PA Bill Number: HB829
Title: In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
Description: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
Last Action: Signed in House
Last Action Date: Jul 3, 2024
Trump just undermined his red flag initiative by insulting Chris Cuomo :: 08/14/2019
For better or worse, President Trump has never been a politician. Never is this more obvious than on Twitter, Trump’s go-to spot to promote his administration and insult his critics. But often, the latter undermines the former.
Take, for example, Trump’s tweets weighing in on CNN anchor Chris Cuomo’s altercation with an unidentified man who used a racial slur to insult him. Cuomo throws a string of profanity-laced threats at the man in the now viral video, demonstrating a “total loss of control,” according to Trump. Here’s the kicker: Trump used Cuomo’s “filthy” rant as an example of what could disqualify someone from purchasing a firearm under some kind of red flag law, an initiative Trump’s administration is currently working on.
Would Chris Cuomo be given a Red Flag for his recent rant? Filthy language and a total loss of control. He shouldn’t be allowed to have any weapon. He’s nuts!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2019
Eager to dunk on one of his least favorite pundits, Trump confirmed gun rights advocates’ biggest concern with red flag laws: Namely, arbitrary standards that could easily be misinterpreted and exploited to strip citizens of their Second Amendment rights. After all, if an overreaction is enough to deprive Cuomo of his right to bear arms, what’s to stop a judge from broadly interpreting any emotional misstep as mental unfitness?
Trump’s sycophants, convinced as they are that the president is always five steps ahead, believe he undermined his policy intentionally. “I’m sorry, but he really is a very stable genius,” said one online pundit. If only.
Let's hope Trump's lack of prudence and tact doesn't seriously damage his administration's proposal. A red flag law, if written well and implemented properly, could do a lot of good. Trump has said he plans to get serious about this type of reform. Good! Let's see it.
This isn’t some kind of master chess game. Trump’s agenda is quite simple, and disparaging his opponents just happens to take top priority.
