Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From Arms Treaty at NRA Rally
- Move is largely symbolic since treaty was never ratified
- ‘I hope you’re happy,’ Trump tells NRA members in Indiana
Donald Trump speaks during the NRA annual meeting on April 26.
Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP
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President Donald Trump said that his administration is withdrawing from a global arms treaty that set rules for sales and transfers of small arms, missile launchers and warships.
“My administration will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone. My administration will never ratify the UN Arms Treaty,” Trump said Friday at a National Rifle Association conference in Indiana. “We’re taking our signature back.”