Trump Praises NRA Day After Meeting Parkland Shooting Survivors
- Remarks made in tweet minutes before NRA chief began speech
- NRA chief LaPierre said Democrats hate individual freedom
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President Donald Trump praised the National Rifle Association and its leaders on Thursday, one day after meeting with parents, teachers and students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week.
“What many people don’t understand, or don’t want to understand, is that Wayne, Chris and the folks who work so hard at the @NRA are Great People and Great American Patriots. They love our Country and will do the right thing. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said in a Thursday morning tweet. Wayne LaPierre is the NRA’s chief executive officer; Chris Cox is the group’s chief lobbyist.