White House ‘applauds’ historic gun control march but no word from Trump. • President’s spokesperson praises ‘courageous young Americans’. • Trump spent much of the morning in Mar-a-Lago, Florida
The White House said it “applauded” pro-gun control demonstrators at the March for Our Lives on Saturday without directly addressing their calls for stricter gun regulation, although Donald Trump did not weigh in on Twitter, as he is prone to do.
“We applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their first amendment rights today,” said White House spokesperson Lindsey Walters.
She added: “Keeping our children safe is a top priority of the president’s, which is why he urged Congress to pass the Fix Nics and Stop School Violence Acts, and signed them into law. Additionally, on Friday, the Department of Justice issued the rule to ban bump stocks following through on the president’s commitment to ban devices that turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns.”
Trump spent much of the morning at the Trump International golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The White House did not respond to questions about his activities there …
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