Biden claims he will not 'emulate Trump's abuse of constitution'
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When asked about gun control measures, US President Joe Biden states that he will not mimic previous US President Donald Trump's "abuse of the constitution."
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US President Joe Biden
When asked about gun control measures, US President Joe Biden stated that he will not mimic previous US President Donald Trump's "abuse of the constitution."
Biden told Jimmy Kimmel on ABC that "all the things are within my power. What I don't want to do... I don't want to emulate Trump's abuse of the constitution, the constitutional authority."
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The US has had more than 200 mass shootings with 27 at schools, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
In a prime-time address last week, Biden urged Congress to move quickly on legislation to prohibit automatic guns, raise the purchase age to 21, limit immunity for gun makers, and strengthen background checks.
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Biden called on members of Congress to pass tougher laws just a day after a mass shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, over a week after a school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, and almost three weeks after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York City.
