RUSH: We\u2019re gonna start with Charlie in Punta Gorda, Florida. Hello, Charlie. I\u2019m glad you called. Great to have you here with us.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Thank you. Good to hear you. Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump are the best things for conservative America, most people would agree. The number one priority has to be helping get Donald Trump reelected. For that reason, I think conservatives should give him some slack regarding the gun control issue. It\u2019s an issue that has a lot of complexity, and it\u2019s gonna hurt whoever tries to take a hard and fast stand.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Wait, wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What has Trump done on gun control that angers conservatives?<\/p>\n
CALLER: At the moment, very little, because he\u2019s smart.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well, what do you — but you think —<\/p>\n
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CALLER: A precise definition of what weapons are to be limited or banned is gonna have winners and losers. The Democrats would love to have that argument. We should avoid pressuring Trump personally as the president to take a hard stand on this.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Who\u2019s gonna do that? What, do you think Trump should cooperate with some gun control regulations?<\/p>\n
CALLER: I think Trump should steer clear of it.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well, why do you think that he\u2019s going to cave on some of these?<\/p>\n
CALLER: Well, he\u2019s probably too shrewd for getting specifically involved.<\/p>\n
RUSH: So what are you concerned about then, if he\u2019s not gonna do what you\u2019re concerned he\u2019s gonna do, why did you call? What\u2019s got you bothered here?<\/p>\n
CALLER: I\u2019m not bothered. I\u2019m concerned that he will be pressured and there will be expectations put on him to go that way.<\/p>\n
RUSH: By who? Camera Hogg? Who\u2019s gonna pressure him to go against the NRA on some things?<\/p>\n
CALLER: I would say the potentially the conservative media, potentially conservatives. They should just understand, have their point of view, that\u2019s fine. Elect their legislators that have that point of view. But don\u2019t squeeze Trump, because it\u2019s gonna cost him in the swing states. That\u2019s my advice.<\/p>\n
RUSH: All right. This is more like an Open Line Friday question. I\u2019ve not seen a thing about this in the news anywhere. I haven\u2019t seen anybody allude to Trump caving or being forced to cave. In fact, I think it\u2019s the opposite. The lesson being learned is you can\u2019t. Look what happened to Marco Rubio, who tried to. Rubio tried to go halfway or part of the way with the Parkland students, and he became an even bigger bogeyman.<\/p>\n
They hate him even more! They became even ruder and meaner, \u2019cause they\u2019re not into any compromise. I don\u2019t think you have to worry about compromising with them because they\u2019re not gonna compromise on anything. Now, wishy-washy conservatives, Never Trumpers, I don\u2019t know, given whatever fears they might have with the midterms if they believe this blue wave stuff, I suppose conservatives caving on things is not unusual or out of the realm of possibility, but I haven\u2019t seen anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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