Trump said today that he still has an appetite for background checks and that he didn’t talk to Wayne LaPierre yesterday about background checks:
Pres. Trump says he did not discuss background checks with NRA head Wayne LaPierre: "We…didn't say anything about that. We just talked about concepts. Wayne agrees things have to be done, also." https://t.co/6kRHtHS1rh pic.twitter.com/yhH409tAtH
— ABC News (@ABC) August 21, 2019
Trump indicated that he wants to fix the weaknesses in the background check system, emphasizing once again that we already have a lot of background checks.
He said, as far as his conversation with Wayne LaPierre went, that he didn’t talk about background checks specifically, but rather concepts. He added that LaPierre agrees with him that something needs to be done.
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