Trump, Pence Address NRA Convention

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Published May 4, 2018 at 2:52 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks at the NRA convention in Dallas, Friday, May 4, 2018. (Susan Walsh/AP)

President Trump and Vice President Pence are speaking today at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas. The addresses comes about two months after President Trump pledged to stand up to the NRA after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR’s Domenico Montanaro ( @DomenicoNPR).

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