Trump downplays background checks push after Odessa mass shooting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that a mass shooting that took place a day earlier in Texas "really hasn't changed anything" about how lawmakers are approaching gun control legislation.

"We are in the process of dealing with Democrats and Republicans, and there's a big package of things that's going to be put before them by a lot of different people I've been speaking to a lot of senators, a lot of house members, Republicans, Democrats — this really hasn't changed anything, we're doing a package and we'll see how it comes about," Trump said outside of Marine One. "That's irrespective of what happened yesterday in Texas."

"Over the last five, six, or seven years, no matter how strong you need the background checks, it wouldn't have stopped any of it," he claimed.

Authorities on Sunday were still piecing together information about Saturday's attack in Odessa, Texas, where a gunman opened fire at random following a traffic stop, killing at least seven people and injuring over a dozen others. Police have not publicly confirmed the suspect's identity or the weapons he used.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breakingnews/trump-downplays-background-checks-push-after-odessa-mass-shooting/ar-AAGEBS7?li=BBnb7Kz

Meaning we ain't doing shit. That NRA money is too good.

[struggle4progress]

1. The SC church shooter shouldn't have been able to buy a gun, except for the fact that

the background-check system didn't work correctly

[underpants]

3. Correct

After 3 days it's up to the SC gun store. Seriously I would have let that freak cut my grass let alone sell him a gun.

[Mc Mike]

2. Rump said his pal maria butina said it's too soon to talk about it.

[underpants]

4. Now I have to go in this pit of misery and listen to a report about this storm thing

and act like a give a crap. It's not hitting my stuff so who really gives a flying rip anyway?

[Newest Reality]

5. Yet another oration...

from the specifically challenged.

It is not hard to notice that his language is most often vague, non-specific, and loaded with missing referents.

Who, specifically? What, specifically? Why, specifically? How, specifically? When, specifically. People can talk and sound like they are saying something that might even seem important or meaningful, but upon careful analysis, it is mostly useless, insubstantial content.

That kind of word garbage really needs to be called out because it, intentionally or unintentionally, avoids the facts and details and allows for a wide range of speculation, or, fill in the blanks.

This is not a Presidency, it is a course in exaggerated, manipulative linguistics and the Art of Empty Babbling.

[smirkymonkey]

6. He NEVER really says anything.

It is all word salad and incoherent babble. Not once have I ever heard him say anything of substance or even anything vaguely factual. Everything out of his mouth is either a lie or 100% bullshit that is intended to skirt around whatever issue he has been asked to address. I sometimes wonder why the press even bothers with him at all.