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After a televised meeting between Republicans and Democrats at the White House in which President Trump championed many gun control proposals, the liberal media were enthralled by the President’s efforts. But come Thursday, Congressional Republicans were vocal in their opposition to the President’s ideas, including gun confiscations with no due process. And during ABC’s World News Tonight, Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl bemoaned how the GOP was standing in Trump’s way.
In his introduction to the segment, sensationalist anchor David Muir touted how “Trump agree[ed] with the Democrats in the room on several ideas, including universal background checks. He also brought up raising the age to buy weapons like the AR-15.” He lamented the negative reaction from Republicans but touted Democrats for “say[ing] they're going to hold the President to his word.”
“A day after he vowed to push for bold action on gun violence – the President's high hopes are already hitting a familiar reality on Capitol Hill -- no consensus, no action,” bemoaned Karl as he began his report.
Karl proceeded to complain about how many of Trump’s friends on the hill were opposing him and “said point blank they couldn't support some of the ideas he embraced.” The first idea Karl decided to whine about the GOP opposing was one where Trump argued for “tak[ing] the guns first, go through due process second” in certain situations.
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