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Trump on Friday announced he is withdrawing U.S. support for an international arms-trade treaty, the administrations latest move to distance the country from global agreements and institutions.
Speaking at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Indianapolis, Trump said he would never ratify the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that was signed by former President Obama in 2013.
Under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone, Trump told the group, which erupted in applause. We will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your Second Amendment freedoms.
Trump signed paperwork instructing the Senate to halt the ratification process, held up the document as the crowd cheered USA, USA, then tossed his pen into the crowd.
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The treaty is designed to regulate the $70 billion international arms trade and prevent conventional arms being used by terrorists, human traffickers and others. It was submitted to the Senate by the Obama administration in 2016, but was never ratified.
Critics of the treaty, including the NRA and other conservative groups, said it would have infringed on national sovereignty, an argument rejected by the Obama administration.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440846-trump-tells-nra-hes-pulling-us-from-arms-treaty?userid=229233
So the second amendment means you have the right to sell arms to terrorists.
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(118,338 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)It will be trump/gop's fault.
Initech
(100,102 posts)I wonder who they will use them on? Yemen? Isreal? Someone else? They are not our friends.
Initech
(100,102 posts)Fuck you Trump!!!! Fuck you NRA!!! Bunch of fucking traitors!!