Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that President Mr . trump "misspoke" each day earlier whilst said he’d would rather "accept the guns first" and worry about due process later when confronted with those who could pose a danger to society.
Trump made your comments ought to Wednesday in the bipartisan meeting on school safety geared toward preventing attacks much like the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.
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"Frequently, by the time you want to court, it will require so long to visit court to obtain the due process procedures," Trump said. “Take the guns first, go through due process second."
Flake, who had been in the meeting, said he heard the comment, but he essentially gave Trump a pass, telling CBS News on Thursday that anyone only need to “move ahead” without put on the remark, which veered well far from typical Republican views on gun rights.
“Anything we’ve got introduced in the Congress respects due process," Flake said. "It was actually a bit astonishing to see the text there, and other people round the table were shaking their heads, however, you can chalk that up to they misspoke. Let’s proceed. It absolutely was a great deal of excitement afterward that he or she apparently bring success this, and we all need that.”
Flake, who once called to your now-president to withdraw through the 2016 presidential race, said Congress won’t reach agreement on steps on guns and school safety without Trump’s involvement.
“His leadership here’s really critical if it’s going to get through the House or Senate,” Flake said. “I believe you will find there’s better chance obama will lead and extremely emerge front on this."
