White House Upset Over NRA Call Leak, Still Considering Background Checks
By Tom Knighton
Last week, it was the NRA basically told gun owners to breathe easy, that President Trump wasn’t going to back universal background checks. Now, that didn’t mesh with a few other things we’ve seen in the news, but if the president said that, then he’s not going to provide cover for Republicans in the Senate to back such a bill, meaning it’s just not going to happen.
However, it seems the White House is less than pleased with the NRA over their comments regarding the conversation (language warning).
White House officials were left aggrieved this week after what they saw as a rushed attempt by the National Rifle Association to flex its muscle—and box in the president—during the current debate over gun control reform.
The frustration stemmed from a Tuesday phone call held between Donald Trump and longtime NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre. According to early reports, Trump had given LaPierre assurances that he would not be supporting efforts to pass universal background checks legislation. Behind closed doors, White House officials were caught off guard by those early characterizations which—according to three administration officials and a source close to the president—they continue to privately …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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