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Donald Trump: “I'm not interested in pursuing expanded background checks and that instead he wanted to focus all of his energies now on…”

On the recordAugust 19, 2019
I'm not interested in pursuing expanded background checks and that instead he wanted to focus all of his energies now on focusing on funding for mental health reform, and prosecuting gun crimes across the country at the federal level.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump communicates his shift in focus away from background checks to mental health reform and gun crime prosecution.

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