the whole circle, and we're looking at different things. and i have to tell you that it is a mental problem, and i've said it 100 times, it's not the gun that pulls the trigger, it's the person that pulls the trigger. >> that doesn't square with what he said after the el paso and dayton shootings. >> well, i'm looking to do background checks. i think background checks are important. i think we can do meaningful, very meaningful background checks. i want to see it happen. >> president trump's change of tone not sitting well with the 2020 democrats or senator joe mnuchin of west virginia who spoke with the president about the issue. >> i said, mr. president, you can't blast -- a keg of dynamite your base. they're not leaving it. they didn't leave you on bump stocks. they're not going to leave you on common sense background checks. >> even this president says he's going to do something about background checks, and then word comes out today that he has consulted with his masters at the nra, and they've told him,