Republicans hide behind Trump in gun debate

GOP lawmakers are sticking with the president and the NRA.

President Donald Trump briefly raised eyebrows Monday when he tweeted an endorsement of stronger background checks, tied to immigration reform, after the nightmarish mass shootings over the weekend.

But skeptical Republicans familiar with Trump’s mercurial nature didn’t rush out to embrace the idea.

View the complete August 5 article by Melanie Zanona, Marianne Levine and Sarah Ferris on the Politico website here.