’t killed anybody
@froglogz let it be your child who gets gun down in his school
@Ernie Willis why don’t you prove that. I want links and articles please
Trump is a COWARD and that’s important to his base/Kkklan
@Everything Zombie, By Teresa Young
AMERICA will never be
a SOCIALIST ZOMBIE
UTOPIA👈🇺🇸
@David Hatchell alright put your child in Sandy Hook and let’s see what happens
@Rebecca Rohmer Democrats started it but the Republicans are one who’s driving the car right now. Why do you Trump people keep bringing that one up?
@David Hatchell do you realize that Ted Bundy was a republican? I’ll take the shooters over a serial killer
You would need the brain power of a goldfish to support Trump.
@Born In Shithole Country is what happens when you are born and are not loved. You turn into a sad angry repulsive person like that.
@Born In Shithole Country your name and avatar deserves doesn’t deserve any debate
@Melanin Queen ooooh, that really hurt. What else you got you stupid tampon licking bimbo?
Only a moron thinks that socialism will actually work
Republicans sold their soul to the Orange swamp thing . SAD
come now, you know they didn’t have souls to sell…..
best president of my lifetime, easily
It’s painfully obvious that the NRA told cotton-candy-head to stick with the “mental illness” talking-point.
Dear Americans,
Get money out of politics ASAP!
Lobbying used to be illegal.
He is loyal only to the relentless pursuit of the almighty dollar.
The NRA paid him thirty million to sing and dance for them. Shake it orange one.
cotton-candy-head :-)))))
Trump is who lowered mental health regulations on procuring weapons! The Liar in Chief must go!!!
@Hazzycakes El Paso shooter also had progressive beliefs, shooter in Dayton was a radical leftist
THIS is actually fake news. The rules were discriminating against people with disabilities, but we all know you lefties don’t really care about them
That liar in chief is just doing what every American has done for the last 50+ years. Accept the money and ignore whoever dies as long as they get their bribe. That’s the American dream for you people. You made your bed now lay in it :D. I find it funny they try to censor me for promoting mass shootings, but the NRA does that every day for decades straight and they’re a legit and public association. Hypocrisy in Americans and their companies is astounding.
@Gavin Sherlock The Aristocracy during the Dark Ages was “Left Wing” for disarming the Serfs?
The Serfs were”Right Wing” for aspiring to be armed and free?
@Mind Freshener What a worthless analogy, today’s gun owners are not in Serfdom, if your liberty is going to take away my daughters right to live without fear you have a perverse idea of freedom.
Good Ol White privilege and mental health issues. It’s like they’re the only ones that has those issues and everyone else are just terrorists 🤷🏾♂️
Yeah now they trying to pass gun laws and they not going to use these gun laws on white people bro they going to use it to take the guns out of black people hands cause mass incarceration and create more soft targets for white supremacist youth of color is the target
🏆And the Oscar goes to Mr. Spiteful👏👏👏👏👏
@OG Cutta ✊Sho Yo Rite✊
💙Blue Wave 2020💙 get this crazy lunatic out of our White House. 💙
YEUP!! BLUE. WAVE!! 👍👍💪 wish the backround. noise. could drown his voice out more. 😭😭😭😭
True blue; not… blood red!
Aaron E lmao you people are so damned corny 🤣
@Jack name somebody. You have to win in the swing States.you’re not going to win with the policies that these guys are putting forward. No one wants socialism nobody wants infanticide. I just don’t see it. Name somebody that will win against Trump.
So Trump is admitting that his mental health problems have an influence on gun violence. That’s great. Admitting it is the first step.
The first thing he did after being sworn in was to make it easier for people with mental health issues to purchase firearms. He’s a lying sack of crap.
He just found something else to blame; but mass shooters are hardly ever mentally Ill. The legislation passed by Obama was one of the first things he over turned. The NRA still doesn’t want background checks to buy guns.
Your president is very clearly the errand-boy for the NRA.
Wellll he does love $$!
With half the Congress.
@Aaron E and dems love poverty , that’s why they talk about jobs instead of careers
the NRA is made up of american citizens, democrat and republican, so I should hope so.
@Troy Stocker That makes no sense; also I’ve seen other posts from you: 1st you are for dmfp next you are agaist! YOU’RE nothing but a TROLL!!!
Massacre Mitch McTurtle receives free housing from the NRA. Few people know this since the NRA pay for it through a shell company.
@Mark G.
Yep. That definitely demands a source.
“NRA”…what happened to the “Russia” Hoax?
Can’t trust the Liberals for anything.
@matt carnes So true…they have been well trained like a good lap dog! Actually they’re not that different except the dog is more trustworthy!
@Mind Freshener GOP blocked investigation of money sent to NRA by Russian sources.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t–r_sqw-Uw
Hey there do you want unbias news and facts? check out apolloxmedia.com
Of course. He’s not about to bite the hand that feeds him.
💯Sho Yo Rite
I knew this would happen, of course he would walk it back. He doesn’t wish to anger his base.
How can you tell if Trump is lying? His lips are moving 🤑
Of which Evil Obama is the father lies.
After background checks, it is advised not maintaining Trump as Führer !
Of course he’s changing his tone, NRA just called and offered more $ into his pockets.
They are 10 million in the hole. The NRA is funneling money from Russian donors so technically it not the NRA’S money. Those funds go to La Pierre. He purchased a 6 million dollar home using his “nonprofit” as his personal bank account.
Facts are better than theories.
Of course Trump backpedals when his Masters say no.
Of course since the NRA reminded him they own him and he is their puppet.
Trump got that call from The NRA, “remember we bribed you, so follow in line!”
Of course Trump has backtracked he’s famous for it! His policies wobble back & forth. & his backbone is like a plate of watery jello! 🍮