Trump Meets With NRA Leader After POTUS Suggests Seizing Guns

on February 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Maryland.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 23: Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and... NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 23: Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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After President Donald Trump suggested several policy proposals frowned upon by the National Rifle Association in a meeting on Wednesday, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met with an NRA leader Thursday night.

Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRA’s lobbying arm, tweeted Thursday night tat he met with Trump and Pence and assured NRA supporters that the White House is not pushing for gun control measures.

Trump confirmed the meeting in a brief tweet of his own, but the White House offered few additional details on the meeting.

Friday morning, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at the white House that the only promise Trump made in the meeting with Cox was to “continue to support the Second Amendment,” adding that Trump is interesting in improving background checks.

Asked about Trump’s suggestion on Wednesday that the age to purchase rifles be raised to 21, Sanders said, “Conceptually, he still supports raising the age to 21. But he also knows there’s not a lot of broad support for that. But that’s something he would support.” She added that Trump believes that policy measure may best be enacted at the state level.

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  1. I can just picture Donnie lying on the Oval Trailer floor whimpering when it was over…

  2. Question for the White House press office: Who at the White House is authorized to negotiate on behalf of the “President,” because it doesn’t appear to be Donald Trump. Is there someone in authority we can actually speak to? “I’d like to speak to the President’s supervisor, please.”

  3. Trump: Taking away your gun is not gun control. I am not Obama. I believe in 2nd Amendment.

  4. I had a great meeting tonight with @realDonaldTrump & @VP. 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 don’t want gun control. #NRA #MAGA.

    How is controlling the access dangerous, mentally ill or unstable people have to guns not "gun control"?
  5. Shocked. “Casablanca”. Claude Rains. Casino winnings.

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