Following this weekend’s series of mass shootings that left roughly 30 people dead, President Trump on Monday suggested passing new gun control legislation, which could be tied to immigration reform, in a reversal from his previous stance on gun control.
“Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform” Trump tweeted
We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them. Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
….this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform. We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
In a third tweet, Trump seemed to blame the “Fake News” media for the “anger and rage” that has led to these mass shootings.
The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country. Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. News coverage has got to start being fair, balanced and unbiased, or these terrible problems will only get worse!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
On Saturday, a gunman killed 20 people and wounded dozens more during an attack at a Walmart in El Paso. Less than a day later, another gunman killed at least nine people and wounded another two dozen in a Dayton, Ohio shooting. The shootings aren’t believed to be linked. And while the first gunman was quickly exposed as a right-wing extremist, the second has been revealed to be a leftist supporter of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The disturbed young man also revealed in his social media profiles that he was a satanist and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Democrats are renewing their calls for the Senate to take up the universal background check bill that the House passed earlier this year, and by the looks of it, President Trump appears to now support that measure.
via ZeroHedge News https://ift.tt/2yGcSmS Tyler Durden