Playbook: “Put this all together, and you’ll come to one conclusion: This entire debate — what happens, what doesn’t happen and what might happen — comes down to Trump. So, when he makes up his mind, makes it public and leans into it, that is what really matters. Until then, it’s all just noise. This is not one of these issues where Congress is going to act without the president. Many, many Republicans are going to take their cues on this from POTUS.”
New York Times: “Mr. Trump talked up the idea of a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden and insisted that he believed it would be successful, according to those briefed on the call. Mr. LaPierre made clear that his members — many of whom back Mr. Trump — would not favor such a move.”
