i m not looking to do that. it is a war going on almost 19 years now, and frankly it s ridiculous. but with that being said, it s a dangerous place and we have to always keep an eye on it. sounds like you would like to pull completely out. i would like to look at alternatives. one of the alternatives is going on now, talking about a plan, i don t know whether the plan is acceptable to me, maybe it is not acceptable to them, but we are talking. we have good talks going. we ll see what happens. this is more than other presidents have done. we have brought it down, we are bringing some troops back. but we have to have a presence, yes. could you clarify your position on enhanced background checks after el paso and dayton, you seem to be fully in support of enhanced measures, when you were leaving bedminster, you suggested we already have strong background laws which a lot of people read as you dialing back. we do have.
upon in this country and continues repeatedly. it is becoming the norm. that when we cake i wake up, we hear about this mass violence and nothing is done. it s time for leadership. we don t feed moments office when something happens. we need enduring happening this. meaning they have to take action. so what about the background laws? when you have a significant loop home, yes, licensed dealers, if you are purchasing it from a licensed dealer, there is a brackground check. what about the other 22% that it s not licensed dealers, it s private sales and it s gun shows. what about that? how easy of a fix it would be in the event that background checks would be applicable to that let s not limit the discussion to background checks alone. we talk about red flag laws. what are they? they give the ability of people of law enforcement perhaps of teachers, we could expand it to like new york has and others who are in that position of saying you re not well and as a result of that, we re going
too early to guarantee any of the proposals will pass. when we get back hopefully we ll be in a position to agree on things on a bipartisan basis and go forward and make a law. the n.r.a. as opposed expanding background laws in the past and the president have spoken to n.r.a. officials and he believes they ll eventually support. and the n.r.a. says the proposal discussed by many will not have prevented the horrific tragedies in el paso and dayton and make millions of law abiding citizens unable to protect themselves and their loved one. in 2016, they were a huge supporter of the president, 30 million to the campaign, kristin. we ll look and see if the back and forth continues after he gets back to vacation. kristin: and it will interesting to see how it plays with the president s base. leland: he says that the base
what we ve done hasn t worked. so why don t we try something else now. such as red flag laws, criminal background laws, all of these gun show laws, all of these things that may make a difference. some people are saying it may not. but what we tried so far hasn t worked so why don t we try something else. thank you so much for your time and your expertise. we appreciate it. coming up, one of the things president trump did not talk about in his speech and an area where americans surpass any other country in the world. stay with us. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that s why there s otezla. otezla is not a cream. it s a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently.
or domestic abuser. many of the background laws are appropriate but in every instance, there s some instances when it s not practical for example somebody inherited a gun from their grandfather, those tractions i m not sure should require that kind of universal background check. senator, welcome to committee and you may proceed. thank you. and i do want to thank you too for the way you are handling this hearing and appreciate your service in the committee and senator sessions i want to join those of congratulating you appointing you for the attorney general. i have known you for years and