President Donald Trump said on Friday (Aug 9) that fellow Republicans will set aside resistance to restricting access to firearms by supporting ...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that fellow Republicans will set aside resistance to restricting access to firearms by supporting background checks for people buying weapons in the wake of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
Trump said that Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was"totally onboard" with background checks. "Commonsense background checks are supported by more than 90 per cent of the American people and are proven to save lives," Pelosi wrote Thursday in a letter to the president.
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