There is strong opposition from the National Rifle association. President trump at the moment seems inclined towards action. Theres a great appetite and i mean a very strong appetite for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like weve never had before. But a source tells cnn nra president Wayne Lapierre has spoken with the president multiple times over the last two days. The source said he believes trumps red state supporters oppose background checks. In the past trump has backed down under pressure. Meantime, Mitch Mcconnell said gun violence will be, quote, front and center when they return from recess. He said he will not call senators back early to deal with gun safety as democrats are demanding. If we did that, we would have people scoring points and nothing would happen. There has to be a bipartisan discussion here of what we can agree on. If we do it prematurely, it will just be another frustrating experience for all of us and for the public. The Top De
For christine romans. Im dave briggs. 10 p. M. In maui where im just returning from. Welcome back from vacation. Thank you. Republicans in washington searching for a path forward to address gun violence. On one side they face pressure to take action. On the other side, there is strong opposition from the National Rifle association. President trump at the moment seems inclined to act. Theres a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite, for background checks, and i think we can bring up background checks like weve never had before. But a source tells cnn nra Association President Wayne Lapierre has spoken to the president over the last few days. He says he thinks trumps red state supporters will disapprove. Meantime, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says gun violence legislation will be, quote, front and center when the Senate Returns from summer recess but he told a kentucky Radio Station he will not call senators back to deal with gun safety as democrats are demanding. If
Shedding a lot of light on what bruce or was up to as the investigations into the Trump Campaign heated up. Who was handling information to the fbi and who is the man who says he was desperate that donald trump didnt get elected, we will parse it out in minutes. The us attorney for the Northern District of california joins us live after cleaning house in neighborhoods plagued by drug crimes and sex trafficking, 32 arrests and you will never believe how local Business Owners are reacting to the start of this new trump initiative. We begin with kristin fisher, boycotting businesses that are donated to the trump 2020 campaign. We dont know the full impact of what these boycotts in business and public shaming of trump donors will be the Trump Campaign says the intent is already clear. The motive of this is to make this as painful as possible to be a trump supported. It started this week with Joaquin Castro tweeting a list of 34 san antonio donors who contributed the maximum amount to donal
Shootings, pressure to act on guns and face accusations of his own role in fostering an environment of hate. But aides say his attention will be focused on golf, cable news, and twitter. As the president was leaving the white house this morning, he was asked about one of these crises, being called a white supremacist by eight democratic president ial candidates in the wake of the massacre in el paso. I dont think it helps. First of all, i dont like it when they do it, because i am not any of those things. I think its a disgrace. And i think it shows how desperate the democrats are. The president s own language characterizing hispanic migrants as an invasion was echoed in an online declaration of hate by the suspected gunman. Today Law Enforcement officials confirmed the el paso suspect said he was specifically targeting mexicans. Meanwhile, President Trump insisted today that gun control legislation strengthening background checks is coming, despite reports the nra warned the president
We have brandnew fbi documents. They are shedding light on what doj officials bruce ohr was up to as the investigation into the Trump Campaign heated up. Who is tipping off the campaign and who was back handling information to the fbi and who said he was desperate donald trump didnt get elected . U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of california joins us after cleaning house in a neighborhood played by drug, crimes, sex trafficking. 32 arrest in a major blitz and tonight you will never believe how local Business Owners are reacting to the sort of new Trump Administration initiative. Hello and welcome to fox news night. Im Shannon Bream in washington. We begin with kristin fisher. The latest on the calls to boycott businesses whose owners may have donated to the 2020 campaign. We dont know the full impact of what the boycotts of businesses and public shaming of trump donors will be but the Trump Campaign says the intent is already clear. The motive of this is to make this as painfu