Trump: Kids scared of going to school because of gun violence ‘have nothing to fear'
“They have nothing to fear.”
That’s what President Trump said Friday when asked if he had any advice for students who are returning to class for the 2019-2020 school year and are afraid because of recent gun violence.
His response came as he was answering questions from reporters on the White House lawn before departing for the Hamptons in New York, where he was expected to attend a high-priced fundraiser. He answered queries about gun-control legislation — saying he wanted “very meaningful” checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people — and other issues, including immigration raids in Mississippi and the trade war with China.
More than halfway through the nearly 35-minute exchange, a reporter asked the president if he had advice for children going to school amid fear of gun violence following recent mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio. This is what he said:
My message to young children going back to school is to go and really study hard and maybe be president of the United States or do something else that’s fantastic. They have nothing to fear, nothing to worry about.In addition, we are in constant contact with states, with state government. They are really doing a great job. We have this so much better than it was two and a half years ago. Two and a half years ago, it was really not a good situation. I think we have a very, very good system right now.That doesn’t mean that there’s not going to be some crazy person. But that’s what we want to do. We want to take the guns out of the hands of crazy, demented sick people."
He did not specify, and was not asked, what he meant about being in touch with state governments that are CONTINUE READING: Trump: Kids scared of going to school because of gun violence ‘have nothing to fear’ - The Washington Post