President Trump taking advice from Feinstein?

Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein could not have looked happier as President Trump announced he would be supporting new gun control legislation on Wednesday.

Trump held a televised meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House to discuss potential gun control measures.

During the round-table style meeting, he made comments to suggest he is open to stricter measures that would defy the NRA, leaving Democrats beaming and many Republicans scratching their heads.

And when he signaled that he wants to add a provision to ban assault weapons to the bill, Feinstein looked like she could topple over with glee.

Following the meeting the NRA lashed out at President Trump, calling the extraordinary meeting ‘great TV but bad policy that would not keep our children safe.’

‘Instead of punishing law-abiding gun owners for the acts of a deranged lunatic our leaders should pass meaningful reforms that would actually prevent future tragedies,’ NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said in a statement to The Hill.

Feinstein jumps with joy as Trump appears to support gun control

Trump held a stunning televised meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House, and during it signaled he is open to gun control measures that left Democrats beaming

The comment that seemed to support Feinstein’s proposal came as he was speaking to Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat.

Klobuchar spoke to the president about her desire to expand background checks to cut domestic violence.

After hearing her out, Trump turned to Senator Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, and asked if he could add the proposal, as well as a proposal made by Senator Dianne Feinstein, to the bipartisan bill he is drawing up with Democrat Joe Manchin.

The proposal made by Feinstein would ban assault weapons, and Trump’s support for that stunned Republicans in the room, many of whom have received large donations from the NRA.

‘Dianne if you could add what you have – also and I think you can – into the bill,’ Trump told Toomey.

Feinstein then almost lost her composure and looked absolutely giddy as she pointed to Manchin, joking, ‘Joe, are you ready?’

‘Joe can you do that?’ Trump asked.

‘Can you add some of the things. I’ll help. Can you add what Amy and Dianne have?’

Klobuchar spoke to the president about her desire to expand background checks to cut domestic violence

After hearing her out, Trump turned to Senator Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, and asked if he could add the proposal, as well as a proposal made by Senator Dianne Feinstein, to the bipartisan bill he is drawing up with Democrat Joe Manchin

The proposal made by Feinstein would ban assault weapons, and Trump’s support for that stunned Republicans in the room, many of whom have received large donations from the NRA. After he said it Feinstein beamed and started joking with the president, who she has been notoriously sour towards since he was elected

Then, after a bit more discussion, the president expressed his optimism in the team he had in front of him, saying: ‘I’m going to say this, we’re going to get it passed.’

This was not the only controversial moment during the afternoon meeting.

In a move that stunned both Democrats and Republicans, though perhaps in different ways, Trump told the room they should defy the NRA when passing the gun safety bill.

‘I’m a big fan of the NRA. These are great people. These are great patriots. They love our country. But that doesn’t mean we have to agree on everything,’ the president told legislators.

He acknowledged that posture wouldn’t be popular with the gun group, but he’ll be ‘giving it a lot of…