Once again, President Trump underscored the vast difference between Trump the person and Trump the administration when it comes to his stance on divisive issues. And that's why, in hindsight, it was always pretty clear that Trump would not support any gun-control proposals. Where Trump's White House ended up on how to respond to school shootings is a world away from where he started. Less than two weeks after that meeting, his White House formalized his drift back to the right. And that's usually his staff, who have much more access to him than Democrats in Congress.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2018 14:28 UTC