Saturday, April 15, 2017

Guess Who Will Be At The NRA Annual Meeting


That's right, President Donald Trump. The NRA posted this on their official Instagram page yesterday.




Donald Trump becomes the first sitting president to address a NRA Annual Meeting since Ronald Reagan did it back in 1983.

From Bloomberg Politics:
“The NRA is honored to have the president address our annual meeting at the leadership forum,” said Jennifer Baker, a spokeswoman for the NRA. “We’re excited to once again have a president who respects the Second Amendment.”

The NRA endorsed Trump’s bid for president last May, after the then-candidate addressed the group’s annual forum in Louisville, Kentucky. Trump pledged at the time to “save our Second Amendment” and appoint judges which would support expansive gun rights.

His return visit to speak to the group’s 2017 Leadership Forum in Atlanta is likely to appeal to Trump’s base at a time when he has received criticism for reversing himself on promises to his most ardent supporters. At the same time, Trump’s speech to the influential lobby could repel Democrats and moderates who have been chafing under his presidency and have blocked some of his proposals from advancing in Congress.
Speaking to the NRA might repel Democrats but there isn't much Trump does that doesn't repel liberal Democrats. However, I see Trump's visit as part of a "thank-you tour" to those who supported in 2016 and whose support he continues to need.

Appointing Justice Gorsuch and signing the repeal of the anti-rights Social Security regulations were good first steps. Now we need to see movement on national reciprocity and the Hearing Protection Act. More solid judicial appointments would not hurt either.

2 comments:

  1. I read elsewhere that this is the same day as the White House correspondent's dinner, so not only is he reaffirming his 2A support, he's flipping the bird to the press at the same time. I learned in business school that this is what's known as a win-win! :)

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  2. I read elsewhere that this is the same day as the White House correspondent's dinner, so not only is he reaffirming his 2A support, he's flipping the bird to the press at the same time.

    In part, but that's also certainly due to how he was so viciously attacked at the 2011 one that many wonder if that didn't make him determined to become President.

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