WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy took the case for expanded universal background checks directly to President Donald Trump at a White House summit on gun legislation, telling the president that his support was the only way to overcome the gun lobby’s “veto power.” “We have a unique opportunity to get comprehensive background checks,” Murphy, D-Conn., said at a roundtable meeting with 16 other senators and House members, including Rep. Elizabeth Esty. “Mr. President, it’s going to have to be you that brings Republicans to the table on this, because right now the gun lobby would stop it in its tracks.” “I like that responsibility, Chris, I really do,” Trump responded. “I think it’s time that a president stepped up.
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