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re: Ivanka Calling Congress on Gun Control - Thin Ice Issue? Deal-Breaker for DJTs Base?
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:12 am to Buckeye Jeaux
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:12 am to Buckeye Jeaux
quote:Trump exploring strategy he should adopt on guns, and how it will play with his base "doesn't translate to coming for your guns," does it?
Trump has been probing his aides and making calls to lawmakers about what strategy he should adopt on guns, and how it will play with his base.
Behind the scenes: Ivanka Trump spoke last Wednesday to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), while he was vacationing in Hawaii, to get an update on the bipartisan background checks bill he proposed with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.).
The measure, which was initially introduced in 2013 after the Sandy Hook shooting, would expand background checks to nearly all commercial firearm sales.
"She called Manchin and said she was trying to get a sense of what bills are out there," a Manchin aide told Axios. "She had him explain how they drafted the bill, where it stands and what changes needed to be made in order for it to pass."
But she didn't signal a White House position.
The call followed President Trump's own conversations with Manchin last Monday and Tuesday, first reported by the WashPost, in which he told the senator that he wanted legislation before the Senate returns from recess in September.
Fact finding would seem prudent in light of McConnell announcing reinstitution of the ""assault weapons"" ban will be "front and center" when the Senate reconvenes. Wouldn't it?
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:33 am to NC_Tigah
I really hope Trump is just dragging this out by “exploring” his options until the emotion passes and people just forget about it
Posted on 8/14/19 at 7:56 am to NC_Tigah
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Fact finding would seem prudent in light of McConnell announcing reinstitution of the ""assault weapons"" ban will be "front and center" when the Senate reconvenes. Wouldn't it?
The longer this goes on, the more I think Cocaine Mitch did this to fire up the 2A advocates. Get them calling and emailing while the Senate is out to firm up the spines of some of the R caucus.
I think he correctly predicts that the Dems won't be able to help themselves - that instead of taking the block grant money for states to set up Red Flag laws themselves, they're going to poison anything that has bipartisan support with other crap, notably assault weapon and magazine bans.
Just my 2 cents and probably not worth that, frankly.
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