White House pushes back after NRA claims Trump said universal background checks off the table
White House pushes back after NRA claims Trump said universal background checks off the table
The White House pushed back late Tuesday on claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that President Trump had purportedly said universal background checks were off the table, amid an ongoing push for legislative action following two recent deadly mass shootings. Earlier in the day, the Atlantic published an article saying Trump had opted against expanding federal background checks, citing a "person briefed on the call." But a White House official told Fox News that "meaningful" new background checks remain a legislative option, and denied that Trump said he supported universal background checks. In a post on the NRA Twitter account on Tuesday, the organization's CEO and executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, did not disclose the substance of his call with Trump.
The White House pushed back late Tuesday on claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that President Trump had purportedly said universal background checks were off the table, amid an ongoing push for legislative action following two recent deadly mass shootings. Earlier in the day, the Atlantic published an article saying Trump had opted against expanding federal background checks, citing a "person briefed on the call." But a White House official told Fox News that "meaningful" new background checks remain a legislative option, and denied that Trump said he supported universal background checks. In a post on the NRA Twitter account on Tuesday, the organization's CEO and executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, did not disclose the substance of his call with Trump.
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