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Trump Appears To Back Away From Supporting More Background Checks

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President Trump appeared to back away from supporting more background checks at his first campaign rally following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Trump also downplayed fears of an economic recession after the stock market swung wildly last week. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) for the latest.

This segment aired on August 19, 2019.

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