This is obscene

This is not entirely new. Trump expressed support for background checks after Parkland. What is new would be tying it to immigration reform as a condition. https://t.co/e4TghySQK9

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 5, 2019

The president proposes “marrying” background checks with immigration reform after a white domestic terrorist opens fire on an unarmed Hispanic group, an illustration of how he relies on the political support of those who adhere to the shooter’s ideology, if not his methods https://t.co/PQj9bR46aI

— Patrick Tucker (@DefTechPat) August 5, 2019

No mention of white nationalists. Instead, a biting attack on the media. https://t.co/9AarCs67zH

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 5, 2019