See him”listening”? ? pic.twitter.com/shvDXbzdSg
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) February 21, 2018
This is interestingly and somewhat oddly reminiscent of Trump polling live cable news audience on their views on various issues during the primary campaign — something he likes to do.
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) February 21, 2018
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Of course he likes it — he’s on the teevee, and other people have to do all the hard work!
Daniel Dale, of the Toronto Star, live-tweeted the whole performance. Click on any tweet for the whole spool:
Trump: "We're going to be very strong on background checks…very strong emphasis on the mental health…"
He has not endorsed a widely popular proposal for universal background checks. He's supporting an improvement of current processes (https://t.co/p99WOQNXyY).
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 21, 2018
Alaya Barnett, a student from Southeast DC, tells Trump they deal with a lot of violence, says they need "preventative measures" like good counseling in schools for people dealing with bullying and other issues.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 21, 2018
"It's school safety. It's not about gun laws right now. Let's fix the schools," says the grieving father, Andrew Pollack.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 21, 2018
Pollack's son, handed the mic by his dad, says it's important to support "the free market" in ideas.
"Censorship has gotta stop," the son says.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 21, 2018
(Note the recurrent Wingnut trope: I have a godgiven First Amendment right to be stupid! And if you attempt to point out how stupid my idea is, that’s censorship!)
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