President Donald Trump has called for Congress to bring in strong background checks and immigration reform in response to two mass shootings over the weekend that left 29 people dead and dozens more injured.
“We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain,” Trump wrote on Twitter early Aug. 5. “Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them. Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks, perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.”
