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Lapierre. i just want to play something to remind folks. >> i had a good talk with wayne. and i like wayne and, you know, as you know, they supported me very early. they're phenomenal people. and they're big believers in the second amendment, which wayne is, also, and which i am. we had a great talk with wayne yesterday. didn't say anything about that. we just talked about concepts. wayne agrees things have to be done, also. >> so, i mean, to the question we asked at the top, does it really matter what's going on internally inside the nra if you have a president who, one, got great support fro...

Literally. >> so president trump continues to muddy the waters when it comes to his position on gun reform. on tuesday, he appeared to retreat on the idea of background checks. yesterday, he told reporters that background checks will happen. he also disputed reports that he told the head of the nra that background checks were off the table. >> i have an appetite for background checks. we are working with democrats and republicans. we already have very strong background checks. we had a great talk with wayne yesterday. we talked about concepts. wayne agrees things need to be done also. as i've ...

And by that i mean, individuals in leadership. i'm not talking about nra members at large. i think the president is looking at that. as we discussed earlier, his room for maneuvering on this issue and many other issues is not very expansive. he cannot risk jeopardizing some of his most ardent supporters. so i think whatever legislative proposal that we get out of the senate, i think it will be extremely watered down and i'm very doubtful that democrats will get behind it. >> in spite of what he said, in spite of what you would say, the president said yesterday, this isn't about the nra telling...

Warning it was a slippery slope but yesterday he told reporters background checks will happen. he also disputed reports that he told the head of the nra, wayne lapierre they're off the table. >> we're goings to going to be doing background checks. we have strong background checks. we had a great talk with wayne yesterday. didn't talk about that. we talked about concepts. wayne agrees things have to be done also. >> are you seeing what they want? >> i went to the hospital -- >> what are you hearing from them? >> i will tell you this. i went to the totally falsely r. there were beautiful, beauti...

From what he said in the days following the mass shootings in texas and ohio. >> from my standpoint i would like to see meaningful background checks. i think something will happen. but i don't want guns in the hands of a lunatic or a maniac and if we do proper background checks we could prevent that. >> reporter: and the softening coincides with recent conversations with white house officials and the nra including a recent phone call between trump and wayne la pierre in which a source trump told the head that universal background checks were off the table. la pierre tweeting on tuesday, quote,...