Trump Rejects UN Arms Trade Treaty — Leadership Newspaper

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U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a UN arms trade treaty that was approved by his predecessor Barack Obama and is currently waiting in the Senate for ratification.

“The UN will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty,” Trump said on Friday, addressing the National Rifle Association (NRA), a pro-gun group, denouncing the “badly misguided” agreement.

On stage in Indianapolis, Trump then signed a formal message to the Senate asking lawmakers to “discontinue the treaty ratification process.

“And to return the now rejected treaty right back to me in the Oval Office, where I will dispose of it,” he said to applause.
Trump signed the letter and then threw the pen to the crowd, which was chanting “U-S-A.”

““We are reaffirming that American liberty is sacred and that American citizens live by American laws, not the laws of foreign countries,” said Trump.

In the final weeks of his presidency, Obama had sent the treaty…



Source: Leadership Newspaper