Though the White House is considering how to address gun violence across the country, President Donald Trump has “made it clear he’s always going to protect the constitutional right” of Americans to own guns, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Friday .

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Pointing to recent mass shootings in Michigan and Minnesota , as well as the political assassinations of a Minnesota lawmaker and conservative activist Charlie Kirk , PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers asked Leavitt about whether the president or the White House had reconsidered gun safety measures.

“Of course this is an extremely pressing issue for the administration in our entire country. It’s deeply alarming to everyone here,” Leavitt said. “There are many dis

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