Trump tells NRA he's withdrawing from arms trade treaty

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Last Updated : Apr 27 2019 | 12:35 PM IST

In a largely symbolic gesture to a group that helped him win the White House, President Donald Trump said Friday he is pulling the US back from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is "badly misguided."
Kris Brown, president of the Brady organization, said will "only embolden terrorists and other dangerous actors around the world." And Rachel Stohl, managing director of the Stimson Center and a consultant to the treaty negotiations, said: "By turning its back on multilateral diplomacy yet again, the United States is disregarding global norms and allowing nefarious actors to trade weapons with impunity."


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First Published: Apr 27 2019 | 12:35 PM IST

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