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Mitch mcconnell is facing heavy pressure for ground checks. pressure now including from the president. >> frankly, we need intelligent background checks, okay? this isn't a question of nra republican or democrat. i will tell you i spoke to mitch mcconnell yesterday. he's totally on board. war of words. the biden and trump campaigns go after each other after race relations. joe biden pushes back when confronted by the conservative outlet breitbart in iowa. claiming biden misquoted trump after charlottesville. >> said specifically he said condemning it. >> no, he did not. he said he walked out...

>> we certainly have to strengthen background checks. everybody agree with his that. >> i think we'll have the support of the nra having to do with impact ground checks. >> reporter: new reporting might explain why. >> there's no bigger fan of the second amendment than me and no bigger fan of the nra. >> reporter: cnn has learned that the president has spoken with the nra chief several times in recent days. la pierre warned trump that his supporters don't want expanded background checks. the nra spent more than $30 million to get trump elected in 2016, according to financial records and has sw...

Public support for house measure on universal background checks. which again has already passed. why isn't that enough pressure for republicans and the president to move on this issue? >> it hasn't been enough until to point because the nra captured these guys and mcconnell is not interested in doing anything except put judges on the court. what we need to do is use this as an opportunity between now and november to push the bill that the house already passed. and nand that he pass it. i don't think he will. i don't think he'll put it on the floor. if he doesn't we need him to pay a price. >> ...

We need to fix the mental illness program. >> yes have to do it. >> the data tells us the one thing that is different about the united states is our unbelievably loose gun laws. i hope we follow it. >> become ground checks -- >> that's right. >> they work together. i like it together better. but joe, you have to fix mental illness. if somebody is mentally ill right now, they can go out and buy. you can't take it away. it's ridiculous. you have to fix it. i'm sure you're going to fix it. i think the merger works out better. chuck, were you going to say one thing? >> you're showing leadership th...

It's becoming almost a monthly ritual, heidi, the president lets cameras in, has this little theater, the show, and lawmakers leave all happy. >> occasionally we get a little taste of the president trump that a lot of us thought may very well come into office, he bucks convention, he bucks his party, he tells it like it is. there's a lot of this stuff going on. the background check, i don't know if he was aware or he was just disregarding the serious tension in this room of manchin-toomey, i want strong back ground checks, do it without delay, do it. that was one of the sorest points in this c...