President Trump said he had lunch over the weekend with top NRA officials Wayne LaPierre and Chris Cox. He told governors: “We need to do something.” This will be the biggest question for the gun debate: Will POTUS be willing to confront NRA on age limits or other issues?

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) February 26, 2018

I just had a thought - suppose the NRA has decided to suffer a strategic defeat for The Greater Good, i.e. Trump’s image. Trump says, “outlaw bump stocks and raise the age to 21”, the NRA says, “No! No! A thousand times, NO!”

Trump insists, the NRA makes a half-assed stand, Congress passes the bill and Trump and Congress look like they’re tough on the NRA. The fact that Trump had lunch with Cox and LaPierre makes me suspicious of collusion.