'I have also been speaking to the NRA, and others, so that their very strong views can be fully represented and respected,' Trump said in a tweet.
on Thursday said strengthening background checks and “red flag” laws will “lead the discussion” in upcoming gun reform talks, but declined to summon senators back to Capitol Hill from their August recess.
Trump on Friday claimed McConnell gave his blessing to background check legislation during their conversation the previous day. "He’s totally on board. He said, 'I've been waiting for your call.' He is totally on board," the president said, adding the issue "isn't a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat."
“There is a great appetite, and I mean a very strong appetite, for background checks. And I think we can bring up background checks like we’ve never had before,” he said. “I think both Republican[s] and Democrat[s] are getting close to a bill on, to doing something with background checks.” Trump on Friday said he "had a good talk" with LaPierre, and asserted the NRA's endorsement of his 2016 presidential candidacy "paid off" following the confirmation of conservative judges Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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