{"id":126836,"date":"2019-08-14T10:33:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T14:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=126836"},"modified":"2019-08-14T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T14:33:43","slug":"big-league-gunsivanka-lobbies-congress-to-reject-the-2nd-amendment-push-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=126836","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Lobbies Congress to Reject the 2nd Amendment, Push Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump\u2019s liberal daughter is having a heinous effect on public policy.<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-126837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Ivanka_Trump_at_Aston_PA_on_September_13th_2016_01-1200x630.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Shane Trejo<br \/>\nBig League Politics<\/p>\n<p>Ivanka Trump has influenced her father to support gun control measures like red flag laws, and now she is working to convince Congress to do the same.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/ivanka-trump-gun-control-background-checks-de7f4d65-dea5-4388-989b-0182a9301800.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to an Axios report<\/a>, Ivanka has reached out to Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently to discuss gun control measures. She remains active in the nationwide push to restrict the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe called Manchin and said she was trying to get a sense of what bills are out there,\u201d a Manchin aide said to Axios. \u201cShe had him explain how they drafted the bill, where it stands and what changes needed to be made in order for it to pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A White House official has confirmed that Princess Ivanka \u201chas trusted relationships on both sides of the aisle and she is working in concert with the White House policy and legislative teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH earlier this month, Princess Ivanka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imgix.elitedaily.com\/uploads\/image\/2019\/8\/5\/d2944d67-831e-45bc-8ab6-c45ed1abcb29-screen-shot-2019-08-05-at-101149-am.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted an image on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0expressing her sympathy for gun control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress should enact Red Flag laws \/ Extreme Risk Protection Orders in every state, increase resources dedicated to mental health support nationwide and close background check loopholes,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She also took to Twitter to proselytize on behalf of gun control, using the tragedies to push for liberal public policy goals:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congress should enact Red Flag laws\/ Extreme Risk Protection Orders in EVERY state and increase resources dedicated to mental health support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWgccND8dH\">https:\/\/t.co\/YWgccND8dH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1158064289816727553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for supporters of the 2nd Amendment, the president is taking cues from Ivanka on this issue. President Trump is sounding like an elected Democrat official in his push for gun control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we can get something really good done,\u201d the president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ivanka-trump-involved-in-congressional-outreach-on-gun-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said to reporters on Friday<\/a>. \u201cI think we can have some really meaningful background checks. We don\u2019t want people that are mentally ill, people that are sick \u2014 we don\u2019t want them having guns. Who does?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must make sure that those judged to pose a grave risk to public safety do not have access to firearms and that if they do, those firearms can be taken through rapid due process,\u201d Trump said last week in his televised address in the wake of the shootings. \u201cThat is why I have called for red flag laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One silver lining in the enaction of red flag laws may be the fact that it could rob CNN anchor Christopher \u2018Fredo\u2019 Cuomo, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/must-watch-cnns-chris-cuomo-goes-ballistic-after-being-called-fredo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently went on a violent rant<\/a>\u00a0toward a Trump supporter in a viral video clip, of his ability to own guns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would Chris Cuomo be given a Red Flag for his recent rant? Filthy language and a total loss of control. He shouldn\u2019t be allowed to have any weapon. He\u2019s nuts!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1161277403353759744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/ivanka-lobbies-congress-to-reject-the-2nd-amendment-push-gun-control\/\">https:\/\/bigleaguepolitics.com\/ivanka-lobbies-congress-to-reject-the-2nd-amendment-push-gun-control\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s liberal daughter is having a heinous effect on public policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}