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Reported the president told the nra that universal background checks are off at the table. again, no dispute. but the article in the atlantic went on to indicate no universal background checks meant no new background checks period writing "he meaning the president was cementing his stance we have background checks and he's not waffling on this anymore. that is when the white house pushed back saying the atlantic story is wrong because the president has not supported universal background checks but meaningful background checks are still under consideration. and it is true the president has not ...

Spoke with national rifle association president wayne lapierre today, the white house confirmed that acid lapierre quoteing i spoke to the president today, we discussed the best way to prevent these types of tragedies meaning el paso, dayton, ohio in gilroy, california, then our chief white house correspondent john roberts and an article in the atlantic both reported the president told the nra that universal background checks are off the table, again no dispute but the article in the atlantic would indicate no universal background checks meant no new background checks period writing, quote, he...

By giving out 38,000 filters to people to use in their homes. >> what was the problem with those filters? >> well, as the epa letter from august 9th shows, the filters were not doing enough to protect residents. that is why the city has begun giving out bottled water essentially saying the filters we gave you aren't necessarily keeping you and your family safe. >> what am i missing? as i look at this story, why has no one stepped up? why is everyone seemingly okay with these pictures? this was a hot day today. we had lines as you chronicled around the block at some of these water distribution ...

Issue of mental health which we've seen him do in the past. it's basically an nra and republican party talking point. there was a lot of consternation in the republican party when he started saying we were going to push background checks through congress. you know, it's been not surprising but shocking to a degree. >> i can't help think back to around august 9th when the president had his last conversation that was being reported with wayne lapierre. and lapierre told the president your base will not support extensive background checks. and the president came out and said, oh, we're looking at...

By giving out 38,000 filters to people to use in their homes. >> what was the problem with those filters? >> well, as the epa letter from august 9th shows, the filters were not doing enough to protect residents. that is why the city has begun giving out bottled water essentially saying the filters we gave you aren't necessarily keeping you and your family safe. >> what am i missing? as i look at this story, why has no one stepped up? why is everyone seemingly okay with these pictures? this was a hot day today. we had lines, as you chronicled, around the block at some of these water distributio...