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Trump says deal on guns 'much harder,' blames Beto O'Rourke's comments last week
President Trump said Wednesday it has become “much harder” to reach a deal with Democrats on gun legislation, blaming an emphatic call by former congressman Beto O’Rourke (Tex.) for a mandatory buyback program for assault-style weapons.
O’Rourke created one of the most memorable moments of last week’s Democratic presidential debate in Houston when he spoke passionately about a need for gun control in the wake of recent mass shootings. “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” he said, referring to his support for mandatory buybacks of war weapons.
“Dummy Beto made it much harder to make a deal. Convinced many that Dems just want to take your guns away,” Trump said on Twitter, adding: “Will continue forward!”
His tweet comes as Congress waits for Trump to announce what gun-related proposals he would support following a spate of mass shootings, including back-to-back massacres last month in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-deal-on-guns-much-harder-blames-beto-orourkes-comments-last-week/2019/09/18/8d712bdc-da0b-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html
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