that s the end of that because right after the slaughter of the children in parkland, florida, the president said the same thing. whether we are republican or democrat, he wrote, we must focus on strengthening background checks. then he talked to the nra and that was the end of that. the nra gave the president some $30 million for his election b bid. rich edson reporting from the white house. chapter, congressional democrats are pushing and pointing out with the president set on this. the president is saying that he wants an expansion of background checks and he says he thinks congress can actually pass something at this time. president trump: there is a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like we ve never had before. i think both republican and democrats are getting close to a bill on doing something with background checks. of the mayors of el paso,