Watch Trump and the NRA CEO use same talking points just hours apart â ThinkProgress
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At the end of a school safety roundtable event at the White House on Thursday   President Trump  was asked by a reporter if  he  thinks  his  proposal to âhardenâ schools with armed guards and armed teachers will put  him  at odds with the National Rifle Association  which spent $30 million to elect  him .
 The president  indicated  he  doesnât expect any problems.
âI donât think Iâll be going up against them  I really think the NRA wants to do whatâs right â  Trump  said. âI mean  theyâre very close to me  Iâm very close to them. Theyâre very very great people  they love this country â theyâre patriots. The NRA wants to do the right thing.â
It makes sense that  Trump  doesnât foresee conflict with the NRA  given that  he  was speaking at the end of an event where  he  parroted the pro-gun talking points used earlier in the day by NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre.
Consider some of the pro-gun buzzwords used by LaPierre during  his  speech earlier Thursday at CPAC. NPR put together an analysis looking at LaPierreâs comments in comparison with what  Trump  said hours later.
CNN put together a video of  Trump  parroting LaPierreâs lines.
The NRA has made clear that it opposes new regulations on semi-automatic firearms. During the White House event on Thursday   Trump  suggested that more guns are the solution to mass shootings.
While  Trump  clings to the NRAâs talking points and resists legislative gun control efforts  a number of major companies are taking the opposite approach.
At the end of a school safety roundtable event at the White House on Thursday   President Trump  was asked by a reporter if  he  thinks  his  proposal to âhardenâ schools with armed guards and armed teachers will put  him  at odds with the National Rifle Association  which spent $30 million to elect  him .
 The president  indicated  he  doesnât expect any problems.
âI donât think Iâll be going up against them  I really think the NRA wants to do whatâs right â  Trump  said. âI mean  theyâre very close to me  Iâm very close to them. Theyâre very very great people  they love this country â theyâre patriots. The NRA wants to do the right thing.â
It makes sense that  Trump  doesnât foresee conflict with the NRA  given that  he  was speaking at the end of an event where  he  parroted the pro-gun talking points used earlier in the day by NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre.
Consider some of the pro-gun buzzwords used by LaPierre during  his  speech earlier Thursday at CPAC. NPR put together an analysis looking at LaPierreâs comments in comparison with what  Trump  said hours later.
CNN put together a video of  Trump  parroting LaPierreâs lines.
The NRA has made clear that it opposes new regulations on semi-automatic firearms. During the White House event on Thursday   Trump  suggested that more guns are the solution to mass shootings.
While  Trump  clings to the NRAâs talking points and resists legislative gun control efforts  a number of major companies are taking the opposite approach.