'A 30-minute call with the president of NRA reminded him who's in charge,' Pete Buttigieg said of President Trump. 'Apparently, they have him by the...' Buttigieg began. He paused for a slight beat. 'Base,' he said, eliciting laughter from the crowd.
Washington South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday knocked President Donald Trump for abandoning his previous calls for tougher background checks and said the National Rifle Association holds power over the President.
"A 30-minute call with the president of NRA reminded him who's in charge," the South Bend, Indiana mayor said at an event in Iowa. "Apparently, they have him by the..." Buttigieg began. He then paused for a slight beat."Base," he said, eliciting laughter from the crowd.
Trump's head-spinning flip stuns Anderson Cooper 03:34A day later, the President said he has an"appetite for background checks" and wants to fix loopholes but reiterated several times to reporters at the White House the US"already" has"strong" background checks. The President added he is"concerned" that whatever Democrats and Republicans agree to on gun legislation, Democrats will always want more, and said it's a"slippery slope.
Trump again claims McConnell supports background checks, which his office denies 02:49Earlier this month, the mayor unveiled a policy proposal to prevent gun violence. He also accused Trump of bearing"some responsibility" for the mass shootings.Buttigieg's proposal would increase federal funding to combat hate and violent extremism, boost federal research into gun violence and work with social media companies to stem incendiary rhetoric spread online.
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