NRA just announced: Lt. Colonel Oliver North, USMC (Ret.) will become President of the National Rifle Association of America within a few weeks, a process the NRA Board of Directors initiated this morning.

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) May 7, 2018

The word Contra is a name used for an “anti-Sandinista Nicaraguan.” It’s short for Spanish contrarrevolucionario, “counter-revolutionary.”

Used in a sentence: Oliver North may be best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. https://t.co/kGuRP2A9p1 https://t.co/RMihFFxXMQ

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) May 7, 2018