Gabrielle Giffords Responds to Trump’s 5th Consecutive Address to the NRA Convention
April 26, 2019 — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, founder of the gun safety organization Giffords, reacted to President Donald Trump’s speech to the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual convention. The appearance was the Trump’s fifth consecutive address to the convention in a row, three times as president, the only time in American history a president has done so.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:
“It’s the job of the president to ensure our public safety, but Trump has never once acknowledged the fact that since he became president more than 80,000 Americans have been killed by gun violence. Instead, he takes his marching orders from the NRA. It’s the job of the president to represent all Americans, but Trump fails to listen to the 90 percent of Americans who are demanding safer gun laws. Instead he’s appearing for an unprecedented fourth time to support an organization that spent tens of millions of dollars to get him elected. We should all be outraged that Donald Trump has allowed his presidency to be bought and paid for by gun lobbyists. As a result, the threats to our kids and our communities remain unaddressed. America deserves a president with the courage to stand up to the NRA’s leadership and do everything in his or her power to stop a crisis that’s impacting every family, causing heartbreak in every community, and devastating the nation.”
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